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(1) And so it begins. #HWStormWatch🇺🇸🌀
Hurricane #Bill got a name but he's of no concern to me.
It's the future Hurricane #Claudette⚜️, (lovely Cajun name) that means y'all in her path must get #prepping today.
#Danny #Elsa #Fred #Grace next nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin…
Hurricane #Bill got a name but he's of no concern to me.
It's the future Hurricane #Claudette⚜️, (lovely Cajun name) that means y'all in her path must get #prepping today.
#Danny #Elsa #Fred #Grace next nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin…
(2) Why on earth would a Kiwi fan of Margaret Thatcher be interested in US Gulf and Atlantic coast hurricanes?
Several reasons, but we'll start with being an earthquake survivor. (2011, NZ, 185 deaths in my city.)
It changed my life.
Several reasons, but we'll start with being an earthquake survivor. (2011, NZ, 185 deaths in my city.)
It changed my life.
(3) Earthquakes can't be predicted. Anyone who claims they can is trying to scam you.
Hurricanes CAN be predicted.
So instead of despairing at the death toll each time, I promote #readiness and I fight #disinformation too.
Hurricanes CAN be predicted.
So instead of despairing at the death toll each time, I promote #readiness and I fight #disinformation too.
(1) Gather round for tonight's #HWstormwatch update. Getting to be too much info for one tweet at the moment.
For now, if you're in the states that are usually affected, you should be checking the forecast at least daily, if not twice a day.
Link:
nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin…
For now, if you're in the states that are usually affected, you should be checking the forecast at least daily, if not twice a day.
Link:
nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin…
(2) The X is where the storm is today. The circle is where it is forecast to be in 5 days' time.
The yellow one is going to move away from the US, phew. The orange one will likely end up getting a name. #Sally #Teddy or #Vicky.
The yellow one is going to move away from the US, phew. The orange one will likely end up getting a name. #Sally #Teddy or #Vicky.
(3) Storms develop and worsen quickly in the Gulf. So keep watch, if you are there.
In the recent #HurricaneLaura, at least one person died 200 miles inland, from a tree falling on their home.
So the risk these days can go far inland.
In the recent #HurricaneLaura, at least one person died 200 miles inland, from a tree falling on their home.
So the risk these days can go far inland.
Wij zijn de dijk!
#persconferentie #irma #rutte #anderhalvemeter #coronamaatregelen #dijk #wijzijndedijk #COVID__19
#persconferentie #irma #rutte #anderhalvemeter #coronamaatregelen #dijk #wijzijndedijk #COVID__19
Thuiswerken is ook belangrijk! 🙃
#persconferentie #irma #rutte #anderhalvemeter #coronamaatregelen #dijk #wijzijndedijk #COVID__19
#persconferentie #irma #rutte #anderhalvemeter #coronamaatregelen #dijk #wijzijndedijk #COVID__19
The Dutch approach: "We are the levee."
#COVID__19 #COVID19 #coronavirusNederland #coronavirus #SARS_CoV_2
#COVID__19 #COVID19 #coronavirusNederland #coronavirus #SARS_CoV_2
Today is #BestFriendsDay, so we wanted to take the time to share a few of our favorite meteorologist friendships... 👫
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You know them, you love them, and they really love each other, too! Your @AMHQ trio whose faces greet you every weekday morning: @JimCantore, @StephanieAbrams, and @JenCarfagno.
Throwing it back to when these two reported together every day... and "somehow 4 out of 5 days of the week we would wind up dressing the same!" (@twcMarkElliot, @TWCAlexWallace)
As Dorian is being is tracked I thought it would be a good time to reshare @njstandupspeak "Long Road Home" along with the very personal side of severe weather and climate chaos. It's my own personal story. 1/
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I'm a Jersey girl. There is no doubt about that. I'm half Portuguese but grew up in South Jersey but that's another thread. My mother is a Rhody. I spent my summers in Ocean Citu, NJ and in Narragansett, RI. My grandmother's house sat on Narrow River. 2/
I had a relationship with water- salt or fresh. But salt water was always like a dear friend; healing my body & spirit, embracing me in the warmest of hugs, daring my sense of adventure. I was always *home* of I was on the sand. My uncles taught us to fish. My grandmother 3/
THREAD/ Yesterday, two years ago.
Me and five online friends watched as Twitter users pleaded for flood rescue during #Harvey. The 911 system went down. Fed, state and city officials told people to use 911, and not to use Twitter.
Me and five online friends watched as Twitter users pleaded for flood rescue during #Harvey. The 911 system went down. Fed, state and city officials told people to use 911, and not to use Twitter.
We saw as anxiety turned to fear, then terror.
We saw volunteers wasting critical time boating to homes based on outdated posts.
We decided to focus on supporting fed agencies by giving them actionable, accurate, timely data for search and rescue.
We saw volunteers wasting critical time boating to homes based on outdated posts.
We decided to focus on supporting fed agencies by giving them actionable, accurate, timely data for search and rescue.
First up was the Google spreadsheet.
Then we coined the term #HarveySOS, and asked friends to go out and tag distress calls using that hashtag.
Another team grabbed those tagged tweets and entered them using consistent formatting.
Then we coined the term #HarveySOS, and asked friends to go out and tag distress calls using that hashtag.
Another team grabbed those tagged tweets and entered them using consistent formatting.
(1) HW's running thread of information and updates about Hurricane #Florence and other less severe storms affecting the US this week. #Olivia #Isaac and potential #Joyce aka #95L in the #Gulf.
Thread #1 was:
Thread #1 was:
(2) Official FEMA PSA on Hurricane Prep, please RT:
(3) The first clouds of #Florence arriving now. Please evacuate this afternoon, it's the last chance to do so safely. Eventually even first responders will stay put until she passes.
(1) The only time Democrats care about the US citizens of Puerto Rico is when they can make political hay out of them.
At all other times they ignore the territory & it's extreme poverty, economic dependency, & rampant political corruption.
Hurricane Maria deaths estimate.
At all other times they ignore the territory & it's extreme poverty, economic dependency, & rampant political corruption.
Hurricane Maria deaths estimate.
(1) OK listen up. Hurricane #Florence is going to cause extreme flooding, wind & storm surge over a huge area. Due to shallow water off SC & NC, already sodden soil in ~6 states, & the storm's power, size, & forward speed. Explained in this brief story: axios.com/hurricane-flor…
(2) You can follow the thread I have going at the time, which covers all hurricane and storm threats to US territory. Current thread is below. I also have a couple of Twitter lists & links to other info sources there: ]
(3) I'm going to add below some photos and other things from my 2017 coverage of #Harvey #Irma #Maria and #Nate. That storm season was a historic event in American emergency management and community life. There were moments like #NoPoliticsOnTheBoat:
(1) Atlantic Hurricane Season 2018 was slow to start but is in full swing now.
#Florence is expected to become a #hurricane today, & gain strength before landfall in ?NC ?VA
#Isaac, #Helene & two depressions also present.
Time to get ready.gov ⛈️🌪️🌀
#Florence is expected to become a #hurricane today, & gain strength before landfall in ?NC ?VA
#Isaac, #Helene & two depressions also present.
Time to get ready.gov ⛈️🌪️🌀
(2) At the start, #Florence looked like she would swing around past the Eastern USA, then she changed direction. 😦
So, it's Friday afternoon, and #Florence is a little closer to shore. A few thoughts, if I may. 1/
The latest model runs — and more importantly, the broader-scale pattern they are picking up on — suggest the odds of a landfall mid-late next week are going up.
But where?
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But where?
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I keep hearing 7.1+ & seeing Oaxaca
#JesusIsComing
#JesusIsComing
I seem to have missed this one: cnbc.com/2018/01/14/str…
Short thread on importance of even the smallest elections:
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1) My small coastal town has 3 seats up for city council next month. #vote
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1) My small coastal town has 3 seats up for city council next month. #vote
2) Of those running for city council, 5 believe in climate change, 4 don't. All but 2 candidates GOP. 3/5 climate believers here GOP. #vote
3) Last city council election, only 20% registered Dems voted, because they saw majority of candidates were GOP and they dismissed them.
1. Found out why SJ #Mayor's painting apocalyptic conditions when
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2. When #PuertoRico Governor & our entire US🇺🇸Govt➕ALL military branches are saying they're getting everything asked for‼️POLITICAL OPTICS👇😡 
3. Govt/military never left Caribbean after Irma‼️@FEMA➕@DeptofDefense➕@USCG➕@USCGSoutheast➕@USACEHQ➕@DVIDSHub➕@USNavy➕@USMC➕@USFleetForces❓ 
National Center for Disaster Fraud has received more than 400 fraud complaints related to #Harvey and #Irma, feds say.
Complaints include people impersonating FEMA reps to ask for personal info, suspicious inspection services, fake FEMA web sites
If you have a complaint, feds say to call center at 1-866-720-5721
Vivo en Miami, donde en unos días se espera que llegue el huracán #Irma.
En este hilo os contaré como se está viviendo la situación.
En este hilo os contaré como se está viviendo la situación.
Para ponernos en situación, #Irma es un huracán de categoría 5 (el maximo) que se originó en el Atlántico y tiene la siguiente trayectoria:
Como veis #Irma viene directa a Miami.
Pero antes pasa por las islas del Caribe, Puerto Rico, Haití, Cuba y las Bahamas.
Pero antes pasa por las islas del Caribe, Puerto Rico, Haití, Cuba y las Bahamas.
Now for the quickest turn ever
Delta.com already listing the return flight to JFK as "boarding"
Latest METAR is 33019G30KT, so the wind is picking up but still easily within limits for the immediate time
