[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@iCyclone](/creator/twitter/iCyclone) "@DheConnorKidd Every hurricane impact is unique. Yes" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981825087259947395) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-24T20:48Z 190.6K followers, 4549 engagements "Wave in E Caribbean seems to be slowly developing surface circulation & #MELISSA is likely to form. Models are still all over the place but there seem to be X camps: A) into Hispaniola sooner/weaker or B) into Jamaica/Cuba later/stronger. Potential major floods either way" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1980380813289259461) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-20T21:09Z 190.6K followers, 16.3K engagements "@featherhates @KellyKatharin Yeah an ERC is not necessarily good news. MARIA had an ERC right before hitting Puerto Rico and that it what made it so damaging. It lost a little wind speed but had a huge far core with a large RMW" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982492869354299516) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T17:01Z 190.7K followers, XXX engagements "After long struggle looks like #MELISSA is getting it together. Models slowly clustering around solution: W motion followed by NE turn that impacts JamaicaCubaBahamas. Me: haven't made my move yet. Concern: committing prematurely to island getting stuck on it & miss core" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981785313417593220) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-24T18:10Z 190.6K followers, 25.5K engagements "@flipfloplisa Thank you. I'll be OK. I as in DORIAN on Great Abaco Island which (believe it or not) was even stronger than IRMA" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982247978791260520) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T00:48Z 190.7K followers, 13.3K engagements "@usestatsnotnews Thanks so much. And yes if I do want to get north that is exactly how I was going to do it since that looks like a good highway. What is wrong with the mountain route You mean the quality of the road" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982491901392756968) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T16:57Z 190.7K followers, 8406 engagements "I feel lucky to be at Golfview Hotel in Mandeville. Solid building with newly renovated rooms yummy food & courteous service. Most importantly they have a SOLID PLAN for getting through #MELISSA. Here I am with GM Richard Smith. Thank you for your warm hospitality๐ #Jamaica" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982520360110264779) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T18:51Z 190.7K followers, 185.9K engagements "Ain't messing around tonight Could be my last hot dinner in a long while. Yummy โฅ Chasing #Hurricane #MELISSA in #Jamaica" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982634722183508092) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-27T02:25Z 190.7K followers, 494.7K engagements "@GlennBSmith1 @LandonWX10 I guess you have no idea what any of my posts meant lol lol lol" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981795764696494222) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-24T18:51Z 183.4K followers, XXX engagements "@GlennBSmith1 @LandonWX10 Huh It seems like you are hallucinating statements from me & then responding to the hallucinations" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981796468773032385) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-24T18:54Z 183.4K followers, XXX engagements "@GlennBSmith1 @LandonWX10 Yes" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981796999788728484) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-24T18:56Z 183.4K followers, XXX engagements "@SNEWxCenter You misunderstood if you think I said it won't be a big deal. I *specifically* acknowledged it might be. That said posts saying "Omg Jamaica is so f*cked They are screwed" do not help people in the path of the storm. Such attitudes don't empower; they don't encourage" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981824827372515389) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-24T20:47Z 184K followers, XXX engagements "@EdwardKlem @AaronCo50952820 Actually BERYL was not a Cat X when it hit Jamaica-- it had weakened some from its peak intensity in the eastern Caribbean. But it was still a strong impact" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981912616361431391) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T02:36Z 184.4K followers, XXX engagements "@1dani__ No. That scenario is not predicted for Jamaica. But a strong hurricane impact is" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981942792416112741) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T04:35Z 184.4K followers, 1678 engagements "@philrickards @JordanRich17 1) Rainfall has nothing to do with hurricane's category. 2) XXX mph is Cat X. 3) MELISSA could have a serious devastating impact on Jamaica. I never suggested otherwise. You might have misunderstood. 4) You don't need to teach me about hurricanes; I'm familiar with this subject" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981913762677276728) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T02:40Z 185.9K followers, 1088 engagements "@reakin_rl9 @iJimLahey Thank you. Two worst were DORIAN in the Bahamas (2019) and HAIYAN in the Philippines (2013)" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981935093804331427) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T04:05Z 187.1K followers, XXX engagements "@Valeriecurtismd Yeah MARIA had an ERC right before hitting Puerto Rico and that's part of what made it so damaging. It lost a little wind speed but had a huge far core with a large RMW" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982495838170730574) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T17:13Z 188.5K followers, XXX engagements "Landed in Montego Bay before XX noon then drove for many hours to Mandeville where I'm now setup in a big sturdy hotel with a restaurant & generator. This is not my chase location which will be down on the coast; this is my *staging* locationmy headquarters. I picked this town because it's a little inland & central& that's key because it's not yet clear exactly where #Hurricane #MELISSA is going. From this spot I can access many coastal locations. But its not just about penetrating the hurricanes core. Establishing a solid homebase& human relationships around itis important on extreme island" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982237318405566528) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T00:06Z 190.7K followers, 431.5K engagements "Sorry for the silence. Many hours of hard chasing. Many hours of picking a location & then immediately changing my mind. Many hours of neurotic driving up & down the west coast of #Jamaica in the darkness in the rain hating the whole mission. But I finally settled on a spot near where I think #Hurricane #MELISSA's center may cross the coast. The quest for my meteorolgical golden fleece (quality data from MELISSA's eye) brought me to this corner of the earththis ornate old guest house on a desolate stretch of highway on a hill with cows grazing next to it. The owner spoke only Patois but we" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983030379872174150) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T04:37Z 190.7K followers, 332.2K engagements "Doing recon. Currently in Treasure Beach. The storm surge is already creeping up a bit. I have secured a location here if I choose to ride out #Hurricane #MELISSA in this community" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982570121429438647) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T22:08Z 190.7K followers, 447.7K engagements "Sunset in idyllic Treasure Beach #Jamaica. The ocean is starting to get aggressive surrounding the pier and slamming into the seawall. This location may get the full force of #Hurricane #MELISSA" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982581402014261569) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T22:53Z 190.7K followers, 115.9K engagements "@WeatherGamer21 Thank you. It will not be fun. I dread it" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983033278287221234) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T04:49Z 190.7K followers, 15.5K engagements "@WeebApprentice @lco6677 ๐" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983049885948469653) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T05:55Z 190.7K followers, XXX engagements "Seeing judgy posts about how "so-and-so is only into stormchasing for the money" or "the fame". NEWSFLASH: A stormchaser can chase storms for whatever d*mn reason he pleasesscience money fame adrenaline shots all of the above. And he doesn't care if you're OK with it" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1980083694665961904) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-20T01:28Z 190.1K followers, 52.8K engagements "TS #MELISSA is in Caribbean. Right now it's sheared which is allowing low-level center to outrun convection & get further W. Big questions: How far W does it get before it consolidates & becomes dangerous #hurricane Chessboard: super complicated. Several nations threatened" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1980783337963684006) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-21T23:48Z 190.6K followers, 20.9K engagements "Paradoxically #MELISSA remaining weak now will make it more dangerous later. Staying weak now will allow the shallow center to scoot under the ridging to get into the NW Caribbeanwhere conditions are better & it can then pull a real nutty. NW Caribbean in October = NAUGHTY" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1980790789526417804) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-22T00:18Z 190.6K followers, 31.7K engagements "Enjoying a quiet night in the Bay. Steeling myself for what I know is going to be a tough expedition to I Don't Know Where to chase I Don't Know What. But sometimes the best course of action is just be still & observelike right now. Too soon to make a move. #MELISSA" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981140949687554320) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-22T23:29Z 190.6K followers, 28.9K engagements "Folks are getting a little apocalyptic about #Jamaica. Yes they may get an intense hurricane impact & it may be destructive. But remember: Jamaica is a Caribbean island nation. They have experience with intense hurricanes. This ain't their first time at the rodeo. #MELISSA" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981796149620056261) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-24T18:53Z 190.7K followers, 248.9K engagements "@JordanRich17 That is not what is being shown in the modeling or the official forecast from the NHC" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981836049686180194) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-24T21:31Z 190.7K followers, 4500 engagements "@nash_anson82636 To frame the threat in way that is helpful and constructive not in way to cause feelings of panic doom and despair. Doom porn does not help people in danger" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981887130272940180) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T00:54Z 190.6K followers, 1380 engagements "@TyroneKintyre The forecast with MELISSA is complex with many possible outcomes. Nothing is set in stone yet. It could be devastating to Jamaica or it could miss. Either way island is likely to experience impacts. Follow official warnings from National Hurricane Center & your government" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981917402645627161) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T02:55Z 190.7K followers, 5680 engagements "TS #MELISSA's track to now. Notice serpentine writhing in central Caribbeanthe result of a complete breakdown in steering currents. (Discontinuities in track = center reformations.) Storm should move generally W as it strengthens then turn N into or near #Jamaica in X days" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981924713170407664) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T03:24Z 190.6K followers, 30.7K engagements "Flew out of New Orleans at the crack of dawn. #Jamaica-bound. Will be in a Montego Bay in a couple of hours. Chasing #MELISSA" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982103189685244193) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T15:13Z 190.7K followers, 238.3K engagements "You missed the point of the post which is that Jamaicans have experience with powerful hurricanes-- not "They have experience with hurricanes that have winds of at least x knots." This aside. I am on the ground in Jamaica chasing MELISSA-- to penetrate its core to collect data to document it to measure it. You are sitting on the sidelines nitpicking at the guy working in the field. Not a good look dude" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982211835882557574) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T22:25Z 190.7K followers, 80.2K engagements "Why am I having discussions with sour personalities like this when I am in the field on a tough chase Why๐" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982212429560897639) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T22:27Z 190.7K followers, 73.5K engagements "Radar view of #MELISSA. Storm's coreinnermost yellow ringis where strongest winds are & it's quite narrow. Intensification stopped overnightwelcome news. But if it struck #Jamaica as it is now it would still be strongest Jamaican #hurricane in living memory. GET READY NOW" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982473813062451583) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T15:46Z 190.6K followers, 77.6K engagements "One thing I'm noticing in the computer modeling: they all show #MELISSA striking #Jamaica as an intense hurricane but a *small* one with a concentrated core. This means wind impacts across the island may be uneven with some places getting much stronger winds than other places" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982483047753875490) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T16:22Z 190.7K followers, 72.9K engagements "I drove for hours today listening to different radio stations. Lots of reggae and *lots* of talk about the approaching hurricane. There was nonstop discussion about preparations with community leaders and government ministers describing what they're doing. There was also detailed advice for especially vulnerable groups like pregnant women and the disabledinstructions telling them what to do. Windows have been boarded up. Boats have been pulled ashore. Evacuations are occurring. Jamaicans understand a very serious hurricane is coming.#MELISSA#Jamaica" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982655464371306796) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-27T03:47Z 190.7K followers, 454.5K engagements "HELPFUL TIPS. I've been through XX hurricanes around the world including five Cat 5s. I survived them by following a few simple rules. Check them out. And let me know if you have questions. I'm here to help. We're gonna get through #Hurricane #MELISSA.๐" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982832272576553174) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-27T15:30Z 190.7K followers, 593.6K engagements "@iamforbidden88 @LisabrownSimone This fighting is making me sad" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982843186969219546) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-27T16:13Z 190.7K followers, 1300 engagements "To illustrate my earlier point: I decided that closet is my "safe room." It has solid walls with no windows or doors to the outside. If the building comes unglued I'll get in there & cover my head with a pillow. Jamaicans: have you picked your safe room #Hurricane #MELISSA" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983043651069444174) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T05:30Z 190.7K followers, 111.6K engagements "2:50 am. Heavy rain & gusty winds. Lights flickering. XXX mb" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983078897882218821) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T07:50Z 190.7K followers, 89.7K engagements "Say hey to #ERIN the first #hurricane of the Atlantic season. It's now a Cat X with winds of XXX knots passing just NE pf Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands. Check out that pinhole eye. Fortunately it's fish foodtaking the perfect path "field goaling" between all landmasses" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1956755015366000999) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-08-16T16:28Z 189.8K followers, 46.2K engagements "AI-generated video is making social media boring" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1978956841347379638) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-16T22:50Z 189.8K followers, 30.3K engagements "TS #FENGSHEN is moving over #Philippines with center near Samar Island. This is a garbage systemreal junkbut there will be flooding issues. It'll strengthenpossibly to typhoonover South China Sea but computer models show it weakening before landfall in Vietnam" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1979473618288427231) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-18T09:04Z 189.8K followers, 11.9K engagements "Robust waveInvest 98Lis about to enter Caribbean. While hurricane models are not especially excited global & AI ensembles are more aggressive showing this system growing real fangs. Caribbean nations need to watch this one. 2025 season might go out with a bang" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1979845475571478674) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-19T09:41Z 189.8K followers, 15K engagements "00Z hurricane models are pulling a nutty with #MELISSA. Interesting" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1980879907724095945) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-22T06:12Z 190.7K followers, 27K engagements "Been getting many questions. Yep of course I'm gonna chase #MELISSA. Big question is: Where It's complicated & I've mapped out literally five scenarios. Trick (for me) is to punch a quality core while avoiding massive flooding. (I'm just not into big rain eventsnot my thing.)" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981066768480096486) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-22T18:34Z 190.6K followers, 35.4K engagements "@GenieveDawkins I am not going to get into a semantic debate about what "apocalyptic" means. My point is that posts saying "Omg Jamaica is so f*cked They are screwed" do not help people in the path of the storm. Such attitudes don't empower; they don't encourage" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981837152762966254) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-24T21:36Z 190.6K followers, 10.1K engagements "Avoiding "doom porn" language when discussing an approaching hurricane isn't downplaying the danger. It's Rule No. X if you want to empower & help people in the path. My town in Mississippi was obliterated twice in the last XX yearsonce by a direct hit from a Cat X. Survivors of both traumas still live in the town. So I've had to think a lot about this topicabout how to message approaching dangers in ways that are informative honest helpful & not more pessimistic than they need to be. This is just an FYI. I am not asking for anyone's inputs on my communication approach. But thanks. #MELISSA" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1981994118185144356) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T07:59Z 190.7K followers, 76K engagements "Suddenly #Jamaica poked through the clouds. Gorgeous first impression. โฅ Chasing #MELISSA" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982140108074561678) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T17:40Z 190.7K followers, 368.1K engagements "Still doing it. Like I said it ain't a good look. Never bust the balls of the dude who's out working in the field when you're chilling at home on your sofa. Many hundreds of Jamaicans thanked me for that post-- not for downplaying the event but for 1) acknowledging that they have some experience with hurricanes (rather than patronizing them) and 2) avoiding doom-porn language which many of them were getting tired of seeing. (Don't take my word for it. Read the comments and retweets.) But you felt the need to misread it get on your high horse and lecture a dude who's dedicated his life to" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982216810742321504) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-25T22:44Z 190.6K followers, 6489 engagements "P.S. I am getting some sarcastic remarks about the hotel. They've been professional and courteous and I am very pleased with it. Build up & support your local businesses" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982249456964604132) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T00:54Z 190.7K followers, 62K engagements "3:30 am. Couldn't sleep. Full-on obsessed. #Hurricane #MELISSA is bombing out in the Caribbean Sea a beast closing in on #Jamaica. Feeling concerned for the island & its people. Also feeling great personal pressure to properly record & measure what may be a generational eventto collect the data that tell the story. Trying to keep emotions out of it & just stay focused. One task at a time I tell myself. Right now poring over maps plotting every town near the coast figuring out my strategy" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982363664461037772) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T08:28Z 190.7K followers, 259K engagements "P.S. This type of structure is common in the deep tropics. Severe hurricanes especially when they are "immature" (i.e. pre-peak) often have fairly small cores. The energy is tightly concentrated" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982483540534272286) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-26T16:24Z 190.7K followers, 34.4K engagements "@x_xJuanchox_xx You might not be familiar with my work. I was in Puerto Rico for MARIA. I was right where it came in and where the strongest winds occurred-- in Humacao:" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982617704839499781) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-27T01:17Z 190.7K followers, 5920 engagements "#Hurricane #MELISSA's track up to now. It's foolish to read personality into storms but this track gives the feeling of a predatory serpent getting ready to attack. Winds are up to XXX mph. This is going to be a rough rideno doubt. But #Jamaica will get through it. ๐" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982690287744057421) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-27T06:06Z 190.7K followers, 278.5K engagements "@GigaTSLAFAN I went through Hurricane DORIAN's inner core when it had estimated sustained winds of XXX knots/185 mph" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982690938905559508) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-27T06:08Z 190.6K followers, 7255 engagements "@iamforbidden88 In the US I say the same exact thing It is often very hard to find hot food after a hurricane in the US. But some Jamaicans explained to me that yall *always* find a way to make hot foodeven after a hurricane. This is great news. โค" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1982825396958830909) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-27T15:03Z 190.7K followers, 24.7K engagements "@astrophoto1976 Yes. I am trying to find bright sides in this situation because its bumming me out and that is to me the main bright side: this is an intense hurricane but a rather small one. I dont think it will be really bad for *everyone*. For some yesbut not all" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983037240977596455) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T05:04Z 190.7K followers, 15.7K engagements "@AkuaWalters This is going to be a very significant event in Jamaicas history and I am hoping to help record it. This kind of thing matters. Years from now people will want these ground datato have hard evidence of the magnitude of the event. I am not here to bother anyone" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983038108904853653) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T05:08Z 190.7K followers, 19K engagements "@Iambosslady9 I was just thinking thathow happy I am about the electricity And we are getting some wind. I guess the grid here is stout. ๐" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983063141245198673) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T06:47Z 190.7K followers, 4173 engagements "@Fata_dana_pound That is an expressionnot to be taken literally. It means if elements of the building start coming apartlike doors or windows" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983077067898949714) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T07:43Z 190.7K followers, XXX engagements "@Mitchell34Peter That is an expressionnot to be taken literally. It means if elements of the building start coming apartlike doors or windows" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983078179271999589) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T07:47Z 190.7K followers, 3512 engagements "@Fulltunehydro And Ive literally been in XX hurricanes and have seen what they can do" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983080816445100200) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T07:58Z 190.6K followers, XXX engagements "@Fulltunehydro Book of skills Huh It's a couple of simple tips. Bye" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983091682363973712) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T08:41Z 190.6K followers, XXX engagements "@PotatOverlord That is a colloquial expressionnot to be taken literally. It means if elements of the building start coming apartlike doors or windows" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983092456661860679) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T08:44Z 190.7K followers, XXX engagements "@lancebrown19 That is a colloquial expressionnot to be taken literally. It means if elements of the building start coming apartlike doors or windows" [X Link](https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983093025220821242) [@iCyclone](/creator/x/iCyclone) 2025-10-28T08:46Z 190.7K followers, 1910 engagements
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"@DheConnorKidd Every hurricane impact is unique. Yes"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-24T20:48Z 190.6K followers, 4549 engagements
"Wave in E Caribbean seems to be slowly developing surface circulation & #MELISSA is likely to form. Models are still all over the place but there seem to be X camps: A) into Hispaniola sooner/weaker or B) into Jamaica/Cuba later/stronger. Potential major floods either way"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-20T21:09Z 190.6K followers, 16.3K engagements
"@featherhates @KellyKatharin Yeah an ERC is not necessarily good news. MARIA had an ERC right before hitting Puerto Rico and that it what made it so damaging. It lost a little wind speed but had a huge far core with a large RMW"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T17:01Z 190.7K followers, XXX engagements
"After long struggle looks like #MELISSA is getting it together. Models slowly clustering around solution: W motion followed by NE turn that impacts JamaicaCubaBahamas. Me: haven't made my move yet. Concern: committing prematurely to island getting stuck on it & miss core"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-24T18:10Z 190.6K followers, 25.5K engagements
"@flipfloplisa Thank you. I'll be OK. I as in DORIAN on Great Abaco Island which (believe it or not) was even stronger than IRMA"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T00:48Z 190.7K followers, 13.3K engagements
"@usestatsnotnews Thanks so much. And yes if I do want to get north that is exactly how I was going to do it since that looks like a good highway. What is wrong with the mountain route You mean the quality of the road"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T16:57Z 190.7K followers, 8406 engagements
"I feel lucky to be at Golfview Hotel in Mandeville. Solid building with newly renovated rooms yummy food & courteous service. Most importantly they have a SOLID PLAN for getting through #MELISSA. Here I am with GM Richard Smith. Thank you for your warm hospitality๐ #Jamaica"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T18:51Z 190.7K followers, 185.9K engagements
"Ain't messing around tonight Could be my last hot dinner in a long while. Yummy โฅ Chasing #Hurricane #MELISSA in #Jamaica"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-27T02:25Z 190.7K followers, 494.7K engagements
"@GlennBSmith1 @LandonWX10 I guess you have no idea what any of my posts meant lol lol lol"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-24T18:51Z 183.4K followers, XXX engagements
"@GlennBSmith1 @LandonWX10 Huh It seems like you are hallucinating statements from me & then responding to the hallucinations"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-24T18:54Z 183.4K followers, XXX engagements
"@GlennBSmith1 @LandonWX10 Yes"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-24T18:56Z 183.4K followers, XXX engagements
"@SNEWxCenter You misunderstood if you think I said it won't be a big deal. I specifically acknowledged it might be. That said posts saying "Omg Jamaica is so f*cked They are screwed" do not help people in the path of the storm. Such attitudes don't empower; they don't encourage"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-24T20:47Z 184K followers, XXX engagements
"@EdwardKlem @AaronCo50952820 Actually BERYL was not a Cat X when it hit Jamaica-- it had weakened some from its peak intensity in the eastern Caribbean. But it was still a strong impact"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T02:36Z 184.4K followers, XXX engagements
"@1dani__ No. That scenario is not predicted for Jamaica. But a strong hurricane impact is"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T04:35Z 184.4K followers, 1678 engagements
"@philrickards @JordanRich17 1) Rainfall has nothing to do with hurricane's category. 2) XXX mph is Cat X. 3) MELISSA could have a serious devastating impact on Jamaica. I never suggested otherwise. You might have misunderstood. 4) You don't need to teach me about hurricanes; I'm familiar with this subject"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T02:40Z 185.9K followers, 1088 engagements
"@reakin_rl9 @iJimLahey Thank you. Two worst were DORIAN in the Bahamas (2019) and HAIYAN in the Philippines (2013)"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T04:05Z 187.1K followers, XXX engagements
"@Valeriecurtismd Yeah MARIA had an ERC right before hitting Puerto Rico and that's part of what made it so damaging. It lost a little wind speed but had a huge far core with a large RMW"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T17:13Z 188.5K followers, XXX engagements
"Landed in Montego Bay before XX noon then drove for many hours to Mandeville where I'm now setup in a big sturdy hotel with a restaurant & generator. This is not my chase location which will be down on the coast; this is my staging locationmy headquarters. I picked this town because it's a little inland & central& that's key because it's not yet clear exactly where #Hurricane #MELISSA is going. From this spot I can access many coastal locations. But its not just about penetrating the hurricanes core. Establishing a solid homebase& human relationships around itis important on extreme island"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T00:06Z 190.7K followers, 431.5K engagements
"Sorry for the silence. Many hours of hard chasing. Many hours of picking a location & then immediately changing my mind. Many hours of neurotic driving up & down the west coast of #Jamaica in the darkness in the rain hating the whole mission. But I finally settled on a spot near where I think #Hurricane #MELISSA's center may cross the coast. The quest for my meteorolgical golden fleece (quality data from MELISSA's eye) brought me to this corner of the earththis ornate old guest house on a desolate stretch of highway on a hill with cows grazing next to it. The owner spoke only Patois but we"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T04:37Z 190.7K followers, 332.2K engagements
"Doing recon. Currently in Treasure Beach. The storm surge is already creeping up a bit. I have secured a location here if I choose to ride out #Hurricane #MELISSA in this community"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T22:08Z 190.7K followers, 447.7K engagements
"Sunset in idyllic Treasure Beach #Jamaica. The ocean is starting to get aggressive surrounding the pier and slamming into the seawall. This location may get the full force of #Hurricane #MELISSA"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T22:53Z 190.7K followers, 115.9K engagements
"@WeatherGamer21 Thank you. It will not be fun. I dread it"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T04:49Z 190.7K followers, 15.5K engagements
"@WeebApprentice @lco6677 ๐"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T05:55Z 190.7K followers, XXX engagements
"Seeing judgy posts about how "so-and-so is only into stormchasing for the money" or "the fame". NEWSFLASH: A stormchaser can chase storms for whatever d*mn reason he pleasesscience money fame adrenaline shots all of the above. And he doesn't care if you're OK with it"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-20T01:28Z 190.1K followers, 52.8K engagements
"TS #MELISSA is in Caribbean. Right now it's sheared which is allowing low-level center to outrun convection & get further W. Big questions: How far W does it get before it consolidates & becomes dangerous #hurricane Chessboard: super complicated. Several nations threatened"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-21T23:48Z 190.6K followers, 20.9K engagements
"Paradoxically #MELISSA remaining weak now will make it more dangerous later. Staying weak now will allow the shallow center to scoot under the ridging to get into the NW Caribbeanwhere conditions are better & it can then pull a real nutty. NW Caribbean in October = NAUGHTY"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-22T00:18Z 190.6K followers, 31.7K engagements
"Enjoying a quiet night in the Bay. Steeling myself for what I know is going to be a tough expedition to I Don't Know Where to chase I Don't Know What. But sometimes the best course of action is just be still & observelike right now. Too soon to make a move. #MELISSA"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-22T23:29Z 190.6K followers, 28.9K engagements
"Folks are getting a little apocalyptic about #Jamaica. Yes they may get an intense hurricane impact & it may be destructive. But remember: Jamaica is a Caribbean island nation. They have experience with intense hurricanes. This ain't their first time at the rodeo. #MELISSA"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-24T18:53Z 190.7K followers, 248.9K engagements
"@JordanRich17 That is not what is being shown in the modeling or the official forecast from the NHC"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-24T21:31Z 190.7K followers, 4500 engagements
"@nash_anson82636 To frame the threat in way that is helpful and constructive not in way to cause feelings of panic doom and despair. Doom porn does not help people in danger"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T00:54Z 190.6K followers, 1380 engagements
"@TyroneKintyre The forecast with MELISSA is complex with many possible outcomes. Nothing is set in stone yet. It could be devastating to Jamaica or it could miss. Either way island is likely to experience impacts. Follow official warnings from National Hurricane Center & your government"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T02:55Z 190.7K followers, 5680 engagements
"TS #MELISSA's track to now. Notice serpentine writhing in central Caribbeanthe result of a complete breakdown in steering currents. (Discontinuities in track = center reformations.) Storm should move generally W as it strengthens then turn N into or near #Jamaica in X days"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T03:24Z 190.6K followers, 30.7K engagements
"Flew out of New Orleans at the crack of dawn. #Jamaica-bound. Will be in a Montego Bay in a couple of hours. Chasing #MELISSA"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T15:13Z 190.7K followers, 238.3K engagements
"You missed the point of the post which is that Jamaicans have experience with powerful hurricanes-- not "They have experience with hurricanes that have winds of at least x knots." This aside. I am on the ground in Jamaica chasing MELISSA-- to penetrate its core to collect data to document it to measure it. You are sitting on the sidelines nitpicking at the guy working in the field. Not a good look dude"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T22:25Z 190.7K followers, 80.2K engagements
"Why am I having discussions with sour personalities like this when I am in the field on a tough chase Why๐"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T22:27Z 190.7K followers, 73.5K engagements
"Radar view of #MELISSA. Storm's coreinnermost yellow ringis where strongest winds are & it's quite narrow. Intensification stopped overnightwelcome news. But if it struck #Jamaica as it is now it would still be strongest Jamaican #hurricane in living memory. GET READY NOW"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T15:46Z 190.6K followers, 77.6K engagements
"One thing I'm noticing in the computer modeling: they all show #MELISSA striking #Jamaica as an intense hurricane but a small one with a concentrated core. This means wind impacts across the island may be uneven with some places getting much stronger winds than other places"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T16:22Z 190.7K followers, 72.9K engagements
"I drove for hours today listening to different radio stations. Lots of reggae and lots of talk about the approaching hurricane. There was nonstop discussion about preparations with community leaders and government ministers describing what they're doing. There was also detailed advice for especially vulnerable groups like pregnant women and the disabledinstructions telling them what to do. Windows have been boarded up. Boats have been pulled ashore. Evacuations are occurring. Jamaicans understand a very serious hurricane is coming.#MELISSA#Jamaica"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-27T03:47Z 190.7K followers, 454.5K engagements
"HELPFUL TIPS. I've been through XX hurricanes around the world including five Cat 5s. I survived them by following a few simple rules. Check them out. And let me know if you have questions. I'm here to help. We're gonna get through #Hurricane #MELISSA.๐"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-27T15:30Z 190.7K followers, 593.6K engagements
"@iamforbidden88 @LisabrownSimone This fighting is making me sad"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-27T16:13Z 190.7K followers, 1300 engagements
"To illustrate my earlier point: I decided that closet is my "safe room." It has solid walls with no windows or doors to the outside. If the building comes unglued I'll get in there & cover my head with a pillow. Jamaicans: have you picked your safe room #Hurricane #MELISSA"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T05:30Z 190.7K followers, 111.6K engagements
"2:50 am. Heavy rain & gusty winds. Lights flickering. XXX mb"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T07:50Z 190.7K followers, 89.7K engagements
"Say hey to #ERIN the first #hurricane of the Atlantic season. It's now a Cat X with winds of XXX knots passing just NE pf Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands. Check out that pinhole eye. Fortunately it's fish foodtaking the perfect path "field goaling" between all landmasses"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-08-16T16:28Z 189.8K followers, 46.2K engagements
"AI-generated video is making social media boring"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-16T22:50Z 189.8K followers, 30.3K engagements
"TS #FENGSHEN is moving over #Philippines with center near Samar Island. This is a garbage systemreal junkbut there will be flooding issues. It'll strengthenpossibly to typhoonover South China Sea but computer models show it weakening before landfall in Vietnam"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-18T09:04Z 189.8K followers, 11.9K engagements
"Robust waveInvest 98Lis about to enter Caribbean. While hurricane models are not especially excited global & AI ensembles are more aggressive showing this system growing real fangs. Caribbean nations need to watch this one. 2025 season might go out with a bang"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-19T09:41Z 189.8K followers, 15K engagements
"00Z hurricane models are pulling a nutty with #MELISSA. Interesting"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-22T06:12Z 190.7K followers, 27K engagements
"Been getting many questions. Yep of course I'm gonna chase #MELISSA. Big question is: Where It's complicated & I've mapped out literally five scenarios. Trick (for me) is to punch a quality core while avoiding massive flooding. (I'm just not into big rain eventsnot my thing.)"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-22T18:34Z 190.6K followers, 35.4K engagements
"@GenieveDawkins I am not going to get into a semantic debate about what "apocalyptic" means. My point is that posts saying "Omg Jamaica is so f*cked They are screwed" do not help people in the path of the storm. Such attitudes don't empower; they don't encourage"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-24T21:36Z 190.6K followers, 10.1K engagements
"Avoiding "doom porn" language when discussing an approaching hurricane isn't downplaying the danger. It's Rule No. X if you want to empower & help people in the path. My town in Mississippi was obliterated twice in the last XX yearsonce by a direct hit from a Cat X. Survivors of both traumas still live in the town. So I've had to think a lot about this topicabout how to message approaching dangers in ways that are informative honest helpful & not more pessimistic than they need to be. This is just an FYI. I am not asking for anyone's inputs on my communication approach. But thanks. #MELISSA"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T07:59Z 190.7K followers, 76K engagements
"Suddenly #Jamaica poked through the clouds. Gorgeous first impression. โฅ Chasing #MELISSA"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T17:40Z 190.7K followers, 368.1K engagements
"Still doing it. Like I said it ain't a good look. Never bust the balls of the dude who's out working in the field when you're chilling at home on your sofa. Many hundreds of Jamaicans thanked me for that post-- not for downplaying the event but for 1) acknowledging that they have some experience with hurricanes (rather than patronizing them) and 2) avoiding doom-porn language which many of them were getting tired of seeing. (Don't take my word for it. Read the comments and retweets.) But you felt the need to misread it get on your high horse and lecture a dude who's dedicated his life to"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-25T22:44Z 190.6K followers, 6489 engagements
"P.S. I am getting some sarcastic remarks about the hotel. They've been professional and courteous and I am very pleased with it. Build up & support your local businesses"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T00:54Z 190.7K followers, 62K engagements
"3:30 am. Couldn't sleep. Full-on obsessed. #Hurricane #MELISSA is bombing out in the Caribbean Sea a beast closing in on #Jamaica. Feeling concerned for the island & its people. Also feeling great personal pressure to properly record & measure what may be a generational eventto collect the data that tell the story. Trying to keep emotions out of it & just stay focused. One task at a time I tell myself. Right now poring over maps plotting every town near the coast figuring out my strategy"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T08:28Z 190.7K followers, 259K engagements
"P.S. This type of structure is common in the deep tropics. Severe hurricanes especially when they are "immature" (i.e. pre-peak) often have fairly small cores. The energy is tightly concentrated"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-26T16:24Z 190.7K followers, 34.4K engagements
"@x_xJuanchox_xx You might not be familiar with my work. I was in Puerto Rico for MARIA. I was right where it came in and where the strongest winds occurred-- in Humacao:"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-27T01:17Z 190.7K followers, 5920 engagements
"#Hurricane #MELISSA's track up to now. It's foolish to read personality into storms but this track gives the feeling of a predatory serpent getting ready to attack. Winds are up to XXX mph. This is going to be a rough rideno doubt. But #Jamaica will get through it. ๐"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-27T06:06Z 190.7K followers, 278.5K engagements
"@GigaTSLAFAN I went through Hurricane DORIAN's inner core when it had estimated sustained winds of XXX knots/185 mph"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-27T06:08Z 190.6K followers, 7255 engagements
"@iamforbidden88 In the US I say the same exact thing It is often very hard to find hot food after a hurricane in the US. But some Jamaicans explained to me that yall always find a way to make hot foodeven after a hurricane. This is great news. โค"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-27T15:03Z 190.7K followers, 24.7K engagements
"@astrophoto1976 Yes. I am trying to find bright sides in this situation because its bumming me out and that is to me the main bright side: this is an intense hurricane but a rather small one. I dont think it will be really bad for everyone. For some yesbut not all"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T05:04Z 190.7K followers, 15.7K engagements
"@AkuaWalters This is going to be a very significant event in Jamaicas history and I am hoping to help record it. This kind of thing matters. Years from now people will want these ground datato have hard evidence of the magnitude of the event. I am not here to bother anyone"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T05:08Z 190.7K followers, 19K engagements
"@Iambosslady9 I was just thinking thathow happy I am about the electricity And we are getting some wind. I guess the grid here is stout. ๐"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T06:47Z 190.7K followers, 4173 engagements
"@Fata_dana_pound That is an expressionnot to be taken literally. It means if elements of the building start coming apartlike doors or windows"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T07:43Z 190.7K followers, XXX engagements
"@Mitchell34Peter That is an expressionnot to be taken literally. It means if elements of the building start coming apartlike doors or windows"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T07:47Z 190.7K followers, 3512 engagements
"@Fulltunehydro And Ive literally been in XX hurricanes and have seen what they can do"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T07:58Z 190.6K followers, XXX engagements
"@Fulltunehydro Book of skills Huh It's a couple of simple tips. Bye"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T08:41Z 190.6K followers, XXX engagements
"@PotatOverlord That is a colloquial expressionnot to be taken literally. It means if elements of the building start coming apartlike doors or windows"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T08:44Z 190.7K followers, XXX engagements
"@lancebrown19 That is a colloquial expressionnot to be taken literally. It means if elements of the building start coming apartlike doors or windows"
X Link @iCyclone 2025-10-28T08:46Z 190.7K followers, 1910 engagements
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