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Retired Radio/TV reporter *Passionate about meteorology* “Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.” -Mark Twain 🏳️🌈he/him/his
👤 Joined on 15 November 2023
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@georgesheldon.bsky.socialHere’s a look at the radar, both reflectivity and the velocity, as #Bavi makes landfall.
Show Post🥺 Category 5 Super Typhoon Bavi has now hit a new peak intensity of 180 mph (285 kph) sustained winds, and a minimum pressure of 901 MBAR, headed for Mariana Islands, Guam, Rota. It’s now among some of the most powerful superstorms ever seen over the Earth’s oceans, and extremely life-threatening.
Show PostThe cat videos will continue until morale improves
Show PostA 515-mile lightning flash has set a new record as the longest ever identified. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed the new world record for the flash registered on 22 October 2017 over the Great Plains in the US. stretched from east Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri #weather
Show PostThursday 3:52 pm: Big Picture Weathermap: The cool Great Plains airmass is moving away to our east. The layer of gulf moisture above mixed away enough to clear our skies. Temperatures will cool to near the dewpoint tonight with patchy fog at dawn. Clearing, 70's Friday pm.
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