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Compared to the four Trek series prior, it's always amazed me how Enterprise's characters were so well-developed from the very first episode. An episode like this of TNG or DS9 wouldn't have hit right until season 3 at least.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yes, that's is part of an excellent network @ncsco.bsky.social has built! The NWS coop weather station is located on the other end of the same property.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I visited the NC Agricultural Research Station near Whiteville this week to present them with an award for providing 15 years of daily cooperative weather observations to the NWS in Wilmington. Their staff were beginning to harvest peanuts in the surrounding fields.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

15 or so years ago I gave often to The Nature Conservancy's "Plant a Billion" campaign focused on the Amazon rainforest. I wonder how many of those replanted trees survive today?

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I watched most of the stream as it happened. Excitement was, as they say, guaranteed

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I finished up a project this morning documenting tropical storm and hurricane peak wind gusts in Wilmington back to 1871, and in Myrtle Beach back to 1941: www.weather.gov/ilm/Tropical...

List of hurricanes and tropical storms to affect Wilmington, NC

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I've never played any Paper Mario games. Nothing against them!

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Trump bribed Total Energies and Duke Energy to the tune of a billion dollars to abandon the Cape Fear offshore wind project that would have fed 1.3 gigawatts into the grid. North Carolina definitely has skin in the game on this too.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's been awesome fun opening this set!

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Back in high school I sold hamburgers and hot dogs on the first base side of the stadium. Great memories there!

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lots of different bird species are stopping in my yard this morning as fall migration is peaking

A young Gray Catbird sitting in a American Beautyberry bush

A Veery (a migratory thrush) in a Camellia bush

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I love the vibe of those old episodes!

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The article says "Across the US military and the intelligence community, officials are pushing to weave AI into nearly every facet of their work." Let's just say that same push extends outside of the military too. My experience has been mixed to poor even generating simple quarterly reports.

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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Did you know a Moon impact creates thermal 'cold spots'? Data from NASA's LRO reveals a 4-mile-wide zone around the new McGetchin crater that is 16°F cooler at night. The crash fluffed up the lunar soil, making it less dense and less able to hold heat! 🌡️🌕

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Would be a delicious Christmas treat!

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Went with a friend for the Pokemon 30th Anniversary card release this morning.

Pokemon 30th Anniversary cards bought from Target this morning

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Record highs were broken today in Wilmington (95 degrees) and in Myrtle Beach (94 degrees)

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

At this point the EPA should just change their name. They've certainly abandoned their mission...

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

At this point the EPA should just change their name. They've certainly abandoned their mission...

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"a stuffed meatball" We got the best announcers in MLB!

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This may be the first map I've seen using mm Hg for pressure contours

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This turbolift exchange between Mark Twain and Counselor Troi sums up what Star Trek means for me: one day humanity really will leave our medieval past behind us and figure out how to build a better tomorrow for all people. #StarTrek #StarTrek60

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It had been in pretty bad shape for awhile now. This afternoon's high tide plus 3 foot surf was just enough to bring shake it loose.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A portion of Carolina Beach Pier has collapsed in the surf.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The frogs and toads voiced their approval with this chorus that went on throughout the evening. Pretty sure the loudest of these calls are Eastern Spadefoot toads.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

4.31" of rain from Sunday's thunderstorms made yesterday the wettest day in my backyard since Hurricane Dorian dumped nearly 8" back on September 5, 2019. Shown here: MRMS average return interval and radar precipitation estimates.

MRMS analysis images showing average return interval in years for precipitation on the left, and radar-estimated precipitation on the right.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Acuna was certainly the star of the show today!

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Facts that make me feel positively ancient

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

My Fall climate outlook for eastern NC/SC. El Nino has practically shut down the tropics for Atlantic hurricanes this season, but we still need to watch the nearby subtropics. And I'm hopeful November rain will help end this year's persistent Carolinas drought. www.weather.gov/ilm/FallOutl...

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Fall 2026 Climate Outlook from NWS Wilmington, NC

YouTube video by NWSWilmingtonNC

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scott topics™️ @scottpb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I love R.E.M., I love R.E.M.-related content, and I love librarians 💜

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We're coming up on the 30th anniversary of Hurricane #Fran, the last major (cat 3+) hurricane to directly strike this portion of North Carolina. My office is hosting a free webinar with audience Q&A Tuesday September 1 at 7:30 pm EDT. Sign up here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/778...

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This morning's Roman telescope launch wasn't visible from here (bright sky, too late after sunrise) but watching NASA's livestream reminded of this January 2023 Falcon Heavy launch I did get to see from Wrightsville Beach. This launch happened just after sunset and had perfect illumination

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Excellent writing! Describes my childhood very well going to J&S cafeteria most Sundays after church.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Our local newspaper (Wilmington Star-News) printed this awesome photoshop on September 8, 2016

A humorous headline from the Wilmington Star-News: "The USS Enterprise was caught on camera by a drone photographer moments before crashing into the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge following a deadly raid by a squadron of Klingon fighters Wednesday evening"

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Wasn't this how Wayne's World 2 started?

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I will never forgive (or forget) Trump for the billion dollar bribe he made the Treasury give to two energy companies so they'd abandon the gigawatt-scale Cape Fear offshore wind project.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Almost every NWS office across the southern U.S. has issued an extreme number of Heat Advisories this year relative to normal. This year's departure from 2005-2026 is shown here.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Big storms east of Cape Fear are putting on a spectacular lightning show tonight. The view from Wrightsville Beach is memorable.

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll (if you feel like it).

Growing cumulonimbus cloud with a small pileus cap

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Tim Armstrong @ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Anywhere from 4-6 inches of thunderstorm rain earlier this weekend kicked Wilmington's drought in the teeth, but also washed out at least one road in town www.wwaytv3.com/flooding-was... Plenty of runoff cleaned out all the hot, salty water from Smith Creek as measured by UNCW's gauges wl.cormp.org

MRMS precipitation estimates of 4-6 inches across across a good portion of northern New Hanover County in the Cape Fear region of North Carolina. Gauge measurements confirmed these totals.

Water level, water temperature, and salinity measurements from UNC-Wilmington's river gauge on Smith Creek at North Kerr Avenue in Wilmington

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