Ed Sweeney

Penn State Certification in Weather Forecasting, @VillanovaU Alum, NWA, AMS Assoc, E PA Skywarn Deputy Coordinator, Storm Chasing, Photography; Opinions=My Own

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

New artwork for sale! - "Tornado and the Rainbow II " - http://t.co/ZrChZMsuCX @fineartamerica

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

@VORTEXJeff Jeff, out of curiosity, are you thinking in terms of dirt roads or quality of paved roads?

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

This is a heck of a stat given how many significant precipitation events we have witnessed over the past 10-15 years +:

[NWS Mount Holly @NWS_MountHolly]

It has been 800 days since Philadelphia experienced 2" or greater rainfall on a single calendar day (March 23, 2024). Typically, this occurs about 2 days per year on average. #PAwx

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

@PAweatherPhoto Also the day of the only SPC high risk outlook to include PA (5/31/1998):

[NWS State College @NWSStateCollege]

May 31st: One of the most infamous & deadliest days in PA weather history:
•1889 Johnstown Flood: Triggered by torrential, unrelenting rainfall, this deluge left 2,209 people dead
@JohnstownFldNPS
•1985 Tornado Outbreak: Deadliest outbreak resulting in 65 deaths & PA's only F5

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

Panorama of a shelf cloud produced by thunderstorm(s) with transient supercellular characteristics near Quanah, TX last night. #txwx #weather #stormhour

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

A thunderstorm which previously maintained supercellular characteristics near Kirkland, TX earlier this evening. #txwx #weather #stormhour

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

.@NWSNorman Seeing some areas of blowing dust along & near US 287 NW of Quanah, TX around 7:45-8:00 pm CDT. #txwx

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

Photogenic cell(s) near Childress, TX currently.

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

View of a thunderstorm producing cloud-to-cloud/cloud-to-air lightning & a rainbow looking east from Fredericksburg, TX last night. #txwx #weather #stormhour

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

@skierman69 Thank you very much!

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

Updraft region of a severe thunderstorm with transient supercellular qualities (note the wall cloud attempt) producing hail up to 2” in diameter east of Fredericksburg, TX earlier this evening. #txwx

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

Supercell thunderstorm with visible hail streaks looking east from Junction, TX late this afternoon. #txwx #stormhour

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

Two cells near Junction, TX (one just east & one to the south) both largely fell apart in minutes. #txwx

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

.@DelRioAgain

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

Radar estimated rainfall totals so far this morning per KMAF. Good idea to keep in mind areas that may be experiencing flash flooding if you are planning on being out in this area today. #txwx

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

Driving near Slaton, TX at 9:45 am CDT; the junky storms look nice out here. #txwx

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

@samstone2727 Thank you very much. It was my 2nd favorite chase as well behind Campo on 5/31/10.

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

10 years ago today (5/25/16), the long-track Chapman, KS EF-4 tornado which traveled 26 miles +/- & lasted 90 minutes +/-. We watched the tornado from its inception grow & strengthen quickly. Still the strongest tornado I have seen in person to date. #kswx #stormhour

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

My personal version of Eric Cartman’s Casa Bonita. It has been too long:

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

Continued 10 years ago today (5/25/16): While we were en route to the Salina, KS area, we saw this beastly looking supercell with a significant overshooting top looking NE from near Hutchinson, KS. Reminded me of a similar overshooting top produced by the Cleburne-Granbury, TX supercell on 5/15/13, so we continued to beeline towards it. #kswx #stormhour

[Ed Sweeney @EasternChaser]

10 years ago today (5/25/16), visible satellite imagery at 1811z (per College of Dupage) revealed a distinct boundary generally oriented west to east across the I-70 corridor in Kansas. This boundary would play a significant role weather-wise later that day. #kswx #weather