Rob Dale
@therobdale.bsky.social
Meteorologist & Emergency Manager in Lansing, Michigan. Passionate about public alert and warnings. One beautiful wife and five awesome daughters!
Join us to explore the weather challenges faced throughout NASA's Artemis II launch campaign—from rollout to the successful April 1, 2026 liftoff—through the perspective of the Launch Weather Officer responsible for GO/NO-GO decisions 🚀🌔 Register here: https://bit.ly/4eHVdP7
Some new features and products in Heimdall tonight. Primarily, requested additions of dual pol products (CC and ZDR), and crosshairs for data inspection. Holding left-alt will put the readout crosshairs on the mouse.
Small Heimdall update today! Added MRMS QPE:FFG ratio as requested by a FEMA colleague. Added “reload application” button to the settings menu if you’re using it as a PWA & need a reload for any reason. App live polls every hour for updates, gives notification of update. Clicking reloads.
One of NOAA's true gems - which could be at risk under POTUS' FY27 budget - are its testbeds which test & evaluate NOAA research for how it can improve its operations. I wrote today about my experience participating in a NOAA winter weather forecasting testbed experiment. tinyurl.com/35pua9cc
BalancedWx Special: My days in the NOAA Winter Weather Experiment
Testing and evaluating new tools and model guidance to better forecast winter storms
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Good #EMGTwitter #GreySky info!
Eric Holdeman@ericholdeman.bsky.social · 6mo agopodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... This is my area of expertise. There is a lot of damage being done at the local, state and federal levels. Those impacts will be with us for a very long time. #disasters #dhs #fema #HLS #trump #republicans #project2025 #omb
Looking back at the massive snowstorm that hit the U.S. January 23-26, 2026, was the snow forecast for your area correct? We analyzed the snow forecast accuracy for 7 major weather forecast providers: forecastwatch.com/2026/01/27/m... #weather #wx #snow #snowstorm #winterwx #weatherrisk
IAEM-USA is conducting a survey and is seeking information from local government and tribal emergency management offices about Emergency Management Performance Grant funding. Complete the survey here: https://loom.ly/8mm6Kyw #IAEM #EmergencyManagement #EMPG #EMGChat
The Apple weather app says it is raining with an hour left before sleet ends. It is snowing.
Hey! Florida didn't really lose the title of "Lightning Capital of the United States". That headline comes from a lightning network that has previously said Maryland and New Jersey were more lightning prone than Florida. NLDN says Florida is the lightning capital since at least 2019.
If baseball pitching prospecting is a topic that interests you, you will not find a better podcast episode to listen to...
Carlos Collazo@carlosacollazo.com · 7mo agoFuture Projection Episode 153: How MLB Teams Develop Pitching with Paul Davis We had a blast with this one. It was a great education on modern pitching development. Hope you all enjoy: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
I promise not to write this many posts in a single week again, but the news just keeps coming. Here I break down the states' legal win over the cancellation of the BRIC program: open.substack.com/pub/andrewru...
BRIC Lawsuit Update & FEMA Council Cancellation
The news just keeps coming...
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Future Projection Episode 148: AL East Farm Systems podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Episode 148: AL East Farm Systems
Podcast Episode · Future Projection · 12/05/2025 · 2h 2m
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@carlosacollazo.com What's this about Spencer Jones not being on the BA Top 100?!? :) Brian Cashman: Trade or Keep? What level will he be at in 2027?
Announcing ISS in Real Time, a new multimedia project where you can play back every day of the past 25 years aboard the International Space Station. issinrealtime.org
ISS in Real Time
Explore 25 years onboard the International Space Station.
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I was able to read this early and HIGHLY recommend to anyone in public safety, aviation disaster response, and emergency management! See www.amazon.com/dp/1586424165 #EMGTwtter #GreySky
The Worst Day: A Plane Crash, A Train Wreck, and Remarkable Acts of Heroism in Washington, DC
The Worst Day: A Plane Crash, A Train Wreck, and Remarkable Acts of Heroism in Washington, DC [Goldfarb, Bruce] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Worst Day: A Plane Crash, A Train Wreck, and Remarkable Acts of Heroism in Washington, DC
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Are you looking for our Public Lecture Series? The 2024 and 2025 lectures are now available on this YouTube channel playlist. 🔭 🧪
STScI Public Lecture Series - YouTube
The STScI Public Lectures Series held monthly presentations on all aspects of astronomy and space telescopes for several decades. Due to changes in funding, ...
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@coweatherman.bsky.social multiple apps triggered lightning a few miles ESE of Michigan State University's stadium about 1334Z, but that makes no sense on a lot of scales :) Anything on your side?
Looking to connect, learn & lead in emergency management? Join an IAEM Caucus! Gain community, share best practices, grow your leadership, and help shape the future of our field. Find your group today: https://loom.ly/BlMBpzI #IAEM #EmergencyManagement #EMCommunity #EMGChat
SCOOP: Two senior NOAA officials were just placed on leave. Both led ‘Sharpiegate’ inquiry www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/w...
Two senior NOAA officials were just placed on leave. Both led ‘Sharpiegate’ inquiry | CNN
While the reasoning behind the move is not clear, the two officials affected led the investigation into whether NOAA’s scientific integrity policies were violated during the so-called Sharpiegate scan...
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I’m afraid… #GreySky #EMGTwitter
Andrew Rumbach@andrewrumbach.bsky.social · last yr.This should be interesting: the House subcommittee on economic development, public buildings and emergency management will hold a hearing on 'evaluating and improving FEMA' featuring acting administrator David Richardson: transportation.house.gov/news/documen...
I grew up reading everything I could about Project Apollo. But I lived through the Shuttle program. #16Sunsets by the original #13MinutestotheMoon team: @andrewl-b.bsky.social, @scirad.bsky.social + @davejgiles.bsky.social & @richardcourtice.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
16 Sunsets
History Podcast · Fortnightly series ·
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This is what untrained alert and message senders do to get on my list of "INEFFECTIVE MESSAGES" for my next training sessions... Why is the alert blue? What's a LE officer? Not good.
Kelton Halbert@stormscale.io · last yr.No credible info they’re in Oklahoma? Then WHY am I getting the alert in Norman? No wonder people mute their emergency alerts….
FEMA did not answer ProPublica’s questions about its missed application deadline or the impact of funding cuts and delays, instead responding with a statement that Secretary Noem is focused on bringing accountability to FEMA’s spending
States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up
Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.
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Here’s an update on staffing issues at the National Weather Service offices in Michigan… @nws.noaa.gov #EMGTwitter #GreySky #NotGood www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/20...
Cuts to the federal workforce leave National Weather Service offices in Michigan shorthanded
A union spokesman says the Marquette and Grand Rapids offices are in "dire need of staffing."
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An awesome catch by NASA cameras to see where the Japanese lander crashed (well, in PR-ese 'experienced a hard landing') on the moon! www.nasa.gov/missions/lro...
