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Elizabeth Smith

@eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social
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Woozy melancholia. Observing the weather with science, lasers, and drones. WVian. First Gen college grad. Passionate about STEM access. Personal account. She/Her. linktr.ee/elizabeth.smith

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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Drove most of the way to work and panicked that I didn’t have my keys so I was afraid to turn the car off. Drove all the way back home. I had the keys the whole time. I hate push to start for this reason. So now I’m eating my frustration at Waffle House.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today I got to watch the sun sink down behind the mountains in Olympic National Park from Hurricane Ridge.
The sky is lit orange after the sun sets behind mountains in Olympic National Park A curious Canada Jay is obstructing the view of the sunset. Two people are visible behind it. The sun is dropping toward the ridgeline.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today I’m doing a challenge course with my NOAA leadership cohort and all I can think of is David Rose struggling.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Trying so hard to convince this cat to be my friend
Black and white cat laying on gravel about 50 years from me.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It’s been a LONG day doing UAS flights in the Florida sun, but getting up at 3am to see the Nancy Grace Roman telescope launch was so so so worth it.
Falcon heavy lifting off along the shore with the sunrise behind it
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
🚀 🚀 🚀 it’s a spaceship morning!
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Me; Getting settled and packed up for a 4am departure time for rocket viewing. My hotel: launching 10 thousand fireworks directly outside
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H2di Squidward Sleeping in Bed
Alt: Squidward Sleeping in Bed angrily
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just over 2K vote margin. Closed primaries should be illegal.
Election results for 2026 OK GOP runoff for governor. 186,678  (50.3%) for Mike mazzei. 184.631 (49.7%) for Genter Drummond.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Could we worse ways to wake up on a conference trip.
Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Me just now: Wow it’s kinda cool out here. Nice refreshing breeze. Checks obs. It’s 90 F
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This Is Fine Dog Meme
Alt: This Is Fine Dog Meme
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If I were a book, I’d put this in my back cover. “Top weather expert in the US and arguably THE WORLD” www.nbcnews.com/now/video/ho...
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How drone technology could help prepare for extreme weather events
A groundbreaking research project is helping officials better prepare for extreme weather events. Researchers at NOAA and the University of Oklahoma are using drones to collect information in real tim...
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Watch out for the wind chill it’ll get ya
Screenshot of Norman’s ~12:30 Oklahoma Mesonet reading. It reads 103 degrees Fahrenheit with feels like of 102 degrees.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Connecting with someone’s “weird weather kid” is one of my favorite parts of being a scientist. It’s really rewarding to share knowledge with young people so excited about science. Shamelessly it’s also pretty cool to be a rockstar in someone’s eyes. Such a sweet story.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Just witnessed a cicada killer take down its prey and then promptly drag it off.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Biked almost 20 miles today. Highlights: first time using e-assist and that was awesome. Views and bike paths were great. Cons: bike saddle was HARD and now my butt hurts like a MFer
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Todd Murphy @toddamurphy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Jobs jobs jobs - come work for me and the Louisiana State Mesonet at ULM (1) Mesonet Tech: www.schooljobs.com/careers/ulm/... (2) Full Stack Developer: www.schooljobs.com/careers/ulm/... (3) Post-doctoral researcher: www.schooljobs.com/careers/ulm/...
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Everyone. I am sitting outside reading a paper draft that I printed and no lie just used my fingers to try to zoom in on the margins. This seems bad.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
POWER IS BACK! Took a short walk around the block earlier to see what happened in the neighborhood. Lots of damage. Grateful to all the helpers. It’s already looking much better here!
A tree fallen into and blocking a neighborhood street. On its way down it looks to have destroyed the tree next to it. The same tree that was across the street uprooted in such a way that the concrete of a neighbor’s drive was buckled and destroyed. This tree was taken down right from the base at the ground height. A neighbor lost a large portion of a tree, which landed on their vehicle. You can barely see the vehicle (white) in the leaves.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Still no power here, but we got all the clean up that we can finished. Garage door is caved in, so we’re stuck here for now. The skylight upstairs was ripped off and gutters damaged. In the backyard several large limbs/tree sections came down. We didn’t get off easy, but there is worse out there.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Well we lost a skylight and it failed in the house and the garage door is folded in. Happy 4th of July!
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
It’s a zoo here
Sign at the exit doors reads SNAKE IN AREA 
Duck mid quack on the NWC fountain edge.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Transferring data today. Waiting for it to finish so I can take my laptop home. It’s been on 99% for 20 minutes. 🫠
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Well I learned what a wheel bug is this evening. This little bug was just chilling. Thought it was a praying mantis. I’m glad they are here, but also looking at them gives me the heebie jeebies
A grey wheel bug on a plant stalk. A grey wheel bug on a plant stalk. Its antennae are visible here. A grey wheel bug on a plant stalk.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Read one post about someone saying good bye to their beloved pet and the algorithm is now continually serving me very sad posts about people spending their last day with their pet. ☹️
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
It’s 6 o’clock. Do you know where Arlene’s dinner is? This cat can read clocks I swear
A tortoise shell cat with green eyes is loafing on top of a partially completed puzzle
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
The duplicity of Sasha
Sasha a black dog laying on a couch using a pillow and looking quite cozy Sasha a black dog leaning on a pillow and looking at the camera. She is making a goofy face with her mouth open
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
It’s been 13 1/2 years since I’ve started using Spotify. I clearly remember paying for premium (with student discount) specifically to play the 2nd law album on repeat.
First day on Spotify 11/3/12 
Total songs listened to 16999
First streamed song Supremacy 
Most streamed artist Alt-J
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Here’s a flower from the weather center. I thought it was pretty.
A large yellow flower with purple flowers below it in a terracotta pot.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I chatted with The Weather Channel this morning about the exciting future of UAS-based weather sensing! Watch here: drive.google.com/file/d/1-paS... As a kid that grew up watching The Weather Channel endlessly, this is a weird full circle moment.
The view of the America’s Morning Headquarters show on the Weather Channel. I’m shown on the left while the anchors are shown on set on the right. The lower third reads new storm-chasing drones filling gaps in the forecast
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Life is weird.
A view of my desk with my laptop open on the call that will connect me to The Weather Channel.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Gonna be up early? I’m supposed to give a live interview with The Weather Channel tomorrow morning at about 7:40am!
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
New favorite David Payne quote, on chaser convergence: “Look at that, looks like a garage sale gone wrong”
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 11/04/2026
Hello, I made you a feed of your cats watching the Artemis II splashdown bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
AND THEN dragged out onto a raft, hoisted by a helicopter, and ultimately still have to go to a ship.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
As a scientist I can accept that there is likely a very important reason for the stability collar and front porch to be such a complicated process. Arlene is not a scientist and not impressed.
Silhouette of a cats head and ears with the Orion capsule floating in the ocean on the tv
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Can you imagine entering the atmosphere at M33, burning through the atmosphere, being yanked-dropped-yanked by a series of parachutes THEN while you’re waiting to “deplane” boats circle your floating capsule rocking it with their wakes. 🤢
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The NASA live stream commentator (Rob Navias?) has a voice that sounds a lot like NOAA weather radio. Every time he says “central time” I lol
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Who will make it first? Me home from work or the NASA Artemis capsule to Earth?
View of earth from the NASA Artemis craft
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The Onion @theonion.com · 02/04/2026
NASA Worried Moon Won’t Remember Them theonion.com/nasa-worried-moon-won-…
NASA Worried Moon Won’t Remember Them
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Rocket launch watching to storm chase watching
A NASA meatball sticker with the National Weather center in the background
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Eventful day! NSSL held a ribbon cutting for the new mobile radars. We did a nice instrumentation show and tell in support. Then day 1 of the VORTEX Anniversary Workshop. Also a nice little WSJ drone science piece has gone live! www.wsj.com/video/series...
A view of the National Weather Center just after sunrise. The circle drive area with its National Weather Center sign and 5 flag poles fills the left side of the frame. The building is the backdrop. Along the curve in front of the building NSSL obs equipment and the new mobile radars are visible. A row of 14 men ceremonially cut a large NOAA/NSSL ribbon in front of two of the new radar trucks. A screen capture shows me, Elizabeth, smiling with field equipment in the background out in a field. My name and title (research meteorologist, NOAA/NSSL) is shown of the left side of the frame. The upper right corner has WSJ printed.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Idk if there’s ever been a time when the NWC is hosting a workshop I have to be at and I haven’t been up to an unholy hour the night before. 🫠
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
First night in our new Costco split-king adjustable bed. I feel simultaneously blissful and elderly.
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a cartoon of homer simpson laying in a hospital bed holding a cell phone
Alt: a cartoon of Homer Simpson in a hospital bed tilting and reclining with the caption comfortable, not comfortable, comfortable
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
✅ Meet David Payne
Meet and greet photo showing Lacey Swope, me, and David Payne.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
After nearly 12 years in Oklahoma, I FINALLY got the opportunity to talk to David Payne, my fav OK weatherman. We took a nice little photo with their selfie station and I entered my phone number to get it…but the photo never showed up. I’m crushed.
Me patiently waiting in a queue to talk with David Payne, who is hidden here by the group of people ahead of me. If you look hard, you can see I’m already smiling.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Well this morning I found out I am just growing extra bone in my mouth. All I could think when the dentist told me was wow now my skeleton will look weird.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
2nd year of college spring arrived in SW PA by March. I spent the rest of the semester day/porch drinking and swimming in the Mon…my best college memories. I’m outside reading a dissertation draft today and it feels exactly the same. Worried about climate change? Yes. Feeling nostalgic? Also yes.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Me craving a treat: oh I found these old warheads on my desk, I wonder how long warheads stay good… Internet: a nuclear warhead’s service life is a serious concern.
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a close up of a man 's face with a beard making a funny face .
Alt: a close up of a man 's face blinking and raising his eyebrows
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
And we lost power
Oklahoma Mesonet meteogram for the norman station. Several panels are shown, including win in the second row. Wind speed is hovering near 30-35 miles per hour and we recently had a gust of about 60 mph.
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Elizabeth Smith @eeeeelizzzzz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Returning from Hawaii to freezing temps should be illegal.
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