Don Bell

Worked in many places. EH Town Council Vice Chair. @southernctwx forecaster. Storm Chaser & Documenter. Skywarn Spotter. Generally helpful.

[Dr. Levi Cowan @TropicalTidbits]

Why does the Atlantic hurricane season begin in June?

There are a few reasons, but chief among them is the relaxation of vertical shear across the western Caribbean, Gulf, and SW Atlantic as the North American continent warms up and the subtropical jet stream weakens.

On average, shear values prohibitive to tropical development (30+ knots) disappear from the pink-outlined region in early-mid June, while continuing to shut down the eastern Caribbean and deep tropical Atlantic until much later in the summer.

[Don Bell @DonBellCT]

No surprise coming from the most corrupt and lawless administration in American history. The scale at which they’re attempting to chill constitutionally protected speech is wild.

[Bloomberg Law @BLaw]

The US Justice Department is seeking the names, addresses, and banking information of Reddit and X users, ratcheting up efforts to identify social media critics of government deportation efforts. https://t.co/7juwC4RkJo

[NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab @NOAA_AOML]

For the first time, data from the Black Swift Technologies’ S0 drone will be integrated into NOAA’s hurricane forecast model (HAFS) during the 2026 hurricane season. 

Recent tests have shown this can improve #hurricane forecast accuracy by 10% :

https://t.co/pDwzrpzyQX

[Don Bell @DonBellCT]

Lightning over East Hartford #ctwx

[Don Bell @DonBellCT]

Time lapse of #thunderstorm over Hartford from East Hartford. Breezy, but no hail or observed damage @WX1BOX @NWSBoston

[Don Bell @DonBellCT]

Wemby 👀

[Don Bell @DonBellCT]

😍

[Shane R Muckey @ShaneMuckey]

Omg

[Don Bell @DonBellCT]

It was an honor to join my friend Tyron Harris at East Hartford High today and spend a little time speaking to juniors and seniors about getting involved and being a positive force for change in our community.

[Jacob @Jigsaw9051Wx]

Beautiful sunset supercell near Carter, Oklahoma.

[Damin Toell @damintoell]

“Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf” is a first-ballot hall of fame sentence

[Don Bell @DonBellCT]

We’ve all been there… 😂

[Laura Rozen @lrozen]

The funniest thing I read in a while

https://t.co/wMc8RvuRP5

[Don Bell @DonBellCT]

🤣

[Stormchasernick @stormchasernick]

Godzilla Super El Niño

[Don Bell @DonBellCT]

When the calendar says May but outside says not so fast. 🤣

Life in the Adirondacks @NWSBurlington @accuweather @weatherchannel

#snow #weather