Timothy (Tim) Destri

Consulting Meteorologist (Recently retired from NWS with 32 years experience) Big fan of NOLA, Chicago, travel, outdoors, Cubs, Saints, Pelicans.

[Timothy (Tim) Destri @TDestri]

No damage from this reported yet?

[NWS New Orleans @NWSNewOrleans]

Tornado Warning continues for Kiln MS and Pearlington MS until 7:45 AM CDT

[Timothy (Tim) Destri @TDestri]

@SlidellFire_PIO damage reports from South and East Slidell from the tornado this morning?

[Slidell Fire PIO @SlidellFire_PIO]

⚠️ 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 ⚠️

The latest forecasts continue to show the potential for significant impacts across Southeast Louisiana beginning tonight and continuing into Thursday.

🌧️ The primary threat remains heavy rainfall and flash flooding, with widespread totals of 3–6 inches and isolated locations potentially receiving 8–10+ inches if rain bands repeatedly move over the same areas.

🌪️ A few brief tornadoes may also develop within the storm’s outer rainbands. Be prepared to act quickly if warnings are issued.

🚗 Remember:
• Never drive through flooded roadways.
• Secure loose outdoor items.
• Charge phones and electronic devices.
• Have multiple ways to receive weather alerts overnight.
• Check on family members and neighbors who may need assistance.

Your Slidell Fire Department is closely monitoring this system and remains prepared to respond to emergencies. We will continue providing updates as conditions change.

Stay safe, stay informed, and stay weather aware.

#slidellfire #slidellstrong #weatheraware #hurricaneseason2026

[Slidell Fire PIO @SlidellFire_PIO]

⚠️ 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 ⚠️

The latest forecasts continue to show the potential for significant impacts across Southeast Louisiana beginning tonight and continuing into Thursday.

🌧️ The primary threat remains heavy rainfall and flash flooding, with widespread totals of 3–6 inches and isolated locations potentially receiving 8–10+ inches if rain bands repeatedly move over the same areas.

🌪️ A few brief tornadoes may also develop within the storm’s outer rainbands. Be prepared to act quickly if warnings are issued.

🚗 Remember:
• Never drive through flooded roadways.
• Secure loose outdoor items.
• Charge phones and electronic devices.
• Have multiple ways to receive weather alerts overnight.
• Check on family members and neighbors who may need assistance.

Your Slidell Fire Department is closely monitoring this system and remains prepared to respond to emergencies. We will continue providing updates as conditions change.

Stay safe, stay informed, and stay weather aware.

#slidellfire #slidellstrong #weatheraware #hurricaneseason2026

[Charles Peek @CharlesPeekWX]

Heartbreaking scenes out of Effingham County, IL this morning. 💔

As first light broke, drone footage reveal the true, devastating extent of the storms that ripped through our area Wednesday evening. The path of destruction is staggering.

Here is what the view from above shows:

Homes Leveled: Several residences have been completely flattened into piles of debris, while others have had their roofs and top floors entirely sheared off.

Vehicles Tossed: The sheer power of the wind flipped heavy pickup trucks, cars, and trailers, scattering them like toys into fields and yards.

Widespread Destruction:

Outbuildings and agricultural structures have been shredded, with metal siding peeled away and debris strewn across hundreds of yards of farmland.

Shattered Tree Lines: Entire groves of trees have been snapped in half or completely uprooted.

Please keep the families and first responders in your thoughts and prayers today as the long road to assessment and recovery begins.

If you are out in the affected areas, please stay safe, watch for downed power lines, and give emergency crews the space they need to work.

@weatherchannel @JimCantore @StephanieAbrams

#EffinghamCounty #ILwx #TornadoDamage #MidwestStorms #CommunityStrong

[National Hurricane Center @NHC_Atlantic]

Potential Tropical Cyclone #One Advisory 1A (1 PM CDT, Tue Jun 16): Dangerous Flash Flooding Occuring Over Portions of Texas and Louisiana from Potential Tropical Cyclone One. https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb

[Timothy (Tim) Destri @TDestri]

@CoCoRaHS station LA-ST-10 near center of Slidell, LA had 24 hour rainfall of 5.32” as of 7 am. Significant front yard flooding & minor street flooding on nearby streets occurred in pm. Previous amount over 5” occurred here last in early December 2023. #lawx @NWSNewOrleans

[NWS New Orleans @NWSNewOrleans]

Flash Flood Warning including Slidell LA, Pearl River LA and Saint Joe LA until 5:15 PM CDT

[NWS New Orleans @NWSNewOrleans]

Flash Flood Warning including Picayune MS, Nicholson MS and McNeill MS until 4:30 PM CDT

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

Sally Field memorized the First Amendment as a child. The Oscar winner says she now understands "it like never before," stressing that "this fragile thing called democracy needs to be protected."

[Timothy (Tim) Destri @TDestri]

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[NWS Jackson MS @NWSJacksonMS]

Tornado Emergency continues for Bude MS, Roxie MS and Meadville MS until 7:15 PM CDT

[Max Velocity @MaxVelocityWX]

TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR Bude, Mississippi! Seek shelter IMMEDIATELY if you are in this warning! We are LIVE: https://t.co/3AEWaCBZDK

[Adnene Nasri @TheOther_9]

Trump in 2008: Anyone who invades the Middle East under false pretenses should be impeached.

Let’s make sure it goes viral here.

[Eric Webb @webberweather]

It is interesting to point out that “Super” El Niño events (NINO 3.4 SSTa > + 2C) have usually occurred in clusters, w/ “Super” El Niño events spaced ~ 10-15 yrs apart

The last “Super” El Niño occurring in 2015-16 certainly fits w/ that historical trend

https://t.co/iRZ9aqzkDn

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

I agree with what Pope Leo XIV stated today in his first Easter speech:

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

After building a passenger train between Miami and Orlando, Brightline now plans to build America’s first true high-speed rail. The line would connect Los Angeles and Las Vegas in just over two hours, a trip that can take five hours by car. https://t.co/ywdj8W8868

[Ben Noll @BenNollWeather]

Strongest El Niño on record this year?!

New ECMWF guidance shows a *75% chance of a super El Niño* by October, with some scenarios suggesting the most intense event in more than a century.

It will bring wide-reaching weather impacts that last into 2027 🧵

[Timothy (Tim) Destri @TDestri]

Need to research CRSs from the past, this is big!!

[Eric Webb @webberweather]

One distinguishing characteristic of “Super” El Niño, like this year possibly, is their enhanced ability to force climate regime shifts (CRSs). These CRSs can fundamentally alter certain components of the climate system for decades after the Super El Niño

https://t.co/8VtqT1xaWg

[Timothy (Tim) Destri @TDestri]

JAWS!!

[Zack Fradella @ZackFradellaWx]

BELLA THE GREAT WHITE - Another great white shark is swimming the Gulf Coast, the latest ping from this past week shows her off the Louisiana Coast. As summer approaches and the waters warm, usually they head back out into the Atlantic.

[Timothy (Tim) Destri @TDestri]

@Matt_Pinner Upside down 67