Kevin McGrath
@wxguy.bsky.social
Meteorologist and software engineer at CSU CIRA/NWS MDL. Storm chaser (occasional), photographer, tech geek, Apple fanboy, & saxophone player. MS OU, BS Michigan | Madison, AL | N8WJE 🖖🏼
AMS Attendees: The conference hotel rates are now available. annual.ametsoc.org/2027/attend/... #ams2027
One of my favorite short stories.
David Pogue@davidpogue.bsky.social · 2mo ago76 years ago, Ray Bradbury published "There Will Come Soft Rains," an apocalyptic short story about a time when we have wiped ourselves out—but our AI obliviously continues automating our empty smart homes. Bradbury set the story on August 4, 2026. www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_...
I shot this in downtown Minneapolis last week and can't decide if it reminds me more of an Edward Hopper painting or a poster for the next Wes Anderson movie.
When you receive 2.5 inches of rain in 90 minutes. The area under our driveway has been eroding over the last 10 years with the driveway slowly collapsing. This might be the straw that breaks its back. #alwx
Weather satellites were able to see the Artemis II launch and re-entry. Space is cool, satellites are cool. It's all cool!!!
Interested in hurricanes? I want to introduce TC-ATLAS: the Tropical Cyclone Analysis Tool for Live and Archived Structure. Explore live or past storms without writing a line of code or downloading a data file, building on the capabilities of TC-RADAR: michaelfischerwx.github.io/TC-ATLAS/ind...
NASA say that the crew member who was ill and returned to earth is doing well and now having a meal with colleagues.
Attention Devo fans! The Blank Regeneration will be performing as Space Junk at 6 PM this Fri, Sep 12th at Lowe Mill's Concerts On The Dock in Huntsville, AL. We'll be doing a 75-min set and I have the honor of playing Booji Boy. Whip it good! Energy domes optional, but strongly encouraged.
Detroit students traded in keyboards and textbooks for saws and sandpaper this summer to craft a device that lets visitors tune in to the chirps, whispers, and rustles of nature.
Detroit students build giant wooden megaphone to amplify Belle Isle's nature sounds
Detroit students traded in keyboards and textbooks for saws and sandpaper this summer to craft a device that lets visitors tune in to the chirps, whispers, and rustles of nature.
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Stillhouse Hallow Falls is a 75-foot waterfall in south-central Tennessee.
🚨 #ÚltimaHora | Terremoto masivo de magnitud 8.0 sacude la costa de #Rusia El sismo ocurrió a las 11:24 a.m. (hora local), a 131 km de Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. 🌊 Autoridades evalúan riesgo de tsunami. Se recomienda a residentes costeros estar atentos a posibles evacuaciones
A revision to M8.8 by the USGS. This earthquake off the coast of Russia is now the strongest observed across the globe since 2010. Only 5 stronger earthquakes have been measured by humans. Tsunami Warning remains in effect for Hawaii with an ETA of 7:17pm HST
Celebrate the Madison City (Alabama) Orchestra’s 10th birthday with a concert this Sat, 6/28 at 5 PM. Pieces were selected by our members and include West Side Story, Phantom, A Tribute to John Williams, and even Sleigh Ride (though off season). A reception of cake and hors d'oeuvres will follow. 🎷
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
Best of Dying Twitter@bestofdyingtwit.bsky.social · last yr.“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
When you go for a bike ride along the Tennessee River and discover it’s mayfly season.
Via @stormchasertang.bsky.social on Twitter… Gateway Arch webcam captured this tornado as it moved over the west suburbs of St. Louis
Who fired a bunch of FAA radar techs and support staff? It wasn’t Biden or Pete Buttigieg.
