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 Scott Bachmeier

Marine stratus invades parts of coastal Maine, ruining beach day for countless residents https://t.co/Y9plrU0vy5 pic.twitter.com/DL9t92xqYN

— Scott Bachmeier (@CIMSS_Satellite) July 18, 2016

I love when the atmosphere does this.

#9 NWS Louisville 

What does a 30% chance of rain mean, does it actually rain 30% of the time? #lmkwx #kywx #inwx pic.twitter.com/bf39rEsGAO

— NWS Louisville (@NWSLouisville) July 13, 2016

Wanna know how lucky we are to be in NWS Louisville’s warning area? Just look at their verification statistics here.

#8 Jayson Prentice

MRMS 24-hour precipitation estimates valid 7a CT 12 July 2016. Near 12″ in N Minnesota confirmed! #MNwx #KSwx #NEwx pic.twitter.com/rYXBHH6Djf

— Jayson Prentice (@SeverePlains) July 12, 2016

There was a looooooot of rainfall in Minnesota last week.

#7 Quincy Vagell

A wind gust to 117 mph was observed at Meade Airport in Kansas this afternoon: https://t.co/NycgmpJE1a pic.twitter.com/YbNHc1xxIf

— Quincy Vagell (@stormchaserQ) July 16, 2016

😳 😳 😳 😳

#6 Ryan Maue

Hurricane Darby looks close to being major (100-knots)
Annular / detached from ITCZ … building swell for Hawaii pic.twitter.com/FYUwxeMkWI

— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) July 16, 2016

Hurricane Darby was and is a beautiful storm

#5 Rob Hart 

MCV pushing across southern MN tonight. #mnwx pic.twitter.com/4GxPj3IEqG

— Rob Hart (@rqhart) July 17, 2016

MCS’ are so coooool.

#4 Tyler Mauldin

Awesome! Aerial shot from yesterday of a waterspout on the west side of Lake Okeechobee. [Chris Magon] @wptv @spann pic.twitter.com/nq5fkybnTE

— Tyler Mauldin (@TyTheWeatherGuy) July 17, 2016

Holy cow!

#3 Tim Crabtree

Right now, looking NE out of Sorgho, just west of Owensboro #KYwx #tristatewx pic.twitter.com/HI8MTpuDzh

— Tim Crabtree (@OWB_WXSpotter) July 14, 2016

Don’t we all love shelf clouds?

#2 Ashley Michels

Ahhh!!! I was sitting in the white SUV when this dust devil hit! 🌪(🎥: @DoughertyKMGH) #cowx pic.twitter.com/CgaIBY4Ofn

— Ashley Michels (@ReporterAshley) July 13, 2016

THIS. IS. AWESOME.

#1 Tom Coomes 

Tornado Near Dillon, MT 7/10/16 proof Mountains do not stop Tornadoes. #Weather #reddit https://t.co/9sBXZrAC1U pic.twitter.com/pr6GazLlch

— Tom Coomes (@TomCoomes) July 12, 2016

Holy cow this is awesome. Really, really awesome.