Cody Fields

M.A. Communication @UofOklahoma '25 • B.A. Political Science @UNCWilmington '22 • Certified monster chaser (inside joke)

[NHC Pacific @NHC_Pacific]

Tropical Storm #Lala Advisory 5 (5 AM HST, Thu Aug 13): Tropical Storm Lala Forms. Hurricane Watch Issued for the Big Island of Hawaii. https://t.co/NyUGSIFCuo

[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 32 YEARS, IT IS MATCHDAY ON HOME SOIL FOR THE U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM! 🇺🇸

[Okcweather @okcweatherpics]

Incredible hyper-lapse video of a large tornado moving across south Enid, Oklahoma! Captured with our Enid cam, you will see the tornado disappear into a curtain of hail only to remerge moments later! #okwx @KOCOMichael @NWSNorman @KOCOdamonlane
@MikeMorganKFOR

[NWS Norman @NWSNorman]

We found several points of EF4 damage southeast and southwest of Enid from the tornado last night. Damage surveys still ongoing, but we have found EF4 damage. #okwx

[Cody Fields @cjfieldswx]

Large tornado near Braman, OK

[OTUS Project @project_otus]

Worlds FIRST 360 camera flown inside a tornado (Wyoming, IA)

[Andy Hazelton @AndyHazelton]

The spiral banding of West Pacific typhoons is always an incredible sight on satellite imagery, and #Sinlaku is no exception as it head northwest towards Guam and the Mariana Islands. This is probably the first of several high end systems out there this year with #ElNiño developing.

[Cody Fields @cjfieldswx]

Typhoon #Sinlaku is undergoing rapid intensification, with satellite estimates reaching Cat. 4 strength. It is plausible (if not likely) that we will soon have our first Cat. 5 cyclone of 2026 in the Northern Hemisphere as it moves toward the Mariana Islands just north of #Guam.

[Cody Fields @cjfieldswx]

For days, the traditional guidance (ECMWF/GFS) has been focused to the west, almost to the Philippines at one point. AI guidance has always been clustered near Guam/the Mariana Islands. It's clear which camp is caving. AI is significantly aiding forecasts in the tropics.

[Cody Fields @cjfieldswx]

Over in the West Pacific, Tropical Storm #Sinlaku is quickly becoming better organized, with much more symmetry to its appearance. It seems likely to become a large and very strong (Category 4+) #typhoon as it moves toward #Guam & the Mariana Islands over the coming days.

[Cody Fields @cjfieldswx]

Over in the West Pacific, Tropical Storm #Sinlaku is quickly becoming better organized, with much more symmetry to its appearance. It seems likely to become a large and very strong (Category 4+) #typhoon as it moves toward #Guam & the Mariana Islands over the coming days.

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Earthset.

The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.

[Deelan Jariwala @WxTca]

A lot of people (including myself!) tend to scoff at the notion that these Mediterranean storms can be something other than (sub)tropical. However, from time to time, the atmosphere reminds us that classifying convective lows is hard! Take a look at this polar low near Alaska:

[Chad Casey @WxFanaticCC]

Awful situation happening now along Hwy 287 3 miles SE of Quanah. Multiple vehicle pickup occurring in the southbound lanes. Listen to the vehicles slamming into each other. This is bad. @NWSNorman

[NWS Storm Prediction Center @NWSSPC]

1:09am CDT #SPC Day2 Outlook Moderate Risk: from northern South Carolina across North Carolina and into Virginia and Maryland https://t.co/Y1WiOd8m1i

[NWS Storm Prediction Center @NWSSPC]

11:30am CDT #SPC Day1 Outlook Moderate Risk: across parts of northern/central Illinois into northwest Indiana https://t.co/TgJgC6cj9Y

[WSLPIG @WSLPIG]

@ryanhallyall union lake union city Michigan

[National Hurricane Center @NHC_Atlantic]

NHC has completed its post-analysis and Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane #Melissa.

Melissa, one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin, reached category 5 intensity (on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) with a minimum central pressure of 892 mb and brought catastrophic wind and storm surge impacts to portions of western Jamaica. Melissa’s slow motion also produced heavy rainfall and catastrophic flood impacts across portions of the Greater Antilles. As of the release of the report, Melissa is responsible for 95 fatalities.

The report is available at https://t.co/ysyBlHTvYC

All reports for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season can be found at https://t.co/c52ijljbXV

[Deelan Jariwala @WxTca]

Luckily the emergency alert system already sends this information directly to your phone (for free!) if you live inside a warning box...

[Eric Webb @webberweather]

Here's my preliminary analysis for this weekend's snowstorm over North Carolina.

This storm will be one for the record books in a lot of NC.

Hopefully, I'll be able to find some time later this week to look at South Carolina.

Thanks for all the reports everyone

#ncwx

[Mark Sudduth @hurricanetrack]

So how is the winter storm where you are? I’m in Kitty Hawk. Been here for a few hurricanes but this is next level wow.