# ![@HeatwaveKGNS Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::117197862.png) @HeatwaveKGNS Richard Heatwave Berler

Richard Heatwave Berler posts on X about sunday, dawn, in the, air the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  10.68% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  3.88% [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands)  0.97% [finance](/list/finance)  0.97% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  0.97% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  0.97% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  0.97% [mlb](/list/mlb)  0.97%

**Social topic influence**
[sunday](/topic/sunday) 10.68%, [dawn](/topic/dawn) #1750, [in the](/topic/in-the) 6.8%, [air](/topic/air) 4.85%, [monday](/topic/monday) 4.85%, [mark](/topic/mark) 3.88%, [bermuda](/topic/bermuda) 3.88%, [happy](/topic/happy) 3.88%, [we are](/topic/we-are) 2.91%, [night](/topic/night) 2.91%

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Saturday 9:36 am: Happy Valentine Day to Laredo and south Texas Grateful to KGNS and the Laredo area folks for having me at my [--] year mark today and my engagement to my wife Carol [--] years ago today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2022696556613267623)  2026-02-14T15:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Sunday [--] pm: Big Picture Weathermap: Warmer winds are returning from the south as the cool airmass exits to our east. A thin layer of moist air at 3000" altitude may bring some low cloud early Monday mixing away into scattered afternoon cumulus. Mid 40's dawn mid 70's pm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2018081920584749427)  2026-02-01T21:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Friday 5:14 pm: Big Picture Weathermap: Arctic air is moving south through the northern Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes on a course east of our area. A cool airmass reaching the Texas/Oklahoma border will stall out to our north. A cool high 40s at dawn mid 80s Saturday pm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2019912538155004013)  2026-02-06T23:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@VORTEXJeff Edward Lorenz forecast limit of [--] days. No matter how good/complete the math how explicit the physics how dense the network how accurate the observations initializing NWP something at a smaller scale than observed will blow up the forecast Also Heisenberg Uncertainty P"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2019972823004106829)  2026-02-07T03:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@burgwx Central Park NYC had that happen today and the .38 up to 3:51 am EST blowing snow would have been insignificant. The [----] for the [--] hours ending at 12:51 pm had high wind but visibility was not reduced"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2020359514000593371)  2026-02-08T04:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Saturday 11:58 EST: Curious as to what may have caused the rain gages at EWRLGAJFK to show significant water equivalent totals on the morning of Feb [--] when very little/no precipitation was occurring and today at Central Park"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2020361686356816272)  2026-02-08T04:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Sunday 9:57 am: Snow pellets briefly mixed in with rain showers in Bermuda temperatures entirely below freezing in the clouds which were in the saturated air between [----] and [-----] altitude. Winds gusting as high as [--] mph reached 43.9F just above the record low of 43.3F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2020527434546688143)  2026-02-08T15:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@blamarre Sunday 9:57 am: Snow pellets briefly mixed in with rain showers in Bermuda temperatures entirely below freezing in the clouds which were in the saturated air between [----] and [-----] altitude. Winds gusting as high as [--] mph reached 43.9F just above the record low of 43.3F https://t.co/QrxN19Afl2 Sunday 9:57 am: Snow pellets briefly mixed in with rain showers in Bermuda temperatures entirely below freezing in the clouds which were in the saturated air between [----] and [-----] altitude. Winds gusting as high as [--] mph reached 43.9F just above the record low of 43.3F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2020528052615156087)  2026-02-08T16:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@extremetemps Sunday 9:57 am: Snow pellets briefly mixed in with rain showers in Bermuda temperatures entirely below freezing in the clouds which were in the saturated air between [----] and [-----] altitude. Winds gusting as high as [--] mph reached 43.9F just above the record low of 43.3F https://t.co/QrxN19Afl2 Sunday 9:57 am: Snow pellets briefly mixed in with rain showers in Bermuda temperatures entirely below freezing in the clouds which were in the saturated air between [----] and [-----] altitude. Winds gusting as high as [--] mph reached 43.9F just above the record low of 43.3F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2020528196140023919)  2026-02-08T16:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Compare with model run from [--] hours before verifying [--] hours earlierthis clearly illustrates how wildly model runs diverge run to run. Usually they significantly diverge after [---] hours Sunday 12:44 pm: Why not go whole hog and post [---] hour deterministic model forecasts (🤡) https://t.co/xgDETR8Iem Sunday 12:44 pm: Why not go whole hog and post [---] hour deterministic model forecasts (🤡) https://t.co/xgDETR8Iem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2020575074592367060)  2026-02-08T19:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"and it isnt that these are [--] different takes on the same weather system. This far out (and even [---] hours out on GFS) it is like having a raffle tumbling bin of forecasts and reaching in and picking one out at random"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2020583430443135128)  2026-02-08T19:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@JimGandyWX @wx4cstr Might as well post a [---] hour CFS deterministic image. This far out it's not differing takes on same weather system.it's like reaching into a raffle tumbler bin of random forecasts and taking one out. Skill is greatly diminished [---] hours near zero skill [---] hours out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2021069206876455402)  2026-02-10T03:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@RyanMaue Curious.how are [--] minute ASOS observations treated that are based upon a conversion to nearest integer C temperature which is then converted to nearest integer F (89F converts to 32C which is then reported as 90F instead of 89F)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2021423403589304818)  2026-02-11T03:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"EPA Endangerment Repeal announcement: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/president-trump-and-administrator-zeldin-deliver-single-largest-deregulatory-action-us https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/president-trump-and-administrator-zeldin-deliver-single-largest-deregulatory-action-us"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2022073420104794362)  2026-02-12T22:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/president-trump-and-administrator-zeldin-deliver-single-largest-deregulatory-action-us Tuesday 4:24 pm: How climate change mitigation efforts the EPA endangerment tools are being taken down. This was not an overnight just now effort: https://t.co/uSMEJGmYT1 https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/president-trump-and-administrator-zeldin-deliver-single-largest-deregulatory-action-us Tuesday 4:24 pm: How climate change mitigation efforts the EPA endangerment tools are being taken down. This was not an overnight just now effort: https://t.co/uSMEJGmYT1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2022075066998305025)  2026-02-12T22:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Friday 8:35 am: Warm air somewhat moist air is sufficient for a low cloud deck. The low cloud will mix away into scattered cumulus with cirrus high above. Upper 80s mid/late afternoon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2022318676775436451)  2026-02-13T14:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@VORTEXJeff We are at day [--] on Edward Lorenzs estimated [--] day limit for specific day forecasts. When I began my career in [----] we were barely [--] days into the [--]. That said the advances during the course of a career and lifetime have been amazing Tuesday 9:30 pm: Here is my January 27th American Meteorological Society [--] minute talk and some comments/questions asked afterward. I am at 14:45 into the recording. https://t.co/LP1l5YDRQd If it asks for a talk ID it is 4JNCTR8T635 It may ask for my last name Berler. Tuesday 9:30 pm: Here is my January 27th American Meteorological Society [--] minute"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2019973878312055176)  2026-02-07T03:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Friday 6:31 pm: A warm night mid/high 60s at dawn. A wave in the upper level wind flow brings only a slight chance of a late afternoon shower Saturday. The more moist and air buoyant to rise to form numerous rain clouds will be most pronounced San Antonio north and east of us"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2022468753838182602)  2026-02-14T00:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A dear colleague letter form (active through March 13) is linked for comments regarding the restructuring of NCARs components. This flys in the face of NCAR being greater than the sum of its parts. Article does a good job of illustrating this point. https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/what-the-national-center-for-atmospheric-research-means-to-the-atmospheric-sciences https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/what-the-national-center-for-atmospheric-research-means-to-the-atmospheric-sciences"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2022391111030050923)  2026-02-13T19:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Saturday 4:41 pm: After some cumulus pass through from just northwest of town 30-40 mph gusts may move through with the clearing skies and drier air after [--] pm or so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2022803290786791715)  2026-02-14T22:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Sunday 10:30:pm: Just Because Department: Downsloping winds descending to the northeast Turkey shore after midnight & again toward dawn local time in Trabzon sending temperatures during late the night into the high 70s. Trabzon is the same latitude as the Connecticut shore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2023253671740379229)  2026-02-16T04:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Monday 10:53 am: A balloon sounding for the ages.At the surface at [--] am PDT Quillayute Washington was 69F at the surface a little above 38C=101F a few hundred feet above the surface. It is going to be a brutally hot day in the area. Seattle was 90F at [--] am PDT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1409540555974062084)  2021-06-28T15:53Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Outstanding Laredo Proud Campos Proud NASA Proud And the winner is 🥁 Campos After collecting 300K total votes throughout the campaign Commander Moonikin Campos will embark on the #Artemis I mission around the Moon. The name is a dedication to Arturo Campos key player in bringing Apollo [--] home: https://t.co/WUYdiBxwb0 https://t.co/jiftPyVWCD And the winner is 🥁 Campos After collecting 300K total votes throughout the campaign Commander Moonikin Campos will embark on the #Artemis I mission around the Moon. The name is a dedication to Arturo Campos key player in bringing Apollo [--] home:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1409921470311043081)  2021-06-29T17:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Monday 9:54 am: Happy Valentines Day to KGNS and Laredo on my [--] year mark at the station Thanks for having me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1493252313800232960)  2022-02-14T15:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I was at KDAL (call letters changed to KDLH in 1978) from [----] until I came to KGNS on Valentines Day [----]. KDAL had t-shirts made for several appearances that they set up in [----]. Never saved a shirt [--] years later one arrived in the mail"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1501293693625683978)  2022-03-08T20:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Tuesday 3:38 pm: Summer Solstice The sun was nearly [--] degrees above the horizon producing my smallest shadow of the year a little more than [--] and a half inches long. Compare Winter Solstice (last December) with sun [--] degrees above the horizon my shadow [--]. #MYKGNSNEWS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1539347060650037248)  2022-06-21T20:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Monday 11:29 pm: Our NWS/NCEI gage had [----] of rain (rain ended) the 4th most in a single day with records back to [----]. 1) [----] July [--] [----] 2) [----] September [--] [----] 3) [----] May [--] [----]. The [----] on July [--] [----] now 5th (most fell in [--] hours). #MYKGNSNEWS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1559396862297346048)  2022-08-16T04:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@bhensonweather -13F [--] pm MST"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1605720159858982914)  2022-12-22T00:21Z [----] followers, 15.8K engagements


"It is a privilege to take these observations in our unique climate and to have a career in meteorology at KGNS and in Laredo and through KGNS to be able to connect with colleagues in the science around the nation at conferences Today we had the honor to present @HeatwaveKGNS with the Jefferson Award for 35+ years of uninterrupted Co-Op observations. Thank you for your service and providing valuable data for the National Weather Service to better serve the residents of South Texas. #stxwx #txwx https://t.co/fD2pv66E3d Today we had the honor to present @HeatwaveKGNS with the Jefferson Award for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1630315588353421313)  2023-02-27T21:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Happy Mothers Day My mom with my cowboy hat (which featured a rattlesnake at the time) on a visit home from Laredo in [----] to Connecticut and my mom visiting me at KDAL TV in Duluth MN in 1978"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1657840209386512386)  2023-05-14T20:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Tuesday 9:34 pm: I got my start at CBS Duluth Minnesota on this date in [----] [--] years ago today It's all been a treat. Amazing to see the observational/computational tools advance over this time and the atmospheric and earth system sciences mature"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1661198835119689728)  2023-05-24T02:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Friday 9:50 am: This map shows that when taking the average of the high and low of the days during the last [--] days we are experiencing the #1 hottest such period for this time of the year over much of Texas:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1682402421446770688)  2023-07-21T14:49Z [----] followers, 16.1K engagements


"Friday 10:30 pm: Saguaro cactus planted in San Ygnacio in [----] (was purchased in southern Arizona) is doing quite well nearly [--] years later. It appeared quite comfortable with Fridays 108F heat (Our Laredo NWS/NCEI thermometer)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1690204360771309570)  2023-08-12T03:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Sunday 9:35 pm: I had a brief appearance in Joe with Nicolas Cage in the movie Joe back in 2013:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1698525132841460088)  2023-09-04T02:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Thursday 4:14 pm: Hurricane Lee is an example of rapid intensification of a hurricane over exceptionally warm ocean waters. It will pass well north of the Caribbean Islands any direct impact on the eastern U.S. still week away. NHC discussion [--] day forecast satellite image"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1699893920636047381)  2023-09-07T21:14Z [----] followers, 12.6K engagements


"Sunday 6:03 pm: The very dry air has brought very good visibility to our area. The mountains in Mexico are clearly visible on the left part of the horizon [--] miles away"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1734000857174393330)  2023-12-11T00:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"So happy to be a part of this enterprise. An art class calligraphy sign that I made [--] years ago (6th grade) and newspaper picture from a year or two earlier. Today is one of my favorite days of the year: National Weatherperson's Day I want to thank the meteorologists across the @NWS and the entire weather enterprise who work together everyday to save lives protect propertyand enhance the national economy #NationalWeatherpersonsDay Today is one of my favorite days of the year: National Weatherperson's Day I want to thank the meteorologists across the @NWS and the entire weather enterprise who"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1754516708956446817)  2024-02-05T14:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Wednesday 9:03 am: Amazed and thankful that I got to take my position at KGNS (after [--] years at CBS Duluth MN) in the unique climatological setting of Laredo beginning [--] years ago on Valentine Day in [----] Walking the Streets of Laredo was a childhood dream"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1757782534451015696)  2024-02-14T15:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Hard to believe that I was still [--] when I took my position at KGNStoday I turned [--] Last picture is from my years in Duluth (picture from 1978). Amazing and a treat to see how my science and how the world of communications has evolved and advanced"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1784237598484902106)  2024-04-27T15:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This from when I worked at what was KDAL TV in Duluth MN in [----]. They had me pose for a Heatwave t-shirt promo: http://t.co/XyqJikgQWs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/445579775415824385)  2014-03-17T15:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"My shadow is 6'9" at local noon on winter solstice. @Climatologist49 shadow at local noon near Anchorage Alaska is 60+' On summer solstice my shadow is about 4.6": (all pics [----] solstices) #MYKGNSNEWS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/943937061316386816)  2017-12-21T20:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"From Texas Monthly (February [----] issue). my office [--] years ago in [----] No internet.had access to Weathermaps at surface and aloft observed data computer model outputs in paper form from an Alden Electronics Weather Facsimile (far left). #MYKGNSNEWS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/959158550437167105)  2018-02-01T20:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Happy Valentines Day Laredo I learned of Laredo's unique climate as a [--] year old in Connecticut (and was determined to walk the streets of Laredo at high noon). Proud to live in Laredo and to mark my 38th anniversary in my position at KGNS #MYKGNSNEWS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/963867032272990208)  2018-02-14T20:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Laredo had the nation's High on Monday. https://x.com/nwswpc/status/981002005685657605 Today's National High/Low temps: [--] at Laredo TX; [---] at Merrill WI [--] miles west of Clam Lake WI #txwx #wiwx https://t.co/b9vl7CR66b https://x.com/nwswpc/status/981002005685657605 Today's National High/Low temps: [--] at Laredo TX; [---] at Merrill WI [--] miles west of Clam Lake WI #txwx #wiwx https://t.co/b9vl7CR66b"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/981038821797220352)  2018-04-03T05:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Blamed it on mice. https://x.com/WPLGLocal10/status/984478529965449216 Police say nearly [----] pounds of pot missing from a warehouse was eaten by mice. https://t.co/lfF4Ch4bwQ https://t.co/Xq3aRSWf3z https://x.com/WPLGLocal10/status/984478529965449216 Police say nearly [----] pounds of pot missing from a warehouse was eaten by mice. https://t.co/lfF4Ch4bwQ https://t.co/Xq3aRSWf3z"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/984898879836557315)  2018-04-13T20:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Found this picture from when I was a newspaper boy for the Norwalk Hour (Connecticut) in [----] as a [--] or [--] year old (4th grade).tweet from @wx_becks made me remember/look for this picture #MYKGNSNEWS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/987760487650734082)  2018-04-21T18:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"At my wife's mom's house in Durham North Carolina. Our rental car. Not going anywhere today.a day of visiting at the house and hot coffee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1071772975794397185)  2018-12-09T14:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I took my position at KGNS on today's date in [----] [--] years ago (held the same position at CBS in wonderful Duluth Minnesota from [----] until I came to my home in the heat Thankful getting to pursue my profession in Laredo at KGNS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1096089866297839616)  2019-02-14T16:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@TerribleMaps What is the source of the survey Was there an age threshold that had to be met Was there a way to discern if the question was understood Was an "I don't know allowed""  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1118990534394155030)  2019-04-18T21:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Anyone know what kind of tree this is (south of Nixon HS on Bartlett)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1120037974958276616)  2019-04-21T18:53Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Interesting sky Thunderstorm [--] miles distant is amidst an array of cirrus and altocumulus. Only the topmost cloud lies between Thunderstorm which has split into [--] cells. Visible on the horizon beneath the high cloud between the tall cells is the setting sun #MYKGNSNEWS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1141882479177011200)  2019-06-21T01:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Utqiagvik (Barrow) at the north tip of Alaska facing the Arctic Ocean reached 73F a new record for June with records going back to [----]. The [--] pm CDT map shows 80F warmth almost to the Arctic Ocean"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1141918448471044096)  2019-06-21T03:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"My thought.there is no [--] year deadline beyond which we will suddely have climate mayhem.it's more like like ignoring a medical problem.it becomes harder to ignore and more difficult and costly to fix with passing time. Same with problems related to climate change"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1155152694593671168)  2019-07-27T16:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"While FranceGermanyEngland Belgium and Netherlands had their hottest day on record a remarkable period of heat has persisted in Trondheim Norway. They reach 90F once every several decades. Here is July thus far (high/lows) New Orleans for comparison. They average 66/52"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1155925166074945537)  2019-07-29T19:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"It's not about Greta: it's the future that young people see themselves facing. I'm in my 60's likely will not experience personally much of what climate change will bring. Young folks have their future ahead of them.a much different perspective (2nd image:500000 in Montreal)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1177962312218611712)  2019-09-28T15:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@KeyroseLDO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1225279302268313600)  2020-02-06T04:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Today is my [--] year mark at KGNS (after [--] years at CBS in Duluth MN). The station had a beautifully done reception and showing of a video interview that they produced looking back over my experiences through the years. It is a privilege to be here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1228336161766150147)  2020-02-14T15:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@BrianKarem @realDonaldTrump Laredo: [--] 2-14-1895 [---] 1-28-1897 [--] 1-(23/24)-1926 [---] 3-(9/10)-1932 [--] 1-4-1947 [--] 12-14-1947 [---] 1-9-1967 [---] 2-(8/9)-1973 [---] 12-24-2004 [---] 12-(7/8)-2017 (picture)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1228862624152027137)  2020-02-16T02:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Laredo officially has it's first test positive for COVID19 tonight. KGNS [--] pm news will have what is known"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1239727264297824256)  2020-03-17T01:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Thursday 12:30 am: Rotation suggested by radar shows track of a long lived storm that produced long tracking strong tornadoes for much of its path from east Texas before 5:30 pm to Mississippi [--] pm. Still seen on radar not tornadic south of Jackson at 12:30 am #MYKGNSNEWS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1253195398673510400)  2020-04-23T05:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Dust Devil.) OMG TUMBLEWEED TORNADO 🌪 Saw this approaching and pulled over along WA-240 a few minutes ago near Hanford Site. #wawx https://t.co/NL9Nny1j7a OMG TUMBLEWEED TORNADO 🌪 Saw this approaching and pulled over along WA-240 a few minutes ago near Hanford Site. #wawx https://t.co/NL9Nny1j7a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1256050435154161664)  2020-05-01T02:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Sunday 11:27 pm: Havent got how to get the iPad camera focused for lightning but here is a flash looking east from the station a few minutia:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1264775044909207564)  2020-05-25T04:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Sunday 6:23 pm: Cenizos are in bloom around town (Laredo)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1269771731574669314)  2020-06-07T23:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Saturday 10:24 am: Hottest on record in Siberia.Verhojansk which has an average high of the day of 68F during June had their first 100F reading on record today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1274362223444529153)  2020-06-20T15:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Dewpoints were topping 60F Was not a dry heat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1274363197336834048)  2020-06-20T15:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Verhojansk is [--] miles north of the Arctic Circle. They are [----] North Latitude"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1274367247394504704)  2020-06-20T15:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This remains a developing story.Federal Officers Deployed in Portland Didnt Have Proper Training D.H.S. Memo Said https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/portland-protests.htmlsmid=tw-share https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/portland-protests.htmlsmid=tw-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1284618151154667526)  2020-07-18T22:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"From the International Space Station: Hurricane Hanna. https://t.co/mvh5tuKsgr Hurricane Hanna. https://t.co/mvh5tuKsgr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1287180894185422849)  2020-07-26T00:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Monday 10:52 pm: Hot in arctic Canada today.Bathurst Inlet bordering the arctic waters just above the Arctic Circle reached 91F today. #MYKGNSNEWS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1290495306744750081)  2020-08-04T03:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Saturday 12:56 pm: More COVID confusing messaging/craziness.an acquaintances cousins went across to Nuevo Laredo last week thinking that they had COVID. Doctor gave them pills for lice treatment claiming that they would be CURED in [--] days. They feel better are convinced"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1292158428719329285)  2020-08-08T17:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ThierryGooseBC @extremetemps @climateguyw @EKMeteo @TheSnowDreamer Thanks Urubici is 1810M/5938 feet altitude in the high terrain in southmost Brazil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1296938164276396032)  2020-08-21T22:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Tuesday 4:15 pm: Carol and I just curbside voted Vote"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1321198850665783298)  2020-10-27T21:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Regardless of ones politics here is how politics can be deployed to corrupt/muddle the communication of science underpinning climate change the EPAs role NOAA/National Climate Assessment and the integrity/credibility of science expertise in general (pandemic good example)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1322550747783979009)  2020-10-31T14:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Honored to be awarded the Jefferson Award by the National Weather Service A privilege to take these observations to have not missed an observation since the instruments were placed in my care in [----]. Due to COVID the award will be presented during 2021"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1333563303583494144)  2020-12-01T00:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Thank you for nominating me for this honor Congratulations to @HeatwaveKGNS as he is this year's recipient of the Jefferson Award We can't thank you enough for all you do for the NWS Learn more about the NWS COOP program here: https://t.co/lAUDDnlax6 https://t.co/uEbZjPoyVa Congratulations to @HeatwaveKGNS as he is this year's recipient of the Jefferson Award We can't thank you enough for all you do for the NWS Learn more about the NWS COOP program here: https://t.co/lAUDDnlax6 https://t.co/uEbZjPoyVa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1352714357927505920)  2021-01-22T20:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Wednesday [--] pm: I was at CBS in Duluth in [----] until I took my position at KGNS IN [----]. I was the first on air meteorologist in Duluth (also in Laredo). Here is the review of my audition for the Duluth position:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1374919092986085378)  2021-03-25T03:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Sunday 1:49 pm: Shadow at solar noon sun [--] degrees above the horizon taken by my wife Carol at 1:39:42 pm CDT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1406685666885443585)  2021-06-20T18:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Climate Change and Dirty Harry: "The Climate Has a Gun - Time to Think Fast" Our (@MarkBoslough & my) LTE on the #ClimateCrisis as it appears in today's print edition of the @WSJ: https://t.co/6mEyuGAGWy "The Climate Has a Gun - Time to Think Fast" Our (@MarkBoslough & my) LTE on the #ClimateCrisis as it appears in today's print edition of the @WSJ: https://t.co/6mEyuGAGWy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1428725326511738882)  2021-08-20T14:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Christmas sunset in Laredo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1474894334579429381)  2021-12-26T00:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Saturday 6:01 pm: Just arrived in Laredo after the longest time Ive ever been out of town Left on November [--] a family medical emergency began before dawn on the 30th a second family member went in for successful surgery 1st required 24/7 monitoring by us. Nice to be home"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1604265675614306306)  2022-12-18T00:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@extremetemps 66F/19C in Warsaw (33F/.5C is average for maximum)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1609594150688641026)  2023-01-01T16:55Z [----] followers, 16.4K engagements


"Earlier this evening. Nice catch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1665562980979752960)  2023-06-05T03:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Wednesday 6:26 pm: This has been the hottest [--] day period in the Laredo weather records going back to [----]. We have reached 114F [--] days in a row had never had a [--] day period at or above 111F (which was accomplished in [----] twice had [--] 110F or higher that year). 114.3F today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1671660960698834944)  2023-06-21T23:26Z [----] followers, 11.9K engagements


"Friday 8:37 am: Today is my [--] year anniversarys as chief meteorologist at KGNS TV (Still hard to believe that I got to pursue my career in Laredo): Lisely Garza did an informal interview with me: https://www.kgns.tv/2025/02/13/celebrating-heatwaves-legacy-gateway-city-full-interview/ https://www.kgns.tv/2025/02/13/celebrating-heatwaves-legacy-gateway-city-full-interview/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/1890409968194461893)  2025-02-14T14:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I sent U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and U.S. Senator John Cornyn the same note that I sent to U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar concerning funding of NCAR. No response from the congressman an on topic response from Senator Cornyn and this () [--] paragraph space filler from Senator Cruz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2014744424895463770)  2026-01-23T16:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Tuesday 10:21 pm: Just Because Department: [--] mph wind gusts with heavy rain in Lisbon Portugal tonight. Note the very compact low pressure system just to their north"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2016365805449994742)  2026-01-28T04:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@blamarre @NWSTampaBay Wow Temperature at [--] UTC was mostly above freezing up to [---] mbdry air was available for evaporative cooling. Looks like KPIE had UP from 13:40-13:46 UTC. Was there further CAA cooling of the air column to help out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2017001740948722091)  2026-01-29T22:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@blamarre @NWSTampaBay The Saturday night forecast sounding looks much more like one sees with a lake effect profile"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2017068604601024812)  2026-01-30T02:53Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@blamarre @NWSTampaBay KCRP [----] UTC 12-25-04 [--] UTC reanalysis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2017269909370138778)  2026-01-30T16:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Friday 5:27 pm: Big Picture Weathermap: A cool dry airmass is in control of our weather. The mid level cloud deck of altostratus is moving east and clearing skies will reach Laredo by [--] pm. Mid/high 30s under clear skies at dawn [--] Saturday afternoon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2017379278967406980)  2026-01-30T23:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Saturday 10:20 am: We are on the southwestern edge of a cold airmass plunging toward the southeastern U.S. We will be sunny and cool with high 50s to [--]. Significant snow is occurring over the western Carolinas. Storm will intensify quickly off the North Carolina shore tonight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2017634097317785820)  2026-01-31T16:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@TexasNopal It will be a close call tonightif you are on low lying ground or on gently sloping ground where heavy dense air can flow to lower ground you may reach freezing. An average February has a dawn that reaches freezing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2017654076192747959)  2026-01-31T17:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Saturday 1:32 pm: Snow flurries now as far south as Tallahassee Florida on south side of intensifying storm over the Carolinas (will deepen quickly as it moves offshore this evening into the Atlantic). The arctic chill will surge south through the Florida peninsula tonight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2017682567856529914)  2026-01-31T19:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Saturday 9:21 pm: Barometer readings are falling quickly of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Far to the south Melbourne Florida has had snow flurries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2017800359968653505)  2026-02-01T03:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Monday [--] am: Mild air is replacing the cold air moving to the east where the entire Florida peninsula froze 40s into southern Cuba front now reaching northwest Puerto Rico. Kingston Jamaica with [--] mph gusts. Cancun reached 48F. Partly/mostly cloudy sunnier late pm low 70s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2018324381466788288)  2026-02-02T14:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ValOnTheBorder Hi Valerie I had no idea about Laredo journalist Jovita Idar and what took place in west Texas (Porviner) with the Texas Rangers: https://www.texasmonthly.com/podcast/white-hats-episode-3-la-hora-de-sangre/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/podcast/white-hats-episode-3-la-hora-de-sangre/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2018345698517746111)  2026-02-02T15:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Added weak boundary on Georgia/South Carolina border. Thursday 3:49 pm: Big Picture Weathermap: Exceptionally warm air has moved across the Rockies into the western Great Plains unusually cold air over the southeast Atlantic states (note temperature map). A chilly low 40s dawn for Laredo area 80F warmth arrives Friday afternoon. https://t.co/qYDu2ElT80 Thursday 3:49 pm: Big Picture Weathermap: Exceptionally warm air has moved across the Rockies into the western Great Plains unusually cold air over the southeast Atlantic states (note temperature map). A chilly low 40s dawn for Laredo area 80F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2019530588580131238)  2026-02-05T21:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Thursday 9:40 pm: Many spots in Montana and western South Dakota topped 70F today warmer than all except far south Florida. Laredo was 71F. Average high on February [--] is 36F in Great Falls MT and Rapid City SD 73F in Laredo 77F in Miami"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2019617292452008120)  2026-02-06T03:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Friday 10:44 am: More cool air through the Bahamas Cuba Jamaica and Bermuda Not as cold as last system. Warm air aloft from the western Great Plains has moved south into Texas and will bring quickly rising temperatures to near 80F mid/late afternoon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/2019814426996789617)  2026-02-06T16:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"My shadow was 6'9" long at sun's highest point today (39.1 degrees above horizon). My shadow was less than 5" long on first day of summer:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/811647147145830400)  2016-12-21T18:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Had a nice ceremony recognizing the 32+ years that I have been the NWS cooperative observer in Laredo (will reach [--] years at my KGNS post on February 14)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/958476681135697921)  2018-01-30T23:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"When I was [--] the Beatles came out with Will You Still Love Me When I'm [--]. Always wondered about that. Today I find out My wife still loves me https://m.youtube.com/watchv=51YxVANGeJI https://m.youtube.com/watchv=51YxVANGeJI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HeatwaveKGNS/status/989887691524395009)  2018-04-27T15:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

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