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Matt Lanza

@mattlanza.bsky.social

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I am the trick my mother played on the world. Xennial Meteorologist in Houston. Forecasts: theeyewall.com & spacecityweather.com. Thoughts: mattlanza.substack.com I like books, history, sports cards, baseball, Rutgers, #BHAFC. Opinions my own.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · Jul 18

I was already proud of our work with @spacecitywx.bsky.social, but I’m just as proud of what we are doing here. In a crappy news landscape, we are just trying to be refreshingly boring, honest, and informative. Here’s to the next 10,000.

The Eyewall @theeyewallwx.bsky.social · Jul 18

Proud to say that @theeyewallwx.bsky.social has crossed the 10,000 subscriber mark for our morning newsletter/posts. This includes the new audience we’ve added on SStack. Not bad for year 3! Exciting times for us and we look forward to continuing to serve our audience!

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 6h

Plenary, eh? And then just stops? Curious.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

CNN: Does the administration still plan to abide by that court ruling?

STEPHEN MILLER: The administration filed an appeal this morning ... ... ...

CNN: Stephen? Stephen? Can you hear me?

MILLER: ... ... ...

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 6h

Jacobs is actually a good pick overall for this position. He’s qualified and intelligent. He has diverse experience in meteorology. He’s actually a non-controversial selection IMO. Of course, as always with this admin, we will see what he’s forced to do and how far he will let it go.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9h

The Senate confirmed a new leader of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, installing Neil Jacobs, the acting director during the hurricane forecasting controversy of the first Trump administration known as “Sharpiegate.”

Senate Confirms Neil Jacobs, ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist, to Lead NOAA

Neil Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics after an investigation into an incident that centered on an altered hurricane forecast map in 2019.

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 7h

Imagining some special agent suddenly remembering the dossier of the whereabouts of Amelia Earhart they had buried under their coffee mug and case files on Jimmy Hoffa and Lee Harvey Oswald.

CNN @cnn.com · 10h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 10h

I’ll allow it.

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 11h

A look at the scorebug that NBC and Peacock will debut for the return of the NBA on the network. Thoughts?

(H/T @fangsbites.bsky.social)

Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 11h

Not a particularly religious man, but I’ll pray for Dolly. Lots of good in the world due to her work.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12h

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

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The Eyewall @theeyewallwx.bsky.social · 18h

Tropical Storm Jerry has formed, but we think there are some more important issues to discuss in the weather. Details below.

Tropical Storm Jerry forms but more significant impacts may come from a coastal storm in the East and Hurricane Priscilla's remnants in the West

Jerry will pass close to the northeast Caribbean though

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

43 years and I should know better than to let a game dictate my mood.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

In the grand scheme of things, this wasn’t a huge decision, but having Stott bunt in that situation in the 9th feels like a very, very bad decision in hindsight.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

I hate the Dodgers.

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Faith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · 1d

"It is time for the Basin States and Federal Government to acknowledge there is no painless strategy...both Basins, including all seven states, must negotiate an enforceable agreement to reduce their total consumptive uses...to level equal to or less than the amount of water nature is providing."

Emily Green @chanceofrain.bsky.social · 1d

#westwater #ColoradoRiver Click on the URL to be taken to a new white paper by Eric Kuhn, Anne Castle, John Fleck, Kathryn Sorensen, Jack Schmidt, and Katherine Tara introduced by John Fleck www.inkstain.net/2025/10/the-...

For the second time in its history, the 1922 Colorado River Compact is a limiting factor in the operation of Lake Powell. But unlike the mid-70s when Article III (d) (75 maf every 10 years) limited the rate at which Lake Powell could be filled, this year, the stakes are much higher.1 The Secretary of the Interior could be faced with a choice between protecting the integrity of the power generating facilities and outlet works at Glen Canyon Dam or triggering litigation between the Upper and Lower Division States over disputed compact issues.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

#Phillies offense in October.

two men are standing next to each other in a park .

ALT: two men are standing next to each other in a park .

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

Someone needs to rip up Blake Snell's cheatsheet.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

Early October cold fronts in the South.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

We got a proclamation for SCW Day. Which is honestly fair. That’s equivalent. But homeboy wants the hardware.

Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

I have a number of life slash career goals.

- Getting the key to a city
- Having a rest area named after me
- Receiving a ridiculously oversized check.

Among others. This tracks.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

Some are harder to confirm than others. I’m not familiar with the Grand Forks staffing situation. But it could have played a role.

Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

Career goal update: My talk from last month in Galveston about the 1900 Hurricane will air on C-SPAN this Saturday at 2:40P CT. You can watch here after: www.c-span.org/event/americ...

1900 Galveston Storm

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

12 years is a long time. A good stretch. But the EF-5 “drought” has ended.

Also, this is a lesson to the Monday morning quarterbacks that this took *3 months* to confirm. Good analysis takes time. So save your hot takes immediately after an event.

IEMBot Grand Forks @fgf.weather.im · 1d

#FGF issues Public Information Statement (PNS) at Oct 6, 9:30 AM CDT ...Enderlin Tornado #1 Upgraded to EF-5... Link

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

Turns out to be a slightly more interesting Monday than expected!

The Eyewall @theeyewallwx.bsky.social · 1d

Invest 95L is interesting but it seems unlikely to be a serious concern. Meanwhile, there is stuff to watch off the Southeast later this week or weekend. We explain, plus have more on potential rain in the Desert SW from Priscilla.