This headline is pure hype! It refers to this forecast from the NWS Storm Prediction Center: A green forecast = a trivial risk. It isn't zero but it is a very long shot that tornadoes will occur. That said, there is a significant risk of thunderstorms with damaging winds in the yellow area. Given a thunderstorm, where you see yellow, gusts of 60 mph or stronger are forecast. In the hatching, wind gusts of 75 mph are forecast to occur. 

This is a stunning, but not surprising admission, the United Kingdom doubled the amount of money for their National Health Service ... and nothing good happened. The money went down the drain of the bureaucracy.  Keep this in mind when, for example, we are told raising taxes will fix the climate. 

We have had major chemical-related incidents in both California and Washington in the past week. These will be investigated by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board . Like the National Transportation Safety Board, the USCSHIB has an admirable record of making our nation safer.  The USCHIB has already announced it has opened an investigation into the Washington paper mill explosion which killed one person. The explosion occurred yesterday and the investigative team is arriving this morning.  Yet, when a flood or tornado or hurricane causes triple digit fatalities in the United States there is no organized system of expert review to learn what went wrong (if anything) and how we (meteorologists, emergency managers, medical teams, etc.) can improve our responses going forward.  A succinct outline for a National Disaster Review Board is here . Congress?

(intentionally degraded image quality) With all of the controversy regarding the lack of National Weather Service launches, I wanted to let readers know that I have a photo of the building used as part of their weather balloon launches in my collection at Adobe Stock Photography .  Example photos from my collection of hundreds... And, with the wheat harvest coming up...

My friend, Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr., is the subject of a feature by newsman John Stossel. It tells the story of how the Obama Administration tried to "cancel" him not because he didn't believe global warming is a serious problem but because he doesn't not believe it is an existential threat to humanity.  It is well worth your time. Roger is a hero. 

Remembering all who have served.  Last month, a weak tornado passed over the Belton, MO cemetery where we have family members. While the flagpole is still bent, I like the sentiment on the stone at the entrance.