NWS Podunk
@nwspodunk.bsky.social
We're the third wheel of forecast offices. We still use WSR-57. Winner of Biggest Polygon at the county fair. Not an actual NWS office…but we should be.
We're delighted to see that Roy is thriving in his role as roving ambassador.
September 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We're delighted to see that Roy is thriving in his role as roving ambassador.
We have also joined "Threads" because we are with it, we are hip. Twenty-three skiddoo.
Forecasts and warnings will still disseminate through television, radio, fax, and holler chains.
Forecasts and warnings will still disseminate through television, radio, fax, and holler chains.
November 18, 2024 at 11:57 PM
We have also joined "Threads" because we are with it, we are hip. Twenty-three skiddoo.
Forecasts and warnings will still disseminate through television, radio, fax, and holler chains.
Forecasts and warnings will still disseminate through television, radio, fax, and holler chains.
NWS offices still can't tweet! We got you.
This new tornado watch in eastern Illinois is almost shaped like the state of Indiana.
Don't let that confuse you. Really. We get so many calls about county shapes. We don't control them. But imagine if we did.
This new tornado watch in eastern Illinois is almost shaped like the state of Indiana.
Don't let that confuse you. Really. We get so many calls about county shapes. We don't control them. But imagine if we did.
November 18, 2024 at 11:50 PM
NWS offices still can't tweet! We got you.
This new tornado watch in eastern Illinois is almost shaped like the state of Indiana.
Don't let that confuse you. Really. We get so many calls about county shapes. We don't control them. But imagine if we did.
This new tornado watch in eastern Illinois is almost shaped like the state of Indiana.
Don't let that confuse you. Really. We get so many calls about county shapes. We don't control them. But imagine if we did.
Here's a current satellite image of the country.
See if you can spot the differences between each picture!
See if you can spot the differences between each picture!
November 18, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Here's a current satellite image of the country.
See if you can spot the differences between each picture!
See if you can spot the differences between each picture!
Here's a look at the severe weather threat across the country this afternoon. Looks suspiciously like a setup we saw on this day in 1802.
Remember: when thunder roars, churn butter indoors!
Remember: when thunder roars, churn butter indoors!
November 18, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Here's a look at the severe weather threat across the country this afternoon. Looks suspiciously like a setup we saw on this day in 1802.
Remember: when thunder roars, churn butter indoors!
Remember: when thunder roars, churn butter indoors!
We're tracking multiple vortices off of Creole Williams Parkway.
November 18, 2024 at 11:44 PM
We're tracking multiple vortices off of Creole Williams Parkway.
The dirigible is en route to the subtropical storm in the northern Atlantic Ocean. We brought plenty of sunscreen for when we investigate the "core."
November 18, 2024 at 11:36 PM
The dirigible is en route to the subtropical storm in the northern Atlantic Ocean. We brought plenty of sunscreen for when we investigate the "core."
We DiDn'T kNoW iT wOuLd RaIn ToDaY bEcAuSe YoU sAiD nO rAiN tOdAy
November 18, 2024 at 11:33 PM
We DiDn'T kNoW iT wOuLd RaIn ToDaY bEcAuSe YoU sAiD nO rAiN tOdAy
Enjoying a little edible helicity before tonight's Skywarn meeting.
November 18, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Enjoying a little edible helicity before tonight's Skywarn meeting.
We've updated our privacy policy. Please honk your horn as you pass our office to acknowledge and accept the revisions.
November 18, 2024 at 11:31 PM
We've updated our privacy policy. Please honk your horn as you pass our office to acknowledge and accept the revisions.
Here's our #SafePlaceSelfie in the NWS Podunk storm shelter. There's a basement in our building where the previous tenant used to age their pepperoni. The lightbulb is broken, but you get the point.
Make sure you always know where to go when storms strike!
Make sure you always know where to go when storms strike!
November 18, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Here's our #SafePlaceSelfie in the NWS Podunk storm shelter. There's a basement in our building where the previous tenant used to age their pepperoni. The lightbulb is broken, but you get the point.
Make sure you always know where to go when storms strike!
Make sure you always know where to go when storms strike!
Today we've finally caught up with the other offices by using a clearer warning text format! It's proven to decrease reading-related apathy by 2%.
November 18, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Today we've finally caught up with the other offices by using a clearer warning text format! It's proven to decrease reading-related apathy by 2%.
You're all more than welcome to use our pirated signal from GOES-5 to tide you over while GOES-16 moves into orbit next month.
November 18, 2024 at 11:22 PM
You're all more than welcome to use our pirated signal from GOES-5 to tide you over while GOES-16 moves into orbit next month.
Come visit our open house this Saturday! Food, fun, and a capybara! Look for the red roof that makes you crave water.
November 18, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Come visit our open house this Saturday! Food, fun, and a capybara! Look for the red roof that makes you crave water.
A quick check of the radar reveals some light lake effect snow showers puffing off of Lake Dunkem. Schools are closed through Thursday.
November 18, 2024 at 11:20 PM
A quick check of the radar reveals some light lake effect snow showers puffing off of Lake Dunkem. Schools are closed through Thursday.
We hired a student to give us one of those aggressive splash screens to drum up interest in our newsletter. It's a little on the nose.
November 18, 2024 at 11:20 PM
We hired a student to give us one of those aggressive splash screens to drum up interest in our newsletter. It's a little on the nose.
We've spent 4 hours agonizing over whose birthday to put. It sure as h*ck won't be Roy's since he was a Leap Day baby (because OF COURSE).
November 18, 2024 at 11:20 PM
We've spent 4 hours agonizing over whose birthday to put. It sure as h*ck won't be Roy's since he was a Leap Day baby (because OF COURSE).
Please don't let your kids jump on our cars.
November 18, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Please don't let your kids jump on our cars.
We're listening to a very important briefing before the 06z special balloon release.
November 18, 2024 at 11:17 PM
We're listening to a very important briefing before the 06z special balloon release.
If you put a googly eye in the middle of Tropical Storm Gert and tilt it to the left a little bit, it looks like a young, optimistic eel.
November 18, 2024 at 11:16 PM
If you put a googly eye in the middle of Tropical Storm Gert and tilt it to the left a little bit, it looks like a young, optimistic eel.
Our request for one of those fancy "current temps" templates was denied so we had to download the Power Point and make our own. We like it!
November 18, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Our request for one of those fancy "current temps" templates was denied so we had to download the Power Point and make our own. We like it!
If had been around on this day in 1,500 BCE... #WhenSetRoarsGoIndoors
November 18, 2024 at 11:14 PM
If had been around on this day in 1,500 BCE... #WhenSetRoarsGoIndoors
The dirigible is en route to investigate Potential Tropical Invest Depression Regeneration One, an amorphous blob of sea convection near PR.
November 18, 2024 at 11:13 PM
The dirigible is en route to investigate Potential Tropical Invest Depression Regeneration One, an amorphous blob of sea convection near PR.
We asked Intern Roy to send us a picture from today's storm survey in North Podunk and this is what we got back.
November 18, 2024 at 11:12 PM
We asked Intern Roy to send us a picture from today's storm survey in North Podunk and this is what we got back.