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 James Spann
Waterspouts this morning at Hilton Head SC… photo from Nicole Smith pic.twitter.com/urxay9pHtC
— James Spann (@spann) July 21, 2016
This was very photographed waterspout. Pictures flooded Twitter, but it was worth the hype.
#9 Brian Emfinger
Good example of a microburst over NLR this afternoon @KATVToddYak @KATVNews @NWSLittleRock pic.twitter.com/k0LaqIVnmS
— Brian Emfinger (@brianemfinger) July 23, 2016
There were a ton of microbursts this week, and that is reflected in this Tweets of the Week post. They only get better from here.
#8 WGV TV
WOW! What a great shot of a lightning strike into Lake Michigan pic.twitter.com/oXVIR56DfX
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) July 24, 2016
WOW! is right. This is an awesome shot!
#7 Jenni Laflin
No worries guys, that’s just a model MUCAPE of over ten THOUSAND J/kg tomorrow evening #NAMlife #realism pic.twitter.com/D9cuKN0FOm
— Jenni Laflin (@laflinjen) July 24, 2016
Hahahahaha I love when the models paint a wild picture like this.
#6 WhiteSquirrelWeather
Here is a small time lapse of the storm from our White Squirrel Weather Cam at #WKU. pic.twitter.com/EdJ1AtTsCR
— WhiteSquirrelWeather (@WKUweather) July 22, 2016
If you pay attention long enough, there was likely a weak microburst associated with this storm.
#5 Mike Olbinski
Here it comes. #azwx @NWSPhoenix pic.twitter.com/pGCVfZ1yvY
— Mike Olbinski (@MikeOlbinski) July 20, 2016
A haboob (aka dust storm)!
#4 Brett Wright
One of best moments while chasing is a view like this with no trees or homes in sight. #kswx #weather #tornado pic.twitter.com/JAeGlILR4h
— Brett Wright (@WxMstr) July 18, 2016
This is awesome. A large tornado in a field and away from people.
#3 Bruce Haffner
Here’s a high-res aerial photo of an amazing microburst over south Phoenix #azwx #monsoon pic.twitter.com/EWvfZUJpDu
— Bruce Haffner (@chopperguyhd) July 19, 2016
HOLY COW THAT IS AWESOME.
#2 Joe Sullivan
Wow – @WxOrNotBG is moving up in the world – now on Live w/Kelly! pic.twitter.com/CeZrTaqIFP
— Joe Sullivan (@JoeninoWxMan) July 20, 2016
😂 😂 😂 😂
#1 Bruce Haffner
@chopperguyhd Here’s a closer look at today’s microburst over Phoenix pic.twitter.com/jkXuRvXL3k
— Bruce Haffner (@chopperguyhd) July 19, 2016
This microburst was so incredible that it deserved multiple mentions in this post.