James Pettus
@PettusWX
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I make cool stuff / Storm Chaser(ish) / Aurora and Snow lover / Helper for @MaxVelocityWX / Member of Team Dominator / Media Manager for @AtmosWX
Joined December 2021
This police chase going on rn is hilarious .Dude seriously yielded to the truck trying to turn left 😭
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VANDY FANS HAVE BROKE THROUGH THE WALL OF POLICE AND THE GOALPOSTS ARE MARCHING DOWN BROADWAY. HOLY COW! From @FOXNashville cam. @nocontextcfb @CFBRep @BarstoolVandy @SickosCommittee
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This is insane. DO NOT PARK UNDER OVERPASSES during severe storms. It puts others at risk. Do not be selfish and think about others behind you.
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And this is why we don't speed in the middle of heavy rain kids!
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The Aurora is likely tonight across the northern US, and it is even possible in states farther south. Keep an eye on the skies tonight!
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@lilRichienews You’ve got to be kidding me. DO NOT STOP UNDER OVERPASSES. It is VERY dangerous. Just pull off to an exit or something. Ridiculous.
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I haven’t seen motion on a tornado like this in quite sometime. I would be shocked if this isn’t a mid level EF4+
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This is some WILD radar imagery. You can see bats taking off in Texas and then they all get blown east by an outflow boundary. Very satisfying lol
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Unreal. We now have a CDE ring. These are only displayed with the most intense storms. Recon could really find some historical information very soon.
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If New Orleans gets 11” of snow, I will literally delete my account and quit weather.
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The Lake City, AR tornado will go down as one of the most photogenic violent tornadoes in history. Absolutely incredible footage. Prayers to all in the process of recovery.
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FULL plane/helicopter collide in Washington DC via the Kennedy Center EarthCam. Very strange incident.
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After a century, a PDS Tornado Warning was issued AFTER it cored the city with a population of 10k+ . Unreal.
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Is that what I think it is???
Multi vortex tornado just north of I-20 @ 8:10pm west of Gordon #txwx @NWSFortWorth @TxStormChasers #txwx
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Tornado moments ago in Fort Pierce vs Moore OK tornado in 1999.
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NOW is the time to start preparing for this major winter storm coming later this week across a lot of the US before it is too late. A wide stretch of the US will see some sort of snow. The heaviest snow will be focused in the dark blue shaded areas where models have consistently
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Unreal video here as the tornado hit London KY. The roar is just scary.
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Thanks to our awesome government, NWS Jackson KY is very severely understaffed. These cuts may cost lives here in the Somerset, KY area. PLEASE treat this warning like a Tornado Emergency. This is a big tornado.
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WOW! New security camera footage was just released showing the MONSTER Diaz, AR EF4 tornado.
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Wild "fujiwhara effect" on display as multiple tornadoes just touched down associated with the same mesocyclone in SE MO from @DLScalesWX and @GarrettT_WX.
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The fact that I’m seeing storm chasers and people in the weather community support the layoffs speaks volumes.
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@_MLFootball @AB84 @KevinAdams26 @Jerrythekid21 @Blitz_Burgh @Blitzburghstil1 @PaulZeise @KDPomp @SteelersWin109 @ThompsonFoto12 @SavageSports_ Bro fell for the CTESPN bait 💀💀💀.
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We broke the streak last night (again, even though they probably won’t pull the trigger).
Praying for Kansas. Just took this picture outside of Plevna KS at 23:56
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Understanding the impacts of storm surge: . You may be asking why everyone is so worried about the threat of up to 20ft of storm surge with Helene, here is why. It only takes a little bit of storm surge to see big impacts. Using the visualization I created below, you can see how
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More footage coming in from the Lincoln, NE tornado earlier today sent to me by Coby Griffith.
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VIOLENT TORNADO JUST CROSSED A HIGHWAY IN NEVADA IOWA. GET UNDERGROUND.
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By popular demand, I redesigned the FOX scorebug they used during the Super Bowl last night in 30 minutes. I did this while keeping original aspects of the scorebug like the first down and play clock being above the team labels. However, I made it better by changing the font,
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This is a combo of NWS understaffing and an NWS slip up incident for sure. - Hearing NWS Chat from the Jackson, KY office has been silent since 6:16pm.- They can not issue a Tornado Emergency because they can not get upper management approval (they don't have any sort of upper.
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To recap today so far. - Tornado in Arnett, OK that looked almost the exact same as the tornado in 2007. - Violent tornado in the Greensburg area, almost looked identical to the supercell in 2007. - Dead man walking tornado in Texas. - May 3rd Moore looking tornado in W KS from.
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Friendly reminder that this is the most underrated tornado video out there.
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This needs a Tornado Emergency NOW. BIG TORNADO IN ST. LOUIS.
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I remember the days of “Trump won’t do anything to NOAA, y’all are overreacting”.
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This is the whole video. I don’t know what the gas truck or the simi was doing but I don’t see how either of the drivers are alive. This is the most insane traffic cam footage I’ve ever seen. @NWSDesMoines @ryanhallyall
VIOLENT TORNADO JUST CROSSED A HIGHWAY IN NEVADA IOWA. GET UNDERGROUND.
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Never in my life would I think I'd be posting something like this, but here is the full progression of the fire tornado that just occurred NE of Chico, CA. 2024 is still very much alive.
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Honestly this is one of the worst busts in recent memory going off SPC forecasts.
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Storm surge is beginning to become a major issue in parts of Florida. Here is a timelapse from a traffic cam in Siesta Key. DO NOT DRIVE IN FLOOD WATERS.
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If you are a winter weather fan in the eastern half of the US, this pattern is for you. Lots of cold air will be making its way down into the eastern CONUS in the first few weeks of January. Along with that cold air, we need to watch for multiple low pressure systems that will
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I am pretty sure this is the highest amount of storm surge ever forecasted by the NHC. I could be wrong but this is going to be catastrophic.
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Dear @NWSNorthPlatte, . All of us in the weather community, including myself, have a massive amount of respect for the work you guys do, but we need answers on what happened tonight. Not tornado warning an obvious tornado WITH photo evidence and just upgrading the SVR to a “TOR.
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TWC has another 2 years at best.The fall off needs to be studied.
Today is my final sign off at The Weather Channel. It has been a wonderful 9 years of tracking storms, reporting on the scene, collaborating with the best of the best, and becoming friends with colleagues. Thank you all for the love and support over the years.
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A tornado likely just took this camera out SW of St. Louis.
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Oh my goodness this is some of the most violent motion I have seen. This is from the Marion, IL storm. @NWSPaducah
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@HeatherCarterTN So let me get this straight, you support the firings of people who keep your community safe and fuel your storm chasing passion?.
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Here is another view of the Diaz, AR tornado that has been given a preliminary rating of EF4.
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Afternoon update time. A major winter storm is going to happen and you need to be getting prepared NOW. There will likely be a wide spread of some light snow, but heavier snow amounts will be focused to the south, especially in the dark blue shaded region from Little Rock,
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The fact that some people think this is AI is concerning.
Today marks one year since this beast crossed I-80 in Waverly, Nebraska.
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No, this is not the same video from earlier. ANOTHER large and strong tornado is ongoing in Tylertown, MS. @NWSJacksonMS @NWSNewOrleans
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PLANE CRASH IN DC caught via webcam at the Kennedy Center. A Helicopter collided with an American Airlines plane before landing.
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There has been quite the stir over different weather apps in the past month or so, so I put together a graphic of what weather apps you should and should not be using to get the most accurate and reliable forecasts for your area. ❌ - More wide ranged apps like AccuWeather and
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A rare “EDS” or Extremely Dangerous Situation Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Eastern Kit Carson County, Western Sherman County, and Northwest Wallace County in Colorado. This is warned for 100mph wind gust and 1 inch in diameter sized hail. SEEK SHELTER
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This is about to be one of the wildest, if not the wildest HRRR run in dixie, ever.
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A little personal announcement. I am proud to announce that I am joining Team Dominator as a graphic designer. Pretty awesome personal accomplishment and I am excited to get to work! Thank you @ReedTimmerUSA for the opportunity.
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Intense moment as Paragould, AR may have just taken a hit by a tornado. Huge shoutout to @ryanvaughan and the K8 news team. This is phenomenal coverage.
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Full, unedited footage from the Chicago Midway camera as a tornado passed through.
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VIOLENT TORNADO COMING INTO GREENSBURG FROM @BryceShelton01 and @tornadopaigeyy @NWSDodgeCity . GET UNDERGROUND
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A tornado just went through areas around the Rolla, MO area. Extremely intense storm.
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