MSJ | Student | DFW

DFW based. Storm spotter. Disaster Fascinated. Hurricane Hunters Enthusiast. Tropical Research, GEOG/EADP, UNT ‘25? Tor count: 3.5

[MSJ | Student | DFW @weatherandpi]

I am indeed in other places (Although I really don't do much with IG or Threads, and even less with Facebook)

Basically, you'll always be able to find me as weatherandpi or wxandpi.

[MSJ | Student | DFW @weatherandpi]

@NWSFortWorth Hail from 2:02AM-2:17AM, quarter size (photo forthcoming), Grapevine TX

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

TCU's end zone in the Alamo Bowl is a replica of their 2015 end zone when they beat Oregon in that 31-0 comeback

[MSJ | Student | DFW @weatherandpi]

YES

[Myah Taylor @t_myah]

DeSoto beats Southlake Caroll 57-44 in the 6A Division II state semifinals. SaRod Baker ended the game with an explosive run as time expired.

DeSoto is headed back to state. @SportsDayHS

[Friday Night Glory @FridayNghtGlory]

6A Division 2 State Semifinals

Final

DeSoto 57
Southlake Carroll 44

Great goal line stop by the 🦅’s

[Tropical Cowboy of Danger @FlynonymousWX]

More/better Hurricane Melissa videos now that the furlough/gov shutdown is over and I can get the go ahead to post revised versions. What was originally posted three weeks ago were quick edits/crops exported in 720p which were good enough but not all that they could be. I will include a link to YT so those inclined can watch in 4K. Today I’m posting thread from pass 5 which was approx 1645-1648Z time.

This first one is GoPro Max footage that I finally got around to editing. It starts very similar to the post from a few weeks ago but with a twist. 1/5

[Josh Morgerman @iCyclone]

Man. #Hurricane #MELISSA. Incredible power. Perhaps the mightiest hurricane of the 83 I've witnessed.

My location (Crawford, a tiny beach town in St. Elizabeth Parish #Jamaica) took the full force of the inner right eyewall and may have seen the peak winds in this historic, record-smashing hurricane.

First pic: as it started to get scary. Bone-rattling gusts were making roofs explode into clouds of lethal confetti. The grand palm tree out front was starting to bend obscenely—in a way I found unnatural.

Second pic: after we bolted the door shut because it was getting too dangerous even to watch the storm. (I'd randomly ended up in the hotel's kitchen with a local family.)

The hurricane's inner eyewall was a screaming white void. All I could see through the cracks in the shutters was the color white—accompanied by a constant, ear-splitting scream that actually caused pain. (Notice the woman in the pic holding her ears.) The scream occasionally got higher and angrier, and those extra-screechy screams made my eardrums pulse. Meanwhile, water was forcing in through every crack—under the floor and between the window slats.

I remember shuddering at the thought of what was happening to the town—what this screaming white void was doing to people, homes, communities.

My fears were well-founded. The impact in this part of coastal St. Elizabeth Parish is catastrophic. Wooden structures were completely mowed down and in some cases swept from their foundations. Some concrete structures collapsed. The well-built ones—like my hotel—survived, but even they had major roof, window, and door damage. The landscape has been stripped bare—the trees just sticks. The roads are blocked with rubble and utility poles.

Nearby Black River—a unique old historical town right on the water—was smashed beyond recognition: historical sites destroyed, main streets filled with rubble, the town market twisted like a pretzel, even the regional hospital destroyed.

It's a good thing I wasn't in my hotel room during the storm because one of the windows blew out, showering the bed with glass and wood. The hotel lost most of its roof, and several third-story rooms were smashed open. But in the lower flooors, those grand old concrete walls protected us. And so far I'm aware of only two deaths in Crawford—a fellow who had a heart attack at the school next door (his body was still in his car and unclaimed the next morning, a sad and disturbing sight), and a woman who drowned in the storm surge in Gallon Beach. While walking down the devastated streets of Black River, I ran into the Jamaican Member of Parliament for this region, @floydgreenja. He's a great dude and I appreciate that he already has a gameplan for turning this catastrophe into an opportunity—to build this region back better. And I vowed on the spot that I'm going to make it my mission to spread awareness of this catastrophe and get that aid flowing in. I'll be talking about MELISSA a lot over the coming months—because it is both a fascinating meteorological event and a human disaster that demands an international response. (And I swear an epic video is coming out of this.)

[Tropical Cowboy of Danger @FlynonymousWX]

@LockheedMartin Guess I’m gonna have to drop in and say hi to the Lockheed PR folks next time in Marietta so they know who takes these vids.

[Tanner Charles 🌪 @TannerChasing]

More screen grabs of Hurricane Melissa's incredible eye from @FlynonymousWX video.

Screen grab and edit from the high-res uncropped footage he uploaded this morning.

Unbelievable detail!

#hurricane #hurricanemelissa

[Tropical Cowboy of Danger @FlynonymousWX]

@TannerCharlesMN Wait until I get around to posting some of the still photos… 40 megapixels will print better than a screen grab from a 720p exported vid

[Deelan Jariwala @WxTca]

Wonder what’s causing the eyewall striations — could be updrafts in the eyewall being horizontally sheared as flow transforms from cyclonic to anticyclonic at the top of the column (h/t @DCAreaW). Not unheard of in super strong storms like Ida ‘58 (h/t @WxPatel for this U2 pic).

[Andy Hazelton @AndyHazelton]

Just landed after an absolutely insane flight with @NOAA_HurrHunter into #Melissa just before landfall in #Jamaica. I was processing the dropsonde data before it went out. When I saw the 113 m/s (219 knots) just above the surface I couldn't believe it. My display only goes to 100 by default. Such a sad situation for residents in its path. Probably will be a swath of tornado like damage. I think we also almost tied a flight level wind record today. Unfortunately tied the Labor Day hurricane for lowest pressure at landfall in the Atlantic.

[Jeremy DeHart @JeremyDeHartWX]

Looks like the very rough ride was confirmed. Plane had to leave early. They reported svr turb and a "sawtooth" eye. Looks like they moved 600-700ft up & down during this stretch in ~1 min. But they captured some historic data including a 893mb center drop. Mission for the ages.

[MSJ | Student | DFW @weatherandpi]

@iCyclone I know it goes without saying and you've heard it from all of us but damn Josh be safe out there

[Josh Morgerman @iCyclone]

10:25 am. Frightening power. Whiteout. Roofs teaing off. Gusts like bombs going off. Painful ears. Praise the lord for solid concrete. 962 mb

[Josh Morgerman @iCyclone]

7:45 am. Good morning from Crawford, St. Elizabeth Parish #Jamaica. Wind starting to really howl. 991 mb. #Hurricane #MELISSA is coming.

[National Hurricane Center @NHC_Atlantic]

Hurricane #Melissa Advisory 29: Extremely Dangerous Category 5 Melissa About to Make Landfall In Jamaica. Catastrophic Winds, Flash Flooding, and Storm Surge Occurring On The Island. https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb

[Josh Morgerman @iCyclone]

9:35 am. Crashing sounds —like an explosion. Wreckage flying down the street. Trees bending way over. Very unpleasant pressure in the ears. #Hurricane #MELISSA in Crawford, St. Elizabeth Parish #Jamaica

[Steve Copertino @TheSteveCop]

This has to be one of the most incredible and terrifying satellite loops that I've seen in a while. You can see 5 violent mesovorts spinning around the eye of #Melissa this morning.