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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

TORP - PHI tornado plumes with the ongoing textbook-looking supercell in northern OK

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I’m sorry; fake damage reports are NOT funny

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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · 17/04/2025

The 2026 budget passback plan calls for eliminating NOAA Research, the scientific backbone that keeps weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective. This would have disastrous consequences. Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC

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Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now

The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Thanks to @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social and SFChronicle for sharing the full NOAA FY26 budget passback. After a detailed reading, think it is important for people to really understand just what massive changes are planned for US weather forecasting and research. open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

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BalancedWx Special: Perspective on the NOAA budget passback

A proposed sea change to the US meteorological science enterprise

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

NOAA NSSL/OU CIWRO TORP tornado probabilities have been maxing out for quite a while with this storm. Extreme AzShear values! #iawx

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 11/04/2025

On today’s episode of “He’s Tearing This S**t Up”—Trump plans to dismantle NOAA, shutting down climate research and weather labs. In Texas, that means fewer hurricane warnings, less drought data, & more risk to our communities. This isn’t just a budget cut—it’s a threat to our safety.

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I wrote a post with my perspectives on the reports today about NOAA's FY26 budget passback and the implications. I will admit this was really hard to write - it's almost inconceivable to me that we are really doing this. open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

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BalancedWx Special: Reports that Trump Administration plans massive cuts to NOAA

Intent to eliminate NOAA Research and move space weather prediction to DHS

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

TORP tornado probability tracks for the April 2 outbreak. Wonder how many tornadoes will be in the final count once damage surveying is complete.

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

My friend in Amber, OK got some large hail today, one looks like over 3 inches. This was after about 20-30 min of melting! #okwx

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

An interesting case where TORP tornado probabilities did not get noticeably impacted by a temporary decreasing trend in AzShear #txwx #lawx

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

We have enough rotation to trigger the TORP algorithm! Probabilities are low #wawx

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Pretty sure this is the first time we have a real-time TORP tornado probability domain in this region of the country. Excited to see how TORP does for potential non-landspout cases in Western Region!

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

TORP tornado probability tracks from select radars for the March 14-16 severe weather outbreak.

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Rachael Sirianni, PhD @docsirianni.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

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Oklahoma Mesonet @mesonet.org · 14/03/2025

A fire burned through our Lake Carl Blackwell Mesonet site around 3:41-3:45pm. One of our thermometers measured a 1-minute average temperature of 173 F at 3:42pm. The 2 meter anemometer is now reporting 0, which indicates that it likely was completely melted. #okwx #okmesonet

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Experimental CIWRO/NSSL TORP probabilities close to 100% as the storm moved through Saint Louis. Not good.

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Our shed just blew over in SW OKC 😳 #okwx

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Kelton Halbert @stormscale.io · 14/03/2025

SPC has issued an incredibly rare Day 2 High Risk for Mississippi and Alabama. Tornado outbreak appears likely. www.stormscale.io/spc/convecti...

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I get some of my tornado and severe weather research data from this website. Does this also mean we get no new official tornado reports since Storm Data entry will be down..?

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Save NOAA @savenoaa.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

@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

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Kelton Halbert @stormscale.io · 28/02/2025

There might be a lot to be upset about, and things may seem dark… but the kindness and generosity of people will never cease to humble and astound me. Thank you.

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Rick Smith @ounwcm.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Love the support we’re getting from our National Weather Center partners! Thanks today to OU School of Meteorology. I definitely picked the wrong week to stop eating donuts.

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European Severe Storms Laboratory @essl-ecss.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

ESSL is looking for a researcher to join its team. For more information, see: www.essl.org/cms/vacancy-...

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Vacancy for researcher | European Severe Storms Laboratory

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Cole Hood @colehood.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I just got fired from NWS . This email is all I know. Read if you want.

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The cruelty is the point. I’m beyond sad and angry for my federal colleagues and friends. You deserve better.

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Kotzebue, AK, upper air weather balloons (soundings): Jan 1948 to Jan 2025. @alaskawx.bsky.social

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Jacob Carlin @locoako.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Second this! But please don't forget about the folks in the other NOAA Line Offices. The folks in OAR, NESDIS, etc are developing our future weather radar technologies, operational forecast models, warning paradigms... the list goes on. The entire enterprise is valuable and deserves to be saved. 🥺

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Dr. Larissa @rissarwx.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Also, if this wasn’t cruel enough, zero indication that any of us will be provided any severance or leave payout as we have no right to this as employees in our probationary period. Cut off completely with no notice. Email access is already cut off as well. Fastest govt IT has ever moved.

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David John Gagne II @djgagnedos.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

NWS is already understaffed, and this mass firing is only going to increase the chance that warnings are not issued in a timely manner and that key equipment like radars and IT systems will fail at the worst time.

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Richard Barnhill @wolfpackwx.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Welp, I too was one of the NWS probationary folks that got terminated today. 8 years as an AWIPS contractor previously, I finally got the Fed job I had been wanting. Worked on implementing the next generation of capabilities for AWIPS. A lot of promising stuff coming that is now up in the air...

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Meteorologist Sam Kuffel @samkuffelwx.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

My heart breaks for those NWS/NOAA employees who are being let go today. National Weather Service is already incredibly understaffed and every meteorologist is critical and essential. This will undoubtedly cost lives as severe weather and hurricane season ramps up.

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Cameron Homeyer @atmoscientist.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The OU School of Meteorology has another open faculty hire - this time for a teaching position! We're looking for someone with unique experience in one of several areas: apply.interfolio.com/163576. Please share!

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Loved learning about new science stuff and catching up with old friends this week, but ngl, these guys were the highlight of the conference #AGU24

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Thea Sandmael @theasandmael.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

At #AGU24 and interested in machine learning? Tornadoes? Come check out my talk on CIWRO/NSSL’s Tornado Probability Algorithm TORP tomorrow (Wednesday) at 4:15 pm in 151B! agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...

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Shah Selbe @shahselbe.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

It is always mind boggling at how massive @agu.org is every year. This is just one session of the poster room, which changes over twice daily for the duration of the conference. #AGU24

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