WxOrNotBG Tweets of the Week

Twitter is a meteorologist’s best friend and worst enemy. Meteorologists send out hundreds of tweets per day, and it is such a useful tool for dispensing information. Many times, though, hype will begin and spread like fire on Twitter. Other times, it saves someone’s life. Therefore, Twitter sees the best and worst out of meteorologists every week, and it gets really fascinating to watch. These are the 10 best Tweets I found from this past week!

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#10 WeatherNation

Watch as fire burns the inside of this tree in Springdale, #Arkansas after lightning struck. Video: Brent Hager/KFSM pic.twitter.com/HyulX9zYPe

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) June 13, 2016

Now THAT is cool.

#9 Rick Mitchell

Nice, compact vorticity max that sparked today’s storms. #dfwwx #nbcdfwstorms pic.twitter.com/R2wZy8VJAr

— Rick Mitchell (@RickMitchellWX) June 13, 2016

This is a visual representation of one of my favorite meteorological theories; QG Theory.

#8 Ian Livingstom

Zoom on cyclic cell that passed by Dodge from south to north. (bigger, better: https://t.co/g0TcfKqbqj) #kswx pic.twitter.com/WfvW8EOwqR

— Ian Livingston (@islivingston) June 12, 2016

That supercell was amazing to watch develop on radar.

#7 NWS Birmingham

Cool satellite loop showing the overshooting tops with storms as they strengthened today. #alwx pic.twitter.com/mv9IeRefbY

— NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) June 12, 2016

This GIF takes a while to load up, but it is worth it.

#6 Brian Goode

@tornadolarkin @NWSSPC No. One. Sneeze.

— Brian Goode (@BGoodeWAVE3) June 11, 2016

With 7500 j/kg of surface based CAPE (an extreme amount) as well, he is right.

#5 DrD

Thank you #Montana. #MTwx pic.twitter.com/nFAlH2CqkB

— D☈D (@drdabroholos) June 11, 2016

Yes, thank you Montana. You saved us all from absolute weather boredom.

#4 Patrick Vaughn

Cumulonimbus & the Earth’s curvature above Gila National Forest, New Mexcio Photo Amie James. #FirstAlertSETX @spann pic.twitter.com/5zYWBNysq1

— Patrick Vaughn (@PatrickVaughn4) June 10, 2016

I love seeing shots like this, but this one is one of the cooler ones.

#3 Team StormChaseTV

#gorgeous #supercell #storm in western Garfield County, Montana. #MTwx pic.twitter.com/uB4Xc4X9rv

— Team StormChaseTV (@StormChaseTV) June 9, 2016

This storm was awesome looking.

#2 WKU Storm Chasers

Incredible structure again! #WKU #MTwx pic.twitter.com/krAe53bXgX

— WKU Sto☈m Chase☈s (@wkustormchase) June 10, 2016

My professor at WKU, Dr. Josh Durkee, has all the fun. Four weeks of storm chasing!

#1 Jeff Piotrowski

Severe storm about 30 mins ago Geraldine MT. Vertical vorticity tubes rotated down north face awesome.#mtwx pic.twitter.com/cDk0sDDGkM

— Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff_Piotrowski) June 10, 2016

This is absolutely one of the more beautiful images I have ever seen. I love the atmosphere.