Kim Runk

Amazed by nature. Inspired by art. Redeemed by grace. Proud Dad & Pappaw. Lifelong learner. Sports enthusiast. Doodler. A bit of a weather geek.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Every Veterans Day, November 11 at exactly 11:11 am, the sun aligns perfectly with the Anthem Veterans Memorial in Anthem, Arizona.

[Kim Runk @KimRunk]

@evan_bentley @iaem Wish I could be there but it was a little steep for my wallet on the heels of NWA. Looks like a fantastic lineup, though. Enjoy!

[Jim Cantore @JimCantore]

5X normal rainfall. This El Niño is jacking everything up.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Nothing says autumn like "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (1966).

Vince Guaraldi's jazzy soundtrack, the burning red sky that fades to purple, and of course, giant pumpkins 🎃🍂

[James Spann @spann]

ON THIS DATE IN 1991: The "Perfect Storm" reached its peak in the North Atlantic.

On October 30, 1991, a powerful nor'easter off Nova Scotia absorbed the remains of Hurricane Grace and stalled against a huge high pressure system over eastern Canada. Boston forecaster Robert Case called the alignment "perfect" — three weather systems in the worst possible places at the worst possible time.

Squeezed between the storm and that high, the pressure gradient built monstrous seas. A buoy south of Halifax measured a wave 100.7 feet high, the largest ever recorded there. Waves of 10 to 30 feet pounded the coast from North Carolina to Nova Scotia.

Thirteen people died, including all six crewmen of the Gloucester swordfishing boat Andrea Gail, never found. Junger's book and the movie later made their story famous.

And the strangest part: the storm drifted south over the warm Gulf Stream and quietly became a small hurricane — one the Hurricane Center never named.

[Sin City Las Vegas Locals @SinCityLVLocals]

This pretty much sums up driving in Vegas

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

John Wesley Powell lost his right arm to a bullet at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862. The surgeons amputated it below the elbow. He went back to the war anyway and fought at Vicksburg.

Seven years later, he decided to do something nobody had ever done: take boats down the Green and Colorado Rivers, straight through the Grand Canyon. At the time, that stretch was literally a blank spot on the map. Some people believed the river disappeared underground or plunged over giant waterfalls.

In May 1869, Powell set off from Wyoming with nine men and four wooden boats. Most of them had zero whitewater experience.

Two weeks in, one of the boats smashed apart on the rocks and took a huge chunk of their food and gear with it. They named the spot Disaster Falls. One man had seen enough and walked out a few weeks later.

At one point Powell was scaling a cliff and got stuck on a ledge, hanging on with his only hand, unable to go up or down. One of his men climbed above him, took off his long underwear, and lowered it down so Powell could grab on and be pulled to safety.

By August they were deep inside the Grand Canyon. The flour was moldy. They were living on bad bread, dried apples, and coffee. Their clothes were rags. The rapids kept getting worse, and nobody knew how much canyon was left.

Then they reached a rapid so violent that three men said they were done. They would climb out of the canyon and walk to the nearest settlement instead. Powell couldn't talk them out of it. The two groups shook hands, the three men took a rifle and some letters to mail home, and climbed up the canyon wall.

Powell and the others ran the rapid and made it through. The very next day, they floated out of the Grand Canyon.

The three men who climbed out were never seen again.

Powell went on to run the U.S. Geological Survey and spent years warning Congress that the West didn't have enough water to support the kind of growth everyone was planning. They ignored him.

Today the second largest reservoir in the country is named after him. Lake Powell. A man who warned about water shortages, now best known for a lake that's been shrinking for decades.

[National Weather Association @nwas]

Thank you to all of our attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors for joining us in Omaha for #NWAS26!

We look forward to seeing everyone next year in Tulsa for #NWAS27!

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[National Weather Association @nwas]

Don’t miss the Research Operations Nexus (RON) Meetup at #NWAS26 tomorrow night from 6:30-8pm!

This version of the RON has a special “future-focused” question round - make sure to attend to see what it’s all about!

*Must be registered for #NWAS26 to attend (no virtual option)

[John Banghoff @JohnBanghoff]

Best work week of the year - the National Weather Association Annual Meeting is underway!

[Vintage Las Vegas @summacorp]

1990 / 2026 - Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas

[Kim Runk @KimRunk]

It’s gonna be great! Hope to see ya there.

[National Weather Association @nwas]

This year's Broadcaster Session at #NWAS26 is packed with great presentations and a one-of-a-kind workshop with the @NWSSPC on communicating the new Probabilistic Outlooks and Conditional Intensity Information

We hope to see you Sunday for a day of learning and networking!

[National Weather Association @nwas]

We are just days away from #NWAS26, and the Annual Meeting kicks off with the Student & Early Career Session on Sunday!

This is a great opportunity to meet and connect with other students and professionals to learn about the field, explore possible career paths, and much more!

[National Weather Association @nwas]

Join us Tuesday evening of #NWAS26 for the RON!

📅 Tuesday, October 20
⏱️ 6:30-8:00 pm CT
🆕New this year: A "future-focused" question round. Join us to see what that is all about!
🤝 Open to all registered meeting attendees!

[National Weather Association @nwas]

⚡A new Forecaster's Toolbox article was published in the Journal of Operational Meteorology!

📄Title: Using model climate to improve situational awareness ahead of atmospheric river-related landslide events in Southeast Alaska

🔗Link: https://t.co/kcCvKGKXhn

[the Sports ON Tap @thesportsontap]

Fernando Mendoza signed a rookie contract in July worth $57.27 million. Fully guaranteed. He is 22 years old.

This week he announced what he is doing with his rookie season.

He is starting a series called Finance with Fernando to teach people his age how to handle money.

His words in the trailer.

"My true passion is fiscal responsibility."

He is not bluffing. He graduated from the Haas School of Business at Berkeley, and he is finishing a master's in business administration in December.

Here is how he got to the point where a 22 year old can say that.

All four of his grandparents left Cuba for Miami in 1960.

He grew up in Miami and played at Christopher Columbus High School. In two seasons as the starting quarterback he threw for 1,396 yards and 16 touchdowns. Total. Nobody was building a recruiting class around that.

He committed to Yale.

Then another recruit's decision opened a door at California, and he went to Berkeley instead. He redshirted in 2022. He started eight games in 2023 and eleven in 2024.

Then he hit the portal and went to Indiana, a program that had gone 9-27 in the three years before Curt Cignetti showed up.

What happened next does not really happen.

Indiana went 16-0. Mendoza threw 41 touchdown passes, a school record. They won at Oregon. They beat No. 1 Ohio State for the Big Ten title.

Rose Bowl against Alabama, he went 14 of 16 for 192 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-3 win. Peach Bowl against Oregon, five touchdowns.

Then the national championship game, against Miami. The school in his own hometown.

Indiana won 27-21. He was the offensive MVP.

First Heisman Trophy in Indiana history. First national championship in Indiana history.

Then the Raiders took him first overall. He wears number 15 for Tom Flores, who gave him his blessing to use it.

And right now he is sitting behind Kirk Cousins.

So instead of waiting around, he is finishing the MBA and starting a personal finance series for people who have never had money and are about to.

One more thing worth knowing about him. His mother Elsa lives with multiple sclerosis. He and his brother worked with restaurants to put items on the menu that raise money for MS research.

Turn on any sports broadcast in America right now and count the sportsbook ads.

The number one pick in the draft started a show about not losing your money.

[Dakota Smith @weatherdak]

Some context on Hurricane Polo and, of course, a few interesting views:

[Kim Runk @KimRunk]

@AliciaMBentley Congrats! Well deserved. 👏 🙌

[MotivateInMind @MotivateInMind]

Bro forgot who was standing behind him 😭😂

[Dakota Smith @weatherdak]

Volcanos, mesovortices and Saharan dust.

Quite the line up in this week's video!