Erik Salna

Mitigation - Resilience - STEAM Education - Broadcast Media - Museums - FIU Extreme Events Institute - NHERI Wall of Wind - NOAA Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

Check out this video: https://t.co/3aEGHyBTRu

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

Very good background video by Sean Potter about the new film Pressure. The film is about James Stagg, the chief meteorological advisor to General Dwight D. Eisenhower during the planning of the D-Day invasion.
https://t.co/atZMCeVMdM

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

Wow!

[AccuWeather @accuweather]

Just a little Florida dust devil 🌪️

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

NOAA predicts below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
https://t.co/NkbqPYnuaL

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

World Cup in Miami spikes worry over extreme fans in extreme weather https://t.co/p8lkX0o7EL

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

The NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind at FIU tested a full-scale manufactured home on May 13th against hurricane-force winds in what researchers believe is the first experiment of its kind conducted at any university in the world.
https://t.co/tv6h2YmxGq
https://t.co/cNfB2GHyDn

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

Manufactured home testing started today at the FIU Wall of Wind. University of Kansas, University of Alabama, and Florida International University are working together to show why building codes for manufactured homes needs an update.
https://t.co/9TQUMrZobU

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

Focus on the hazards.

[National Hurricane Center @NHC_Atlantic]

In a hurricane, deadly hazards can occur well outside of the cone. Impacts can be felt far from the storm's center, even well inland and outside the forecast cone. The cone does NOT represent the size of the storm in any way. An example below is Hurricane Irma, which had a wind field that extended well beyond the cone.

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

It was an awesome day with the Hurricane Hunters in Sarasota and representing the FIU Extreme Events Institute and the NSF -NHERI Wall of Wind....

[National Hurricane Center @NWSNHC]

Great day today in Sarasota for the Hurricane Awareness Tour! Thank you to @NWSTampaBay, @scgovEOC, @MCGPublicSafety, & @SRQAirport for hosting!

Now off to Mobile, AL, for the tour on Tuesday with @NWSMobile. More info: https://t.co/OBrgXJZkRF.

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

I'm also participating... representing the FIU Wall of Wind and the message of hurricane mitigation research

[National Hurricane Center @NWSNHC]

Good morning from Sarasota, FL for the first stop of the 2026 Hurricane Awareness Tour with @NWSTampaBay, @NOAA_HurrHunter, and @53rdWRS!

Public tours start at 1:30, gates close at 3 pm. More info:
https://t.co/heOEitb2Lp!

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 3-9, 2026
Understand your risk from hurricanes, and begin pre-season preparations now. Make sure you have multiple ways of receiving forecasts and alerts, and know what to do before, during, and after a storm.
https://t.co/rpAWVPsyV9

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

NOAA and U.S. Air Force Reserve 'Hurricane Hunters' to visit the Gulf Coast this week
They will host a series of events during National Hurricane Preparedness Week to help Gulf Coast communities prepare for the upcoming hurricane season June 1st.

https://t.co/DYt7QVZlYx

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

New study finds 'alarming' high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coasts https://t.co/XqBhUoQZxT

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

NHC's 2026 Hurricane Awareness Webinar Series starts Wednesday, April 29 at 2pm ET.

[National Hurricane Center @NWSNHC]

Hurricane season is coming! Join the 2026 Hurricane Awareness Webinar Series starting next Wednesday, April 29 at 2 PM ET.

Hosted by @NOAA SECART & GoARCT, with sessions through May 26.

🔗 https://t.co/KBpP6ek1T3

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

From Downpours To Destruction: What Meteorologists Actually Mean By 'Severe Weather'
https://t.co/R7QBfjkNRS

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

Check out this week's NHC videos!

[National Hurricane Center @NHC_Atlantic]

Every day this week, NHC is posting a series of videos explaining how we make and communicate tropical cyclone forecasts. In part 3 of NHC's Forecast Process video series, NHC Senior Hurricane Specialist Philippe Papin and Hurricane Specialist Andrew Hagen show how NHC makes forecasts for a tropical cyclone's intensity and size.

This week's videos can also be accessed via our YouTube channel at the following playlist: https://t.co/tdkOax7b96

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

Awesome! Go Cubs!

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

50 Years Ago Today: Chicago #Cubs outfielder Rick Monday saves the American Flag from being burned during a game vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium! (April 25, 1976) #MLB #Baseball #History 🇺🇸

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

My goodness.

[Jeff Piotrowski @Jeff_Piotrowski]

Enid Tornado. #okwx

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

FIU hosts Wall of Wind challenge for high school students (includes video) https://t.co/oxjvwMLHWU via @CaplinNews

[Erik Salna @ExtremeWxExp]

NBC6 Miami reports on the 2026 FIU Wall of Wind (WOW) Mitigation Challenge. High school teams had to develop a design that would improve a tall building’s aerodynamic performance.
https://t.co/0tmXrnfIei