Lauren Baca 🌪️

CORYYYYYYY RAHHHHH 🔥

Aww darn! I wish we had seen you this year! So glad you randomly sat at our table! It’s been awesome getting to know you! Are you gong to summit next year?

Thank you Chris! That truly means so much!

Bullish on myself as a top tier storm photographer 🌪️

I started this journey in 2021 and evolved from someone who simply documented severe weather into a photographer who composes compelling, fine art images that evoke emotion and tell a story.

Ready for what’s next in 2025. 🤘🏻

Upward lightning in Electra, TX on 4.27.24. @timbacawx.bsky.social and I waited 2 hours for this scene to finally unfold! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Our survey team has found EF-4 damage around the Diaz area (Jackson Co.). Based on the considerable damage observed, peak winds were estimated at 190 mph. More details on this storm with be forthcoming. This is the first rated EF-4 tornado to occur in the Little Rock NWS warning area since, the Mayflower-Vilonia tornado, that occurred on April 27, 2014. The last EF-4 tornado recorded in Arkansas was on December 10, 2021 in Bay AR (Craighead County.

Per NWS Little Rock, one of Friday night's tornadoes near Diaz, Arkansas, was a high-end EF-4.

Thank you. So sick of these entitled chasers complaining because a legit tornado outbreak wasn’t *worse.*

“It was a bust”

Nope. Multiple significant tors and fatalities occurred with at least 37 tornado reports so far.

Just because you didn’t get your disaster porn in a heavily populated area doesn’t mean the forecast was a bust. Some of y’all need therapy.

Intense wording from the SPC about today’s potential tornado outbreak across MS and AL. #wxsky

Chris Kridler & Alethea Kontis

🚨NEW CHASER FEATURE ALERT!

Today, “Meet The Chasers” chatted with @chriskridler.bsky.social & Alethea Kontis, a longtime storm chasing duo who deftly weave science, writing and chasing into creative writing and books.

blog.girlswhochase.com/chris-alethea/

Not to discount the severe weather threat on Friday, but multiple high-res models are depicting supercells in a very favorable environment for tornadoes across portions of the South on Saturday as early as late Saturday morning

Lack of staff is leading to the loss of even more balloon observations. I look at hundreds of these data points daily for my job. Both observed & model derived. These balloon observations can be critical in accurate severe thunderstorm forecasts & watch issuance. They improve model accuracy as well.

On a white background, the traditional NOAA logo reads "Save NOAA."

@noaa.gov provides lifesaving science, service and stewardship to the nation. #SaveNOAA is a group of terminated NOAA employees fighting for reinstatement to continue to deliver Americans these critical services.

#SaveNOAA #NOAAStrong #NOAA #Science #Fed #FedEmployees #Federal #Layoffs

No had to drive myself since my husband is out of town 🥹 thank you

That is barbaric. I’m so sorry this happened to you.

“It’s just a little pressure,” they say as the provider ripped out pieces of my cervix and uterus last year during a colposcopy and uterine biopsy. 🤬

I keep pressing and she finally performs a cervical block.

Ladies, never stop advocating for yourself.

Also, it’s criminal that women are expected to “tough out” procedures like this with zero pain management.

At the OB/GYN getting my IUD replaced today (because who knows if they’ll still be legal soon). I ask what my pain management option are. My provider says, “Well the standard is none and your insurance likely won’t cover it.”

I’m not having it this time around.

A timely read

Democrats Are Acting Too Normal In her response to Trump’s address, Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin failed to capture the hallucinatory nature of our national politics.

"America does not need a 'resistance,' or stale slogans, or people putting those slogans on little paddles. It needs an opposition party that boldly defends the nation’s virtues, the rule of law, and the rights of its people," writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social:

Tornadoes are apolitical. They don't care if you're a Republican or Democrat. They will kill you regardless of what you think about the weather. Everyone should be calling their elected officials to protest the unjust cuts to NOAA and the NWS. Lives depend on it.

Privatizing weather looks like model data, forecasts and tornado warnings behind paywalls. It will result in more missed warnings on hectic days. Rural areas risk being left behind entirely when forecasters are forced to triage coverage or cover urban areas with more customers.

Last night, two critical Texas radars at the southern end of the threat were down.

We all know Trump and Project 2025's endgame is to privatize weather. if this comes to fruition, we can expect more radar outages and downtime during higher risk days.

QLCS tornado events like last night are notoriously difficult to warn. These tornadoes spin up quickly, birthed by embedded supercells in a fast moving linear system. It requires increased manpower to monitor these events and keep communities safe.

Last night a damaging tornado in Lewisville, TX went unwarned. This will likely be our reality moving forward as DOGE/Trump continue to slash NOAA & the NWS. NWS offices have been understaffed and underfunded for decades with many mets pulling double shifts during tornado outbreaks.

I’m an American with #Trudeau.

There is no level of dumb this man cannot reach.

You’re one of the best!

@michaelseger.bsky.social is the Chief Met for a station in Tulsa!

@cameronjnixon.bsky.social is also OK based!

And @nws.noaa.gov is here, too!