Matt Hook

Meteorologist in Retail Property Insurance. @valpoU alum. Go Colts

[Matt Hook @hook_matt]

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[Matt Hook @hook_matt]

@NWSLincolnIL large rotating wall cloud Martinsville, IL 7:17 PM

[NOAA Satellites @NOAASatellites]

An outbreak of severe #thunderstorms is expected across the Midwest and Great Lakes today.
@NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ is continuously monitoring the evolving situation, with the highest threat centered over Illinois and Indiana, which are under a #ModerateRisk. Damaging winds, hail, and potentially intense tornadoes are possible.

Latest: https://t.co/qERZhrYZHF

[Matt Hook @hook_matt]

Photo credit to Jessica Shull. @NWSIWX @nicholasweather @wane15 looking northeast from outside of Butler and recent tornado warned supercell

[NWS Storm Prediction Center @NWSSPC]

A severe weather outbreak is forecast tomorrow (Wednesday, June 17th) across portions of Illinois and Indiana. Here, we take a few minutes to discuss this impending threat in more detail.

[NWS Chicago @NWSChicago]

With the threat for tornadoes across the region tomorrow, now is a great time to review tornado sheltering guidelines. Here are some tips on what makes a shelter good or bad. #ILwx #INwx

[Matt Hook @hook_matt]

Looks like this was preliminary rated EF-1 per @NWSChicago. Hard to evaluate rating when damage was confined at fields. Hats off to y’all for the hard work with all these damage surveys🫡

[Ryan Hall, Y’all @ryanhallyall]

LOOK AT THOSE VORTICIES

Kyle recorded this huge tornado over the fields southeast of Dwight, Illinois, a little while ago.

[Matt Hook @hook_matt]

Wow, what a beaut🤯

[UW-Madison CIMSS @UWCIMSS]

1-minute Mesoscale Sector @NOAASatellites #GOESEast (#GOES19) Vis (top) and IR images with time-matched plots of SPC Storm Reports showed a supercell thunderstorm Thursday 6/11 that produced a possible long-track tornado (+winds and hail) across northeast #ILwx. @NWSChicago

[NWS Storm Prediction Center @NWSSPC]

The damaging wind swath from Wednesday, June 10 has been preliminarily confirmed as a derecho.

The wind swath had a track length over 400 miles with a footprint just under 100,000 square miles. The strongest known gust was measured at over 94 mph.

[Matt Hook @hook_matt]

@NWSChicago tornado a few minutes ago east of Dwight, IL Just lifted

[Matt Hook @hook_matt]

@NWSChicago shelf cloud Darien, IL. 3:41 PM

[NOAA Satellites @NOAASatellites]

The Eastern Pacific hurricane season begins today, and we are taking a look back at one storm that left a lasting impact.

On October 12, 2025, remnants of former Typhoon Halong slammed into coastal Alaska, displacing more than 1,000 people and prompting one of the largest airlift evacuations in the state’s history. NOAA satellites were there every step of the way, collecting critical imagery and data.

Learn more about this devastating storm: https://t.co/9At4OrpyP0

[Stephen Holder @HolderStephen]

And please stop trying to gaslight the country into celebrating a “victory” in a war no one wanted or supported.

[VU Meteorology @ValpoWeather]

Come learn more about Valpo meteorology at our virtual open house this Wednesday night! ⛈️🧑‍💻
https://t.co/MdDilCYw5u

[NWS Chicago @NWSChicago]

It's been a very busy start to the severe weather season, indeed. And this doesn't include Tornado Watches! March 2026 included 6 days with at least 1 report of severe weather in our area (the average is 1 to 2).

The next threat for severe weather arrives tomorrow. #ILwx #INwx

[Chicago Blackhawks @NHLBlackhawks]

new 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐑-𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 points just dropped for 𝟗𝟖❤️

congrats, Connor!

[Matt Hook @hook_matt]

⁦@NWSChicago⁩ pea-sized hail in Darien. 6:03 PM #ILwx

[Darien Police Dept @DarienPolice]

Police personnel are in the area of the 1000 block of Janet Ave. We ask that all residents in that area stay in their homes and stay clear of the area. We will notify you when normal activities are safe to resume.

[Barstool Chicago @barstoolchicago]

Another day another goalie embarrassed by Connor Bedard