Vince Rivellino
@vince-riv.bsky.social
cloud engineer; weather watcher; Hokie in Hoo'ville; 🚴🏼♂️
This is why the @nws.noaa.gov and their storm spotters measure snow depth on a snow board (which of course I didn’t have time to setup)
- ~4” in cylindrical rain gauge
- ~5” on grass
- 3” on patio table
- 2.5” on the patio
cc: @traviskoshko.bsky.social
- ~4” in cylindrical rain gauge
- ~5” on grass
- 3” on patio table
- 2.5” on the patio
cc: @traviskoshko.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This is why the @nws.noaa.gov and their storm spotters measure snow depth on a snow board (which of course I didn’t have time to setup)
- ~4” in cylindrical rain gauge
- ~5” on grass
- 3” on patio table
- 2.5” on the patio
cc: @traviskoshko.bsky.social
- ~4” in cylindrical rain gauge
- ~5” on grass
- 3” on patio table
- 2.5” on the patio
cc: @traviskoshko.bsky.social
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Some Albemarle County residents terrorized local cyclists, including a teenage girl.
October 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Some Albemarle County residents terrorized local cyclists, including a teenage girl.
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The Rivanna Trail’s Loop de ‘Ville Trail Festival is coming up on Saturday, September 27th.
There are many events, including short and long distance hikes, runs, and mountain bike rides. There will be 7 aid stations around the 20 mile loop with snacks and drinks.
Learn more at loopdeville.org
There are many events, including short and long distance hikes, runs, and mountain bike rides. There will be 7 aid stations around the 20 mile loop with snacks and drinks.
Learn more at loopdeville.org
September 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The Rivanna Trail’s Loop de ‘Ville Trail Festival is coming up on Saturday, September 27th.
There are many events, including short and long distance hikes, runs, and mountain bike rides. There will be 7 aid stations around the 20 mile loop with snacks and drinks.
Learn more at loopdeville.org
There are many events, including short and long distance hikes, runs, and mountain bike rides. There will be 7 aid stations around the 20 mile loop with snacks and drinks.
Learn more at loopdeville.org
A Tale of Two Tacos
August 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
A Tale of Two Tacos
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The Taco gives, and the Taco takes away.
August 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The Taco gives, and the Taco takes away.
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20 years ago today: #Katrina was a monster Category 5 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 150kts (173mph) and a 902mb central pressure. By this point, the aftermath was already very well predicted...
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August 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
20 years ago today: #Katrina was a monster Category 5 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 150kts (173mph) and a 902mb central pressure. By this point, the aftermath was already very well predicted...
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Proposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions.
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
June 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Proposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions.
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
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How hot is it? It's HOT!! This sidewalk near the TV station has buckled because of the heat. (Courtesy Sean O'Malley)
June 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
How hot is it? It's HOT!! This sidewalk near the TV station has buckled because of the heat. (Courtesy Sean O'Malley)
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For #worldbicycleday be mindful cycling is claiming more lives than ever.
We *know* how to protect our neighbors. The tools are available and proven. But as a locality we simply choose to not make those interventions.
We *know* how to protect our neighbors. The tools are available and proven. But as a locality we simply choose to not make those interventions.
June 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
For #worldbicycleday be mindful cycling is claiming more lives than ever.
We *know* how to protect our neighbors. The tools are available and proven. But as a locality we simply choose to not make those interventions.
We *know* how to protect our neighbors. The tools are available and proven. But as a locality we simply choose to not make those interventions.
Certainly didn't get as much as other areas, but had 3.18" in the rain gauge this morning. About 2" of that fell between 5pm and 11pm last night
cc @traviskoshko.bsky.social
cc @traviskoshko.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Certainly didn't get as much as other areas, but had 3.18" in the rain gauge this morning. About 2" of that fell between 5pm and 11pm last night
cc @traviskoshko.bsky.social
cc @traviskoshko.bsky.social
The thunderstorm that went thru southern Pennsylvania / western Maryland along the Mason-Dixon last night was no joke
Some folks in Franklin County have an Estimated Time of Restoration for power that is April 22!!!
Some folks in Franklin County have an Estimated Time of Restoration for power that is April 22!!!
April 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The thunderstorm that went thru southern Pennsylvania / western Maryland along the Mason-Dixon last night was no joke
Some folks in Franklin County have an Estimated Time of Restoration for power that is April 22!!!
Some folks in Franklin County have an Estimated Time of Restoration for power that is April 22!!!
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If any broadcast/private sector folks want to help with what's going on... my idea:
Show your audience what the weather show or one slide looks like without the NWS/NOAA. Blank.
Show your clients/higher ups what products you can offer them w/o the NWS/NOAA. Nada.
Show your audience what the weather show or one slide looks like without the NWS/NOAA. Blank.
Show your clients/higher ups what products you can offer them w/o the NWS/NOAA. Nada.
April 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If any broadcast/private sector folks want to help with what's going on... my idea:
Show your audience what the weather show or one slide looks like without the NWS/NOAA. Blank.
Show your clients/higher ups what products you can offer them w/o the NWS/NOAA. Nada.
Show your audience what the weather show or one slide looks like without the NWS/NOAA. Blank.
Show your clients/higher ups what products you can offer them w/o the NWS/NOAA. Nada.
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Losing 200 employees to early resignations with no sign of backfilling will be a detriment to public safety nationally.
Just in: Additional losses due to early resignations & retirements are 870 NOAA wide & 200 NWS. It is crucial to understand these positions will NOT be back filled for the foreseeable future. NOAA’s mission (operations & research) supports both public safety and the economy. God help us. 🙏
Let’s recap: Over the last two months, hundreds of probationary NOAA employees were fired, then un-fired and immediately placed on administrative leave, then fired again. This is not a way to build a sustainable workforce, nor maintain morale within the existing one. The cruelty is the point.
April 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Losing 200 employees to early resignations with no sign of backfilling will be a detriment to public safety nationally.
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If you don't think we're headed here, you aren't paying attention.
April 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you don't think we're headed here, you aren't paying attention.
They were concepts of trade negotiations
New on @MSNBC: The White House will not release the list of 75 countries that have reached out on trade deals, despite requests from NBC News.
April 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
They were concepts of trade negotiations
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eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
March 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
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Shout it from the hills and remember:
There is no standardization across weather apps.
Nada. None.
Anyone who can write code can write a weather app.
Some have more human oversight than others.
Some software is better than others.
Some rely on just one dataset.
Let the buyer beware.
There is no standardization across weather apps.
Nada. None.
Anyone who can write code can write a weather app.
Some have more human oversight than others.
Some software is better than others.
Some rely on just one dataset.
Let the buyer beware.
Why does my apple weather app show zero precipitation? What model do they pull from? Seems way off base!
February 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Shout it from the hills and remember:
There is no standardization across weather apps.
Nada. None.
Anyone who can write code can write a weather app.
Some have more human oversight than others.
Some software is better than others.
Some rely on just one dataset.
Let the buyer beware.
There is no standardization across weather apps.
Nada. None.
Anyone who can write code can write a weather app.
Some have more human oversight than others.
Some software is better than others.
Some rely on just one dataset.
Let the buyer beware.
When life gives you lemons, make Limoncello 🍋
February 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
When life gives you lemons, make Limoncello 🍋
About 8.5” collected in the gauge. ~7” depth in the grass, 5” on the propane tank cover, 3+” on the driveway
cc @traviskoshko.bsky.social
cc @traviskoshko.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
About 8.5” collected in the gauge. ~7” depth in the grass, 5” on the propane tank cover, 3+” on the driveway
cc @traviskoshko.bsky.social
cc @traviskoshko.bsky.social
3.5” on the snow board at 7am. Definitely had some compaction with sleet on top
I wouldn’t be surprised if it compacted even more with the heavy mix we’ve received over the last few hours
I wouldn’t be surprised if it compacted even more with the heavy mix we’ve received over the last few hours
January 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
3.5” on the snow board at 7am. Definitely had some compaction with sleet on top
I wouldn’t be surprised if it compacted even more with the heavy mix we’ve received over the last few hours
I wouldn’t be surprised if it compacted even more with the heavy mix we’ve received over the last few hours
Looks like LWX just bumped snow totals for the Charlottesville area (and reduced ice accretion) 🧐
www.weather.gov/lwx/winter
www.weather.gov/lwx/winter
January 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Looks like LWX just bumped snow totals for the Charlottesville area (and reduced ice accretion) 🧐
www.weather.gov/lwx/winter
www.weather.gov/lwx/winter
As a recreational road cyclist who sees this up close & personal, and as someone who’s first vehicle was a light duty pickup in the 90s, I think about this often
Pick-up trucks in particular have gotten so big
Pick-up trucks in particular have gotten so big
Car bloat is a disease – and it’s spreading.
Here are a few of the stories I wrote in 2024 about dangerously huge vehicles. 🧵
This year GM killed the Chevy Malibu, the last sedan available to Americans from the Big Three. 4/5 new US cars are SUVs or pickups.
www.fastcompany.com/91123174/det...
Here are a few of the stories I wrote in 2024 about dangerously huge vehicles. 🧵
This year GM killed the Chevy Malibu, the last sedan available to Americans from the Big Three. 4/5 new US cars are SUVs or pickups.
www.fastcompany.com/91123174/det...
Detroit killed the sedan. We may all live to regret it
GM ending production of the Chevy Malibu underscores that the Big Three are done with sedans. But consumers may not flock to expensive SUVs in response.
www.fastcompany.com
December 28, 2024 at 6:02 PM
As a recreational road cyclist who sees this up close & personal, and as someone who’s first vehicle was a light duty pickup in the 90s, I think about this often
Pick-up trucks in particular have gotten so big
Pick-up trucks in particular have gotten so big
Completely dated myself yesterday evening when talking to my ~20yo nephew and his girlfriend: I talked about one of my early employers being AOL and they blinked & asked “what’s that?” 👴🏼
November 28, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Completely dated myself yesterday evening when talking to my ~20yo nephew and his girlfriend: I talked about one of my early employers being AOL and they blinked & asked “what’s that?” 👴🏼