Jim Purpura

A Meteorologist who loves Texas weather!

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@Jenhollidayx @MyRadarWX @grok UMMM…all the time…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@SkyPixWeather Yeah…I know. I looked for a SVR and couldn’t see it. It was pretty specifically worded as if it was real…but was FAKE!!

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@StillwaterMet Yep…amazing guy. Told me around 1995 he wanted my job, then took it and did great things…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@NWSFortWorth Storm report Robson Ranch SW Denton 35 to 45 mph gusts at Ravenwood and Teakwood 6:08 to 6:11 pm

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@NWSFortWorth Argyle this morning exact location and time unknown. From Nextdoor app…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@NWSFortWorth Nicely done! Thanks for the detailed explanation…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@DentonCountyOEM Delayed damage report from Haslet, on the Denton County side - already sent to NWS

~5:13 am 3/4/25

Lat 32.9934
Lon -97.3762
Two fence sections blown down, damage to shingles to a home on San Madrid Trail, Haslet, Denton County side.
Other homes in the vicinity show similar.

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@SoonerTom 11.1 F at Robson this morning…just recently. You probably ended up a bit lower I imagine…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@SoonerTom To me eye candy IS the forecast…of the model. It becomes a human’s forecast when they take ownership of it in some manner We (collectively) are still “here” because we add value to models. The AFD today had a good and gentle discussion of why folks should not “eat” eye candy.

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@NWSHouston Happy Retirement Dan! Thanks for your great help to us in our FEMA Hurricane classes in Houston. If you are up Denton way in the future, please stop by…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@ElonMuskOde a

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@NWSFortWorth Looks higher based than I thought…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@SoonerTom 108 yda at RR

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@DentonCountyOEM 0.27 inch at Robson Ranch so far…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@JenLDunn @NWSFortWorth You have my sympathy. I remember doing that job in Norman…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@SoonerTom or…even for a day or two…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@DentonCountyOEM Amen!

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@SoonerTom Very good…I have no egrets…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@StillwaterMet @ounwcm @spegwx Quite true. My best to both you guys…

[Jim Purpura @dentonwxman]

@SoonerTom I was in the F1 area of damage in an F4 tornado when I was 12. Did really suffer PTSD as a result. My coping mechanism was to become a Meteorologist and help people with weather safety plans. It helped me and I know it helped destress others to have a plan and know what to do.