Cole Hood
@colehood.bsky.social
24 | NWS Boise Meteorologist | UND M.S. Atmospheric Sciences '25 | Texas A&M B.S. Meteorology '23 | DFW Native | Severe Weather Chaser 🌪🌪🌪(opinions are my own)
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Just a reminder that NWS is considered essential during a government shutdown. Meteorologists will still go to work, forecasts will still be made, watches and warnings will be issued, data will flow. We won’t be paid until the shutdown ends, but we’ll still protect life and property as always.
October 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Just a reminder that NWS is considered essential during a government shutdown. Meteorologists will still go to work, forecasts will still be made, watches and warnings will be issued, data will flow. We won’t be paid until the shutdown ends, but we’ll still protect life and property as always.
Ready for Day 3, here with @jakecarstens.bsky.social !
Excited for a lot of the talks today at #AMS52BC #AMS21Meso
Excited for a lot of the talks today at #AMS52BC #AMS21Meso
June 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Ready for Day 3, here with @jakecarstens.bsky.social !
Excited for a lot of the talks today at #AMS52BC #AMS21Meso
Excited for a lot of the talks today at #AMS52BC #AMS21Meso
June 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
June 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Just kidding! Linton 5NW gusted to 101 mph!!
June 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Just kidding! Linton 5NW gusted to 101 mph!!
No context needed, just a bitty
May 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
No context needed, just a bitty
Trying to find storm reports in social media amidst a sea of people just screencapping radar images is certainly something
May 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Trying to find storm reports in social media amidst a sea of people just screencapping radar images is certainly something
Thunderstorms make me happy.
May 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Thunderstorms make me happy.
Figured timelines could use a sunset photo.
Took this walk while on the evening shift the other night. The NIFC campus is a good restorative break use.
Took this walk while on the evening shift the other night. The NIFC campus is a good restorative break use.
April 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Figured timelines could use a sunset photo.
Took this walk while on the evening shift the other night. The NIFC campus is a good restorative break use.
Took this walk while on the evening shift the other night. The NIFC campus is a good restorative break use.
24 years around the sun…feeling like
a close up of a man in a military uniform looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .
ALT: a close up of a man in a military uniform looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .
media.tenor.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
24 years around the sun…feeling like
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Fantastic news for the 68.8 million Americans that speak a language other than English at home.
The important work continues 🙌🏽
The important work continues 🙌🏽
Update: The National Weather Service’s contract to produce common language translations for nws.noaa.gov
products has been reinstated.
Translation capabilities are expected to be operational on or before the end of the day on Monday, April 28.
www.weather.gov
noaa.gov
products has been reinstated.
Translation capabilities are expected to be operational on or before the end of the day on Monday, April 28.
www.weather.gov
noaa.gov
National Weather Service
weather.gov
April 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Fantastic news for the 68.8 million Americans that speak a language other than English at home.
The important work continues 🙌🏽
The important work continues 🙌🏽
Became upper air certified today!
Sad/bad/🫠 thought that being one is now a dying breed…
Sad/bad/🫠 thought that being one is now a dying breed…
April 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Became upper air certified today!
Sad/bad/🫠 thought that being one is now a dying breed…
Sad/bad/🫠 thought that being one is now a dying breed…
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NOAA just fired us, again 🤡
Retroactive to February 🤡
Retroactive to February 🤡
April 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
NOAA just fired us, again 🤡
Retroactive to February 🤡
Retroactive to February 🤡
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🚨I’m in!🚨
Excited to welcome friends and soon-to-be friends to the 2025 Broadcast and Mesoscale conference here in Boise! @rhapsodyinbrown.bsky.social
Excited to welcome friends and soon-to-be friends to the 2025 Broadcast and Mesoscale conference here in Boise! @rhapsodyinbrown.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
🚨I’m in!🚨
Excited to welcome friends and soon-to-be friends to the 2025 Broadcast and Mesoscale conference here in Boise! @rhapsodyinbrown.bsky.social
Excited to welcome friends and soon-to-be friends to the 2025 Broadcast and Mesoscale conference here in Boise! @rhapsodyinbrown.bsky.social
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National Weather Service employees were encouraged to take early retirements at an all-hands meeting Thursday. The union believes as many as 1,000 could leave in the coming months - out of a workforce of just over 4,000.
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Weather Service Merges Offices as Staffing Pressure Mounts
The US National Weather Service will merge two of its largest forecasting units as it prepares for the loss of as many as 1,000 staffers.
www.bloomberg.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
National Weather Service employees were encouraged to take early retirements at an all-hands meeting Thursday. The union believes as many as 1,000 could leave in the coming months - out of a workforce of just over 4,000.
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A wee little thunderstorm for good ol’ Boise!
March 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A wee little thunderstorm for good ol’ Boise!
Boise is a sleeper pick for severe wx in March 🤫🤫🤫
The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 3 Convective Outlook (Max Risk: Marginal) at Mar 24, 7:30z Link
March 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Boise is a sleeper pick for severe wx in March 🤫🤫🤫
Smol lenticular cloud?
March 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Smol lenticular cloud?
Being an A&M fan truly is a life of hardship, but it’ll lure me back in. Time to root for softball
March 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Being an A&M fan truly is a life of hardship, but it’ll lure me back in. Time to root for softball
Another week of midnights in the books. Gotta figure out better habits when I’m working them.
Been writing long term AFD sections for a few shifts now. Issued first TAFs today too. Inner geek in me very proud.
Been writing long term AFD sections for a few shifts now. Issued first TAFs today too. Inner geek in me very proud.
March 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Another week of midnights in the books. Gotta figure out better habits when I’m working them.
Been writing long term AFD sections for a few shifts now. Issued first TAFs today too. Inner geek in me very proud.
Been writing long term AFD sections for a few shifts now. Issued first TAFs today too. Inner geek in me very proud.
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I’m keeping a running upperair observation status page on my website.
I have additional metadata like reason for degradation, degradation type, when the degradation began, etc. In a coming update you will be able to read those things by clicking on the site.
www.stormscale.io/spc/upperair...
I have additional metadata like reason for degradation, degradation type, when the degradation began, etc. In a coming update you will be able to read those things by clicking on the site.
www.stormscale.io/spc/upperair...
March 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I’m keeping a running upperair observation status page on my website.
I have additional metadata like reason for degradation, degradation type, when the degradation began, etc. In a coming update you will be able to read those things by clicking on the site.
www.stormscale.io/spc/upperair...
I have additional metadata like reason for degradation, degradation type, when the degradation began, etc. In a coming update you will be able to read those things by clicking on the site.
www.stormscale.io/spc/upperair...
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Two more radiosonde sites down for the foreseeable future, and in critical areas we need them at SPC 😑😔.
March 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Two more radiosonde sites down for the foreseeable future, and in critical areas we need them at SPC 😑😔.
Gotta let the gym folk know I’m just a humble nerd trying to get some gains too.
March 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Gotta let the gym folk know I’m just a humble nerd trying to get some gains too.
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“It was a bust”
Nope. Multiple significant tors and fatalities occurred with at least 37 tornado reports so far.
Just because you didn’t get your disaster porn in a heavily populated area doesn’t mean the forecast was a bust. Some of y’all need therapy.
Nope. Multiple significant tors and fatalities occurred with at least 37 tornado reports so far.
Just because you didn’t get your disaster porn in a heavily populated area doesn’t mean the forecast was a bust. Some of y’all need therapy.
March 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“It was a bust”
Nope. Multiple significant tors and fatalities occurred with at least 37 tornado reports so far.
Just because you didn’t get your disaster porn in a heavily populated area doesn’t mean the forecast was a bust. Some of y’all need therapy.
Nope. Multiple significant tors and fatalities occurred with at least 37 tornado reports so far.
Just because you didn’t get your disaster porn in a heavily populated area doesn’t mean the forecast was a bust. Some of y’all need therapy.