Dr. Stephen Bieda III

1 PM EST, 3/2: Large dendrites are falling at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction this afternoon. #Snow #WinterWeather #WinterWx

12 PM EST, 3/2: Not something you see everyday with an incoming band of #snowshowers. #MDWx #mammatus

S.3926, the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026, will be marked up in committee next week. It’s a bipartisan act that should be able to pass the Senate without much issue. A comprehensive summary is available below. (1/2)

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While the blizzard was hammering the East Coast, we had the planet's first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 Monday, Cyclone Horacio. Topped out at 160 mph winds and 920 millibar central pressure, based on satellite estimates.

Fortunately, it passed well east of Rodrigues Island (Mauritius).

a man wearing glasses and a suit is yelling at someone and says `` get off my lawn '' . ALT: a man wearing glasses and a suit is yelling at someone and says `` get off my lawn '' .

Same energy.

This composite satellite imagery was captured from the JPSS weather satellites using the day cloud phase distinction product. It contains images captured from 16:05 to 17:47 UTC on 2026-02-23.

A riveting view of the dynamic nor'easter swirling just off the East Coast today.

Providence at 37.9 inches thru 7p which should be the storm total. Highest report logged with NWS for the storm so far. Demolished the old record there.

Yeppers!

11 PM EST, 2/22: Now up to 2.1" of #snow in south #Bowie, #Maryland, as the area was briefly under the snowband setting up to the west. #WinterWx #WinterWeather

9 PM EST, 2/22: Only 1.3" of #snow has fallen so far in south #Bowie, #Maryland, bringing the seasonal total to 11.3" so far. #WinterWx #WinterWeather

5:45 PM EST, 2/22: The changeover to #snow occurred around 5 PM and has since become heavy in south #Bowie, #Maryland.

Then it would be about an inch, though traffic accident load in the area would be the same.

12:12 PM EST, 2/22: #NorEaster begins today with heavy #snow, 40–70 mph #winds, and #BlizzardWarnings from NJ to southern #NewEngland. Travel may become dangerous to impossible. Coastal #flooding and #poweroutages are possible. Stay #WeatherAware! #WinterStorm #WinterWeather #WinterWx

An approaching storm will bring precipitation to Pacific Northwest this weekend. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Southeast today into this evening. A winter storm is forecast to bring heavy snow and high winds to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Sunday into Monday.

Not like we’re going to be able to afford next-generation gaming systems if this AI-induced shortage of SSDs and RAM persists.

Winter’s Fury - Nor’easters: Not many winter storms have the potential to bury 100 million people in 1-2 feet of snow in a single day. Nor'easters are notorious for packing big wind and copious amounts of moisture they get from the Atlantic. The heavily populated region between Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York and Boston, the 'I-95 Corridor', is especially impacted by Nor'easters.

You're likely to hear the term "Nor'easter" in the coming days.

They are notorious for packing strong winds and copious amounts of moisture they get from the Atlantic. The heavily-populated “I-95 Corridor” -- is especially impacted by Nor’easters.

Learn more: weather.gov/safety/winter-noreaster

This image contains the Day-Night Band (NCC) from the NOAA-20 weather satellite from 07:59 UTC on 2026-02-18.

The Ranger Road Fire in Oklahoma burns brightly at night among city lights.
Imagery captured early this morning by NOAA-20.

OUN issues Evacuation Immediate (EVI) at Feb 17, 4:56 PM CST ...Wildfire with IMMEDIATE EVACUATION for southwestern City of Woodward... via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.

Strong winds caused the Ranger Road and Stevens fires to experience rapid growth across the Oklahoma panhandle and into southern Kansas, seen this afternoon by the JPSS weather satellites.

The Ranger Road Fire, the larger of the two wildfires, burned over 15,000 acres today.

Strong, gusty winds kick up blowing dust across the Plains and elongate smoke plumes from raging wildfires.

What causes wildfires? A spark, in the presence of fuel and oxygen, can cause a fire, which can further spread depending on various weather conditions. Fires can be sparked by natural causes, but most wildfires in the U.S. are caused by human activity. Natural causes include lightning strikes and heat from the sun. Human activity comes from cigarette butts, fireworks, campfires, burning brush, vehicles and machinery. Fuel is usually dry vegetation, such as grass brush, and trees. Oxygen is almost everywhere. Certain weather conditions can make fires bigger, faster, and more dangerous: strong wind, drought, high temperatures and low humidity.

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Visit weather.gov for the latest.

2/16: Unfortunately, due to receptive fuels, high #winds, and low relative #humidity, #ExtremelyCritical #FireWeather conditions are forecasted for tomorrow, February 17th. If any fast-moving #wildfires start, the dominant fuels, grass, would support rapid spread. #COWx #NEWx #KSWx #FireWx

I’ve noticed other threads discussing #tornadowarnings being issued in apps by either companies or individuals like this one who contradicted the official alerts at the time. Although I’ve only encountered a few entities crossing that line early in my career, it seems to be becoming more prevalent.

2/15: After getting up to about 1/3 coverage of #ice, the recent thaw has brought this down to 8.35%. #MidAtlantic

2/10: From this morning to this afternoon, apparently there are these things called grass and soil under the #snowcrete. 🤔 After 17 days, I was starting to have doubts. #Maryland #thaw

2/9: As the mid-Atlantic now has a week of above freezing #temperatures in the forecast, there is quite a bit of #seaice and #snow to melt. #Thaw

🥶 CWG Live: Frigid but winds calm noticeably tonight
⚠️ Cold Weather Advisory: 10pm–10am
🌡️ Slight thaw Monday (30–35°)
⬆️ 40s return midweek
🌵 Mostly dry — drought concerns persist
📢 CWG.live has the latest for you

Yep, just didn’t remember the name and it appears some things never change.