Todd Shoemake
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Todd Shoemake
@lightning-todd.bsky.social
meteorologist, storm chaser, gearhead, wannabe photographer
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Unclear What Coworker With Banana On Desk All Day Waiting For https://theonion.com/unclear-what-coworker-with-banana-on-desk-all-day-waiti-1819579617/
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A storm system will bring accumulating snow tonight through Thursday morning for portions of Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Travel impacts are expected, so stay ahead of the storm by visiting weather.gov for details in your neck of the woods.
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
20 years in the National Weather Service as of today!

A bit bittersweet given the ongoing government shutdown is still dragging on.
October 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Even a brief government shutdown might hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce: www.govexec.com/management/2... via @GovExec
Even a brief government shutdown might hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce
With the political parties currently wide apart over the terms of even a short-term budget resolution, the government is set to shut down on Oct. 1, 2025, barring an 11th-hour deal that appears far of...
www.govexec.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Nothing says, "Hey international companies, bring your manufacturing to the US" like arresting 475 workers at a Hyundai (70% of whom are South Korean).
September 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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High temperatures across much of the western U.S. will be above to well above normal for Labor Day 2025 while much of the central and eastern U.S. will see below to well below normal temperatures. Get your full Labor Day forecast at weather.gov
September 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A bit late reading this one, but “The Fifth Risk” still rings true today, just as it did when it was written in 2018.

There are dire consequences when people in control of government are willfully ignorant of how it works, yet systematically work to dismantle it.
August 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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July 2025 precipitation rank compared to all Julys since 1895, and the July 2025 precipitation percent of normal according to Prism data. Note that little to no precip in much of California is normal.
August 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We’ve lost count how many flash flood warnings we’ve issued…

www.deseret.com/environment/...
Ruidoso's flood reveal the hidden dangers of flash floods in the West
Wildfires left a New Mexico town a flash flood zone. What lessons can we learn?
www.deseret.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM