14% of all U.S. government STEM Ph.D.s have left the workforce since Dec. 2024, a huge brain drain. New hires replaced only about 9% of the departures (at 14 of the agencies studied).
Sizeable nose of warm air aloft from the 18z LZK sounding from roughly 890mb to 720mb will favor sleet over central AR and parts of southern AR.
Per the 12Z SGF sounding, ptypes over parts N, NW, and NE AR will remain snow.
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For those who are curious about power outages caused by the ongoing winter storm over the South, here is a good resource; poweroutage.us #arwx
If you must burn, please be mindful a large part of AR in under moderate risk for wildfire danger. Also a number of counties are under a burn ban. #arwx
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Just a remainder, when the thunder roars, please go indoors as lightning related injuries and fatalities are entirely preventable. #arwx
For those who want to track Santa for their kids, here is the link; www.noradsanta.org/en/map. #arwx
Absolute shortsighted move as NCAR does far more than climate research. The research and projects provides advancements in atmospheric sciences/meteorology that saves countless lives as well as billions in economic loss year after year. Another idiotic move by the current administration.
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? This year that is unlikely as it is most years in Arkansas. If you want to know probability of seeing a white Christmas in the CONUS, then view the map attached in the link; www.climate.gov/news-feature...
Northern Lights over Arkansas tonight! #arwx
Sunset in Greenbrier before the 2025 Edition of the Judges Cup otherwise known as the Faulkner County Feud. Greenbrier vs Vilonia. #FridayNightLights #arwx
Image of Major Hurricane Melissa.
Major Hurricane Melissa has reached 892 mb, which is the third lowest mean sea level pressure in Atlantic basin history matching the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, which impacted the Florida Keys. With maximum subtained winds of 185 mph, the island of Jamaica likely will see generational damage.
125 years ago today: the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900... 4th deadliest natural disaster in US history.
A major hurricane landfall in TX that was well-forecast by the Cubans, and ignored by the US Weather Bureau. Not a shining moment in international relations, and with terrible consequences.
Pleasant Friday night for high school football in Russellville. #arwx
The NWS' radar in San Juan PR is capturing a beautiful eyewall replacement cycle!
bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
Impressive radar loop from major hurricane
Erin. #tropicalwx
A picture of the sunrise before a 12z balloon launch at LZK last week. #arwx
Sunset in Wooster, AR #arwx
RIP Ed, you left an incredible legacy and touched many lives during your decades long career with KTHV. May your family and friends along with colleagues at KTHV find strength and comfort during this incredible hard time.
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A staggering 40% of the country’s weather forecast offices have significant staffing vacancies.
Some offices can no longer operate overnight – imperiling their ability to warn people of imminent extreme weather.
Make no mistake: DOGE's cuts put American lives at risk.
The pure stupidity of cutting these centers will likely carry devastating and potentially deadly consequences. These centers help in repair and maintenance of river and tide gauges which are essential to river and coastal flooding forecasting.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is insane and dangerous. Weather Radars help save countless lives by allowing meteorologists to put out warnings ahead of hazardous weather.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/w...
The loss of climate data isn’t just shortsighted but also dangerous.
The fatigue due to covering shifts will cause mistakes that lead to preventable deaths and property damage. Please reach out to your congressional representatives.
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Cuts of an additional 1,000 employees is short sighted and wreckless. It will further degrade forecast and warning services that the public depends on each and every day.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Please reach out to your congressman or woman and let them know you oppose cuts to the NWS.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/c...
I have 90% of mine in the C fund. A lead forecaster I worked with at my previous office who is pretty savvy in investing. He showed me how the C fund in particular has outperformed every other fund since its inception.
“My weather app does it better!”
-Weather Watches/Warnings? NWS
-Forecast data? NWS
-Observations? NWS
-Satellite? NOAA/NESDIS
-Futurecast modeling data? You guessed it, NWS (via EMC).
-Climatology data? The weather data compiled over a long period by techs.
-Outlooks? NWS
Food for thought. 💭
Apparently lake effect snow was quite active off of Lakes Eufaula and Texoma #okwx this morning and yesterday. Here are a couple images of previous snow tracks and current cloud plumes.
For anyone who is curious about the areas that have the best chance for a White Christmas, here is an interactive map;
www.climate.gov/news-feature...
