Nationwide Climate Service officers who coordinate voluntary storm recognizing introduced that they can not obtain all messages despatched by way of Twitter “as a result of Twitter velocity restrict points.”
Climate service officers have directed storm spotters to e-mail, telephones and different communication techniques. Extra info is on the market at weather.gov/bou/spottersofficers stated in a submit on Twitter at 8:13 p.m. Tuesday evening.
Storm spotters attend coaching workshops and assist climate service meteorologists monitor excessive climate occasions, comparable to storms that produce tornadoes.
When spotters ship giant numbers of experiences by way of Twitter — as they did Tuesday night — costs apply, Climate Service meteorologist Bernie Meier stated Wednesday morning. “We will solely learn so many tweets. Then we’re restricted. As soon as we hit that restrict, we cannot be capable to see any extra tweets,” he stated.
As a result of points with Twitter’s velocity limits, we presently haven’t got entry to most tweets. Ship experiences to our different social media accounts or straight by way of our e-mail/cellphone strains. If you’re a storm spotter, go to https://t.co/C24UXkYRg3 for added info. #koex
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) July 5, 2023
The challenges mirror the altering circumstances since Twitter’s possession Elon Musk bought Twitter final 12 months for $44 billion. Musk has restricted the variety of tweets customers can view to alleviate stress on Twitter’s internet infrastructure. New restrictions can ban customers in the event that they view tweets above their restrict. Boulder-based climate meteorologists stated in a subsequent Twitter submit Tuesday at 8:16 p.m. that whereas they “discovered some workarounds” to view among the messages, “we’re unable to effectively search this throughout lively extreme climate situations.”
The climate service’s automated watches and alerts will proceed to be issued and despatched by way of Twitter and different supply techniques, officers stated.
Whereas we have discovered some workarounds to view particular tweets, we will not effectively search this throughout lively extreme climate occasions. Thanks on your understanding. Automated watches and alerts will proceed to flow into usually, however no different tweets are deliberate.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) July 5, 2023
