Michael Kruk

Meteorologist, Scoutmaster, dad, watch guy, aspiring pianist. Building partnerships, backing small-biz innovation, and navigating Gulf Coast life.

[Michael Kruk @stormcoolio]

Meanwhile most, if not all, Federal agencies are requiring civilian employees to use AI for improved efficiency and are developing agency guidance to that effect. 🧐🤔

[Manu Raju @mkraju]

“Do you uses AI?”

Hirono: ‘No’

Do you use AI?

Durbin: “Maybe five or six times just to see how it works.”

Blumenthal: “I use AI more through my staff than I do myself.”

Hawley says he’s a “very late” adapter

The scant understanding among members on AI amid calls for Congress to act:

[Michael Kruk @stormcoolio]

@NWSNewOrleans And I saw ECMWF suggesting midweek 500 dm heights nearing or over 597 in the central Tennessee Valley. Maybe higher. Incredible for this late in the season —> hot humid weather continues.

[Tulane Football @GreenWaveFB]

That is a Wave Win!!

#RollWave 🌊

[Michael Kruk @stormcoolio]

Can we work from home now?

[Kalshi @Kalshi]

JUST IN: US Energy Secretary says Americans have to drive less if they want lower gas prices

[NOAA Ocean Exploration @oceanexplorer]

Today’s #Okeanos dive will take place on East Muliāva Seamount, an unexplored, undated deep-sea seamount in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.

Seafloor ETA: 11:00 a.m. SST / 6:00 p.m. EDT
Seafloor ETD: 2:30 p.m. SST / 9:30 p.m. EDT

LIVE: https://t.co/2nkP2gZZis

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

NEWS: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has signed the CR, averting a 9/30 shutdown.

[Dylan Federico @DylanFedericoWX]

Hawaii needs to have its full attention on #Lowell heading into next week. Strong signal from Google Deepmind of a major hurricane threat. Very similar track to Iniki in 1992. #hiwx

[Collin Gross @CollinGrossWx]

JUST IN: Hurricane #Lowell south of the Hawaiian Islands has rapidly intensified into a category 5. Maximum sustained winds are 160mph with a pressure of 927mb.

A sharp turn north is expected in 4-5 days…but there remains uncertainty in details. Hawaii should monitor closely.

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

Next time you’re caught in a thunderstorm without an umbrella, you’ll know who to blame.

[Barchart @Barchart]

JUST IN 🚨: U.S. 30-Year Treasury Yield hits 5.30% for the first time since the run-up to the Global Financial Crisis 🤯 👀

[NWS New Orleans @NWSNewOrleans]

Another hot one on tap tomorrow & it won't get much better in the work week. Here's a look at the 7-day outlook & tomorrow's peak heat index forecast.

Stay hydrated, wear light-weight & loose-fitting clothes, & take breaks in the shade/air conditioning if you have outdoor plans

[NWS New Orleans @NWSNewOrleans]

[8/14 1:30p]
⚠️ Dangerously hot conditions will ramp up this weekend and likely continue into early next week.

🥵 Heat indices especially along the I-10/12 corridor will be as high as 115 degrees.

‼️ Remember: Risk for heat illness is cumulative!
Stay hydrated & cool out there!

[Collin Gross @CollinGrossWx]

The National Hurricane Center is now forecasting Tropical Storm #Lala will reach category 1 hurricane strength as it nears Hawaii on Saturday.

If it makes landfall on the Big Island, it would be the first hurricane on record to do so! #HIwx

[Dylan K @MightyDylanK]

Spain just went dark in the middle of the day.

Total solar eclipse. Absolutely unreal. 🌑🇪🇸

Tarragona, Spain 🇪🇸

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

🇷🇸 🇷🇴 ☀️ Danube reveals wartime Nazi shipwrecks amid Europe heatwave, drought

At its lowest level on record, the River Danube has revealed the wrecks of a Nazi fleet near the border between Serbia and Romania. Dozens of these warships were sunk in the autumn of 1944 by the German army in an attempt to slow the Red Army's advance along Europe's second-longest river

[Patrick De Haan @GasBuddyGuy]

BREAKING: the national average is now at its highest ever level this late in the calendar year, according to GasBuddy data. Meaning the national average has never been above $4/gal after Aug. 12 in any previous year- ever.

[AccuWeather @accuweather]

A waterspout moved onshore at Folly Beach, South Carolina, becoming an EF0 tornado that sent beachgoers scrambling as tents, surfboards and debris were tossed through the air. 🌪️

[Justa_Guy @Justa_Guy907]

Heartbreaking scene in Spokane, Washington as Arial footage shows entire neighborhoods destroyed by the Old Trails Wildfire.
More than 650 structures have been destroyed so far with evacuation orders for thousands of people in the area.

[Natalie Grant | KXLY @naniigrant]

The damage just keeps going. Nothing but leveled homes as far as the eye can see right now in the Indian Trail neighborhood.

It’s hard to put into words the amount of destruction that we’re seeing right now.

This is on N Westgate & Tiffany. #SpokaneComplexFire @kxly4news

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn

Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"