Staffing shortages reduce weather balloon launches at NWS Gray office, other sites
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

NWS is already understaffed, and this mass firing is only going to increase the chance that warnings are not issued in a timely manner and that key equipment like radars and IT systems will fail at the worst time.

I have written a short statement responding to mass firings today of #NOAA / National Weather Service (#NWS) staff (which were concentrated among recent hires as well as highly experienced staff who had recently been promoted). Please see below screenshot & below for full text.

Gut-renching remark “ACFT MSHP” in the weather obs at DCA tonight.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Please be safe traveling inland late this afternoon and tonight. Power outages are possible (especially in the 6-10" area) because of the weight of the wet snow.
Updates at newscentermaine.com/forecast.

THANKSGIVING STORM...
Go figure, after such a quiet fall, our first widespread snow hits on Thanksgiving. The storm peaks late afternoon/early evening. The rain/snow line may be fickle, so even the coast could see some snow.
Get the detailed forecast here: www.newscentermaine.com/article/weat...

How's our winter shaping up? In-depth look and some thoughts here...
youtu.be/32FEe272uuI?...

Finally... rain moving in. Plus, could something be brewing for late next week? In the blog⬇️
www.newscentermaine.com/article/weat...

Thank you! Honestly, I’m having a hard time figuring out where to spend my time… I can’t possibly post to X, threads, this, FB, and expect the same level of quality/attention. But I’m open to new platforms and we’ll see where it all goes.

Can’t handle twitter, Bluesky and threads all at once

The invite has been sitting in my inbox for a few weeks; hit my rate limit so here I am. 👋🏻