I dug out that affidavit. The judge is misrepresenting what the affidavit said. It referenced an ABC News story from mid-March that was one of many reports to indicate NOAA seeking to reduce by another 1000 positions, with all of the losses after that point resulting in a 25% staff reduction. (1/2)

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Two more NWS Upper Air Sites have suspended upper air launches - Omaha and Rapid City. Here are two maps that show the degradation of our upper air network because of helium or staff shortages (or in the case of Chatham, because of coastal erosion). www.weather.gov/media/notifi...

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Two more radiosonde sites down for the foreseeable future, and in critical areas we need them at SPC 😑😔.

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And there it is — 6 more sites going to once a day launches. Currently having to devise rigorous/systematic methods of requesting observation for forecasts & model assimilation in the Day 2-3 time range. We can request launches if far enough in advance & if staffing permits.

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From knowledgeable scientists we’ve talked to, RAOBs have the second largest increase in error for upper air metrics when removed, behind aircraft data. On average, losing RAOBs will decrease mesoscale NWP forecast skill. doi.org/10.1175/2009... doi.org/10.1175/MWR-... doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

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