Brent Watts WDBJ
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Chief Meteorologist at WDBJ7. Science communicator 🎅🏻Christmas baby 👈🏻Southpaw🎹Piano 🥁Drums 🥃Tea Obsessed🏖Travel⛵️Paddling
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Our
#WDBJ
crew was literally ambushed this morning. Please DO NOT share, or post the video.
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Yes, thank you! RT
@ShawnRTV6
: How Alison Parker & Adam Ward should be remembered instead of the horrific video
http://t.co/5L46G4UJPe
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This severe pattern is just unbelievable. Currently 7 tornado warnings active in Ohio, including one that just moved through Dayton, Ohio. Confirmed damage.
Prayers for those impacted tonight. Leaves a knot in your gut to see this, especially at night.
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Can pretty much spot Enter Sandman and every Hokie touchdown as the earth shook around Lane Stadium in Blacksburg. Congratulations
#Hokies
on your win against ODU.
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This day will never be the same again. It’s a moment in time that brings back that sinking feeling in my stomach as images of the day flash into my mind.
Do something kind today. Make someone smile. Spread love as a tribute to the special lives of Adam and Alison.
#Adamlike
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Update: Allison Parker and photographer Adam Ward have been killed in the shooting at Bridgewater Plaza at SML.
http://t.co/m4ElK04GLf
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Thank you twitter for suspending that bastard's account.
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What a gorgeous Wednesday morning sunrise from Virginia Tech (Photo: Ronnie Turpin)
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Do something you’ve never tried before today. Tell someone special you love them. Show compassion. Smile. Be more
#Adamlike
💔
#AlisonParker
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Incredible video of a dust devil in Alberta, Canada from
@TheWeatherNetUS
Winds can sometimes top 60 mph with these.
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FYI: These name have been on the rotating list of tropical names for years. (In case someone thinks it's political)
While Tropical Storm Don weakens in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Hilary is about to form in the Pacific:
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Rare Kelvin-helmoltz clouds were spotted over
#SmithMountainLake
Tuesday evening.
These occur when wind is moving at different speeds at different levels. The faster-moving wind at the top causes the clouds to bend over like waves.
Photo: Amy Christie Hunter
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Find a moment to say a little prayer for the families and friends that still mourn the loss of two amazing human beings that left us way too soon. If you can also find it in your heart to be extra kind to someone you don’t even know, you will
#beadamlike
in their honor. ❤️
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WDBJ7 is on the scene of a shooting in
#Blacksburg
This remains a VERY active situation. Please be safe and stay indoors until you are told by police or VT that it’s safe to be out.
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A strong solar storm has erupted and its energy is headed toward the Earth’s atmosphere. If it hits at night, we may see the Northern Lights.
MORE:
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Our new studio officially named “Studio A” in memory of our friends Adam Ward and Alison Parker
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There's still time to see it for yourself. Comet
#NEOWISE
remains very visible in the night (and morning) skies. Here's a look at when to spot the now famous comet that has actually been around for billions of years.
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25 yrs ago today I started my journey at
@wdbj7
- I’ve been blessed to have met some amazing people, seen the craziest weather, and been part of the evolution of the industry. Thank you for trusting me with your safety. It’s an honor to serve the community I grew up in. ❤️
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Today we remember our two angels. The laughter, the smiles and the friendships.
#adamandalison
#Adamlike
#neverforget
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Seeing lots of upset folks regarding lack of national media coverage of
#gatlinburg
fire Couldn't agree more. Huge tourist destination.
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Read a post saying, We are all in the same boat.
We are in the same storm, but NOT in the same boat. That’s so important to recognize during a time of crisis. We were born. That’s where our 100% commonalities stop.
Be patient and kind. Listen, love and help where you can.
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#Lynchburg
mentioned as one of the smaller cities around the country being heard loud and clear; it’s time for change.
One of the signs that this is more than a moment, this is a movement: protests are spreading in smaller communities across the USA.
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Astronomy Pic of the Day via NASA: Comet NEOWISE over Stonehenge
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Had a professional first Friday night. Due to a last-minute emergency, I was pulled in to deliver the news. Definitely have a new respect for anchors that have to read for hours at a time. Now…back to the weather. ☀️
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I'm not one for paranoia, probably because I've seen milk/break aisles unnecessarily cleared when flurries are predicted.
However, to watch an older couple just staring at empty grocery shelves is heartbreaking. Let help, not hoard.
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While it was a crazy night I’d rather not repeat...I DID get to say “dam” on-air about 40 times. So there’s that. 😜🤬
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He made the choice to love me when he didn’t have to. To give me his last name. To raise me as his own. I will be forever grateful. Happy Dad’s Day.
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These are the beauties that turned heads if you were in the Roanoke Valley around 4pm today.
These are parked at
@flyROA
tonight but will be flying overhead at the Virginia Tech game, weather-permitting, Saturday.
Photo: Wayne Sanburn
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USGS has upgraded Friday's California Quake to 7.1 magnitude.
This thing was measured 2,000+ miles away on the seismograph at Virginia Tech's campus
@virginia_tech
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😂😬 Please, someone remind me to stand on the OTHER side of the track.
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Nothing like a little April snow up on the mountain.
@snowshoemtn
has already gotten a coating or more.
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It's snowing at Snowshoe, WV this morning!
#SnOMG
Who's ready for winter? Don't get too excited. It's not coming here...yet. ;)
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Our sweet Riley turns 15 today. He can’t hear, has a missing tooth, but still smells when there’s treats around. 😁 Most of all, he knows we love him as much as the first day we brought him home 15 years ago.
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A full day of snow in 30 seconds. Amazing view of this weekend's storm. (Matt Addison)
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The sudden loss of smell has been the most bizarre symptom I’ve ever had, and I’ve had tons of sinus infections before. It is however a huge asset when visiting the bathroom. 😂
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Talk about a fascinating road trip! This dust devil was captured on camera along 460 in Bedford Co. They are not connected to clouds and form when a pocket of warm air at the surface rises quickly through a pocket of cool air causing a spin. VIDEO: Cristina Sloan-Warren.
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You never know who has their head in the clouds. Can you see Kermit in yesterday's towering clouds?
http://t.co/7TpoRx6zWn
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Welcome meteorologist Catherine Maxwell to the
@WDBJ7
Weather Team. So excited to have an NRV native and VT meteorology graduate join us.
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Talk about an isolated shower. This was the view from Lovers Leap in Patrick county Monday as a shower moved through.
Photo: Lynn Scott
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Say a prayer for us all. Victoria took her first solo mission to
@dunkindonuts
this morning...and forgot my tea she was so excited.
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While you're dozing off to sleep with the TV on, I'm keeping cats across Virginia entertained.
Brent, the human cat toy. ;) Love this
@mczam
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This could easily be one of the top 10 biggest one-day snows for many areas. Could tie/top the 2009 December snow.
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I still don’t know why meteorologists feel the need to explain or apologize. Ignore these jokers that clearly could give two 💩💩 about anyone but themselves.
I never lose sleep over a complaint. I lose LOTS of sleep when someone dies and I wasn’t there to warn them.
Tornado warnings interrupt
#Bachelorette
and this weatherman is tired of your complaints.
"I'm done with you people!"
#TornadoWarning
#TheBachelorette
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So our household is dealing with Christmas COVID. The girls are feverish and coughing like a champ. I barely have symptoms. Wondering if I’ve had it earlier in the year and built immunity or just asymptomatic. 😩 Or maybe I’m a late-bloomer.
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At 15", Roanoke topped the Christmas Day storm of 1969 and the March "Blizzard of 96" as the biggest single day snowfall.
The other storms brought much more snow, but spread out over a 2 day period.
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First time on
@Amtrak
out of Roanoke. Good experience so far. Thinking the wait on the platform would be better if it were above 20° but, hey, at least the heat is on inside.
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Lightning obliterates tree outside high school in Wis.
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It's a rare occasion, but the weather has been canceled across the U.S. Friday. The weather map is blank with no storms over any part of the United States, which only happens a few times per year.
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Hoarding toilet paper and selling it on Ebay at inflated prices so nobody else can get it in the stores is absolutely disgusting.
Ebay needs to take these down and restrict items during emergencies.
Such an embarrassment.
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This is going to be a very challenging year, emotionally, physically and financially. How we all work together will determine how successful our rebound will be.
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Clearly you can see why I was never on the basketball team. My family is so supportive. 😂
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Former
@wdbj7
coworker posted this gem and had to share for a
#flashbackfriday
BWatts in 2001 standing next to the very tall Keith Humphrey. Apparently pullovers with turtlenecks were “in”then. 😂
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Exactly, have some respect and decency. These are our friends and family.
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For those that didn’t appreciate today’s extended weather coverage, we would do the same if this was over your home.
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Nothing like seeing this on your lunch break. Phillip Pack took this photo in Wythe county during one of our many afternoon storms.
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A little good luck from above on graduation day. I now have a high school student
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And this friends is another example of why our healthcare system is broken. Medication with my prescription card $46. 🙏🏻
At face value, with no insurance… $600
How could someone with no health insurance manage?
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Thank you so much for all the special birthday wishes. I had a great day spent with family. Used a mop to play hockey with with my niece and nephews, ate way too much dinner and mom made my favorite chocolate cake with caramel icing.
Nothing like turning 40….again.
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Totally random...but I’m also predicting an earthquake as the hurricane gets closer. It has happened almost every time we’ve had a nearby hurricane. Remember this tweet. 😜
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Not gonna lie, this is the most hellacious looking cloud I've seen from Wednesday's storms.
Photo: Allen Gross
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Note to self. Brent, you’re old and should refrain from staying up late when working the early news.
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Water is now going OVER the spillway at Smith Mountain Lake. A rare sight to see.
The lake is expected to reach about 797 feet, or two feet above full pond.
Homeowners should also be aware of lots of debris entering from the Roanoke River. (Photos: Smith Mtn Project)
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15,114 days have passed since you became my Mom. I want to apologize for the time somewhere between ages 13-21, which probably led to the onset of your gray hair and the first cuss words I ever heard you say. 😜❤️
-Your son, Brent
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So saddened by our loss today at
@WDBJ
. Life is so precious, and this morning we lost two precious members of our family. 😢
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Her positivity was contagious, and her laughter even broke the internet after her swimming cat video went viral. Most of all, I was impressed by her ability to live her life to the fullest, even through adversity.
Rest in peace
@SusanBahorich
You were loved so much. 💔
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Anytime we get a cold air outbreak, I hear “see there’s no such thing as climate change.” Remember:
1) The Earth is huge. Other places are having heatwaves right now
2) Climate change isn’t a switch you turn on/off day-to-day. It’s averages over time that add up.
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How do they seem get the leaves to match the university colors? Magic.
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Forget the rain gauge...the a-hole meter is off the chart on Facebook with snide comments today. Could be:
A) Now that the political rhetoric is lower, people have to troll the meteorologist.
B) Winter
#2
with no snow and people are ticked off
C) They need a hug
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That's not sleet, that hail from a storm in Grit, VA (Near Altavista in Pittsylvania Co)
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Hopefully this was suspended before another Negan/Alpha make-out scene was taped. Yuck.
BREAKING NEWS: Pre-production on Season 11 of
#TheWalkingDead
has been temporarily suspended due to the ongoing
#Coronavirus
outbreak.
It is unclear how/if filming will be disrupted. Filming typically begins around early May.
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This is what happens when a strong sustained, cold wind blows against melting snow...you get horizontal icicles.
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When you learn how your co-worker truly feels about your work on Live TV. 😁 Thanks
@JJadhonWDBJ7
- Love you too! 👍
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Sometimes to truly see how much you've healed, you must pull-off the bandage and not allow fear to set your boundaries.
There's nobody that is more dedicated to
#SML
than Vicki Gardner. It's so heartwarming to see her on our Live 4pm show. ❤️❤️
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Been a trying year, especially the past few weeks personally. Taking cousin Irv’s advice. Count your blessings. Chances are, you’ve got a million of them.
Found this clip from the
@wdbj7
archive on New Year’s Eve 1987.
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We’re 19 hours into 2019 and I’ve yet to get any hate mail, cussed at, or my life threatened. Not a bad year so far.
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It's SNOWING! ❄️❄️ Here's the view from
@snowshoemtn
at elevation 4,848' where it's 30º at 11pm.
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And the Emmy goes to…
@wdbj7weather
@wdbj7
“Derecho: A Decade Later.” We did it! Such an honor to be in the room with so many talented broadcasters. Bringing home statues for the weather team. 🏆
#capitalemmys
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Morning mask experience. I caught myself smiling at people and realizing they can't see my mouth. So...It appears as if I'm creepily staring them down.
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It's 35° and snowing at Snowshoe Resort this evening. The cold is eventually coming, whether you like it or not. ;)
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Please send prayers out to Vicki Gardner the 3rd victim in today's shooting.
Vicki Gardner of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce was hurt in the shooting. We are told she is in surgery.
http://t.co/XLx3pS2I5X
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7 years. Still sometimes seems surreal, but it is still very real, raw and unfathomable even after all this time.
My thoughts go out to the families who are tortured not only once a year during the anniversary, but every...single..day.
Peace be with you. ❤️
#adamandalison
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RT
@NBCLA
: PHOTOS: Aerial images of summer storm captured by NewsChopper4
http://t.co/V5yNyHME6I
http://t.co/tBhYiZveqH
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7 yrs later, the derecho is a weather memory that will likely last a lifetime.
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Don't tell me one person doesn't matter.
You didn't start the fire
No you didn't light it
But please try to fight it
#SocialDistancing
#COVID
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Had the same person call 3 times scared over this asteroid flyby SAT. She asks "what are you doing to prepare?" I say..um..eat candy?
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Seeing a parent have risky surgery is frightening. Getting old literally stinks. I keep reminding myself of the alternative though. Amazing heart doctor at
@CarilionClinic
taking care of him. Thanks Dr. Musser.
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Please think of your furry friends tonight. It’s WAY too cold for them to be outdoors tonight. Animals feel wind chill too.
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Virginians when they find out Georgia just got several inches of snow and we haven’t even gotten the first inch in most areas.
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It's rare, but yes, we can indeed see the Northern Lights in Virginia. Here's video from Jason Rinehart from 2015 along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Buchanan.
-Get away from city lights
- Get up high & look north
- Often best with photo time-lapse
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