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Weather Watchers

elleng

(131,081 posts) Thu Dec 23, 2021, 08:39 PM Dec 2021

A stabilizing force: Outgoing Weather Service director reflects on tenure.

Louis Uccellini, a 32-year veteran of the National Weather Service, steered the agency through budget, workforce, technology and political challenges.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/12/23/louis-uccellini-nws-interview-retirement/?

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A stabilizing force: Outgoing Weather Service director reflects on tenure. (Original Post) elleng Dec 2021 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #1

There were several years like that, elleng Dec 2021 #2

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Yes, '78 was HUGE storm in Chi. elleng Dec 2021 #4

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elleng

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2. There were several years like that,

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Thu Dec 23, 2021, 08:53 PM

Dec 2021

'79's the year after I left CHICAGO for less snowy climes, moved to DC. SORRY no camera, apartment overlooked park AND the lake, and windows often iced up.

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elleng

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4. Yes, '78 was HUGE storm in Chi.

Reply to Chin music (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 23, 2021, 09:00 PM

Dec 2021

Hyde Park, Obama's neighborhood! (Was in Chicago for 10+ years, included law school and '68 Democratic convention.)

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