The lack of morning weather balloons launched across the western and central U.S. is having a real, tangible impact on degrading forecast quality.
We can't look at weather balloon data that doesn't exist. We can't pump nonexistent data into models. We can't rely as heavily on models that don't "know" what's happening above our heads.
Today's severe weather forecast is less certain because we don't have weather balloon data to confirm the strength of jet stream winds aloft.
This is extremely frustrating, and is the result of logistical, organizational, political and budgetary decisions.
This is something I have never seen before on satellite.
Clouds perfectly outlining roads.
Just incredibly neat imagery of Houston, Texas this morning.
Massive shoutout to @Emokwx who discovered it.
The comments from the American Conference fan sentiment AD survey gave way more context on how fans actually feel about their athletic departments.
That’s where the real themes showed up: trust, communication, facilities, NIL, fundraising, and whether people believe their school has a real plan.
I broke it down school by school today on Substack.
[5:05P - 6/1/26] We're watching for the possibility of an isolated storm or two across NE #OKwx ahead of a weak boundary. While chances are low, if a storm develops, it could become severe at least briefly. Damaging wind is main threat.
Severe storms update: Storms will develop along a dryline in western OK late afternoon and move east this evening. Isolated to scattered storms most likely, though there is some uncertainty in coverage (lower chances farther south). Main risks are large hail and damaging winds.
A family of geese ducked on to a busy interstate recently, thankfully a group of bystanders started a roadside rescue.
The goslings were temporarily detained before being safely reunited w/their parents at a nearby pond. Talk about a happy fowl-family ending!
#FeelGoodFriday
[5:21P - 5/29/26] We're watching a cluster of severe storms over north-central #OKwx, which have potential to move into NE OK by late this afternoon. Large hail and damaging wind are the main threats, mainly after 7 PM.
The Admiral Twin Drive-In will celebrate a 75th anniversary Friday by showing "The Outsiders" and "Cool Hand Luke." The drive-in opened in 1951. Here's a list and recap of every film shown there in 1951. https://t.co/d1zLZGLyJn
The Tulsa football program officially announced kickoff times and television designations for six games on its 2026 schedule.
Details ➡️ https://t.co/ovgnJbGLQu
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