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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 25/09/2026

In a weird twist of storm locations, NHC/CPHC are issuing advisories whose public time stamps span -five- time zones. And none of those are EDT nor CDT. Thanks, +ENSO? Fay - GMT Gonzalo - CVT Polo - CST (~= MDT) Odalys - PDT Nolo - HST

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 25/08/2026

one of the busier EPAC/CPAC maps you'll see...

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 10/08/2026

The award for terrible weather UI design goes to this prompt from Gemini. 69°C|°F, whatever that means.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 03/08/2026

I hear some of y'all are gonna be hanging out with this cool cat later this week.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 28/07/2026

The number of posthumous SCNs from NOAA lately is too damn high.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 06/06/2026

The B-52 flyover is always worth the wait. #USAvGER #USMNT

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 06/06/2026

This Magic School Bus publication from the late 90s leaves a lot to be desired. Or maybe I just don't know my, ahem, "Fujito" scale 🫠

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 01/06/2026

Sometimes "no" is hard to define, especially for large and powerful organizations.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 25/05/2026

If you didn't know any better, you might look at this corner of the ORD departure queue and think that Fort Wayne and Madison must be very important, busy destinations.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 31/03/2026

These are insane statistics. For NSF Geosciences, there have been just 74 grants awarded in the ~6mo of FY26 so far, 19.6% of FY21-24 avg 377. The obligations ($) are larger per grant, but the comparison even to FY25 is even more striking. With only $75M awarded, it's long way to the floor of $1.2B.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 24/01/2026

Extreme Cold Warning for lows of 21F. Don't mind me being out there in short sleeves on Monday and Tuesday... (I know, I know...)

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 10/01/2026

Welcome back to The Magic Of The Cup™ Season.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 21/12/2025

The solstice isn't even for another 90 minutes....no.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 22/11/2025

The dozens (?) of NVDOT traffic cameras along the strip are a fun way to watch F1 qualifying without worrying about your ESPN subscription - all have real-time video feeds. www.nvroads.com

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 20/11/2025

That's never a good way to start your day.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 12/11/2025

Another sign of an intense event - when SWPC goes _hard_ down. Reminds of the NHC site during big events way back in the day.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 12/11/2025

I already got some great clear-sky shots earlier this evening before the clouds came back in a second time, but views like this of the current substorm are just a tease

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 31/10/2025

This photo from Sept 2022 was surfaced to me and, uhm, I think we're going to need more of this beverage all too soon...

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 28/10/2025

Nauseatingly intense winds. That ML150 value is likely what supported the 10a ET bump to 160kt. Remember dropsonde winds are the equivalent of gusts, but 172kt gust at the surface is beyond insane.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 28/10/2025

Finally a dropsonde message got out. 892mb. Lightning continues across much of the western semicircle.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 28/10/2025

Must've been some mess that got made on the way through the eyewall to have this long of a hold inside the eye. Typically it's either a cleanup or, on occasion, an equipment check. The up-and-down blue lines and low red line values in the top left chart indicates the time spent circling in the eye.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 27/10/2025

Lightning only now beginning to encompass the entire eyewall of Melissa, or at least an uptick in lightning counts if you don't fully trust the GOES lightning mappers.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 27/10/2025

I've seen a lot of dropsondes over my years, and a peak wind of 210kt - even at the top of/just beyond the boundary layer - is wild to see. Might be up there in the ranks of all-time strongest dropsonde-measured gusts as well.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 19/09/2025

The chargers on the AF 223 fleet has a leg up on the KLM 195s. Also makes sense given that AF bans all in-flight use of power banks.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 14/09/2025

It might seem modern to only have the "universal" plug but these USB-A ports went out of style 5-10 years ago for charging. I don't even have a cable worthy of traveling that is compatible.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 04/09/2025

This is one of the saddest public transit headlines I've ever seen. Major sporting event? Either drive home from the massive parking lot, or take a train that can only run because of a sports betting company. The SEPTA funding situation is so beyond sad at this point.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 02/08/2025

This is the epitome of lower-league USL soccer. These have been here at least two years... #FMFC

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 04/07/2025

Lake Michigan is on the way.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 29/06/2025

Big @forwardmadisonfc.bsky.social win - three months after the last win, and the first at home, finally! Jacob Crull man of the match with all those headed clearances.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 21/06/2025

Sure, it's already produced a gust to 101mph and has a rear inflow jet of 130mph+ and several tornadoes from that blob out ahead of it, and perhaps embedded in the main line as well, but JEEZ is this a beautiful confluence of dynamics in North Dakota tonight.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 10/05/2025

Another @chelseafcw.bsky.social trophy lift and "One Step Beyond" - name a better pair. #cfcw

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 10/04/2025

Yes, the location of the t and b in those numbers appear to be accurate. Wild to justify a $5t loss of revenue with $4b less spending?

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 28/03/2025

Finally, YouTubeTV allows for both men's and women's college basketball to be streamed in the same multicast!

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 20/03/2025

Texas dust in my Wisconsin snow this morning.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 19/03/2025

I think it hailed in Chicago recently.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 19/03/2025

Snow, 2/2. Happy March!

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 19/03/2025

Hail to snow in exactly five hours. (Hail, 1/2)

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 15/03/2025

New tornado on the ground just inside of I-255 south of St. Louis. Could get quite close to the south side of downtown over the next few minutes. Destructive winds across the metro area regardless of the specific tornado path.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 15/03/2025

Beast Intense tornado on the ground southwest of St. Louis, heading in a direction that will pass west and eventually north of downtown STL, skimming the NW corner of 270 based on the current track.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 14/03/2025

weather.gov would like to make sure you appreciate all the shades of Brown today.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 14/03/2025

With all of the GSL MPAS-HRRR-future-maybe-RRFSv2 model's 09z 2-5km UH tracks showing storms firing around 6pm and plowing through St. Louis around 9pm local, it's going to be a long evening for all those in MO/AR/IL/KY/TN.

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 12/02/2025

The snow begins. (15 min time lapse)

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 11/02/2025

When the snow just doesn't want to fall, it's going to avoid you even when it is falling. Madison, the green dot, isn't even adjacent to a county under a Winter Storm Warning. 3-7" is just less than to our east...or southwest...or south...

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 05/02/2025

I'm glad others are highlighting this, as the overnight reports of missing pages on NOAA sites smelled of this pre-planned maintenance-driven power outage. Yes, it's something that happens with surprising frequency for weather buildings in Boulder. Here's the same notice from GSL before it went down

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 31/01/2025

Today, Madison (KMSN) hit 57F. The previous daily record was only 47F (from 1974, joint-lowest high temp record for any single January day. That 57F means that today, Madison saw the warmest January day in 145 years (since 1880's 58) and the joint-second warmest January day on record (since 1869).

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K Griffin @kgriffin.dev · 30/01/2025

The approach of AA5342, ICT-DCA. Aligns with timings on webcams, if the extremely unusual location tracking data wasn't enough already.

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