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!
#10 WhiteSquirrelWeather
Isolated storms, along with some rainbows swept through earlier. We ate dinner in the sun about a mile away. #WKU pic.twitter.com/9GAzD9TJZD
— WhiteSquirrelWeather (@WKUweather) August 29, 2016
I love this project that my department has embarked on. More is coming from this…
#9 NOAA Satellites
24 years ago today, GOES-7 captured this imagery Hurricane Andrew making landfall in the US https://t.co/JHo3wDrqJ9 pic.twitter.com/TWZW7Bf8sq
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) August 24, 2016
Hurricane Andrew was really beautiful, but also devastating.
#8 NashSevereWx
If you ever wondered what a scary tornado debris signature looks like on radar: Kokomo Indiana, right now: pic.twitter.com/lWWXuIRuuY
— NashSevereWx (@NashSevereWx) August 24, 2016
This was a historic outbreak across Indiana for this time of year. This specific tornado was rated an EF-3.
#7 Eric Blake
Wow #Gaston looks even stronger & seems to have stopped moving- it is setting the bar for 2016 Atlantic #hurricanes! pic.twitter.com/BmYo4ksIx4
— Eric Blake (@EricBlake12) August 29, 2016
Gaston has been rocking and rolling across the Atlantic for several days.
#6 nova
Omg. Never been so scared in my life. #kokomo pic.twitter.com/uu5R0fRQnz
— nova (@marie_loer) August 24, 2016
The Kokomo tornado was crazy last week.
#5 Quincy Vagel
The birth of a wedge. Super-Res Velocity Tilt 1 9:02 PM CDT #mnwx pic.twitter.com/UpikqZTDQM
— Quincy Vagell (@stormchaserQ) August 29, 2016
There was a monster supercell across northwestern Illinois last evening, and this produced multiple tornadoes.
#4 Bethany Robinson
Kokomo tornado footage- taken by my storm chasing father, Bruce Robinson @SeanWTHR @angelabuchman @ChuckWTHR pic.twitter.com/klvPtIGLcd
— Bethany Robinson (@NHS_Robinson) August 24, 2016
That day was crazy stuff.
#3 Philip Klotzbach
At about this time in 2005, Hurricane Katrina was at its strongest, with a 902 mb central pressure. pic.twitter.com/mWZtBYuSTs
— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) August 28, 2016
Hurricane Katrina was insane. She made landfall 11 years ago today.
#2 NorthCarolinaWx
Sunset tonight in Goldsboro,NC! @JimCantore @spann @NWSRaleigh pic.twitter.com/fIVgxk2hMn
— NorthCarolinaWx (@jbbloodsworth) August 28, 2016
Sunset of the year?
#1 Scott Meiklejohn
Stunning supercellular structure over Chatham-Kent county yesterday. Picture courtesy Douglas Archibald #ONStormpic.twitter.com/ENaFS2zV1w
— Scott Meiklejohn (@ScottyTWN) August 28, 2016
Holy cow. Shelfie of the year.