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Karen Kosiba
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June 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Texas-sized sunset 🤩 after @nsficechip.bsky.social IOP5 with @dowfacility.bsky.social
7/10 (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) 😁
May 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Reposted by Karen Kosiba
Operations continue today into southwestern Texas with isolated large hail potential. This will be IOP 6. As a reminder, you can bag and preserve very large hail for our teams.
May 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The end of the rainbow…and the end of @nsficechip.bsky.social IOP2.
May 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Mission #1 of @nsficechip.bsky.social with @dowfacility.bsky.social in the books. Just a reminder…when operating, radar data will be available at: svr.guru/index.php (but be patient if not 😁)
May 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
❄️ This is April ❄️ 😁
April 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
April (❄️) showers bring May hail stones…or something like that 🤣. Brushing the snow off @dowfacility.bsky.social to do some @nsficechip.bsky.social testing.
April 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Lone Lenticular
March 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Before (clouds captured the foothills)
March 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Monday Mauve (7/10)
February 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Here comes the sun 😎 (but not yet the warmth 🥶)
January 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Even better in motion 😁🤩!
January 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Reposted by Karen Kosiba
Very sad news. I learned more about severe local convective storms from Chuck Doswell than anyone else. He was a friend and mentor.
January 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Reposted by Karen Kosiba
LIVE: Local news crew captures fire tornado in LA.

The largest of the LA fires, in Palisades, is still only 8% contained.

Local news station KTLA 5 captured this fire tornado on its northern flank, funnelling flames hundreds of feet into the air.

(🎥 KTLA 5 News)
January 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Reposted by Karen Kosiba
Confirmed reports now of "hundreds" of cars that were abandoned by drivers on Sunset Boulevard amid frantic #PalisadesFire evacuation gridlock earlier. (Folks made it out on foot.) CalFire/LA County bulldozers are in process of clearing path for emergency vehicles. #CAwx #CAfire
January 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Fire very evident on radar
January 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Reposted by Karen Kosiba
Serious situation already w/#TemescalFire, which started above #PacificPalisades is now moving through populated wildland-urban interface. This is an extremely fast-moving wind-driven fire, with long-range spotting ongoing. Watch Duty link: #CAwx #CAfire app.watchduty.org/i/...
January 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reposted by Karen Kosiba
Abandoned cars on Palisades Dr about to be overtaken by the fast moving #PalisadesFire. KTLA reporter & cameraperson got waaaay too close and had to run down the hill due to flames rapidly encroaching. Can't understate how rapidly this situation is escalating. Horrifying.
January 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Golden hour
January 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Welcome to 2025!
January 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Adieu (not one of my Wordle words 🤣) 2024…last sunrise of the year
December 31, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Wind…or heavy rain 🤣. (Good thing the only measurement I actually care about is wind 😁). Blustery (clear) day in the foothills…and it’s not even garbage day.
December 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Reposted by Karen Kosiba
The Athens tornado has been rated EF-1 by NWS Huntsville. It was down for just under 4 miles (3.87), and had a maximum width of 160 yards.

Photos from Sergeion Hobbs
December 29, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Waterspout likely over Trinity/Galveston Bay. Possibly a low reflectivity eye in last couple of scans.
December 28, 2024 at 8:19 PM
#FlapsOutFriday returns for the last Friday of 2024!
December 27, 2024 at 6:17 PM