Vicky Oliva

Mural of Statue of Liberty in shame unveiled in France the day before 4th of July

Monday of #LightningSafety Awareness Week explores the science of lightning.

Fast facts:

⚡Lightning travels from the cloud to the ground at faster than 200,000 miles per hour

⚡Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun

⚡Lightning is 1000+ times more powerful than electricity in your walls

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I told you we’d be back

My sweet baby 😻

NOAA first claimed that despite job cuts NWS "will continue to fulfill our core mission", but then admits that 125 new hires are needed to "stabilize" the agency. Sounds like the first claim then was a lie, no? Then DoCSec falsely says NHC is fully staffed when they're down 2 in TSB and 1 in HSU.

I want winter back! Summertime humidity, bugs (and tropical ops) are no fun 🙃

A Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down

A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S.

The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.

🌀 This is the last day of Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week. Sometimes the worst rip current days occur with the best weather. Never assume that the ocean is safe, even if the weather is nice. Check out this great article from NHC: noaanhc.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/r.... #BeachSafety #ncwx #scwx

Former Weather Service Leaders Warn Staffing Cuts Could Lead to ‘Loss of Life’ The former agency directors say current employees will face an “impossible task” to maintain service just as hurricane season begins.

Five former National Weather Service directors have taken the unusual step of signing onto an open letter warning that cuts to the organization by the Trump administration may soon endanger lives.

🚩 It’s Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! Almost one-third of rip current drownings in the Carolinas have been Good Samaritans trying to rescue someone. NEVER enter the water to help someone without a flotation device. #BeachSafety #ncwx #scwx www.weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents

⚠️ It’s Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! Rip currents impact anybody visiting the beach - not just those that live along the coast. You can help by sharing rip current information with your friends and family. #BeachSafety #ncwx #scwx www.weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents

Had to do it 😄🎶

🚩 It’s Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! Knowing the forecast before you hit the sand is important so you can avoid potential hazards BEFORE they happen. Rip current risk levels are broken down into low, moderate or high. Check the current forecast at weather.gov/beach. #BeachSafety

🏖️ It’s Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! It can be difficult to spot rip currents. It is best to get an elevated vantage point and look for common clues: areas where waves are not breaking, a channel of choppy water, or a difference in water color. weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents #BeachSafety

⚠️ It’s Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! If you are caught in a rip current, stay calm, swim out of the current, then back to shore. If you can’t escape, tread water and yell/wave for help. weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents #BeachSafety

🏖️ It’s the first ever Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! Rip currents are the treadmills of the ocean. Follow along this week for tips on escaping and spotting rip currents to keep you and your family safe the next time you visit the beach. weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents

I miss my Ford Fiesta 😆💚

That little black spec on the right hand side of this infographic is the total budget of the NWS. How is eliminating positions that exponentially increase economic dividends through enhancing commerce and mitigating/preventing disasters saving money or eliminating waste/fraud?

Some know how NOAA operations work when it comes to day to day weather forecasts, watches, warnings and more... Others are unsure.
Here's basic break-down of where we get some of our most important NOAA products. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #NOAA #NWS

Ditto for Wilmington, NC, where a lot of daily snow records are T 😅

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is definitely one of the good ones.

Today he HAMMERED Trump with a detailed list of all the prices that are going up because of Trump's trade wars.

Make sure everyone sees this.

Devastating. Hard to overstate how bad this FIRST STEP is. Here in Alaska, there is an outsized proportion of federal workers in their probationary period. Alaska is often the first stop in a career in federal service and typically has a large fraction of probationary workers.

A map of everywhere in the contiguous U.S. that's seen accumulating snow or sleet since September 30, 2024.

Goofing around with maps tonight and used the NWS's seasonal snowfall analysis to show everywhere that's seen accumulating snow (or sleet!) since Sept. 30.

It's one of the rare seasons we've seen snow in all 50 states.

Watching the Washington vs. Detroit playoff game, and an announcer just said "this game is drunk". Fairly accurate description 😂

Pic of frost patterns (zoomed in)

Frost on my windshield 😍❄️

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