# ![@Sekai_WX Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1003654784040095745.png) @Sekai_WX Sekai Chandra

Sekai Chandra posts on X about storm, major, eye, tornado the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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

"Great talk from @CameronJNixon at the [----] Severe Storms Virtual Conference about the relation of severe storm-generated hail to different kinematic and thermodynamic conditions PS: The voice blew me away but glad you could present today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1456286784481017858)  2021-11-04T15:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The "Tri-State Tornado" as this tornado is more commonly known as killed an estimated [---] people in [--] minutes as it struck four towns in rapid succession. For context [---] people were killed in the United States by tornadoes in [----] alone. This single tornado nearly equalled"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1689448288041181185)  2023-08-10T01:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"that toll in under an hour. In total an estimated [---] lives were claimed as the tornado devastated town after town after town as it crossed through three states for over three hours straight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1689448853794078720)  2023-08-10T01:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"An aerial shot of the path of an EF4 tornado that tore through the Eclectic - Lake Martin Alabama area on April 27th [----]. This tornado was the final officially rated violent tornado (EF4+) to occur on April 27th"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1690731531436691457)  2023-08-13T14:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"People run for cover as a large EF4 tornado enters the city of Murfreesboro Tennessee on Good Friday [----]. This tornado was the second and final officially rated EF4 tornado to occur in the United States in 2009"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1691094487223955456)  2023-08-14T14:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Hurricane Hilary is rapidly organizing as it intensifies off of the coast of southern Mexico. The hurricane will be dragged to the north by a gradually intensifying trough over the rest of the week and is expected to impact California something that is EXTREMELY rare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1692285681098166360)  2023-08-17T21:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A powerful tornado perhaps the strongest one seen in the state in the past thirty years struck areas west of Providence Rhode Island earlier this morning. This tornado caused pretty significant tree damage which is indicative of likely significant (EF2+) damage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1692585605555745144)  2023-08-18T17:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Vilonia AR Tornado of April 27th [----] wasted no time gaining strength. Within [----] miles of touching down the tornado had already leveled three homes killing [--] when one of the homes was completely swept away (right)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1693042697332838835)  2023-08-19T23:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A large wedge tornado approaching Hackleburg AL on April 27th [----]. Photo was originally from Facebook"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1693809666298368040)  2023-08-22T02:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Tornado potential increasing with this storm just above Lake Odessa Michigan currently. This storm complex just produced a significant-looking tornado over northern Grand Rapids"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1694874607184916601)  2023-08-25T00:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Radar indicates a tornadic signature associated with a supercell just south of Lansing Michigan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1694876487407546702)  2023-08-25T00:56Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"This isn't something that you see often. This is probably one of the most significant (if not the most significant) tornado signature I've seen in Michigan on a NEXRAD radar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1694891073405890977)  2023-08-25T01:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"With one fatality being attributed to the Williamston tornado last night you can't help but think of how quiet Michigan had been with tornadoes until recently. Before [----] Michigan experienced multiple famous fatal tornadic events but it's been unusually quiet since then"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1695239325846216871)  2023-08-26T00:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A satellite image of Hurricane Ian as it made landfall south of Tampa on September 28th [----] as a high-end Category [--] Hurricane. The storm inflicted [---] billion dollars in damage the third costliest total ever recorded by an Atlantic Hurricane"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1695572528381542800)  2023-08-26T23:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Those are some extremely ripe conditions for hurricane intensification in the Gulf right now. Some lingering shear should hold back intensification somewhat but still very impressive stuff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1695794202242617687)  2023-08-27T13:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is probably the most insane waterspout I've ever seen documented on radar in the Great Lakes. This one occurred on June 12th [----] and wasn't that far SW of Green Bay WI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1698010396446114017)  2023-09-02T16:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Dvorak Technique suggests that Jova is a category [--] hurricane with a DT reading of [---] being made recently. If confirmed by the NHC this would be one of the most incredible cases of rapid intensification in recent times. Jova wasn't even a hurricane yesterday evening (left)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1699573961695072745)  2023-09-07T00:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Jova is also the first Category [--] Hurricane I have tracked live (excluding those upgraded posthumously) since I began tracking weather heavily in early [----]. Absolutely textbook pinhole eye hurricane structure on this monster"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1699616168183538067)  2023-09-07T02:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Hurricane Lee looks particularly menacing this evening a very far cry from what it looked like earlier today. It will be very interesting to see what the recon mission finds because this is truly phenomenal stuff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1699922843553710333)  2023-09-07T23:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Recon data suggests SFMR's of around [---] knots which is well into the Category [--] range. However data also showed that the aircraft plunged [----] feet in a very short time and was likely experiencing control problems so this data could have been affected by those issues"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1699961500062892034)  2023-09-08T01:43Z [----] followers, 17.6K engagements


"In addition to my passion for weather I also have an interest in architecture and in particular skyscrapers. In honor of the upcoming anniversary however I'd like to share this rare photo taken inside the 107th floor restaurant of the north tower before the attacks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1700963518365786266)  2023-09-10T20:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Rainsville Alabama EF5 Tornado tearing through the rough northeastern Alabama terrain on April 27th [----]. Photo is from Facebook"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1702834952046329909)  2023-09-16T00:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Here's an estimated semi-surface analysis map for the March 21st [----] Deep South Super Outbreak. This day produced multiple violent tornadoes across Alabama Tennessee and Georgia killing over [---] people. It is widely considered to have been a Super Outbreak just like 4/27"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1703233672004903150)  2023-09-17T02:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The scar of the May 20th [----] Ruskin Heights MO EF5 Tornado as seen relative to Kansas City. The area that was hit the worst is outlined in the red box below. This remains by far the most devastating tornadic event to have impacted the Kansas City region to date"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1705356970708877628)  2023-09-22T23:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Personally I would think that the complicated terrain that the tornado entered right before it died contributed to the erratic [--] degree turn but it's practically unheard of for a mesocyclone to produce AGAIN after the first tornado dissipated. Notice that there is a second"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1708508986863989151)  2023-10-01T15:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


".swath of damage further northeast along the same trajectory that the first tornado had when it dissipated. I have never seen an occluded mesocyclone come back like that anywhere else. In addition the tornado occurred in a very dynamic (high levels of deep layer shear)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1708509349620940830)  2023-10-01T15:49Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Typhoon Koinu has made landfall at the extreme southern end of Taiwan. Even though the storm isn't super strong it is large and moving rather slowly which favors the accumulation of rain over affected areas. This type of TC is a recipe for flooding and mudslides"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1709727470612561942)  2023-10-05T00:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I lived in Chicago for [--] years prior to moving away in [----] during which not one EF3+ tornado occurred within or close to the city limits. I then visited Chicago for [--] days in June [----] and I just so happened to visit during the exact weekend of the Woodridge IL EF3 Tornado"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1710371338962014288)  2023-10-06T19:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"An AI-generated image of people running as a tornado approaches a town in the distance in the 1930s. It is truly remarkable what AI is capable of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1710446751805530404)  2023-10-07T00:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Tropical Storm Bolaven is rapidly organizing as it slowly moves towards the Philippines in the Western Pacific. Fortunately models have this future typhoon turning to the northeast and mostly staying away from land"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1711025275604021537)  2023-10-08T14:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is a classic example of a westerly flow (or any flow really) system latching onto a tropical cyclone and "reeling it in" which is often the cause when major tropical cyclones end up changing directions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1711026086526488765)  2023-10-08T14:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In the early morning hours of April 13th [----] a likely major tornadic waterspout occurred just off of the coast of Tybee Island Georgia. The velocity couplet associated with the likely waterspout had a VROT of 70+ knots suggesting that this likely would have been an intense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1711027047227662354)  2023-10-08T14:33Z [----] followers, 14.1K engagements


"Rapid intensification at it's finest. #Bolaven is looking like a super typhoon this evening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1711892781071835340)  2023-10-10T23:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A tornado is seen forming right next to the southern Czech Republic town of Hrusky on the afternoon of June 24th [----]. The [----] Czech Republic tornado is probably in my opinion the strongest tornado documented in Europe since the turn of the century"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1714305025579851817)  2023-10-17T15:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A radar image of a major tornadic supercell in southern Poland on August 15th [----]. At the time of this image the supercell was producing the tornado whose scar you see in the satellite image at right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1716524621636505712)  2023-10-23T18:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is something you never want to see. Bangladesh due to both its low-lying geography and its particularly poor infrastructure often becomes a death trap for thousands in the face of tropical cyclones. Tropical Cyclone Hamoon is expected to make landfall there tomorrow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1716585974702952909)  2023-10-23T22:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Hurricane #Otis is undergoing a pretty robust bout of rapid intensification as it approaches southern Mexico. The storm has developed a pinhole eye and has a solid healthy ring of cold cloud tops surrounding the eye on infrared satellite. Likely is running or already at C4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1716964065078120873)  2023-10-24T23:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"NHC is now estimating Otis to be a Category [--] Hurricane at landfall. A few days ago the NHC expected it to be only a tropical storm. Pinhole-eye hurricanes are notoriously difficult to predict and identify until they actually manifest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1716971111605264776)  2023-10-25T00:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Otis has become the first tropical cyclone to EVER make landfall as a Category [--] Hurricane in the Eastern Pacific Basin since reliable data started around the 1960s. Truly remarkable stuff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1717139566329581915)  2023-10-25T11:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The southern region of Mexico where Hurricane Otis made landfall is filled with some pretty mountainous terrain. Mountains are incredibly efficient at tearing apart a tropical cyclones structure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1717144705706721499)  2023-10-25T11:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"According to the NHC Hurricane Otis was a tropical storm at [--] AM EDT yesterday. By [--] PM EDT it was a Category [--] Hurricane. Otis intensified from a tropical storm to a Category [--] Hurricane officially in just [--] hours"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1717168552522981391)  2023-10-25T13:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"NEW FIND I was looking through some radar data for May 15th [----] when I noticed a compelling tornado signature appear within one of the supercells in Mexico's Coahuila Province. Satellite imagery shows clear evidence of a tornado scar (right) in this region that was likely"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1717633858131136751)  2023-10-26T20:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"On May 9th [----] a particularly deadly tornado struck the business district of Poplar Bluff Missouri at 3:15 PM local time killing at least [--] people. There were quite a few concentrated swaths of greater destruction in the tornado's general swath which led to a very"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1720137756326969537)  2023-11-02T17:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In the early morning hours of November 6th [----] [--] years ago today a deadly tornado would claim [--] lives in the Evansville Indiana area. Although dynamic systems like these often cause strong tornadoes in the wintertime they seldom happen in the early morning like this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1721347679865688186)  2023-11-06T02:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"13 years ago today the deadliest tornado in Japan's history completely decimated a town in Hokkaido Japan's northernmost province. Although tornadoes in Japan are common they are seldom this strong or occur this far north this late in the year. How could this happen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1722050052405809651)  2023-11-08T00:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"One of the biggest reasons why this tornado was so deadly was the time that it struck. The tornado struck at 8:30 PM CDT when most people were likely eating dinner or preparing to go to sleep. This is evidenced by the ridiculously high concentration of the death toll in homes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1725308808149270810)  2023-11-17T00:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Regarding tomorrow's severe weather threat: I think that the best threat for tornadoes will exist with the well-established supercells that develop along the second confluence band which is where model signals suggest that the most organized supercell activity will occur"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1726432504666587402)  2023-11-20T02:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I created a guide that attempts to estimate a tornado's width based off of a few sounding parameters and other important conditions. Remember to take this guide with a grain of salt especially when it comes to saturated/contaminated soundings. (CLICK IMAGE TO FULLY OPEN)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1728428452938916110)  2023-11-25T15:00Z [----] followers, 11.9K engagements


"We tracked down the location of this photo of the Vilonia AR EF4 tornado on April 27th [----]. It was taken by a resident at an apartment complex just NE of the city. The cell tower that is visible on the right side of the tornado funnel was completely destroyed by the tornado"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1729140025579938256)  2023-11-27T14:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If you want to try to understand just how powerful that tornadic winds can get try to understand how much power it would take to mangle a pickup truck to that extent. This is something that only the most complicated and advanced destructive machinery can accomplish"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1738639346578739413)  2023-12-23T19:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In other words in the most extreme cases there is pretty much almost nothing that can withstand the raw power of a subvortex that contains EF4+ winds. The raw power of these things is very underappreciated and truly remarkable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1738640337709482066)  2023-12-23T19:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Although the HRRR resolution below does not look particularly good for tornadoes do NOT be fooled. One thing that I have noticed from personal experience is that if you have a lot of decently strong updrafts right next to eachother they will MERGE INTO SUPERCELLS. Therefore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1744368286773510173)  2024-01-08T14:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


".models such as the HRRR are not advanced enough to account for those types of processes. In reality there likely if the scenario manifests will be a few merger-induced well-established supercells. That combined with a 70-80kt LLJ is bad news and = Intense tor potential"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1744368671525359854)  2024-01-08T14:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Assuming that the projected instability axis materializes some of these model runs show beyond concerning tornado potential for the Mobile-Florida Panhandle area overnight. It is possible that the axis doesn't manifest but it needs to be monitored VERY closely. #flwx #alwx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1744412678347772051)  2024-01-08T17:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"However climatologically the area that is under the gun today hasn't seen much intense tornado activity in the past. Every tornado that has killed someone since [----] is shown in the graph below. Will today go against historical norms or will it fall in line with past data"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1744413851767230487)  2024-01-08T17:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"What a difference favorable mergers managed to make in just [--] minutes. Favorable storm-scale mergers can often lead to a remarkable increase in tornado potential due to their ability to remarkably strengthen and organize updrafts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744442036173099078)  2024-01-08T19:32Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"A very dangerous waterspout is coming ashore near Panama City Beach Take cover IMMEDIATELY #flwx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744682877831233539)  2024-01-09T11:29Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"The most impressive (IMO) signature of the morning occurred with this supercell that made landfall near Santa Rosa Beach FL an hour before the Panama City Beach event. Luckily the circulation was over a large lake when it appeared to be at its strongest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1744732736555028690)  2024-01-09T14:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Yesterday's Panama City Beach tornado has been rated an EF3 by the National Weather Service"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1745251153749692673)  2024-01-11T01:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Based off of this radar image alone guess the intensity of the tornado that the supercell will go on to produce (IMAGE IN REPLIES)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1746316779771547656)  2024-01-13T23:42Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"The Millbury supercell formed in a classic summer midwestern tornado outbreak environment. Westerly flow severe weather outbreaks are very commonplace in the midwest in June and this event was just further proof of this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1746360605915636146)  2024-01-14T02:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Although mid and deep layer shear wasn't powerful there was more than enough instability moisture and low level shear to compensate for this. The Millbury storm unfortunately ended up being the lone discrete storm to take full advantage of these conditions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1746360933713084418)  2024-01-14T02:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The beginning of the [----] Moore Tornado's path. Unlike most notable Plains tornadoes this one became violent almost instantly which is an indication of an extremely strong updraft/mesocyclone. This is usually seen in winter/springtime dynamically-driven tornado setups only"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1764492497672188252)  2024-03-04T03:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Remarkable aerial imagery of the Smithville MS EF5 Tornado from April 27th [----]. This tornado is considered by many to be one of the most violent tornadoes ever documented"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1765205336745451790)  2024-03-06T02:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The part of the Atlantic Ocean that is south of the KLTX radar is one of the most notorious tornadic waterspout alleys surrounding the USA. This ongoing likely intense tornadic waterspout further solidifies its status"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1766485656576864557)  2024-03-09T15:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The recent significant tornado in Kentucky appears to have gone either near or directly through downtown Milton KY given recent scanner reports. They also mentioned that structures were unroofed but these reports are often unreliable so take them with a grain of salt #kywx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1768347450685714834)  2024-03-14T18:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The biggest risk for tornadoes today IMO is in southeast Oklahoma just north of the Red River. Confidence is high in a few discrete supercells occurring in the region as the LLJ increases after sunset. Tornado potential will be highest in this area shortly after"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1774840523859407126)  2024-04-01T16:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Although hundreds of communities were affected by the horrific super tornado outbreak [--] years ago today none of those communities got it as bad as Xenia Ohio did. This town located a few miles SE of Dayton took a full-force direct hit from an F5 tornado killing [--] people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1775629819289743739)  2024-04-03T21:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The storm's appalling violence completely decimated several subdivisions on Xenia's western side. Rows of homes were completely swept away shrubs were debarked and debris was finely granulated and wind-rowed in F5 fashion. Xenia in my opinion was the worst"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1775630444429819960)  2024-04-03T21:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This RUC sounding for Moore OK at 21z on May 10th [----] might be the best example of a "loaded gun" sounding I've ever seen. These soundings are called "loaded gun soundings" because there is so much instability present in the atmosphere that once the EML/cap erodes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1778582184820875293)  2024-04-12T00:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A merger is likely causing the long track tornado associated with this supercell NE of New London IA to occlude shortly. The storm should waste no time reorganizing after this process is completed #iawx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1780356176036745625)  2024-04-16T22:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This ominous (likely EF2+) tornadic waterspout occurred just east of Melbourne FL and was associated with the famous Blizzard of [----]. This is the oldest major tornado signature I've seen on NEXRAD and one of the strongest VROT signatures I've ever seen from an embedded storm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1782217265108091114)  2024-04-22T01:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Oh man Two new discrete supercells have developed and will eventually head towards both Omaha and Lincoln. These storms given the parent environment will have solid tornado potential and must be watched closely"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1783932226347962503)  2024-04-26T18:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Developing tornado probably heading into the western suburbs of Lincoln NE a currently. Not a good look AT ALL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1783942219755311544)  2024-04-26T19:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"MY GOODNESS. STRONG TORNADO near Waverly NE on Freddy McKinneys stream"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1783947839564923098)  2024-04-26T19:54Z [----] followers, 14.3K engagements


"VERY STRONG AND DANGEROUS TORNADO HEADING FOR PLEASANT HILL IA IN SOUTHEASTERN DES MOINES. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1784039277912830344)  2024-04-27T01:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@WeSteelLit About [--] PM CDT or [--] PM EDT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1784268126747521181)  2024-04-27T17:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"As the tornado approached the Arkansas River from the southwest it regained EF4 intensity and took direct aim at the town of Mayflower. Several photos and videos of the tornado were taken just prior to when it crossed the Arkansas River"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1784277665224007893)  2024-04-27T17:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"After crossing the river the tornado decimated the Plantation Subdivision which is located on the east side of the river SW of Mayflower with terrific force. Multiple homes were leveled and trees were significantly debarked. A woman died after her storm shelter door failed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1784278238866387299)  2024-04-27T17:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Just northeast of there David Mallory was taking shelter in his house. His brother called him to warn him about the approaching danger after which he took all of the proper precautions. Unfortunately even though he did everything right the tornado was just too strong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1784292609520738648)  2024-04-27T18:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"After claiming Mr. Mallory's life the storm descended on the Parkwood Meadows subdivision located less than a half-mile northeast of Vilonia. Almost every single home in this subdivision was severely damaged and many of them were completely swept away"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Oakhurst_Wx/status/1784293169133199853)  2024-04-27T18:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Unfortunately the tornado claimed two lives at Parkwood Meadows. The first was Mr. Daniel Wassom who was an airman with the United States Air Force. He heroically gave up his life to save the lives of his two daughters by shielding them from the tornado"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1784293944664219989)  2024-04-27T18:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"STRONG tornado might be in progress in the vicnity of Dexter Kansas #kswx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1784320901942566929)  2024-04-27T20:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Uh oh The storm that just produced the Ardmore OK area tornado is ramping up bigtime. Sulphur OK the same town that was near-missed by the wedge on May 9th [----] is in the direct path of this storm's mesocyclone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1784421646830366946)  2024-04-28T03:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"BIGTIME tornado with DEBRIS BALL moving NNE just NNW of the town of Holdenville OK currently"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1784429745322565892)  2024-04-28T03:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A PDS TORNADO WARNING has been issued for the ANTICYCLONIC tornado that is heading right for Grandfield OK. This is a historic supercell in many many ways"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1785511684569752040)  2024-05-01T03:28Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements


"The incredible supercell that we are currently witnessing will undoubtedly be the subject of countless research papers journals and academic studies in the future. This is simply incredible data"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1785513874055114955)  2024-05-01T03:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Tornado likely forming with this supercell NW of Robert Lee TX right now #txwx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1786496379994382809)  2024-05-03T20:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Looks like a strong tornado is occurring S of Robert Lee TX This storm is slowly moving towards San Angelo in the long run"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1786509412951105734)  2024-05-03T21:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This might come in handy later tonight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1787276959908573629)  2024-05-06T00:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The second tornado of the event is on the ground and it's in central Tennessee This TDS-confirmed tornado is moving east towards the town of Rome. #tnwx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1787572988461597171)  2024-05-06T19:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"BIG TIME tornadic supercell about to produce a tornado SE of Hominy OK #okwx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1787667683950923843)  2024-05-07T02:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I'm absolutely sick to my stomach right now. Intense/violent tornado direct hit on a town after dark"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1787674454161551447)  2024-05-07T02:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"It's no secret that apart from the Barnsdall OK supercell most of the well-established storms yesterday struggled to develop low-level mesocyclones and produce tornadoes as a result. However when comparing yesterday's forecast soundings to the more than 300+ soundings from"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1787848629111136708)  2024-05-07T14:15Z [----] followers, 377.1K engagements


"-to the way that storms did yesterday because there was a big dry air intrusion between [---] MB and [---] MB that kept storms from developing consistent low-level mesocyclones and producing tornadoes. I think that something similar happened yesterday. There was just way too much-"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1787851521171800312)  2024-05-07T14:26Z [----] followers, 12.2K engagements


"Theres currently a tornado on the ground with a LARGE tornado debris signature heading for the Athens AL vicinity at the moment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1788380855812993326)  2024-05-09T01:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is bad news. Hopefully the storm fizzles out before OKC is under the gun"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1792383785960624518)  2024-05-20T02:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The major tornado near Altus OK absolutely SHREDDED this grove of rural mesquite trees as seen from Connor Croffs stream. Likely intense/violent damage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1793804463981174971)  2024-05-24T00:41Z [----] followers, 19.5K engagements


"Ive no words for how incredible this raxpol data of the recent tornado in SW OK is Oh my goodness this might be the data of the decade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1793814945219641817)  2024-05-24T01:23Z [----] followers, 342.8K engagements


"Nature will go at it again in central Oklahoma tomorrow. Just like 5/6 this risk has an extremely high ceiling and any model trends will need to be monitored very VERY closely. I do like the strict N/S orientation on this DL that 5/6 did not have however"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1793976713275429234)  2024-05-24T12:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Strong tornado in South Africa today Tornadoes in South Africa are actually not that uncommon as the country is far south enough from the equator and has flat enough terrain that allows moisture return to occur. They had F4s in [----] [----] and [----]. 🌪 A tornado has reportedly hit Tongaat in KwaZulu-Natal causing extensive damage. No injuries have been reported. #Tornado #Tongaat #KwaZuluNatal #SAWeather https://t.co/YLisbXTZUr 🌪 A tornado has reportedly hit Tongaat in KwaZulu-Natal causing extensive damage. No injuries have been reported. #Tornado #Tongaat #KwaZuluNatal #SAWeather"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1797666209271533986)  2024-06-03T16:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Closeup of the scar from the 6/3/2024 Tongaat South Africa Tornado IMO this tornado was probably a high-end IF3 or low-end IF4 (IF4 not EF4 because of the International Fujita Scale) Definitely one of the most impressive and strongest South African tornadoes in recent memory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1798818388732752091)  2024-06-06T20:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Hurricane Beryl is currently undergoing rapid intensification north of Guyana as it moves closer to a dangerous landfall at the Lesser Antilles later today. Its not impossible that Beryl could become a C4 by the time it makes landfall given its relatively large and stable- New AF recon pass into #Beryl's eye sampled an extrapolated pressure 4.5mb lower than during its previous pass 1h and 20min ago. Simultaneously its 700mb eye temperature has warmed from 17.1C to 19.7C an increase of 2.8C https://t.co/mqxKZqE2cZ New AF recon pass into #Beryl's eye sampled an extrapolated pressure 4.5mb lower"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1807401505227526288)  2024-06-30T13:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Recon just found [---] knot flight level winds inside Hurricane Beryl. This would translate to about [---] knots (or [---] mph) at the surface which means that Beryl just became the first June Category [--] hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1807431343069962396)  2024-06-30T15:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The eye of hurricane Beryl is passing north of Grenada and just south of Carriacou and Petitie Martinique. Desperate situation in progress for these areas as the eastern eyewall (which is the second one that will hit these islands) is considerably stronger than the western one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1807790549342077348)  2024-07-01T14:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"First June C4 ever documented in the Atlantic basin. Earliest C4 ever documented in the Atlantic basin. Southernmost C4 ever documented in the Atlantic basin. Earliest C5 ever documented in the Atlantic basin. Hurricane Beryl is a historic storm on so many levels"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1807971521513558046)  2024-07-02T02:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Despite the complicated terrain in the area the tornado seemed to be entirely unaffected by the geography of the area which further reinforces my personal belief that geographical obstacles can only interrupt and cannot dissipate tornadic circulations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1814331379649331378)  2024-07-19T16:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Russia is also home to the world's northernmost mesocyclonic tornadoes. This EF2 in far NE Russia CROSSED THE ARCTIC CIRCLE on July 9th [----]. That's NORTH of Anchorage Alaska AND parts of Iceland and Greenland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1823537155345670240)  2024-08-14T01:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@WeatherSarov1 @ThiloKuehne @Djpuco Here is some ERA-5 data that I pulled for this event just now. Pretty typical westerly flow setup for the region. 6/17/2013 is a relatively similar event to this one IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1824530110575415684)  2024-08-16T19:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Newly formed tropical storm Shanshan is expected to move NNW towards western Japan over the next week. SST's over its currently expected track are consistently above 30+ degrees celsius. Those temperatures are 2-3 degrees above normal for this time of year. This could get bad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1826626162304712954)  2024-08-22T14:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"We could be looking at the beginning of what could be Japans worst typhoon SINCE [----]. Although its dealing with some dry air issues right now new CBs in the eyewall are trying to seal off this intrusion. Once thats done its off to the races"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1827180078276428162)  2024-08-24T03:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Francine is off to the races. Dropsondes already suggest that the pressure has fallen to [---] mb and the storm has a strong stable core with an eyewall and vigorous healthy convection. Warm SST's should fuel intensification for the next two days as it heads for southern LA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1833208823882113468)  2024-09-09T18:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I created this satellite loop of the [----] Cuba Hurricane using 20th Century Reanalysis V3 Data. Although its VERY low resolution and likely not exactly accurate it is amazing that we have the knowledge to recreate something like this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1836988243352465618)  2024-09-20T04:38Z [----] followers, 100.6K engagements


"Meanwhile Tropical Storm John is currently rapidly intensifying as it heads for Mexico. The storm is already clearing out an eye and is likely much stronger than the NHCs [--] knot estimate. Warm waters will fuel continued rapid intensification until it hits Mexico tomorrow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1838264503424946487)  2024-09-23T17:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Goodness gracious. The latest microwave scans are showing that John is continuing to rapidly intensity with no brakes. The storm now has a very solid eyewall and has a well defined CDO on infrared imagery. Nonzero chance we could be looking at another Otis here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1838319191151251811)  2024-09-23T20:47Z [----] followers, 20.3K engagements


"Convective activity is really ramping up around Helenes CDO as the system continues to organize slowly. Look at how much has changed over the past three hours (left image is [--] hours ago). Slow organization will continue until the core is completely covered by strong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1838677833935405230)  2024-09-24T20:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A buoy near the center of TS Helene is recording a pressure of [-----] millibars. When accounting for wind direction (11 m/s = [----] kts) this is reduced to a true value of around [---] millibars flat. We will see if recon data backs this up but this is a clear sign that Helene"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1838699660799807578)  2024-09-24T21:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This post is incorrect. The eyewall is actually much more secure than I thought. Radar evidence from Cuba shows a strong eyewall in the middle of the large CDO (pink blob) in the center. We are off to the races and will reach hurricane intensity soon. Helene is beginning to consolidate a lower core (marked by the star) and is off to the races with eyewall development. VHT's are going up all around the new eyewall. The two I have boxed in red have gone up within the past hour. Rapid intensification starts here. https://t.co/dMyWaomnkm Helene is beginning to consolidate a lower core (marked by"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1838790025275732016)  2024-09-25T03:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"For the first time today VHT's have completely circled Helene's eyewall. This reveals the relatively large size of the core which is also indicative of a large and broad wind field. Extremely dangerous storm surge will be coming ashore on the FL big bend tonight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1839347038628311378)  2024-09-26T16:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Latest recon found [-----] mb in the center with a 10kt wind which IF CONFIRMED BY A DROPSONDE suggests a pressure of [---] mb. The last recon pass [--] hour ago found a pressure of [---] mb. It's possible that Helene's pressure may have fallen by [--] mb in the last hour alone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1839390834091077846)  2024-09-26T19:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Rings of beauty and death. Nothing quite encapsulates deadly beauty like the atmosphere. Life-threatening storm surge will increase in magnitude along the Big Bend tonight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1839448249549381842)  2024-09-26T23:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This livestream of Helenes storm surge in Horseshoe Beach FL is incredible. https://www.youtube.com/live/5eJ0pyaQCUosi=lAesAfCRZmSh_3Ro https://www.youtube.com/live/5eJ0pyaQCUosi=lAesAfCRZmSh_3Ro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1839492988122104250)  2024-09-27T02:31Z [----] followers, 113.3K engagements


"Please no GFS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1840065556696748509)  2024-09-28T16:26Z [----] followers, 125.7K engagements


"The large eye of Typhoon Krathon is passing over some islands in the northern Philippines. Nearby weather stations are recording a pressure of [---] mb a value that has been consistently dropping. The typhoon is expected to turn NE and strike Taiwan tomorrow afternoon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1840569642034868268)  2024-09-30T01:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Here's an incredible infrared satellite image of the CDO of 1998's Hurricane Mitch. The uniformness and symmetry of the CDO as well as the perfect circle-shaped eye are dead indicators of Category [--] intensity. This is atmospheric perfection at its finest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1840922983910818128)  2024-10-01T01:13Z [----] followers, 38K engagements


"Here comes Kirk the ACE generator. Latest microwave imagery suggests that Kirk is almost finished developing a large core which should allow for gradual intensification into tonight. Once the core fully becomes solid intensification will pick up the pace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1841555311280406668)  2024-10-02T19:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Microwave imagery from one hour ago shows that Kirk has an extremely solid and very well-defined core. This makes Kirks subsequent CDO improvements on infrared imagery unsurprising. NHC should go with Category [--] at the next advisory if things stay this way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1841927613159481496)  2024-10-03T19:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Latest Dvorak technique estimates suggest that Kirk's pressure has fallen into the 920s and that its winds have risen to around 135kt. The eye has also warmed to more than [--] degrees Celsius. We are approaching Category [--] and will likely get there if Kirk can sustain itself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1841995833354682445)  2024-10-04T00:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"European EPS members are confident that a TC could develop in the SW Gulf over the next few days and move ENE towards the Florida Peninsula. We will have to monitor this invest closely. The last thing anyone wants right now is another major hurricane landfall in Florida"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1842402141010583598)  2024-10-05T03:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I mentioned earlier how the GFS was heavily disagreeing with the European Ensembles on how strong this thing was going to get. The GFS just did a full [---] on its last run. We will have to see how these models keep trending but this would be an incredibly un-ideal solution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1842416282853106009)  2024-10-05T04:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Take this with a grain of salt as we dont have upper level recon data of the gulf yet but recent model guidance for Milton is VERY aggressive. You dont normally see guidance this strong for a tropical cyclone when its a newly formed Tropical Storm. Well see how recon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1842643440460259545)  2024-10-05T19:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Latest MW imagery confirms that Milton is developing a small pinhole core. The core would be located in the center of the comma-shaped tip at the end of the curve. This combined with strong VHT activity around the CDO suggest that Milton may be rapidly intensifying right now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1843063011893977435)  2024-10-06T22:57Z [----] followers, 30.5K engagements


"Milton's core is currently taking a similar orientation (BUT NOT INTENSITY) to that of Hurricane Patricia in 2015"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843063302651609314)  2024-10-06T22:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The storm also looks the best it has so far on visible satellite data. The CDO is clear and uniform and we have constant VHT activity surrounding the small core. All of these signs point to rapid intensification either ongoing or being imminent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843063893230579813)  2024-10-06T23:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Oh boy here we go. Pinhole core is now more evident than ever and has rapidly evolved on microwave imagery. Super strong VHT's have gone up with lightning strikes being detected as the pressure has fallen into the 970s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843098728418435269)  2024-10-07T01:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Milton has organized SUBSTANTIALLY over the past [--] hours. The question isn't if it will become a major hurricane but rather how far into the C4+ range it'll get if these trends continue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843126682921902337)  2024-10-07T03:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"EXTREMELY STRONG eyewall lightning is present all around Miltons pinhole core another indication that the hurricane is strengthening rapidly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843255321122287669)  2024-10-07T11:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The latest recon pass confirms that Miltons winds are rapidly intensifying and catching up to the pressure. [---] knot flight winds supports about [---] knots at the surface which is equal to about 145-150 mph. Milton is well into the Category [--] range"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843274489628680317)  2024-10-07T12:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is some of the most pronounced eyewall lightning Ive ever seen in a hurricane. Recon reported severe turbulence and hail within the southern eyewall on its last pass. This is an extremely violent eyewall and it will be a Category [--] eyewall in the next hour or so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843280397658112407)  2024-10-07T13:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The latest recon pass shows that the pressure has fallen a further [--] millibars in the hour since the last pass. Since [--] AM today the pressure has fallen from [---] to [---] millibars. That is a rate of about [--] millibars per hour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1843294017934725598)  2024-10-07T14:15Z [----] followers, 21.7K engagements


"Milton's eye is beginning to warm and clear rapidly which is a sign that the hurricane's phenomenally quick intensification is only continuing. Pinhole eyes usually begin to clear when the pressure falls into the 920s and become very clear in the 910s-900s range"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843300780373389688)  2024-10-07T14:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Milton has organized at a simply incredible rate since midnight yesterday. Just look at how much more symmetrical the CDO is now compared to just under [--] hours ago. This rate of intensification hasnt been seen in the Atlantic basin since Felix in 2007"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843309311042466148)  2024-10-07T15:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"24 hours ago Milton was a tropical storm with [--] knot winds and a pressure of [---] millibars. Since then the storms winds have increased by [--] knots and the storms pressure has dropped almost [--] millibars. Nothing can RI like the pinhole cores can"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843323172160242102)  2024-10-07T16:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The new recon mission just found a pressure of [---] MILLIBARS IN THE CENTER. This storm is STILL dropping at [--] millibars per hour. This is insane. I have no words"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1843336699650433086)  2024-10-07T17:04Z [----] followers, 130.3K engagements


"A band of [---] C cloud tops is growing and now surrounding the eye. The colder the cloud tops the more intense the thunderstorm activity is. This is a clear indication that Milton is still strengthening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1843381377036890475)  2024-10-07T20:02Z [----] followers, 39K engagements


"Someone just shared with me this new microwave scan of Milton's core. This further shows that there is NO sign of an imminent eyewall replacement cycle and that the core is extremely well defined. This storm is in the most elite tier of Atlantic TC's. Recon arrives in [--] hours"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1843391740587512153)  2024-10-07T20:43Z [----] followers, 31.3K engagements


"@369Hurricane @FlynnJansenWX @JaydonShawwx As someone whos tracked EWRCs before the CDO will always begin to weaken substantially as it gets underway. Here the exact opposite is happening and the CDO is actually cooling even more. Plus the eyewall on the Mexican radar is still connected to the outer banding"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843407860077604889)  2024-10-07T21:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@369Hurricane @FlynnJansenWX @JaydonShawwx The eye also seems to have stopped contracting for the moment. Something similar happened with Wilma when it went from [---] mb to [---] mb. I could be wrong though. Recon will have the final say"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843408052625780863)  2024-10-07T21:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@369Hurricane @FlynnJansenWX @JaydonShawwx I personally believe that the contraction was associated with further strengthening as a result"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843408160369061972)  2024-10-07T21:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Mexican radar data and satellite trends suggest that the EWRC/eyewall merger are nearly complete. Milton should resume intensification once the inner eyewall fully dies and will probably get close to (and may even surpass) its initial peak due to a favorable trough interaction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843513118556631153)  2024-10-08T04:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Milton has clearly begun to intensify quickly again. The storms eye is clearing rapidly and the CDO is quickly becoming symmetrical once more. We are seeing a repeat of yesterdays events but with a larger eye"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843712536283361346)  2024-10-08T17:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"UPDATE: The latest recon mission found that Miltons pressure has fallen all the way back to [---] MILLIBARS This is a [--] millibar decrease from this morning. The storm could go under [---] again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1843761996526956664)  2024-10-08T21:14Z [----] followers, 12.6K engagements


"Over the past [--] hours Milton stopped its EWRC and instead began to organize again. The CDO has cooled substantially and the eye has warmed and become clear again. I think I have an idea why and I have a hunch that it will keep intensifying even more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1843857838889938971)  2024-10-09T03:35Z [----] followers, 171.2K engagements


"@DavidWx129 @Jadon_wx No shear should pick it up and weaken it by then but the further south the system is the less shear there will be to impact the system. It is trending south of the expected ensemble tracks for the moment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1843859338013880554)  2024-10-09T03:41Z [----] followers, 14.6K engagements


"I don't think I've ever seen a [--] DBZ DEBRIS BALL on a terminal radar before. A MAJOR tornado is occurring in the suburb of Wellington which is in western West Palm Beach"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1844119667243384885)  2024-10-09T20:56Z [----] followers, 24.2K engagements


"LARGE TORNADO in progress in the western West Palm Beach FL suburbs right NOW. https://www.wellingtonfl.gov/2124/Wellington-Webcams https://www.wellingtonfl.gov/2124/Wellington-Webcams"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1844119998002090039)  2024-10-09T20:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"LARGE TORNADO on the ground near Fort Pierce FL which is N of the storm that produced the tornado near West Palm Beach. Take cover IMMEDIATELY. https://fl511.com/map#:MyRoutes#Camera https://fl511.com/map#:MyRoutes#Camera"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1844122337467302328)  2024-10-09T21:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"OH MY GOD MAJOR TORNADO IN FORT PIERCE FL RIGHT NOW PER TOWER CAMERA. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1844122719530721768)  2024-10-09T21:08Z [----] followers, 216.5K engagements


"Here's the full tower camera video of the intense tornado that just went through Fort Pierce Florida. Absolutely incredible stuff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1844128495661875697)  2024-10-09T21:31Z [----] followers, 11.8K engagements


"GEFS ensembles suggest that its possible that we get another CAG system in about a weeks time. Will keep an eye on this to see how the signal trends as its not too reliable this far out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1844400640195428589)  2024-10-10T15:32Z [----] followers, 371.2K engagements


"As much as I and everyone else would like this hurricane season to be over GFS is still dead set on a major occurring in the Caribbean next week. Euro has not caved into this solution yet so we will see who wins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1845082292722536855)  2024-10-12T12:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Latest recon pass suggests that Oscars pressure dropped [--] mb in just under an hour. This is an obvious indication that rapid intensification is beginning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1847694048540422488)  2024-10-19T17:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Gilbert was unusual for a pinhole storm as it did not start out as one. Most notable pinhole storms start out with a small core that gradually expands as EWRC's occur. This storm did the opposite. It started out with a bigger core which contracted into a violent pinhole"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1855091900673671186)  2024-11-09T03:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Theres an absolute demon of a typhoon headed for the northern Philippines right now. This looks like a Category [--] Super Typhoon to me even though it is not one officially. If the storm keeps this up it could beat Miltons low pressure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1856722220292194486)  2024-11-13T15:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"We have ANOTHER typhoon bearing down on the Philippines. Typhoon Manyi is intensifying as it moves WNW toward the northern area of the country and its presentation has improved substantially today. Likely a Super Typhoon and could go C5 before landfall. VERY dangerous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1857566886541799636)  2024-11-15T23:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Latest satellite trends make me believe that Super Typhoon Manyi is a Category 5-equivalent tropical cyclone currently. An extremely dry and perfectly circular eye along with a relatively axisymmetric CDO give it away. There are subtle signs of a potential EWRC on IR imagery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1857628433393631731)  2024-11-16T03:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Heres some GMS-3 infrared satellite data of Super Typhoon Gay right before making landfall in Thailand on 11/3/1989. The storm was officially [---] knots at the time but was probably very close to or at Category [--]. Special thanks to @WxTca for helping me with this plot"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1861458548397576396)  2024-11-26T17:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Im still struggling to accept that Milton occurred. There are [--] major hurricane analogs that mirror Miltons track and we have data going back to [----]. The storms intensity and consistency is also unprecedented for the Gulf. Hurricanes like this are rarer than generational"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1861873581291901211)  2024-11-27T20:43Z [----] followers, 28.7K engagements


"I got to visit @NWSAtlanta yesterday with the Georgia Tech STORM Club We got a tour of the facility and even helped launch a sounding (although the sonde hit a nearby building as it went up but oh well)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1864699340360700315)  2024-12-05T15:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The eyewall of rapidly intensifying Cyclone Chido is about to strike an island of Mauritius just NE of Madagascar. There are several structures on the island's east side that will be vulnerable to the imminent storm surge. Cyclone is probably a HE C3 or a low C4 atm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1866884936906756118)  2024-12-11T16:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Cyclone Chido is continuing to intensity as it moves west of Mauritius. The storm's CDO has become more uniform and the eye has warmed to over [--] degrees celsius over the past few hours. Likely a higher-end C4 atm and could become a C5 if it keeps this up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1867081489164407075)  2024-12-12T05:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Id watch to see if discrete supercells can manifest ahead of the line in LA/MS later this afternoon and evening. The environment ahead of the QLCS that should form along the front will be favorable for significant tornadoes. Instability dies off as the storms cross into AL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1873059667246760318)  2024-12-28T17:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"An extremely compact but very intense tornadic circulation is headed right for the Hillcrest TX area. There is a 60dbz debris ball with this tornado. Dangerous situation as its easier for smaller and more compact tornadoes to produce significant damage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1873081814010741051)  2024-12-28T19:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The ongoing long-lived tornadic supercell along the Texas Coast appears to be benefitting heavily from a confluence band and resultant nudgers to its SW. This storm could go on for a very long time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1873104312727122208)  2024-12-28T20:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"An extremely dangerous tornadic supercell with high end tornado potential will pass east of Brookhaven MS soon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1873151297773552035)  2024-12-28T23:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The extreme CDO and raw violence of Hurricane Wilma at the storms record intensity for the Atlantic. The pressure was an appalling [---] millibars at the time. This is one of the best IR presentations of a HURRICANE I have ever seen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1889530736920662382)  2025-02-12T04:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I am currently running a WRF simulation of the [----] Super Outbreak using ERA5 data This is absolutely chaotic. Nearly every single storm in the line is rotating. Only 1/5th of the way through the simulation as well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1894870109640106390)  2025-02-26T22:00Z [----] followers, 40.2K engagements


"These NOAA and NWS layoffs are an egregious mistake. Few appreciate how critical of a role that these scientists have in our everyday safety. I urge everyone to write to their representatives and demand that this action be overturned. NOAA/NWS EMPLOYEES ARE ESSENTIAL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1895227653063614538)  2025-02-27T21:40Z [----] followers, 26.5K engagements


"Advancements in weather forecasting are the reason why death tolls from events like the Tri State Tornado and the [----] Galveston Hurricane are relics of the past. This would open the door for thousands of unneeded deaths in the future"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1896722583384735981)  2025-03-04T00:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is heartbreaking to watch. Massive tornado debris signature on this probably violent tornado NE of Bakersfield MO. Extremely life threatening situation #mowx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1900726158402220367)  2025-03-15T01:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is the worst gut feeling Ive ever had before a severe weather event. Pray for those in MS and AL today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1900915702896488794)  2025-03-15T14:23Z [----] followers, 17.3K engagements


"100 years ago today the single worst tornado in American History occurred. It was a mile-wide black mass ripping across the countryside at [--] miles per hour. Boasting an unusually wide core of EF4+ damage it slaughtered town after town in southern MO IL and IN with"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1901916532264849636)  2025-03-18T08:40Z [----] followers, 335.3K engagements


"I am currently using my discord bot to look through HRRR analysis of the 3/14/2025 outbreak in AR/MO. Some of these soundings are very top-tier so it is not surprising to see why this bad of an outbreak occurred. It is surprising that models picked up on the AR risk so late"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1904236821711855805)  2025-03-24T18:20Z [----] followers, 12.7K engagements


"Tornado potential increasing with these two storms in SE MO/NE AR currently. Rotation with storm near Doniphan MO is increasing quickly as a potentially favorable merger occurs in its SW flank"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1906464849330114736)  2025-03-30T21:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If it isnt overtaken this supercell will head for St Louis in the long run"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1907510580665012596)  2025-04-02T19:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Very classic case of extreme rapid intensification (ERI) ongoing with Cyclone Errol NW of Australia right now. Smaller cores are very prone to rapid intensification but they're also just as prone to falling apart and collapsing. Could make a C5 run if this keeps up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1912333780435587076)  2025-04-16T02:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The eye just warmed [--] degrees Celsius in [--] minutes. This is the fastest I've seen an eye clear out in a TC in a very long time. ERI should continue unabated unless an EWRC gets it before shear increases tomorrow around midday. Very classic case of extreme rapid intensification (ERI) ongoing with Cyclone Errol NW of Australia right now. Smaller cores are very prone to rapid intensification but they're also just as prone to falling apart and collapsing. Could make a C5 run if this keeps up. https://t.co/HygVmQlt4B Very classic case of extreme rapid intensification (ERI) ongoing with Cyclone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1912350488290275588)  2025-04-16T03:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is one of the most incredible tornado radar signatures I've seen in the Great Plains. This is a bit reminiscent of the Greensburg Supercell although this storm is thankfully in as isolated of an area as you can be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1916698144940732502)  2025-04-28T03:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If one of these storms NW of Lake Charles LA can organize and stay unimpeded we could see some significant tornadoes. The environment here is very saturated though so a storm needs to get lucky with mergers #lawx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1919869971930198169)  2025-05-06T21:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@CameronJNixon I think there should be. Once you extract the base l3 archive you get a ton of small files with different variables one of which is definitely echo tops"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1920624559100662095)  2025-05-08T23:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@WxGareBear I did not know this data was archived how did you guys save it Is there any other data that you have saved that is NOT in the current nexrad L2/L3 archive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1920894358271717752)  2025-05-09T17:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The warm sector across northern Illinois looks kind of mixed with dewpoints in the high 60s and low 70s but temperatures staying in the low 90s. The temps will cool with time so I think that storms will first be hailers before going tornadic when the LLJ increases around 00z"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1923121734720389461)  2025-05-15T21:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"BIG TORNADO MIGHT BE VISIBLE IN STL SUBURBS FROM THE ARCH LIVESTREAM #MOWX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1923464857011081709)  2025-05-16T19:45Z [----] followers, 256.3K engagements


"Whatever it is Im glad that the current supercell approaching Paducah is not producing a strong tornado. I hope it stays that way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1923498408657994048)  2025-05-16T21:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Please don't"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1923538652396736744)  2025-05-17T00:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The damage in London KY is violent and catastrophic. Homes are slabbed trees are debarked and debris is wind-rowed. At least [--] are dead in the county. Depending on construction this could be EF4 damage. Video from WXChasing: https://youtu.be/UHUV3xDlnwosi=pgsc_KnHOIrEJA3Y https://youtu.be/UHUV3xDlnwosi=pgsc_KnHOIrEJA3Y"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1923715421221323224)  2025-05-17T12:21Z [----] followers, 269.1K engagements


"The scar the Somerset-London KY tornado left behind in forests is MASSIVE. Image source: https://www.facebook.com/photofbid=1008770238036019&set=pcb.1008774414702268 https://www.facebook.com/photofbid=1008770238036019&set=pcb.1008774414702268"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1923771778171629918)  2025-05-17T16:05Z [----] followers, 70.4K engagements


"The Marion IL tornado from 5/16 has been rated EF4 with winds of [---] mph This is the strongest tornado in Illinois since the Rochelle tornado [--] years ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sekai_WX/status/1924211368007242169)  2025-05-18T21:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The damage in Grinell Kansas is really really really bad. Trees are debarked and homes are destroyed. Heartbreaking stuff. Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DyGzMRm2e/ https://www.facebook.com/share/1DyGzMRm2e/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1924271751128563984)  2025-05-19T01:11Z [----] followers, 127.3K engagements

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