New paper just dropped. Thanks to @wxkylegillett for the soundings and @AtmoScientist for GridRad. A bunch of other people helped too!
https://t.co/IHtQz2Yfoo
Libya has just experienced the deadliest flood of the 21st Century, with 7,000 confirmed dead.
In the city of Derna, home to 90,000 people, up to 20,000 are feared dead.
25% of the city is estimated to be destroyed after two dams collapsed due to extreme rainfall.
Imagery via @Maxar
Whoa!!! Now that is a monsoon thunderstorm. ⚡️North Mesa got beat up Tuesday night with winds in the 60-80 mph range. 🎥 John Rodriguez. #azwx#azfamily. (Near Greenfield and RedMtn 202)
Debbie Parker captured the exact moment a lightning hit a tree in Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia on June 23, 2022
[source: https://t.co/4vRWF5ydNF]
We've all heard of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
But where are they? Who built them and why? Were they even real?
Well, the first thing is that the idea of "Seven Wonders" is itself 2,000 years old...
Positive lightning strike captured offshore Sarasota, Florida this morning! ⚡️➕
These particularly powerful strikes originate from the top of a storm and make up under 5% of all lightning strikes.
Photo sent in by: Craig Sheffield
#weather#stormhour#flwx#lightning
On this very sad day in the Norman weather community, our evening weather balloon launch is dedicated to Nic, Drake and Gavin - OU meteorology students who died in a tragic traffic accident last night.
Our friends at @TAMUMeteorology have been helping us out today. They launched a weather balloon and are sharing their radar imagery. Both help improve forecast and warning operations for residents in the region. We appreciate their kindness.
NEW: World Meteorological Organization identifies new world record lightning MEGAFLASH - 477 miles long. It lit up the sky from near Houston to southeast Mississippi on April 29, 2020:
https://t.co/BhmgMNb5S1
Depictions of the eruption and its aftermath were picked up by weather satellites in the region.
The most spectacular - which also showed the outline of Australia more than 2,000 miles away - came from Himawari-8, operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency