Elijah Joyce Weather

#BREAKING: July 2025 Central Texas Floods Fatality Total: 144+

{102+ Remain Missing}

➼116+ in Kerr County
➼10 in Travis County
➼9 in Kendall County
➼5 in Burnet County
➼3 in Williamson County
➼1 in Tom Green County

*Information as of 4:10 PM CT, July 17*

#breakingnews #flood #txwx #Texas

Major structural damage from a tornado along Road F northwest of Odin, Missouri.

One injury reported from the Odin–Grovespring, Missouri tornado today.

I will do an update later on this tornado on stream.

View of the notes today outside of NWS Norman / Storm Prediction Center (SPC) / National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) at the National Weather Center here in Norman, Oklahoma.

That list can be found here:

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Does anyone know of anything on why NOAA deobligated the funds? What was DOGE's involvement in this process/why did DOGE release the document. So many questions that I wish I honestly had the answers to.

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To note, DOGE counts the $1,073,496 in their overall "savings" amount. The September 2023 description, which is listed in the document provided by DOGE, says, "Modification P23007 - De-scope position and deobligate funds - Scientific, Engineering, and Technical Support Services (SETSS)".

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If I am reading the original document correctly, NOAA themselves (specifically Molly Tovado) deobligated the funds back in September 2023. I am a little confused on DOGE's involvement in this, as all the dates of modification and/or actual editing appear to be in 2023, not 2025.

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This document was released by DOGE on February 17, 2025. The contract has a set estimated expiration date of 12/31/2026.

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Now, there is some uniqueness to this announcement. The contract itself was not terminated. In fact, DOGE did not modify the contract at all. This contract was prepared on September 7, 2023 by NOAA employee Emmy Sikora and modified on September 13, 2023 by NOAA employee Molly Tovado.

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DOGE announced the deobligation of funds from a $2,014,381 million NOAA contract for "scientific, engineering, and technical support" for OAR's Uncrewed Systems Research Transition Office (UxSRTO). In total, $1,073,496 of the original funds were deobligated.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DO...

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DO...

DOGE announced the termination of a $990k contract between NOAA and PTG International, Inc. for an "Organizational Climate Assessment", being funded by the National Weather Service. The termination was conducted by Angela N. Smith and Jacquelyn A. Shewmaker, who are both employees of NOAA, not DOGE.

Here is a thread explaining some of the pros and cons of the bill:

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➼The bill has good intentions and truly, I think something should be done. I just really do not think I can get behind the bill in it's current-draft/current-proposed state.

*****Summary*****

➼Essentially, the bill would make it so storm chasing is *only* conducted by (1) media outlet chasers, (2) the National Severe Storms Laboratory, and (3) the extremely rare university-conducted field research projects that might be allowed by the University's legal department.

If OU was not wiling to even advice fictional storm chasing, they would not even consider real-life storm chasing. OU field research projects on tornadoes basically go out the window with the bill and I have a feeling this goes for several other universities across the U.S.

For instance, OU pulled out of advising on Twisters even due to how much storm chasing there was and the legal liability of it. Almost all university legal teams would not condone it, so you can scratch the universities from being storm chasers....

*****Con 3*****

➼Organizations like OU directly have it written in their policy that storm chasing is not condoned whatsoever. OU *only* condones research projects that do not put liability on OU....

*****Con 2*****

➼Enforcement would be extremely difficult and per the KFOR interview with the proposing congressman, it would be up to local law enforcement on how to enforce it.

*****Con 1*****

➼Storm chasing would become extremely difficult to get into in the first place, given you essentially need a degree or be friends with a meteorologist who would be willing to write the state government a letter of recommendation that you know what you are doing.

*****Pro 3*****

➼This would allow university (and NSSL/NOAA) research to be conducted without the possible storm chaser congestion traffic jams that always happen.

*****Pro 2*****

➼Someone working for a university or media organization (like KFOR or News9) has to be recommend directly by a degreed meteorologist as a storm chaser who knows what they are doing.

This would be a pro for instances where the police and fire department may (1) be damaged or destroyed by the tornado or (2) a large portion of a town is damaged or destroyed, which overwhelms the town-based first responders.

*****Pro 1*****

➼Storm chasers would be authorized to go into search and rescue mode following a tornadic disaster and legally assist the police and fire department....

Per KFOR, the newly proposed Oklahoma Senate bill has "safety as a focal point...aiming to get amateurs off the roads and allow professional storm chasers to act as emergency vehicles".

Read it here: www3.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-...

Below are some 3 Pros & 4 Cons for the bill:
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2025 California Wildfires Fatality Total: 24+

(As of 9:15 AM PST on January 13, 2025)

➼24+ Confirmed Deaths
•16 from the Eaton Fire
•8 from the Palisades Fire

******* Identified Victims: 10 *******
(See Screenshot Below)

#EatonFire #PalisadesFire #cawx #breaking #breakingnews
{WXFatalities Post}

➼Annette Rossilli, 85-years-old. Died from the Palisades Fire. "A caregiver as well as neighbors urged Rossilli to evacuate, but she wanted to stay with her pets, including a dog, canary, two parrots and a turtle." Found in her car.

➼Victor Shaw, 66-years-old. Died from the Eaton Fire while defending his home, found with a hose still in his hand.

➼Rodney Nickerson, 83-years-old. Died from the Eaton Fire in his house. "Refused to evacuate."

➼Erliene Louise Kelley, died from the Eaton Fire, "decided she wanted to stay".

{WXFatalities Post}

2025 California Wildfires Fatality Total: 11+

➼11+ Confirmed Deaths
•6 from the Eaton Fire
•5+ from the Palisades Fire

➼13,400+ Structures Damaged or Destroyed

➼"Countless Injuries"

******Identified Victims: 6******
(See Below Posts)

#EatonFire #PalisadesFire #WXFatalities

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Cyclone Chido Fatality Total: 23 Confirmed

➼"There will certainly be several hundreds, maybe we will reach a thousand, even several thousands" deaths – Government of Mayotte

➼20 in Mayotte
➼3 in Mozambique

➼"There is nothing left. It’s as if an atomic bomb fell on Mayotte." – CNN