Prior to Washington, this went almost literally through my parents' backyard in East Peoria. The 20 minutes between when I called and when they returned my call were the most terrified I'd ever been in my life.
Washington, IL EF4 #Tornado – November 17, 2013! A devastating EF4 tore through Washington, destroying more than 600 homes and damaging hundreds more. The path continued across four counties, causing 125 injuries and three deaths. The strongest November tornado on record in Illinois. buff.ly/KcG7bQX
Melissa was one of the strongest storms on record. NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters flew into it without pay.
Crews are asked “To be fully mentally present, especially in this environment, and it’s hard to do that when you know you can’t potentially make ends meet.” www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/w...
This animation is absolutely chilling. Praying for Jamaica and the other locations impacted.
Quincy, MA
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Elizabeth by Dee O'Keefe (before blocking vs after, I love this comparison) using Malabrigo Silkpaca
Untangled by Andrea Mowry, yarn Plymouth Homestead (loved it, very fluffy and warm)
Night Bite in some lace weight alpaca I didn't record
Feather Duster shawl in mohair
#showmeyourknits shawl week - my time to shine!
I'll be there in person!
Lupine plant with a flower spike on top that's nearly as tall as the plant itself with a smaller one next to it in a flower bed.
Lupine plant with a flower spike on top that's nearly as tall as the plant itself with a smaller one next to it in a flower bed. Banana held up next to the spike. Banana is about half the total height of the flower.
This lupine I planted a couple years back is really going off.
Pink lace knit hat
Gray knit sweater in merino/alpaca blend. First ever garment, lots of rookie mistakes but it's cozy!
My only test knit for a friend, a knit beanie in gray and pink/purple variegated yarn
#showmeyourknits DK week! DK is the perfect balance between lightweight and not so fine that it takes forever.
Picture of a grey and black tabby cat sitting on a table glaring at the camera. He's not actually mad, he just looks like it a lot.
High King Gil-galad surveys his domain (and is displeased that the mortal human is taking his picture)
NEW PUBLICATION ALERT
"The growing void in the US homeowners insurance market: who should bear the rising cost of climate change?
Co-authors: @monahemmati.bsky.social & Ian Gray
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www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Early spring in New England is the worst
I can confirm that yes, the police cars in Sandwich do say Sandwich Police
This is fine...good thing we never get nor'easters in March/April....(sarcasm)
Scientists & experts: Add your name to this open letter calling on Congress and the Trump administration to ensure that NOAA and its sub-agencies remain fully funded and staffed, and that the independent, trusted science the agency produces is protected. act.ucsusa.org/4kajJuk
Hand knit pink lacy ankle socks
Hand knit white and green/purple socks in a zigzag pattern
Hand knit green and white sock with helix cables on either side and a brightly colored pink and yellow helix pattern in the middle.
Hand knit gray and pink/yellow socks with gray crisscrossing cables across the front.
#showmeyourknits this week is socks! Here is a sampling of some of mine. Apparently I'm not good at taking pictures of, you know, both socks.
I am furious and heartbroken.
The official AMS logo.
The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government.
Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk
Just a little breezy here today. I don't know how we didn't have more than a couple brief power flickers (so far, it's still howling out there).
It is not an exaggeration to say that lives are at stake here. Severe weather season is rapidly approaching. Fewer personnel can and will lead to a lack of awareness of all kinds of weather hazards. Tornadoes. Floods. Winter storms. All of it.
Sneaking in to my third grade classroom during recess because I wanted to read a book and books weren't allowed outside.
The official AMS logo.
The AMS joins over 230 organizations and 2,600 individuals in submitting the following letter to Congress, expressing concern and strong opposition to the selective removal of public data from federal websites: bit.ly/42RqXwR
Lacy knit beanie (toque, for the Canadians) in a dusty pink yarn sitting on a black table.
I don't wear much pink/red/hearts, so didn't think I'd have anything to show for this week's #showmeyourknits. But then I remembered this wonderful dusty pink hat I made a couple years back. I bought a pompom for it, but decided I like it better without.
Graphic from NWS Boston showing forecast snowfall amounts tonight over Southern New England along with confidence in timing, amounts, and travel impacts. I am squarely in the 8-12" range.
Bring it. (Just wait until my husband's plane lands at BOS please!)
This was yesterday. Always fascinating to see what grabs their attention. Spoiler: storm chasing (I talked some about how we do weather research, i.e. field work) and hurricanes. Lots of stories about Florida vacations and seeing damage presumably from Ian.
Knit shawl in off-white and dark teal stripes lying on a wood floor
#showmeyourknits stripes, you say? I loved every stitch of this Untangled by @dreareneeknits.bsky.social It's a perfect winter wrap for my chilly basement office! Yarn is Plymouth Homestead.
Prepping a talk to a 6th grade science class about wx instrumentation, forecasting, and what mets do. This is SO MUCH FUN and I love that I'm getting a reputation as "weather mom" at my kid's school.
Two cats sleeping side by side on a brown couch
Happy Caturday!
Now seems like a great time to search for blue skies. (The skies over eastern Mass were very blue today after we reached -9F overnight!) Happy to see so many from the other place over here!
