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The amount of luck that's benefited Team USA is ridiculous. I can't believe how lucky we've gotten -- sure feels like Canada should be up by 2 or 3 after that 3rd period. Almost every single lucky bounce went our way...

We went on 9/15/24! Plot was a bit different from the movie, but I won't give any spoilers. If you liked the play, you should watch the movie.

I've seen it a bunch of times with my wife (it's one of her favorite movies). It's wacky in a fun way with a bit of heart, and there are several songs/mashups that are great. An action thriller it's not -- just depends on the type of movie you're looking for.

Random admission: I thoroughly enjoy "Moulin Rouge" and think the music in it is awesome. That is all. You may resume your Saturday evening. #ComeWhatMay

Strong wind blows ash off of the Ranger Road Fire burn scar in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

I haven't had to serve yet, but the risk of being on the jury of a CSAM, animal abuse, domestic murder, or other grotesque thing is in the back of my mind. The things that jurors sometimes see or hear, while playing a role in ensuring justice is served, can be traumatic.

Several large wildfires occurring today in the central US, where very windy (with wind advisories and high wind warnings in place as gusts over 65 mph are being measured) and very warm conditions (temps in the 70s and 80s) are occurring.

(My 75-300 mm isn't long enough -- need to commit on one of the longer 150-600 mm lenses one of these days. )

F15s departing southbound on Rwy 18 at Tinker AFB

An E6B doing pattern work at Tinker AFB

A F35 from Tyndall AFB banking left upon departing Tinker AFB

A F35 from Tyndall AFB banking left upon departing Tinker AFB

Went to Tinker on Sunday because I got word that there were F15s and F35s departing later that day. Winds were light from the NE, so went to N end. After ~2 hr wait, the 4 F15s ended up taking off Sbound as winds slowly shifted to E. Did get S to see 4 F35s depart (and an E6B doing patterns) tho.

I regret to inform you that “1979” by Smashing Pumpkins was released in 1996, which is now 30 years ago. Meaning a similar song released in 2026 would be called “2009”

President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Could you see a puka shell necklace too?

The area in a winter storm warning is remarkable; the size of the area that'll see warning-level winter wx (e.g., heavy snow, sleet, and/or freezing rain) is astonishing. As much as snow, sleet, and freezing rain will cause massive disruption (travel, power, etc.), the SIZE of this is just as wild.

Let's talk about Cold Air Damming (CAD), specifically in reference to the southern Appalachians. Let's also talk about some struggles models have with simulating both the strength and the erosion of CAD. You will commonly read/hear CAD referred to as "the Wedge" in the south. Long chain incoming.

A winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shift toward the East Coast through Sunday. The forecast continues to evolve. Latest at weather.gov.

Probabilities of at least MODERATE winter weather impacts:

The National Weather Service will host an onsite hiring event at the upcoming AMS Student Conference in Houston

Map of the U.S. showing the statewide precipitation ranks for December 2025.

December 2025 was the driest on record for Oklahoma, 2nd driest for Arkansas, 3rd for Missouri and Texas, and 4th for Kansas. Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming had extremely wet Decembers ranking in their top 10.

#precipitation #drought 🧪

www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...

A tremendous, easy-to-use resource for archived satellite imagery covering the past almost-9 years!

Whoa. Best view starts around 0:35 s. Come from the sweet move, stay for the Minnesota accents

I get that there are different interpretations & perspectives, but man I don't know how this continues. It seems obvious that the goal is to further divide, and the "unapologetically and incessantly lie" MO has gotten the admin far. Just feels like we're approaching a very worrying precipice.

I watched the video then made the mistake of reading comments to news articles on FB. We live in totally different realities. I'm sure some of the commenters are bots, but many make it obvious that they haven't watched the video and are just repeating what's coming from the WH, Noem, etc. 1/2

I assume that means you're level 30+ on SkyCards by now? You don't set alarms for the middle of the night so you can catch a flight to Christmas Island or Central African Republic, or an FR24 alert for the Speed Demons you're missing, right? #TotallyNotMeIPromise #CollectAllTheTrophies

Page 17: "The agreement adopts the President's budget request proposal to transition the U.S. Weather Research Program, Tornado Severe Storm Research/ Phased Array Radar, and Joint Technology Transfer Initiative activities to the National Weather Service."

I'm just here to look at the forecast for the town of *squints* Whata Bod, ID....

Our newly opened faculty position now has a flyer that'll be shared at the AGU Fall Meeting next week and the AMS Annual Meeting next month. Please share with your networks!

This QR code links to the position details: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Since SPC isn’t on BlueSky yet, I’ll share these fun “Wrapped”-style graphics here. Here’s a look back at SPC product issuances in 2025. Stay tuned for a more thorough review of the severe storm season coming in the new year.

Two most notable stats to me: (1) Hooker had both the hottest air temp & coldest wind chill and (2) 63 sites (majority of the state) had severe tstorm-level winds on same day. Latter helped produce a wildfire outbreak across the area (including a terrible 7+ fatality, 71-vehicle pileup on I70 in KS)

Big day for dads with pocket knives

NCAR does a whole lot more than just climate research, and I think calling it a climate research lab paints an incomplete picture. Atmospheric chemistry, severe thunderstorms, radar, software and tools, etc.