Jennifer Watson
@JWatson_Wx
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Emmy Winning Meteorologist. Watch me on @weatherchannel ➡️ ‘Weather Gone Viral’ & ‘Weird Earth’ Digital Creator, Podcast Host, Speaker. IG: @jenniferweather
Atlanta, GA
Joined May 2009
10AM #Melissa Update: @53rdWRS and @NOAA_HurrHunter Hurricane Hunter aircraft find that Melissa continues to strengthen. Catastrophic winds are moving onshore southern Jamaica. THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE! For more updates visit https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ
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Absolute worst case scenario for Jamaica as category 5 Hurricane #Melissa is continuing to intensify right up to landfall. Sustained winds are now 185mph with a pressure of 892mb. In terms of both wind and pressure, this is one of the most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record.
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#Melissa's pressure is down to 903 mb - the 7th lowest for an Atlantic #hurricane since pressure consistently recorded in 1979. Here are top six: Wilma (2005): 882 mb Gilbert (1988): 888 mb Milton (2024): 895 mb Rita (2005): 895 mb Allen (1980): 899 mb Katrina (2005): 902 mb
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If you're a junior developer, and are scared of the recent layoffs and lack of hiring in the industry, here's my 2 cents: This is all new to us, which means you should take a lot of advice with a grain of salt (ironic, I know). But the reality is this: new doesn't mean bad. And
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So far, the 2025 Atlantic #hurricane season is above normal for major hurricanes/days, near-normal for Accumulated Cyclone Energy and named storms, and slightly below-normal for other metrics.
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Fifth and final pass through Hurricane Melissa for our crew today. Just after noon entering from the NW corner exiting SE.
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This is the best Atlantic CDO we’ve seen since Wilma. Why? Tropopause heights are higher at lower latitudes, so you only see -80 C or colder cloud tops in those areas. Melissa is the furthest south of the 3 C5’s we’ve seen this year. High tropopause heights are helping.
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This is from today's #Melissa mission. Honestly might be my favorite eyewall penetration video ever. Never seen this vantage point before. Side view of a near peak intensity Cat 5 monster. Looks like flying thru Niagara Falls. Unreal. Check out this entire thread 🧵
Third pass through Melissa. GoPro in side window as different camera looking forward shooting in ultra high res 8k. Not sure when that might get processed as the file turned out ridiculous. Barely had HD space for it and MacBook Pro promptly chocked when I tried to edit it
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Limbs breaking NW of Treasure Beach Jamaica. Power out #hurricaneflorance
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#Hurricane #Melissa's pressure is down to 908 mb - the lowest pressure for an Atlantic hurricane this late in the calendar year on record. Pressures have been consistently recorded for Atlantic hurricanes since 1979. Lower pressure = more powerful hurricane.
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Goldman Sachs warns that even a 10% disruption in rare earth supply could wipe out $150 billion in global output, threatening everything from EVs to semiconductors. Prices have spiked following China’s export curbs, boosting shares of Lynas, Iluka, and MP Materials, the lone
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We are watching a sleeper threat for SUPERCELLS even capable of a #tornado or two this evening during a 7-10 pm window from Northwest Texas into central Oklahoma! This could even include portions of the OKC Metro! We may have to activate live storm chase mode this evening! Stay
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2% Tornado Probability tomorrow that includes the city of Los Angeles! Get all your radar, satellite, models, outlooks and downloadable maps on @wxfront. Repost this for a chance to win a FREE Advanced iOS subscription to the Official Weather App of the SFF!
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BREAKING: The Enderlin, North Dakota tornado from the June 20, 2025 tornado outbreak has been upgraded to an EF-5 with winds in excess of 210 MPH. This is the first EF-5 tornado since the May 20, 2013, Moore, Oklahoma tornado.
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We had a blast talking with @StormCat5_, @JWatson_Wx, @WxCyrena, and the whole Storm Front Freaks crew! Check out the podcast wherever you listen. 🎧
Audio Podcast Released! Making the Ultimate WEATHER APP with the @WxFront creators, Dylan and John. Discover their inspiration on Episode 243 and find it on your favorite podcast app or watch it at https://t.co/kkpMuPtJAA
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To Say Goodbye Again By Jac Winters October 7, 2017 You lost them all in a blink, left standing, not knowing what to think. The only one left—it just isn’t fair, your mind heavy with the burden. “I’ll lift it, dear child, it’s not yours to share.” You want to take their place,
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Moisture from Potential T.C. #9 is pooling along a front & ahead of an upper level trough. Regardless of possible landfall, 5-10" of rain with locally higher totals are expected in coastal southeast NC & SC through Thu AM, which would lead to scattered pockets of flash flooding.
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We are certainly a little more in line with intensity than track confidence at this time, however, given the deep ocean heat content over the Gulf Stream and confident part of the track, and the fact that all our other hurricanes this year in the Atlantic have rapidly
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Don't let your Fantasy Football team get hurt by injuries! Use our Start / Sit tool to get accurate projections based on the health of each player, their team and their opponent! Check it out for this week!
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Let's celebrate a milestone together - four million views on our interactive fall foliage map 🍁 To say thank you, if you follow us and reshare this post, you could win a beautiful fall canvas print and some Explore Fall merch! One random winner announced October 1st 🥳
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Any wobble north and things are going to get very interesting! Super excited for International typhoon #3 in my 3rd different country! Happy to be with @AaronRigsbyOSC for his first! We are hours from the most intense ride here on the Philippines
Sunrise over super typhoon Ragasa just north of Luzon Philippines, blue arrow is Batan Island where US based @AaronRigsbyOSC & @JordanHallWX are about to film their 1st typhoon. Good hunting chasers & welcome to typhoon alley !
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