LarryWx wrote: Andy has just been fired, believe it or not:
“Andy Hazelton is one of the DOGE victims. He isn’t the guy you see on television telling you where the hurricane’s going, he’s one of the NWS employees who work on making the forecast models as accurate as they can be. Now he’s gone.
Hazelton was at the National Hurricane Center, working on improving the GFS storm tracking model, when the email came in. He was fired after working more than eight years with NOAA, as a contract employee and recently as a federal staffer, still in his probationary period.”
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/noa ... s/3555471/
Yeah, heard the news. Very sad to hear and feel very sorry for him as (despite his occasional bearish opinions on hurricane season, as we may all know), Andy's made some serious contributions to the wx community, especially with his work on models that analyzed Hurricane Milton's behavior and his role in reconaissance flights. He's also one of the prime voices that we hurricane enthusiasts follow, so I do hope he at least still gets to share his thoughts on the 2025 season whenever applicable.
I was going to post what happened the day it happened (Thursday), but I was also reminded of this site's policy regarding "no-no" topics. so ultimately decided against it. I can't help but wonder what those cuts would exactly entail for us here at Storm2k. However, whatever the case, I really do hope that some of the dark predictions don't pan out in the end and that clear messaging, proper evacuation orders/plans, model predictions, etc. ultimately prevail. Let's work as a team here on Storm2k, support one another, and go on from there.
Unless explicitly stated, all info in my posts is based on my own opinions and observations. Tropical storms and hurricanes can be extremely dangerous. Do not think you can beat Mother Nature. Refer to an accredited weather research agency or meteorologist if you need to make serious decisions regarding an approaching storm.
