Felt compelled to write on this topic again today. IMO we simply do not have the data to know what impacts the changes to the NWS upper air program - necessitated by budget/staffing constraints- may be having on forecasts.
open.substack.com/pub/balanced...
Major severe weather risk expected across central US on Friday
For much of Monday, the agency didn't anticipate a tornado threat for Kansas City — then five hit that evening. Did a change in weather balloon launches leave forecasters in the dark?
