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EPISODE · Oct 2, 2025 · 12 MIN

Hurricane Humberto and Hurricane Imelda: How Accurate Are Our Forecasts?

from Shoresides · host Rend Smith

In this episode of Storm Stories, Shoresides talks with Joe Friday—longtime meteorologist, former director of the National Weather Service—about how staffing shortages and fewer weather balloon launches have recently made forecasts less precise, a  dangerous situation with two hurricanes spinning off our Coasts.Friday reflects on the pressure on forecasters, the human connections that make emergency warnings work, and why even a small loss in accuracy can mean the difference between safety and risk.Send us Fan MailSupport the showwww.shoresides.org 

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