Craig Ceecee, Ph.D.
@CC_StormWatch
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Meteorologist (from @msstate x2) focused on tornado protection and owner of Find Your Tornado Shelter LLC. @nwas and @ametsoc member. #STEM advocate. Mark 9:23.
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As spring nears, it's a good time to know where your nearest
#tornado
shelter is if you need to - especially if you live in a mobile home, are out during such a threat or otherwise uncomfortable.
I continue to map them at with new sites frequently added.
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This is a perfect example of what NOT to do during a
#tornado
. The photographer is lucky to be alive. A viral video is not worth risking your life.
INTENSE tornado video from Elkhorn, Nebraska yesterday!
LSC Viewer: Monis Kamil
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This is pretty surreal. It seemed impossible. But it happened. No one can take it away either. It took a lot of sacrifice too but I’m now Dr. Craig Ceecee.
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The fact so many people ignored warnings and traveled during a massive blizzard forecast days ago is mind-boggling. Also they should have closed the passes BEFORE the snow arrived...
Blizzard. I-80 is a parking lot. It’s getting dark.
#blizzard
#California
#snow
#donnersummit
@bclemms
#CAwx
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This is one of the most chilling discussions ever written by the NHC. This truly is a nightmare scenario.
If you know someone in Acapulco, tell them they need to find a VERY strong building well above sea level, and have a helmet on overnight.
#Otis
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It feels hotter in Maine than anywhere else in the US right now - even in early afternoon, it is feeling well over 100 up there. Some of the most extreme heat the Pine Tree State has ever faced. Even in the Deep South and in Florida, it is not as oppressive right now!
#MEwx
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If this
#tornado
stayed on the ground from Arkansas, through Missouri, Tennessee and now into Kentucky (which is very possible - if not likely) as a single tornado, we have seen something that has never happened in recorded history. The first ever Quad-State Tornado.
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This is not what we want to see. Rivers in Puerto Rico have risen by as much as 20 feet this afternoon. In the case of the Rio Grande de Loiza, it rose from 6 feet to 26 feet - higher than it got during Maria. Catastrophic flooding is ongoing.
#Fiona
#PuertoRico
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I defended my Ph.D. dissertation - and that has successfully been passed. It can be challenging trying to speak about a 200+ page report in 40 minutes, but I am so happy it's done.
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With 22.5" of rain in 7 hours (3 to 10 pm) at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FL) International Airport (mostly in 6 hours), this is an off-the-charts event going on in South Florida.
On the upper bounds of a 1,000 year rainfall event, maybe a once-in-5,000 year event.
#FLwx
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Craig Ceecee, Ph.D. is now my formal title, although that won’t be used outside the professional realm. A long journey has reached its crescendo.
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I just got word that my Ph.D. dissertation has been approved and is now 100% complete. That is a huge accomplishment as it was signed off by the school in addition to my department. Now it’s on to production of the hard copy and graduation.
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I'm hearing that one of the stations in Dallas did not break to cover the
#tornado
, instead choosing to stay with the Cowboys game. I know fans would be angry but to me it is MUCH more important to break in for coverage. Especially in a heavily populated area.
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Only four hurricanes have hit the contiguous United States at category 5 intensity. Those were:
*Labor Day Hurricane 1935
*Camille 1969
*Andrew 1992
*Michael 2018
No hurricane is known to have hit the west coast of Florida at that intensity.
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The pressure in
#Fiona
is down to 928 mb according to aircraft data.
No hurricane has ever made landfall with such a low pressure north of Florida since 1851. That shows how intense the storm is - truly once in a lifetime.
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Central Park has had a weather station since 1869.
In 152 years, there has NEVER been a 1-hour or 2-hour period with as much rainfall as they have had tonight.
#NYC
#flood
#NYCwx
#TurnAroundDontDrown
#Henri
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There was one excellent story this weekend out of Claremore, OK from
@KarenLarsenKJRH
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A
#tornado
shelter for 200+ was provided by the Cherokee Nation for a large campground and it was packed on Saturday night. As a result, there were no fatalities. Proof they save lives.
#OKwx
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Professional storm chasers are LEAVING places like Cedar Key because they find it unsafe because of the storm surge. If they are leaving, NO ONE should be there. It's too dangerous.
#Idalia
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The
#Naperville
tornado should be a reminder that living in a major metropolitan area does NOT mean you are immune from tornadoes. They can and do strike large cities, even downtown areas. And yes, in the middle of the night too.
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You can now get to my
#tornado
shelter map MUCH more easily and quickly. I now have it at so that you have an easy to remember address. That will make it a lot easier. I have about 1,600 shelters mapped and I'm constantly adding more.
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You know it's busy in terms of weather when there is a Hurricane Warning, a Blizzard Warning and and Ice Storm Warning in the US at the same time, only about 1,500 miles apart.
#HurricaneNicole
#Blizzard
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Is it just me, or is Black Friday not nearly the thing it once was? I remember people camping out at midnight, and mad rushes...now it seems like just a normal busy day in the stores, nothing extraordinary, and Thanksgiving itself has regained a lot of its meaning.
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My biggest accomplishment of 2022, without a doubt, was building the tornado shelter map that's received over 60,000 views so far. It ties right back to my Ph.D. research (to be done in 2023!) and I hope it has been a very useful tool. A work in progress.
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No Category 5 hurricane has ever hit the Pacific coast of Mexico (or anywhere in the eastern Pacific).
#Otis
could be the first, and it could go right into a metro area of 1 million people tonight. This is truly a nightmare scenario.
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There have been many tornadoes, including several violent tornadoes, that occurred throughout history in the Chicagoland area. Several of them occurred within the city limits as well. The thought that tornadoes "don't happen" in Chicago (I've heard stories of it) is insane.
#ILwx
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It is expected that
#Fiona
will indeed be the once-in-a-lifetime type of storm that you'll be telling your children and grandchildren about in Atlantic Canada.
There is no record of a storm anywhere near this intensity hitting the region.
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The lowest pressure ever recorded in Nova Scotia is 951 mb (and for all of Canada is 940 mb). EVERY reliable model is well below those when
#Fiona
comes ashore. It's likely to be a once-in-a-lifetime type of storm.
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Remember last week when I said over 100,000 had viewed my map and that was big? It's now over 153,000. It's clear my work is reaching a strong audience, and I've heard stories of people using it to find
#tornado
shelters they knew nothing about. It feels great to be helping.
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Please
#PrayForTheBahamas
tonight. As a meteorologist, watching
#Dorian
had me amazed by what the atmosphere can do, but the destruction and impact is real and their lives will be changed forever in the northern Bahamas. The world needs to be behind them, and the world will be.
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How much rain is 22.5"? It's what Fort Lauderdale averages in the *entire 7-month period* from November to May. Instead of 7 months, it fell in 7 hours.
It's also more than the annual rainfall averages of Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco or Salt Lake City.
#FLwx
#flashflood
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#In4YearsFromNow
I will be the first person in my entire extended family - all generation, all sides - to have the title of Doctor in front of my name. Next time we see February 29, I'll be Dr. Ceecee.
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Potential inundation map for NE Kodiak Island, including Kodiak. If you are in the colored areas, be prepared to evacuate. You definitely need to go to higher ground in red and purple areas. If there is a
#tsunami
, it should arrive in the next 60-90 minutes.
#earthquake
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Just ordered my cap and gown. In exactly one month, the long, hard road will reach the end with myself stepping on stage to collect the Ph.D. medallion. A new chapter will begin. No one in my extended family has made it this far.
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Here's where I think new radar sites are needed. The green circle is planned, the blue circles are mitigated by state or TV station radar sites.
Dark red = no coverage at all, city > 10,000 pop
Red = poor coverage in area where severe weather occurs
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Someone just attacked me for being retarded and said I was dumb because I am autistic. That is just cruel behavior. Why some people think like that - I don't know. All because of my post saying I am working on my post-Ph.D. as well.
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During severe weather events, these limits on reading that Elon *single-handedly* imposed could cost people lives. It takes one method of communication, from reputable people, away and makes it harder. That's why it is important to have multiple ways to get warnings.
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Balloons on my profile make me feel extra special. A lot of love would mean the world to me.
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My Ph.D. dissertation has been approved by the publisher. It is formally complete now. All that is left for me to be bestowed the degree now is...the ceremony.
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In an average YEAR, the UCLA weather station receives 17.73" of rain.
It has received about two-thirds of that (11.82") in just the last 24 hours. (NOAA data on left, from
@ChadThackeray
on right)
#CAwx
#LARain
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I'm Craig Ceecee. After a long time denying it (despite having had it all my life) I admitted being autistic a few years ago. I am a Ph.D. student in meteorology at Mississippi State. Research/reports are underway with COVID/weather connections.
#DisabledRollCall
#DisabledInSTEM
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I was just accepted as a
#WRN
(Weather Ready Nation) Ambassador for my business Find Your Tornado Shelter LLC. That means NOAA recognizes that my work is important to save lives and protect us all.
Having this logo will be very valuable. Working on updating sites now.
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I have been promoted up from Ph.D. student to Ph.D. candidate.
My comprehensive exams were successfully defended orally. Now on to the last parts of the dissertation...
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Confirmed LARGE
#tornado
on the ground near or over O'Hare. It is being viewed on
@cbschicago
cameras. Moving eastward into the North Side. Additional tornadoes ongoing moving towards the South Side and Downtown.
#ILwx
#CHIwx
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Inundation map for downtown Kodiak. You need to call friends to evacuate NOW if they are in a colored area, especially if colored red, orange or yellow (red is most dangerous). That's the immediate waterfront and a channel to the west.
#AKwx
#tsunami
#earthquake
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I just got my grades back. My semester GPA is 3.75. Not quite the 4.00 I was hoping for, but that's as high as I've ever had. For someone who struggled to graduate high school, that's an accomplishment.
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My
#tornado
shelter map has reached a major milestone. It has now had *over 100,000 views*, meaning that it has become an integral part of emergency management that many in the public is using. I hope it has been used to actually save lives too!
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That’s me and my Christmas tree. Only thing missing is a topper (last one broke). That lit ornament is a church.
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In continental North America, there had never before this morning been a pressure reading below 940 mb except along the Gulf and Southeast coasts from major hurricane landfalls. This is truly a historic storm, completely unprecedented in over 150 years of records.
#Fiona
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One thing NO ONE should be doing is "wishing" a hurricane, or anything, on someone because that is how they voted.
Not everyone in any one area votes the same way. Have respect for humanity!
#HurricaneNicole
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There is a deep obsession with tornado ratings that needs to stop. Regardless of rating, any tornado can do serious damage. Also, many homes are not built as well as you think. Plus it ignores the human and economic toll of them. I don't think the victims care about the rating...
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I am now officially not just a consulting meteorologist, but also a business owner with Find Your Tornado Shelter LLC. The intent is to improve and expand the map and consult for development. If you know any emergency managers who want to reach out to me, I would appreciate it.
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How fast are rivers rising in Puerto Rico? Rio Grande de Arecibo below Utuado (where the bridge collapse was reported) rose 13 feet in just *one hour*.
#Fiona
#PuertoRico
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25 years ago, I dealt with the most extreme mental health problems of my life. I nearly took myself many times. I had to be put away from my family and community for many months.
It took a lot to overcome and I just want to show the world what I can really do.
I feel I am now.
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25 years ago, I was dealing with the most extreme mental health problems of my life. I nearly took myself many times. I needed to be put away from my family and community for many months. It’s a big reason I have never returned to my old hometown. Overcoming took a LOT for me!!
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With 94 confirmed deaths, this weekend's tornado outbreak is not only the deadliest since 2011, it is also easily the deadliest ever in the US in the second half of the year - deadlier than any other late summer or fall outbreak. That's the most remarkable statistic.
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I just noticed that I also have surpassed 20,000 followers. I never even dreamed of such. I appreciate greatly your support and your willingness for me to help you all as much as I can.
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Me and my Christmas tree that I just put up in my apartment. I thought I did a good job at it.
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If there's one thing that many meteorologists have a phobia of, it is this: Quasi-Geostrophic Omega Equation (QG-Omega). But they get through it.
It's why meteorologists you see on TV and elsewhere are SCIENTISTS. Don't ever call female meteorologists "weather girls"
#Friday13th
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Please DO NOT speculate on the condition of Ryan Newman. Let's wait for official word on how serious it truly is. I know we are all concerned.
#Daytona500
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3 short months ago, I was struggling to get any real momentum. Since then, the business I have has found additional partners, I've had national and international media reach me, I've founded a board of directors and I've got additional plans on the docket. A lot has changed.
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This is your LAST CHANCE to evacuate. By midnight or so, it will be too dangerous to leave the lowest lying areas and you risk being caught in winds and surge. If you're in an evacuation zone, you need to leave...NOW.
#Idalia
#FLwx
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For those second guessing "why didn't they evacuate", some people don't have the means or abilities. They may be isolated in the community, with not enough money and no vehicle, or may have disabilities that challenge them. Some people don't have easy options.
#HurricaneIan
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This is incredible. Tornado-warned cell moving at *95 MPH*. It will go from clear sky to severe storm within minutes.
#NEwx
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Is this purple the
#AuroraBorealis
? It’s crazy here in the near-subtropical latitudes.
#MSwx
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My last full semester is beginning as a Ph.D. student. Once this is over, if all goes as planned, I will have that title by my name. No one in my extended family has been this far, and being
#DisabledInSTEM
makes it even more incredible. I can see it now.
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I was again featured this week, this time by
@accuweather
. The video can be seen on the site, and I was described as "on a mission" to identify the closest
#tornado
shelters. I found over 60 new shelters in 3 states just this weekend. Link:
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When it comes to
#TornadoEmergency
issuances by state (since 2002), there is a clear lead in the Deep South. In fact, more than half were in Mississippi or Alabama.
Today's such in Union City, MI was the first ever issued in the Wolverine State.
#MIwx
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Even though the
#SuperBowl
is tomorrow, if a
#tornado
warning occurs, your station will interrupt for severe weather coverage. A threat exists across parts of the Deep South.
DO NOT complain to your station or the FCC in that case. Someone is in danger and needs constant info.
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There are still MANY surveys to be undertaken, but as of now, there were 74 confirmed tornadoes from the
#tornado
outbreak Friday-Saturday.
AL - 3, AR - 1, DE - 1, GA - 1, IL - 22, IN - 16, IA - 10, MD - 1, MI - 1, NJ - 4, OH - 2, TN - 3, WI - 9
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