THIS MORNING’S FIREBALL: A bright bolide/meteor was seen across parts of Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas around 11:20-11:25a CT today. NASA is preparing a release with details; I will post it when it is released. But it has been confirmed the echo on radar you see on the

Look for potential swings in 00Z model output this evening with a @53rdWRS mission in progress over the Gulf. A second mission is also planned for 12Z.

This is one of the craziest things I've ever seen. #Rays #RaysUp #HurricaneMilton #Milton

Inside Hurricane Milton, @saildrone reported wave height of 28.12 feet and wind gusts as strong as 75.95 mph while 40 nautical miles from the center of the storm. This research represents a collaborative endeavor to better understand the role of the ocean in hurricanes.

The final data has confirmed that #Helene's moisture plume was the most intense on record for parts of six states: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The integrated vapor transport (IVT) associated with Helene was up to around 1.5 times

THIS!!! There has got to be a better system!

All Tornado Warnings issued with #Helene

Helene is unfortunately a devastating reminder that hazards from hurricane can extend far inland — in this case, with destructive flooding in the Appalachians. Radar & rain gauge map estimates from MRMS show upwards of *2 feet* of rain in the hardest hit areas.

Highest wind gust reports from Hurricane Helene across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. #scwx #ncwx #gawx

This is why we call the right side of the storm the "dirty" side: better chance for significant impacts (the line is the path of Helene). From last night to this evening, over 4.5 million outages have been reported from Florida to Indiana.

Top wind reports from #Helene per NOAA//WPC. #flwx #gawx #scwx

Unfortunately, we have yet another addition to the extensive list of major hurricanes making landfall in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast since 2017 -- with all but two of them category 4+ landfalls.

Inland impacts continue from #Helene, but its time as a tropical cyclone is winding down. Here's a look at the NHC's history of track & intensity forecasts for the storm. Track forecasts were very good, and the intensity forecasts just missed the rate of rapid intensification.

This is now over 3.75 million and rising.

Tropical cyclone development is possible from the Gulf of Mexico to the central Atlantic mid to late Aug. Higher chances (40 to 60%) north of the Greater and Lesser Antilles in mid Aug shifting to the central Atlantic by late Aug. Monitor the situation by following @NWSNHC!

Now that one-minute ASOS station data is available for the US for Monday's solar eclipse, here's a loop of the 30-minute temperature change from the eclipse. Even locations far from totality experienced a pronounced drop in temperatures due to the decreased solar radiation!

From 2-3 PM ET, the eastern U.S. cooled considerably because of the total solar eclipse by 5° to 7°F. Excellent observational evidence that indeed the sun heats the Earth very effectively. Guess what happened between 3-4 PM ET? Warmed right back up. HRRR model

Booking totality…

One reason for the very active Atlantic #hurricane season forecast from CSU is the significant potential for #LaNina development. La Nina typically increases Atlantic hurricane activity via decreases in Caribbean/tropical Atlantic vertical wind shear.

JUST IN: Colorado State University issues highest spring Atlantic hurricane season outlook in nearly 30 years. @PhilKlotzbach making the announcement at the National Tropical Weather Conference. Forecast details in the article below 👇 https://t.co/lUSTadli0d