The continued assault on NOAA is unacceptable and I can no longer stand by idly while science and truth are denied, demeaned, and defunded.
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@VORTEXJeff@wxkylegillett@Wx_Jones It’s the OG version of what’s going live. The FV3 core is going live yes but there are upgrades coming to rrfs A based on forecaster feedback and concerns during testing. They will likely help some of the moisture issues and over convection.
Here's the low down on what can mak these dust devils happen.
They're most common on bright, sunny, dry days and in areas like construction sites or baseball fields (or deserts) that have strong heating on the surface.
A very rare PDS tornado watch has been issued by the SPC. PDS tornado watches only get issued 1-2 times per year and are only used in extreme circumstances. This area needs to be weather aware for significant/violent(EF4+) tornadoes this afternoon and evening!
Incredible hyper-lapse video of a large tornado moving across south Enid, Oklahoma! Captured with our Enid cam, you will see the tornado disappear into a curtain of hail only to remerge moments later! #okwx@KOCOMichael@NWSNorman@KOCOdamonlane@MikeMorganKFOR
Interesting "null" (so far) case of tornadogenesis, matching my Nixon et al. (2024) observation that non-tornadic storms often have cells in their forward flanks
So the problems on this mission were:
- broken toilet
- Outlook not working
- unable to pair a Bluetooth device
- communication with a vessel that's 20m away
Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.
Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl
🚨 Artemis II’s BIGGEST milestones are tomorrow. Here’s when they’ll happen:
📍1:56 PM ET (1756 UTC) Crew surpasses the Apollo 13 distance record
📍2:45 PM ET (1845 UTC) Lunar observation period begins
📍6:47 PM ET (2247 UTC) Loss of signal expected as Orion heads behind the Moon (~40 min)
📍7:02 PM ET (2302 UTC) Closest approach to the Moon
📍7:05 PM ET (2305 UTC) Orion reaches its furthest point from Earth
Tomorrow is going to be HISTORIC!