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Kevin McGrath

@wxguy.bsky.social

Meteorologist and software engineer at CSU CIRA/NWS MDL. A lead developer of the NWS WSUP Viewer. Storm chaser (occasionally), photographer, tech geek, Apple fanboy, & saxophone player. MS OU; BS Michigan | Madison, AL | N8WJE πŸ––πŸΌ

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OK, Boomer. πŸ˜†

06.11.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

01.11.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 34983    πŸ” 4167    πŸ’¬ 1002    πŸ“Œ 367

Hmmm…that song isn’t ringing a bell. I don’t recall learning it on the Warren Con school district.

27.09.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Attention Devo fans! The Blank Regeneration will be performing as Space Junk at 6 PM this Fri, Sep 12th at Lowe Mill's Concerts On The Dock in Huntsville, AL. We'll be doing a 75-min set and I have the honor of playing Booji Boy. Whip it good! Energy domes optional, but strongly encouraged.

08.09.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a yellow furry bumblebee taking a nap on a blue flower.

Photo of a yellow furry bumblebee taking a nap on a blue flower.

Bumblebee taking an afternoon siesta on our Blue Lobelia.

04.09.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whoopsies!

28.08.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ouch! I think that guy who slipped and smacked his head on the ground is probably hurt more than any of the occupants in that plane!

17.08.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Detroit students build giant wooden megaphone to amplify Belle Isle's nature sounds Detroit students traded in keyboards and textbooks for saws and sandpaper this summer to craft a device that lets visitors tune in to the chirps, whispers, and rustles of nature.

Detroit students traded in keyboards and textbooks for saws and sandpaper this summer to craft a device that lets visitors tune in to the chirps, whispers, and rustles of nature.

13.08.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A 30-second exposure of Stillhouse Hallow Falls, a 75-foot waterfall in Tennessee.

A 30-second exposure of Stillhouse Hallow Falls, a 75-foot waterfall in Tennessee.

A 15-second exposure of Stillhouse Hallow Falls, a 75-foot waterfall in Tennessee.

A 15-second exposure of Stillhouse Hallow Falls, a 75-foot waterfall in Tennessee.

A 30-second exposure of Stillhouse Hallow Falls, a 75-foot waterfall in Tennessee.

A 30-second exposure of Stillhouse Hallow Falls, a 75-foot waterfall in Tennessee.

A close-up photograph of water splashing on rocks of a 75-foot waterfall.

A close-up photograph of water splashing on rocks of a 75-foot waterfall.

Stillhouse Hallow Falls is a 75-foot waterfall in south-central Tennessee.

04.08.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 #ÚltimaHora | Terremoto masivo de magnitud 8.0 sacude la costa de #Rusia
El sismo ocurriΓ³ a las 11:24 a.m. (hora local), a 131 km de Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
🌊 Autoridades evalúan riesgo de tsunami.
Se recomienda a residentes costeros estar atentos a posibles evacuaciones

30.07.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 15
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A revision to M8.8 by the USGS. This earthquake off the coast of Russia is now the strongest observed across the globe since 2010. Only 5 stronger earthquakes have been measured by humans.

Tsunami Warning remains in effect for Hawaii with an ETA of 7:17pm HST

30.07.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

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19.07.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pure Michigan! ❀️

10.07.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Poster with balloons, gifts, and details about the Madison City Community Orchestra’s 10th birthday concert and celebration.

Poster with balloons, gifts, and details about the Madison City Community Orchestra’s 10th birthday concert and celebration.

Celebrate the Madison City (Alabama) Orchestra’s 10th birthday with a concert this Sat, 6/28 at 5 PM. Pieces were selected by our members and include West Side Story, Phantom, A Tribute to John Williams, and even Sleigh Ride (though off season). A reception of cake and hors d'oeuvres will follow. 🎷

25.06.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

slate.com/technology/2...

19.06.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5634    πŸ” 4842    πŸ’¬ 112    πŸ“Œ 354

That’s cool!!

15.06.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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iOS 26 to Bring Severe Weather Alerts and Widgets for Predicted Travel Destinations Apple is expanding the Weather app in iOS 26 with a new feature: Severe Weather Alerts and Widgets for Predicted Travel Destinations. This enhancement offers proactive notifications for locations you may soon visit, leveraging Apple's "Proactive Intelligence" to keep you informed before you arrive. The new feature builds on the existing severe weather notification system, which currently supports alerts for a user's current location. β€ŒiOS 26β€Œ uses on-device processing to estimate where you might be traveling soon if the Significant Locations & Routes permission setting is turned on. This will be particularly useful for travelers, commuters, or anyone planning a day trip or overnight stay, ensuring users are not caught off guard by incoming extreme weather events at their destinations. To enable this feature, users will need to: * Enable Significant Locations & Routes in Location Services. * Set Weather app location access to β€œAlways”. * Turn on Severe Weather notifications in the Weather app settings. If these conditions are met, the Weather app can access predicted destinations and deliver timely alerts relevant to those areas. Importantly, Apple states that it may associate the region of your possible travel destinations with your Apple ID, similar to how it handles alerts for your current location. This feature also integrates with Smart Stacks in watchOS 26 and Widget Suggestions. When enabled, the Weather app can automatically display a destination-specific widget in your Smart Stack, providing at-a-glance weather updates for places you're likely to visit. Finally, it appears β€ŒiOS 26β€Œ will extend the satellite connectivity for Emergency SOS and Messages introduced in earlier releases to Weather data. This ensures users without Wi-Fi or cellular access can still receive critical weather warnings even when out of range of terrestrial networks.Related Roundup: iOS 26 This article, "iOS 26 to Bring Severe Weather Alerts and Widgets for Predicted Travel Destinations" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

iOS 26 to Bring Severe Weather Alerts and Widgets for Predicted Travel Destinations

10.06.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

05.06.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 35460    πŸ” 8179    πŸ’¬ 620    πŸ“Œ 257

This is absolutely fantastic news! I'm sorry for all the anxiety that you and others at Unidata have had to put up with.

02.06.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When you go for a bike ride along the Tennessee River and discover it’s mayfly season.

31.05.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This much cool should be illegal

27.05.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4437    πŸ” 569    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 68
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Year to date (1/1-5/22), @nws.noaa.gov offices have issued 10,939 #SevereThunderstorm and #Tornado Warnings, slightly ahead of 2011. Of those, 2,126 (19.5%) were issued in the last week alone. I want to express thanks to my colleagues, #meteorologists, EMs, & first responders for their hard work!

22.05.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Via @stormchasertang.bsky.social on Twitter…

Gateway Arch webcam captured this tornado as it moved over the west suburbs of St. Louis

16.05.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6
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Who fired a bunch of FAA radar techs and support staff?

It wasn’t Biden or Pete Buttigieg.

09.05.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 340    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1
Fringe Catholic Sect Doesn’t Tolerate Child Abuse

Fringe Catholic Sect Doesn’t Tolerate Child Abuse

Fringe Catholic Sect Doesn’t Tolerate Child Abuse
theonion.com/fringe-...

08.05.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7248    πŸ” 865    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 26

Preach, brother!

06.05.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a fucking mess.

17.04.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome. Thanks you for sharing this, Ryan!

12.04.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Photo from my friend, Barry Roberts of the tornado-warned storm just wesdt of Lawrenceburg, TN.

03.04.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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