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John Ahrens

@JohnAhrensWSOC9

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Emmy Award Winning Meteorologist at WSOC-TV Charlotte, an avid Sinatra fan & amateur Frank impersonator...living a Blessed life and accentuating the positive!

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My teacher, my mentor, my friend, my brother. Thank you @SUdelsonWSOC9
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For @Panthers fans in need of a pick me up after the 🏈 game...hope this makes you feel a little better
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5 years
absolutely amazing shot of rain shaft moving thru South End #CLT . Courtesy Mike Coleman. Nice pic!!! @wsoctv
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Blessed & honored to start my 15th year @wsoctv . Forever grateful for the opportunity & the chance to wear gym shoes at work 😃
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4 years
This is why we do what we do at @wsoctv : to keep people safe. Thank God this did not touch down last nite #cltwx
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A beautiful sunset over the QC but an eerie foreshadowing of what's to come. Stay tuned to @wsoctv for the latest on #Ian
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Happy 65th birthday @wsoctv ! Can’t describe the honor it feels to be next to these two legends !
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6 years
Very high surf as #Florence edges closer @wsoctv
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8 years
There's just no way to express the gratitude I have for managers, friends & viewers of @wsoctv for their belief in me, support & prayers.
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God is good # emmys
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I'm no art critic...but that's gotta be close to a masterpiece :) #cltwx
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3 years
My sixth year singing the #NationalAnthem for @KnightsBaseball . Sincere thanks for the opportunity! 🎤 ⚾️
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13 years now at @wsoctv . An unbelievable honor. But I am very leery of unlucky numbers 🤣🤣🤣
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God is good. Proud of my @wsoctv team and excited to go to #Nashville in February!
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2 years
Stunned. Again. Thank you @InsideEdition … & @GenevieveWSOC9 🤣🤣 @wsoctv
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4 years
they way this year has been going...this doesn't seem too shocking for me :) :)
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2 years
Feeling pretty good that we're going to avoid another big ice deal. That will be Columbia's problem #cltwx #WinterWeather @wsoctv
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8 years
Blessed and very thankful to be back doing this :) #cltwx
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2 years
Q: why don’t you wear green on St Patrick’s day ☘️? A: Green screen 😁
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3 years
This may or may not surprise you: this will be our first full sunny weekend since Dec 26/27 #wow #cltwx
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Honored to be nominated for an #Emmy along with my friend, colleague & mentor @SUdelsonWSOC9
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Little known fact but back in Cincinnati when I was a baby, I fell off a grocery cart. I was thankfully caught by the guy behind us in line…who happened to be @jerryspringer . RIP Jerry & thank you!
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6 years
still have one of these? Set it back an hour :) #clocksgoback
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3 years
When you have to break into programming & Dancing With The Stars is on …🤣
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6 years
Look who’s back!!! @AllisonWSOC9 has the latest news live @wsoctv
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6 years
Impossible to have a bad day when the #steelers lose!!!🏈🏈
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6 years
Thank you friends!! #Blessed
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4 years
Back in the studio for the first time in almost a month with @SUdelsonWSOC9 tracking dangerous Severe ⛈ threat @wsoctv
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3 years
I admit....sometimes I type fast...there have been typos in the 7 days at times...but this is not one of them... #cltwx
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3 years
So thankful to get to do what I do. & viewer emails like this make it all the more worth while #blessed
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6 years
Might sound nervous on the news tonight- singing the #NationalAnthem right after at @KnightsBaseball !
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5 years
Brilliant #Panthers blue #CLT skyline tonight may turn a little foggy later. Forecast next @wsoctv #cltwx
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6 years
Tropical storm force winds starting #Florence @wsoctv #9RadarReady
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4 years
What an amazing city we live in @wsoctv #EarlySunset #cltwx
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9 years
Had some very special visitors to the @wsoctv My beautiful wife and daughter :)))) http://t.co/5LtkcKcgL0
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Never been so happy to see such a gloomy sky!! 20 cooler in the QC !! @wsoctv
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4 years
Heads up friends: Air Quality ALERT just issued for Charlotte due to all of the #SaharanDust . Almost too unhealthy to be outside for everyone - not just people with breathing issues
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8 years
First day back on air & I'm talking about #snow in #CLT ! Go figure :)) #cltwx
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4 years
Uptown #CLT decked out in @Panthers blue!! Great way to start the week - get your forecast next! @wsoctv
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amazing shot of a soaker South of Uptown #cltwx
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8 years
Ferocious wind and waves from #HurricaneMatthew #MyrtleBeach
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2 years
Wildest tropical event I've ever covered. A cold rain in Boone, and 35º nearby in Grandfather #Ian
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1 year
just seems like February has given up ..... :)
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7 years
Using my daughter's mic to practice for the #NationalAnthem at @KnightsBaseball tonight. Hope you can come!!!! #wsoctv
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2 years
Does this bring you comfort? Or make you more depressed :) 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵 #cltwx
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So thankful and honored to sing at @KnightsBaseball game and thankful for all who came out to see. I am truly blessed http://t.co/irRiUaGSdd
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Change is hard....
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Breaking out the drone for #Florence update @wsoctv
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5 years
An amazing talent but way more important: her giving spirit. Hope you can tune in for @lizfosterWSOC9 ’s last show! @wsoctv
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would like to keep this trend going ....if possible ❄❄❄😆
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Water already covering road #Florence @wsoctv
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3 years
At the home office today 🤣
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Caught this just before our 5pm live shot
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Breaking a record that's stood for 137 years!!!
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2 years
My argument to get my family to move down here never needs words…
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4 years
😷 required now at all Meck parks! Thoughts? @wsoctv
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1 year
just....stellar #sunset #cltwx
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5 years
Of course, I had absolutely nothing to do with this rain but I'm getting a lot of thank yous and... :)
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3 years
The bottom line for Monday morning #cltwx @wsoctv
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7 years
We are starting to get worried that #Irma is moving deeper inland into #FLA . Greater impact for the #CLT if it does not turn NW
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2 years
sorry ..
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4 years
Today - a day to remember!!! #cltwx @wsoctv
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can't say I'm really upset about this 🤣🤣🤣
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2 years
This is getting real friends...Dallas TX in the teens right now! #yikes #cold
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3 years
TORNADO WATCH cleared now from Charlotte
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Surreal damage from #tornado in Eastern NC. Team coverage at @wsoctv
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6 years
A potential #sinkhole in the making #Florence @wsoctv
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3 years
It would appear that Salisbury, Lincolnton & Jefferson folks are too depressed to even put up a temperature this morning :) #gloomy #whybother #ncwx
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Hello #supermoon !
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Celebrating my 10th year today @wsoctv ! #BlessedAndGrateful
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2 years
Step one: find the food 😋 #YiasouGreekFestival
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5 years
Gearing up to sing the #NationalAnthem at @KnightsBaseball ! 🎤
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3 years
Anyone thrown off by the later sunrise? Sunset tonight: 7:30 pm!!! #cltwx
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Getting ready to sing the National Anthem for @KnightsBaseball
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6 years
Crown Vic @VickiBoston25 officially joins the SevereWx Center 9 Hall of Fame...or stalker wall behind the set. Good luck in Boston Crown Vic!! @christinerappwx
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93º tomorrow in the QC. Last time it got this hot, Rutherford B. Hayes was President #wow @wsoctv
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2 years
I never did like math ...... #cltwx #ice #WinterStorm
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5 years
First sunrise in #Barrow Alaska in over 60 days #wow
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4 years
Check out this eerie look in Uptown Charlotte. No worries - forecast this week not scary at all :) #cltwx
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2 years
Not going to amp up the language here but #Ian needs to be on our mind. Esp Fri/Sat
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Finally saying goodbye to this heat wave!!!! Forecast next @wsoctv
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It’s over!!!!!! ☔️ ☔️ 🌧 #cltwx
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2 years
I’m certainly not the only one in the Carolinas with a @Bengals connection! Next @wsoctv I talk to West Stanly HS coaches who coached @BJHill5 !
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Great sunrise pic from Newton, NC this morning! Courtesy Valerie Davis
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7 years
Now that's a #rainbow . From #ChinaGroveNC . Forecast next @TV64 #cltwx
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6 years
Heart is broken but so proud of the #Panthers Thanks for a great season! #KeepPounding
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6 years
I may be born & raised in #Cincinnati ...but this is where my loyalties lie #KeepPounding
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5 years
Honored to work with one of the greats in our business. 34 yr @wsoctv vet @jevansWSOC9
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7 years
Almost 90º in #CLT right now #ridiculous #cltwx
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9 years
Parted the newscast with this incredible shot of the CLT skyline #cltwx http://t.co/5y2iW4slhI
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1 year
Waaaay too early to talk about accumulations or anything like that ....but the likelihood of ❄❄❄ in the QC is increasing!
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3 years
DEFINITELY a stay in bed kind of day :( #cltwx @wsoctv
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6 years
Uptown 🌲 lighting in less than an hr. Live report @wsoctv
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6 years
Happy birthday to @jerryspringer , who actually caught me head first after falling from a shopping cart in #Cincinnati when I was a baby. Saved my life! Thx Jerry!
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