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BumRushDaShow

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7. It's not the meterologists or other scientists there

Reply to DSandra (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 08:26 PM

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it's the funding cuts to the equipment that is needed to collect atmospheric data to feed the forecast models. Less data gathered = less accurate forecasts.

The major models are run 4 times a day (hi-resolution convective ones being most important and those are run every hour) and without the most current data, there is more "guessing" going on.

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'We are missing data': NWS weather balloon changes scrutinized as tornados hit Midwest [View all] BumRushDaShow Thursday OP

Trump and his cuts...money went for his war instead... wcmagumba Thursday #1

Money eventually went into his pockets and those of his family and donors. PSPS Thursday #3

I look forward to Trump getting caught in a tornado wnylib Thursday #8

repukes don't believe in climate change Skittles Thursday #2

NWS should be sued DSandra Thursday #4

I think it was that their funding for the weather balloons was cut by Trump and his administration. wcmagumba Thursday #5

Its not their fault so no way. The money cuts this year and last are so bad many offices arent even staffed after 5pm Cheezoholic Thursday #6

It's not the meterologists or other scientists there BumRushDaShow Thursday #7

Exactly right..leaving meteorologists blind without data. HighFired49 Friday #9

SPC - Norman, OK FTW BumRushDaShow Friday #10

I guess I should have said "the federal government" instead DSandra Friday #11

Remember that there was a "Meteorologist in Chief" BumRushDaShow Friday #12

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