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 Sam Lillo
Two tornado warnings embedded in a winter weather advisory #idwx pic.twitter.com/fK00PznflP
— Sam Lillo (@splillo) October 3, 2016
This tends to happen in the spring/fall occasionally, and is always interesting to see.
#9 Ari Sarsalari
Amazing pictures of sprites associated with #Hurricane #Matthew taken by Frankie Lucena from a distance in Puerto Rico #HurricaneMatthew pic.twitter.com/ztKH5LgYAM
— Ari Sarsalari (@AriWeather) October 1, 2016
Holy moly. That is so cooooool.
#8 John Boyer
Hurricane Matthew reached Category 5 strength this evening. The world was a very different place the last time an Atlantic storm did that pic.twitter.com/rsRnQyFPVp
— John Boyer (@boyerweather) October 1, 2016
Hahahahaha this is awesome.
#7 Philip Klotzbach
Hurricane #Matthew has had max winds >=145 mph or more for past 54 hours – longest streak of winds that strong in Atl since Wilma (2005). pic.twitter.com/coAw61FCBE
— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) October 3, 2016
Good grief that is a long time to be that strong.
#6 Landon Russell
Here’s some Florida weather.. beautiful shelf cloud moving in! #flwx @ryanvaughan @KATVToddYak pic.twitter.com/rtbBdkgA6i
— Landon Russell (@landonjrussell) October 2, 2016
On most weeks, this is number one. But Hurricane Matthew…
#5 Stu Ostro
#Matthew not a typical-looking Category 5 pic.twitter.com/5mm5IaYUZi
— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) October 1, 2016
Absolutely not, but Matthew is an incredible storm nonetheless.
#4 Ian Livingston
Friday thru Sunday infrared loop of #Matthew meandering around the southern Caribbean. https://t.co/aaJErELebA pic.twitter.com/dQqGULiLh2
— Ian Livingston (@islivingston) October 2, 2016
Hurricane Matthew is and was a beautiful storm, but now it threatens land.
#3 Eric Blake
Long loop showing the rapid intensification of #Hurricane #Matthew. What a surprise that it turned into such a monster so quickly… pic.twitter.com/xaHJdjTnxE
— Eric Blake (@EricBlake12) October 1, 2016
To give some perspective, Hurricane Matthew intensified at a rate that hasn’t been seen in a long time in the Atlantic.
#2 Stu Ostro
More symmetric banding and outflow today, classic #Caribbean #hurricane appearance of #Matthew on visible #satellite imagery pic.twitter.com/znVP4I3M6Q
— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) October 2, 2016
While Hurricane Matthew has been a good looking storm for a while, the appearance was best yesterday.
#1 28storms.com
Hurricane Matthew (Cat 5, 160mph sustained) is the strongest storm in the Atlantic Basin in just over 9 years. pic.twitter.com/b43pibvun6
— 28storms.com (@28storms) October 1, 2016
Matthew became a Hurricane on Thursday, and was a Category 5 on Friday evening.