Ian Hardwitt
@hardwitt.bsky.social
video journalist & reporter at WHAS11 News | Paducah ➡ Louisville
Reposted by Ian Hardwitt
A Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) acts as the experienced captain guiding NWS teams. They also connect to local news media and the emergency management community.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
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Thirty National Weather Service offices are without a chief meteorologist
Some of these offices issue forecasts for major population centers such as New York City, Houston and Cleveland. Several are prone to hurricanes and tornadoes.
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• National Weather Service forecast areas without a meteorologist-in-charge
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Upton, NY Covers New York City and southern Connecticut
Paducah/Louisville/Jackson, KY
Nearly the whole state of Kentucky is covered by forecast areas
without leadership
Houston, TX
All management positions vacant
Note: Data as of May 1, 2025
Sources: CNN reporting (staffing); National Weather Service (forecast area boundaries)
Graphic: Renée Rigdon, CNN](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2wyqv44lm72vasmddeqjgy72/bafkreids4qzbpkypkbmxf5wkh7fqiwfmr74ctatptrk3ty2eqhlt64z66u@jpeg)
May 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) acts as the experienced captain guiding NWS teams. They also connect to local news media and the emergency management community.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
The proposed replacement, graphic provided by the commissioner.
February 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The proposed replacement, graphic provided by the commissioner.
Yeah, that's what my family always called it
January 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Yeah, that's what my family always called it
With a college called "wikky tikky." Or how do you spell it? I've never put it in written form
January 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
With a college called "wikky tikky." Or how do you spell it? I've never put it in written form