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@MatthewWatersWx
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11 months
Been doing some work on #climate patterns and discovered a 12 year avg. #ONI cycle. Each cycle ends with a strong La-Nina. The ENSO forecast shows a strong #Nino peak Nov-Dec 2023, rapidly transitioning into a strong #Nina peak in Winter 2024-25. #wx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
Massive wedge south of Madisonville, TX #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
2 miles east of #waco tx raining grapefruits #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
Large tornado N of Bedias, TX #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
What a radar scan for the ages! RFD surge so powerful it causes a strong anti-cyclonic tornado. This should be framed and put in the hall of fame! I haven’t seen that since El Reno #okwx #tornado
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
Add cyclonic Fujiwara overshooting tops to the bingo card #supercell #txwx #Fujiwara
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
Possible tornado 4 miles west of Bedias, TX #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Forgot my helmet #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Also #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
3 power poles downed 2 miles west of Bedias, TX #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Hidden gems I found from today. #Hail missiles roughly 4 inches pounding the ground. #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 month
This storm system is not done making a mess of metropolitans today #lawx #NewOrleans
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Awesome churning of the squall as it approached Pflugerville, TX #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Aftermath of the ice meteors. Never again. #hailstorm #txwx #wxtwitter
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
Amazing motion on the #Goldthwaite TX #supercell #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
@ChikageWeather Yes you have permission. Thanks!
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@MatthewWatersWx
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4 months
Sat and waited all day for the dry line to not produce and then I get this cool treat… lightning doing a fancy #okwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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10 months
Ignoring the 12Z #EURO run which seems to disregard physics, #HurricaneLee is 99% likely not going to make US landfall #wx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
4 miles NW of #Lometa , TX #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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30 days
Nice wall cloud on storm 6 miles west of #Elgin , TX #txwx #wxtwitter
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 month
Witnessed the beginning of the possible #derecho in #Manor , TX. I was under a bridge BUT was parked well away from the lanes of travel #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
There’s Gold somewhere over there #txwx #wxtwitter
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
One of the most vivid central Texas auroras I have ever seen! Here at #CedarPark , TX. #txwx #spring #kxan #atx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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3 months
From yesterday’s border bonanza. It’s not too often you see not one, but two 3-body scatter spikes at the same exact time #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
In Salado just ahead of the rear flank gust front #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
18 miles north of #Coleman , TX. Best start to a road trip! #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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3 months
Some other fun features with a guest appearance from the Air Force Tethered Aerostat Radar Site south of Eagle Pass, TX. #txwx #mammatus #supercell
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Debris ball evident on radar #ilwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
Our #tornado was thankfully very weak, only arriving at #EF1 intensity, however it managed to carve out a max width of 0.6 miles and tracked about 5 miles on the ground #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
@CBSNewsTexas Yes you may
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
We are about to have one heck of a mesoscale accident sooner than later SE of #SanAngelo , TX #txwx #severe #tornado
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Beautiful shelf to round out the day. Still waiting on the hail tinnitus to stop #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
It may be in the high plains but I still feel Rocky Mountain Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiigghhhh 🎶 #cowx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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10 months
#HurricaneLee has been shrinking its eye since sundown and is pushing a 930 mb pressure with winds of 155 mph as of 10pm EST. We will likely see a monster by the 11pm update. A turn Northward is still forecasted and effects on the East Coast will begin as early as Tuesday #wx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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10 months
#Idalia looks to have jogged East by ~6 mi (10km) in the past hour. This may have significant location impacts by landfall. The 0Z #NHC update will shed some light on the situation. If it verifies, #Florida west coast might be looking at a more southerly landfall than earlier
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@MatthewWatersWx
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4 months
The saga continues #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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4 months
Supercell about to cross the border a few miles south of El Indio, TX #txwx #hailstorm
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 years
This is the tornado that hit Salado, Texas today as viewed from 300 feet with DJI Mini2. #saladotornado #noaa #tornado #stormchaser #itsryanhallyall
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 month
#Derecho probability is high today across Kansas as the divergent left entrance region of the 300 mb shortwave enters the region (Likely a progressive ridge rider derecho) Typically with these events the southern end is more favorable for tornadoes since the effective shear is
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@MatthewWatersWx
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11 months
@invertv_dcape Right! Then again I live in Texas and Winter 2021 gives PTSD 🥶
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@MatthewWatersWx
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4 months
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
Another Reflectivity Donut!! What is 2024!! #txwx #tornado
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
If this #Abilene , TX supercell cycles like the last, the greatest tornado threat lies within this red circle. Take cover now! #txwx #tornado
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
@ChrisSuchanWOAI Yes, you have my permission to use it for broadcast make sure to follow for more content in the future! Thank you and stay safe!
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@MatthewWatersWx
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9 months
Add this to the multi-million dollar disaster list and carve out a new Wikipedia page. Soooo many businesses, homes, and cars along 35. Poor people on the interstate turned their dashboard into a cooler #txwx #hailstorm
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
Multiple reports of bridges underwater and even a train derailment in and around #Mexia , TX from the #flashflood event. Around 6 INCHES of rain has fallen in the last 3 hours! #txwx #flood #wxtwitter #wxX
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
I can’t wait to see what the anemometers say in and around #Liberal , KS when all this water suspended in the air comes a tumblin’ down. #kswx #okwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
Solid 1.5 inches in #Hico , TX #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
No confluence band has formed even as convective inhibition (CIN) lifts and surface convergence is persistent. This means the dry line storms will impact this untapped warm nose with extreme instability having backed surface winds with eastward extent. See #SPC meso discussion
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
I call this setup the “atmospheric architect” because we are gonna see some structure today! Outlined in blue is where I feel the greatest chance of tornadoes would occur given the progression so far as it is north and east of the Meso-low. #txwx #okwx #kswx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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3 months
Highest likelihood of action at the elbow and downstream as more favorable venting and shear allow for better organized updrafts #lawx #wxtwitter
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 month
Never fall for the tricks. It’s still SE. #okwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
The Tornado Cowboy
1 year
@ReedTimmerAccu So the tornado was hidden in thick rain curtains while the lowering was the closer CC drop?
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@MatthewWatersWx
The Tornado Cowboy
1 year
7 miles northwest of copperas cove #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Significant Tornado Ongoing just west of #FrenchLick , IN. #inwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
No, you are not mistaken and yes we are pushing 6000 J/kg CAPE at noon in central TX #txwx #hail
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
@KWKTFOX44 You have my permission
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@MatthewWatersWx
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7 months
Did this northern shortwave create the unforeseen discrete storm mode that caused the devastating tornadoes? I just have a hard time grasping that this happened with a positively tilted trough #wx #wxtwitter
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Dangerous supercell to pass just to the Southwest of #Louisville , KY. #kywx
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@MatthewWatersWx
The Tornado Cowboy
1 year
Fort Worth Funnel 03/16/23
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@MatthewWatersWx
The Tornado Cowboy
10 months
- #HurricaneLee showing off his girth as the past few hours rendered a notable increase in wind radius. Still forecasted to remain a mid-range to weak cat 1 hurricane off the mid-Atlantic coast before rocketing into Nova Scotia. #wx -If swimming along the east coast later this
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@MatthewWatersWx
The Tornado Cowboy
10 months
It’s been so long. I’ve missed you ole friend. 🌧️ #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
@WeatherNation @matthew81650538 Yes you have permission. Thanks!
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@MatthewWatersWx
The Tornado Cowboy
9 months
Fly Eagle 🦅 #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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10 months
There it is! #Idalia
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@MatthewWatersWx
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6 months
Strong #tornado possible in the next half hour north of Beaumont, TX Isolated confluence band and about to have an RFD surge #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
New cycle new area - Greatest short term #tornado threat #Abilene #Clyde #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 month
Even though the storm is deviant, the parent cell is consistently traveling to the SE. That leaves the area in blue to be the highest tornado probability #okwx #tornado #oklahomacity #wxtwitter #wxX
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
New cycle active - new area of interest #txwx #Abilene , TX #tornado
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@MatthewWatersWx
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4 months
My favored location for this upcoming event. If the cap persists… we may have to find out what kind of fish are in Lake Texoma #okwx #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
I would be in my safe spot if i lived in #westfield , IN , #Nobleville , IN , and even #Pendleton , IN. Dangerous storm. #inwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
I’m inspired everyday by this guy right here. All these busts lately had me doubting my skills and myself, but my brother kept encouraging me. That got me out here today to chase. Help him with his power soccer dreams like he does with this content. No
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Picasso I like it 🤌
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Billy Faletti
1 year
Strongly occluding low level mesocyclone under powerful supercell currently, tornado possibly imminent. 6:46 pm @NWSAmarillo
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Video of the AMAZING Thursday Night Lights in Austin courtesy of my great friend Lyndee. #Rodeoaustin #atx #wx #southwestairlines #deepintheheart #weather #texas
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
Pre-frontal confluence storms to develop by 3 PM #okwx #highrisk #severewx #kswx #supercell
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Another view. What a shot! I could drool for DAYS #okwx #hooker , OK.
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Storm Chaser John Lamicq
1 year
Tornado warned Supercell near Guymon, OK this evening. #OKwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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10 months
Red skies at night,sailors delight? Poetry can take you by storm #hurricanelee #mewx
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10 months
Hurricane Lee is providing an incredible sunset on Monhegan Island, Maine. #mewx #hurricanelee
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@MatthewWatersWx
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10 months
About an hour from landfall #Harold leaves Corpus Christi with no beach. #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 month
Over the next hour, the #Derecho will be interacting with ML #CAPE of 4000 J/kg (best of the day) which will cause wind speeds to be temporarily maximized #kswx #windbag #wxtwitter #wxX #Wichita
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
@MaxVelocityWX Yes you have permission. Thanks!
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@MatthewWatersWx
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9 months
Absolutely Nasty Setup today around #Tulsa metro. Stay safe! #okwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
@capitalweather Sure! Thanks
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@MatthewWatersWx
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10 months
It’s official #Harold #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
Last hoorah supercell Mohawk #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
#tornado warned storm near Buckholts #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
No way
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@MatthewWatersWx
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7 months
Along and East of the I-95 corridor, a locally higher tornado potential presents itself as the winds are backed at the surface allowing around 400 m2/s2 of 0-3km SRH. Storm mergers will aid in embedded circulations as well #NCwx #VAwx #wx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
@DishonSydney Yes, you have my permission to use it for broadcast make sure to follow for more content in the future! Thank you and stay safe!
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@MatthewWatersWx
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6 months
One of the cooler phenomena I have experienced while chasing. Paralleling the cold front and warm sector #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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2 months
Recycle attempt unsuccessful - crisis averted #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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5 months
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@MatthewWatersWx
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7 months
For those who chase here: Only 4 crossings of the Mississippi in a 200 mile span. Have a plan and stay safe! #lawx #mswx #wx #wxtwitter #MississippiRiver
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@MatthewWatersWx
The Tornado Cowboy
1 year
Two miles north of copperas cove #txwx
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
@KWKTFOX44 Matthew Waters or this Twitter profile! Thanks!
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@MatthewWatersWx
The Tornado Cowboy
1 month
Severe wind storm inbound across parts of south #Texas . The MCS will ride an outflow boundary from morning convection. Pictured right is the microburst composite. (microbursts are smaller scale, short-lived wind events but in an organized system, form a widespread, long-lived
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@MatthewWatersWx
The Tornado Cowboy
1 year
I don’t think it’s a bust ladies and gentlemen #ilwx #wxtwitter
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@MatthewWatersWx
The Tornado Cowboy
10 months
Taking my stab at #Lee 6-10 day outlook Almost every model indicates a turn northward around Monday (09/11) and progresses up the coast toward Nova Scotia by Saturday (09/16) Tuesday to Saturday Rip Currents will be prevalent all along the east coast. If planning to swim, be
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@MatthewWatersWx
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1 year
@FOXWeatherDesk I took this. You can share. thanks!
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