BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: After more than 3 years in San Angelo I am excited to say I have accepted a job at KXXV in Waco as the weekend evening Meteorologist. It will be hard to leave the city I know and love, but growing my career and being closer to family is something I can't pass up
FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTING: Quite the sight this afternoon in Ross, n. of Waco in McLennan co. Paige Johnston took this video of it. Conditions are right to see a few this afternoon but likely wont touchdown. Still, treat them with respect and don't be outside if you see one
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Well Folks here it is - the last goodbye to KSAN.
Thank you for letting me serve as your Chief Meteorologist and for inviting me into your homes each and every night. It has been an honor and a privilege. I hope you will continue to follow me as I move to my new job in Waco!
JUST IN: For the first time since 2017, the Storm Prediction Center has issued a rare HIGH RISK (5 out of 5) for parts of West Texas and Oklahoma. Multiple tornadoes, some violent will be possible. Stay tuned to local media in your area for details tomorrow.
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#KSANwx
CHECK THIS OUT:
#Dorian
's eye is so massive right now that it would include Waco, Temple, Killeen, Belton, Gatesville, and Marlin all in it if it was over Central Texas! Crazy!
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The cats out of the bag! Excited and blessed for the opportunity to help Central Texans plan their day! I hope you’ll wake up with us everyday from 5-7am on
@25NewsKXXV
@25NewsKRHD
!
CONSERVE POWER NOW:
@ERCOT_ISO
has jumped to an Emergency Alert 3 in place which means Rotating Outages will start due to extremely high demand and a lack of available power.
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Man, when you just look at the how different the view from space looks compared to this time last year, you can really see how bad the
#drought
in Texas is. Just look how tan the ground is over Central and North Texas!
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3 YEARS ago I walked into the halls of
@25NewsKXXV
. A lot has happened! - COVID, severe storms, and a winter storm from hell. Central Texans are special, and I’m blessed to be here! Thank y’all for trusting me every AM! Y’ALL make the hours worth it! Let’s add to that number 😉
See all the white clouds showing up on this Satellite image of
#Hanna
... thats what Meteorologists call "Deep convection" ... or intense thunderstorms. That still has to rotate around Hanna. It's going to be a long night for the
#RGV
...big flooding potential.
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POSSIBLE TORNADO IN WEST TEMPLE: it appears a funnel cloud was spotted last night near Kegley road & West Adams in West Temple. See the flashes of light? That’s power lines snapping. This was either straight line winds or a tornado. Did you see damage?
Video: Ashley Kilcommins
2 YEARS! When I walked into 25 News 2 years ago on this day I had no clue what was ahead. Multiple severe weather events, a world wide pandemic, 3 news directors and a history making winter storm later, there’s no place I’d rather be! Hope you don’t mind me sticking around! 😉
Viewer Marilyn Oden sent in these pictures earlier today from in between Sweetwater and Blackwell where
@NWSSanAngelo
estimates 4-6 inches of snow fell.
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#KSANwx
To recap what happened: Tornado warned storms moved over San Angelo early this morning with Tornadoes and wind damage. We got knocked off air but are safe. Finally got power back. We stayed with you on FB. Thank you for trusting us.
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#KSANwx
Absolutely incredible how quickly Hurricane
#Michael
strengthened from a Category 1 storm to a Category 4 in just 24 hrs. Watch it yourself!
-3rd most Intense U.S. Hurricane at landfall on record by Pressure
-4th Strongest U.S. Hurricane at landfall by Winds
Prayers for Florida
(5:34am 9/28) Unfortunately, it looks like
#Ian
is continuing to strengthen. Latest hurricane hunter data shows winds in the eyewall that could be bordering on the edge of Cat 5 strength. Along with lower pressure than the last update. Not good.
See the fast moving clouds? That's a sign of what we Meteorologists call a "Low Level Jet" or "LLJ"
That's gonna lend it's hand to making gusty winds such a threat with tonight's storms. Could also provide spin in the low levels for brief tornadoes. Watching it closely.
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On my way from San Angelo to Stephenville tonight. Highly recommend against traveling this evening. All that ice on my antenna is from 40 minutes driving. The entire drive has been below freezing with drizzle and that same ice could be on bridges. I have found slick spots.
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Another tornado touched down in the Concho Valley. This one within an hour ago near Melvin, outside of Brady. Picture courtesy of Deanna Stricklin.
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(7:21am 9/28) Hurricane Hunters passed through
#Ian
's eyewall again and found continued intensification. Winds at 159mph (Cat 5 begins at 157) and pressure down to now 933mb. We will see what the next NHC update brings.
Lots of lightning in these thunderstorms approaching Waco! This is the view from the
@KXXVNewsNow
studios. Dont be outside when they get here! (Forgive the caption on my video there)
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So ya wanna be a Meteorologist?
Here's the forecast challenge I have today...Friday has a 25 degree difference between the models with a incoming cold front.
12 hours ago they were all in agreement.
forecasting is fun!
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🌪HILL COUNTY FUNNEL CLOUD:
This was taken around 2:30 near Peoria in Hill co (just west of Hillsboro) With the rich moisture in place over Central Tx, our atmosphere could produce these today. They rarely touch down.
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📍: Peoria (Hill county)
📸: Jeff Sulak
Quick look at what models are thinking snowfall wise across Central Texas. Don't get caught up in exacts.
General Takeaways: Most in Central TX see 2-4" of snow based on what we are seeing. Some will see more...potentially by quite a bit. All depends on how it evolves.
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LAKE WACO IS FULL! In fact, we are into the flood stage at the lake! Thanks to all the rain in the Bosque River watershed, we have seen the lake rise nearly 15 feet since Wednesday! Incredible!
The full lake also doing some neat things with the cool air 🤓 a little steam!
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Nice view of the Lampasas storm from our
@ExtracoBanks
Eagle Eye in Copperas Cove. Can really see the structure. Still a large hail threat.
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@NWSFortWorth
LONG-LIVED W. TEXAS SUPERCELL:
Overnight, a long-lived supercell traversed nearly 300mi across W & N TX from Ft. Stockton to Jacksboro. Multiple tornadoes were sighted as it progressed northeast. In fact, it was under continous tornado warnings for most of its lifetime.
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(5:13pm) Had a brief little funnel just about 2 mi ENE of Crawford on gm 185 looking back west toward SH 317. Broad rotation with little funnels from time to time. On it in the
#25StormWrangler
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@NWSFortWorth
Wind chills outside are approaching hazardous levels. So I got y'all. Print this out, sign it and send this to your boss or professor with your signature and maybe you'll get out of work or class. Tell them I said so ;)
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#KSANwx
(7:59am) Already a thin glaze of ice on our Clark Roofing Cam in south Waco. If the camera is icing over with the little bit of drizzle we have had, that means bridges could too. PLEASE be careful on the roads!
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@NWSFortWorth
1 YEAR.
Can't believe it's been a year since I arrived here at
@25NewsKXXV
! !amazed I haven't annoyed
@MattHinesTX
@WxFalicia
and now
@jordanevanswx
to be run off yet! (Wait, maybe that's why I'm at home. )
All joking aside, thanks for inviting me in your home Central Texas!
I went to A&M for 3.5 years and IIRC we never had a tornado within eyesight of the O&M. Fantastic view and great shot of a Tornado that touched down near Bryan today.
What’s left of a home after the
#SaladoTornado
…amazingly the closets are still standing stacked with clothes and little toy helicopters left untouched on a shelf. Boggles my mind how tornadoes can leave some things untouched.
Thankfully no one was in this house at the time.
When Fires happen in Rural areas, sometimes it's hard to visualize just how large they can be. Over Central Texas this fire would run the length of highway 6 from Waco to Bryan, and in North Texas - would cover both Dallas AND Fort Worth.
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The
#SmokeHouseCreekFire
is now the largest Wildfire in Texas History with the latest update to more than 1 million acres, or more than 1600 sq. mi. It is one of many fires still burning in the Panhandle. The good news is snow and rain are falling now on the fires.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I was blessed to sneak up and see family. We didn't take pictures but me and Jade did!
My gift to myself was getting her heartworm free. She got diagnosed this past fall & has been rehabbing w/ mom. Remember to give your pets a preventive!
The
@NWSFortWorth
has released the approximate path of the tornado that moved over North
#Dallas
. 15.75 miles long. If you placed it over
#Waco
that would run from the Lake, to
@ExtracoEventsCe
then Downtown Waco and eventually
@Baylor
and east Waco. Scary to think about!
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One of the events that helped cement my passion for Weather. At the time, I was 6 or 7 years old and 30 miles south at Baseball Practice but This passed a couple miles from my dads office and caused major damage to my mom’s high school. Hard to believe it’s been 21 years!
March 28th, 2000 - At least two tornadoes hit western Fort Worth near Dallas, TX during the early evening causing widespread damage, killing four people, and injuring 48 others.
#wxhistory
3:50pm - Big wildfire burning in Chalk Mountain…to the west of Glen Rose. It’s growing quickly. By satellite looks to be north of highway 67.
Photo: Logan Littlejohn
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PANHANDLE SNOW: This is what my friend,
@adzinolli
, woke up to in Amarillo this morning where 1 in. of snow fell! Some areas in the Panhandle saw 2-3" of snow! This unusually cold air mass will cause temps to fall to the mid 30s tonight with some areas of frost! Bundle up!
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Y’all, the first of the Johns kids is engaged! Congrats to my sister, Rebekah and welcome to the family Colten!
Thank y’all for letting us take part in your special day!
Hey guys! I wanted to introduce you to the newest member of the First Alert 25 Team,
@baynefroney
! You've already seen her a few times on
@25NewsKRHD
and GMT weekends but shes about to be on GMT Weekdays a bit more with vacations and such! Give her a CTX Welcome!
How about the temperatures across the Lone Star State today! I'm sweating just looking at them! Waco saw their HOTTEST day ever recorded at 114°! Records came down in Austin, San Antonio, San Angelo, Corpus Christi, Houston, and Laredo as well!
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LATEST ON THE COLD FRONT: Our cold front is moving through Colorado late on this Monday. Models continue to struggle with it as it nears us. Many have held it back to the west, but the model I like best brings it through. Granted...later now. Late Wednesday. ....
Hey y'all! Remember when I said my allergies were kicking up?! Well it turns out I came down with the flu. That's why you wont see me on air this week. Thankfully, my mom is taking care of me and
@ChrisRamirezWx
is covering for me while I recover.
See yall back on air Monday!
CENTRAL TEXAS SNOW❄❄:
Now that the snow has come to an end in Central Texas we can tell just how historic this storm was. With 3-9 inches of snow across the area this will slide into the top 5 heaviest snowfalls for Central Texas! Wow!
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I had my power out for days. I was lucky enough to have a wonderful co worker,
@sydisenberg
host me and Jade during this winter storm. I know many didnt have the same luxury, and my heart goes out to you. Tonight Jade and I moved back. Ill never take it for granted again.