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Tim Ballisty

@irisheagle.bsky.social

Weather, space, Earth science, home automation, MLB, Philly sports, Asheville (Western NC), Pearl Jam, stay-at-home parenting, practical tech for your daily life, keeping the belly fat off. I'm at timothyballisty.substack.com

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They will definitely be looking at why the back country guides trekked out in awful conditions. Seems negligent.

California avalanche survivors tried to unbury their friends, official says www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/cal...

20.02.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PRESSURE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters May 29
YouTube video by Focus Features PRESSURE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters May 29

This looks like it could be one of the best movies with a meteorologist of all-time.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdM4...

19.02.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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Not envious about putting out a forecast for 95 corridor especially Philly and the entire Delaware Valley. Model data continues to evolve. New data shows a subtle nudge to the west of low pressure positioning by the Euro ensemble AI model.

20.02.2026 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Secretary Bessent Announces 2026 G20 Finance Track Agenda and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina WASHINGTON – Today,Β Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced the priorities and schedule for the 2026 G20 Finance Track, including hosting a meeting of the G20 finance ministers and central…

This is a random location choice. I'll be sure to be with the family somewhere else other than here.

Secretary Bessent Announces 2026 G20 Finance Track Agenda and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina share.google/QXiJmfkdD2md...

19.02.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Warm air mass in place over WNC. A few record highs possible. open.substack.com/pub/timothyb...

19.02.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this

19.02.2026 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is and I feel like preventable with a well forecast mountain snowstorm.

19.02.2026 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Read it this morning!

19.02.2026 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kinda weird they don't mention *listening to & acting on the actual weather forecast*. Also can they stop using the word vegetation. It's trees. Just say friggin' trees.

Nashville Electric Service reveals new strategy for handling β€˜major weather events’ www.wsmv.com/2026/02/12/n...

18.02.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pretty sky at MSY.

17.02.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And you actually are allowed to eat plain gummy bears or worms. It won't affect the "cleanse".

11.02.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Star Trek Starfleet Academy supposedly has the same writers as Star Trek Discovery. Sometime between the two shows, the writers discovered how to write Star Trek. They missed the 🎯 during Discovery but so far they have nailed it. Also, the actors are better. Sorry Disco.

09.02.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24 View flight from Oakland to Milan on Flightradar24

In case you're wondering, Mike Tirico is still in the air after departing the Super Bowl early this morning. He's heading to Milan for the Olympics.

VJT337J from Oakland to Milan fr24.com/VJT337J/3e41...

09.02.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff

Great new reporting by @catebrown.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

07.02.2026 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Motorcycle Drive By πŸ™ŒπŸ»

06.02.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's day 12 of the Nashville power outage. It's looking like this might be the day that there is 100% restoration. Not sure though. NES just published a new arcgis map to see where outages remain.
experience.arcgis.com/experience/7...

05.02.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Graupeling and light snow at the airport. #Asheville

05.02.2026 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Got a decent coating of ❄️ in East Asheville. Light snow continues to fall.

05.02.2026 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Players: I only know Shams, Keegan, and Jeremy Lin. Some of the names seem to be made up. LOL

03.02.2026 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Honestly this is not a huge deal but considering kids remain out of school here in WNC, any snow nuisance probably needs to be addressed.
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03.02.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The social media πŸ‘€-opening snow maps that were published before the eventual ice storm of Jan 24/25 likely f*cked up the preparation and/or damage mitigation by the general public, emergency management, and utility companies of middle Tennessee.

02.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Metro Nashville schools have been out since the ice storm (Jan 26). Decent chance they will return to the classroom tomorrow, Feb 3.

02.02.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great episode on the Nashville ice storm disaster fallout. pca.st/episode/893a...

Apple: Fog of Weather: NES, OEM and M… - Pod Bless Nashville share.google/ysUXL0sAzM9h...

02.02.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(AP) Punxsutawney Phil has been indicted on 17 counts of wire fraud.

02.02.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 401    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 10
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A look at a few of the features from today's satellite pass via NASA WorldView go.nasa.gov/46inGaP

01.02.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

From wildfires to hurricanes to ice storms, utility companies never seem to ever be prepared for the "big one". Latest candidate: NES Nashville.

01.02.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes I understand what's going on in Nashville. I'm here in Asheville. We know disaster. I'm commenting on purely the meteorological aspect. Fortunately the flurries didn't accumulate. Seems no utility company is ever prepared for a disaster.

01.02.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Loads of lightning with the rapidly intensifying western Atlantic ocean storm. These vessels are experiencing some "weather".

01.02.2026 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pretty cool to see lake-enhanced snow flurries falling over middle Tennessee this morning with moisture from...checks notes....Lake Michigan. (This actually is not incredibly unusual but still interesting nonetheless) #Nashville

01.02.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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It's frigid. #Asheville

01.02.2026 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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