# ![@TomNiziol Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::468517832.png) @TomNiziol Tom Niziol

Tom Niziol posts on X about in the, great lakes, snow, new york the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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[countries](/list/countries)  5.8% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  2.17% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  1.45% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  0.72% [finance](/list/finance)  0.72% [stocks](/list/stocks)  0.72% [gaming](/list/gaming)  0.72%

**Social topic influence**
[in the](/topic/in-the) 10.87%, [great lakes](/topic/great-lakes) #135, [snow](/topic/snow) 6.52%, [new york](/topic/new-york) #1484, [ice](/topic/ice) 5.07%, [lake](/topic/lake) #23, [the north](/topic/the-north) #802, [mountain](/topic/mountain) 4.35%, [storm](/topic/storm) #268, [sunday](/topic/sunday) 3.62%

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

"Winds currently gusting to 78mph and a wind chill of -33F atop Mt Washington but the view from Wildcat looking back at the summit is BEAUTIFUL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020946401635729666)  2026-02-09T19:42Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Beautiful sunrise atop Mt Washington this morning. #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2021226784469942746)  2026-02-10T14:16Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Sierra SWE running about 53% of normal for the date. This next event should help that snowpack recover a bit. Here is the NWS Winter Storm Watch for Sunday through Wednesday NOTE: 4-8 FOOT expected at higher elevations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022429010890994136)  2026-02-13T21:53Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Single mega-band lake-effect storms are other-wordly. It's like sticking one end of a fire hose in the lake and pointing the other end over the area you want to pummel. Still think somewhere on The Tug Hill Plateau they will see 4-5 feet. 18z RGEN 7PM Mon - 1AM Wed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2013400554353873372)  2026-01-19T23:57Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"I feel SO lucky that as metoerologists in today's world we can live vicariously through web cams around the world. Here is a view from the SUNY Oswego campus on Lake Ontario looking at that amazing wall of snow within that massive lake-effect snowband #winter @NWSBUFFALO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2014800882420813882)  2026-01-23T20:42Z 37.7K followers, 24.3K engagements


"Winter Weather 101: Lake-effect snow Lake Erie is 98% ice-covered. But there are open leads like this one along the shore. IF the wind direction is perfectly aligned with that lead you still get tiny bands of lake-effect snow that can put down a few inches"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016151724516397436)  2026-01-27T14:10Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Great Lakes at 50.6% ice cover as of Feb [--]. FYI the greatest recorded maximum ice cover for the year was on Feb [--] [----] at 94.8% (weekly reports). In contrast the lowest yearly maximum ice cover was during the [----] season on March [--] at 11.9% (every 3-4 days)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2018676017296970069)  2026-02-03T13:20Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@DonaldS9933 Here is a nice link for you to learn more about the Finger Lakes. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/the-icy-origins-of-the-finger-lakes-82448/ https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/the-icy-origins-of-the-finger-lakes-82448/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2019808663238853031)  2026-02-06T16:21Z 37.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Neat view from the satellite yesterday of SE New England. #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2019809844983898459)  2026-02-06T16:26Z 37.7K followers, 43.5K engagements


"Well that was quick the snow has moved in rapidly here at [----] feet in Roan Mountain Tennessee. It's been a good winter so far we're up to 32" for the season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2019837950679257128)  2026-02-06T18:17Z 37.7K followers, 51.2K engagements


"Frigid temps have been brutal across the Eastern U.S. over the past [--] weeks. Avg. Temp Departure is double digits in many spots and Ranking in the Top [--] Coldest (1 being coldest on record). VERY significant because this is climatologically coldest period of winter. @SERCC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020161470546268258)  2026-02-07T15:43Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@wxbywilliams Another childish entitled snowflake.and Team USA should pull him from the games. I partly blame them they should have set rules"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020246069779529734)  2026-02-07T21:19Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Looks like Watertown NY takes the prize for the national low temperature overnight. They bottomed out at -34.6F. NOAA rounded to -34F. #frigid @NWSBUFFALO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020520666890469875)  2026-02-08T15:30Z 37.7K followers, 25.2K engagements


"So cool to see the lead open in the ice pack down the center of Lake Erie. I cannot confirm but I don't believe this was an ice breaker or ship track. @MarineTraffic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020556145853657335)  2026-02-08T17:51Z 37.7K followers, 16.7K engagements


"Snowfall in Japan has been epic this season. Here are some of the latest snow depth reports from the ski resorts. [---] cm is just about [--] ft of snow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020568756754198826)  2026-02-08T18:41Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@Milajoy Our politicians (except for guys like Tim) are even more corrupt then we could imagine. Think of all the talk on social media about this travesty and know that NOTHING will be done to correct it. They are ALL in on the take. We are pawns in this terrible fleecing of America"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2021609365162074282)  2026-02-11T15:36Z 37.7K followers, [---] engagements


"The [--] deepest lakes in New York State Seneca and Cayuga of the Finger Lakes are wide open. They were formed by glacial processes and are very deep holding a significant volume of water for their surface area. The last reported time Seneca Lake froze over was 1912"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2019539836928160171)  2026-02-05T22:33Z 37.6K followers, 118.4K engagements


"@NDirish2012 I actually skied in a T-shirt today. The snow is getting a little ripe but the conditions were still great I'm not meeting many people on the trails looks like everybody's at the dog park.😁😁🐶"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2023075174132953137)  2026-02-15T16:41Z 37.6K followers, [---] engagements


"For those on "ice-over" watch for Lake Erie it took a bit of a hit last night as strong northwest winds pushed ice away from the north shore of the western 1/2 of the lake. Today's number is at 92% coverage down from the 96% a couple days ago.@glicetracker"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020254673153007854)  2026-02-07T21:53Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Well THAT was interesting Here's some of the snowfall reports from this over-achieving event in SE New England. #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020279186460668339)  2026-02-07T23:31Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Nothing around to break up the circulations within these little "snow-devils" once they get spinning up on the relatively smooth ice-covered lake Snow-nadoes () out on the ice of Lake Erie. Lots of them currently. #shareyourweather #onstorm https://t.co/skBY0nDl5T Snow-nadoes () out on the ice of Lake Erie. Lots of them currently. #shareyourweather #onstorm https://t.co/skBY0nDl5T"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020279678389612766)  2026-02-07T23:33Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Light ocean-effect snow bands now across the Cape. A few stations are reporting snow showers.@ericfisher"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020533698681020783)  2026-02-08T16:22Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Based on the stretch of very cold temperatures in the area this has got to be one of the tallest ice fountains on record at Letchworth Park wouldn't you agree This ice sculpture will continue to grow for as long as the temperature stays below freezing at the Letchworth State Park in New York. #Weather https://t.co/PkGdPGuSNu This ice sculpture will continue to grow for as long as the temperature stays below freezing at the Letchworth State Park in New York. #Weather https://t.co/PkGdPGuSNu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020591580214665386)  2026-02-08T20:12Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Winter Weather 101: A close-up this afternoon of the open leads developing in the ice pack on Lake Erie. There is a weak northeast wind over that portion of the lake and the stresses of even a weak wind can cause these leads to open. @weatherchannel @ryanhallyall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020600801673281928)  2026-02-08T20:49Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Overnight lows across New York State and Western Pennsylvania are ridiculously cold look at the #Adirondacks #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020852458981822851)  2026-02-09T13:29Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Lake Erie's ice pack "cracks me up". Here is a view of the ice cover this morning complete with the huge open lead that developed under weak northeast winds during the past [--] hours"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020903540995051651)  2026-02-09T16:52Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"1/2: 🧵 The avg. temperatures across the nation over the past two weeks have been nothing short of extraordinary. Look at the disparity between West and East. Nearly 20F warmer than normal in West and colder than normal in the East (POR varies from [--] years to [---] years)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020916318623416354)  2026-02-09T17:42Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"2/2: 🧵 This can also be expressed in the Ranking and no surprise here much of the area under each outline is either Top [--] to [--] warmest or coldest periods on record depending on which side of the nation you are on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020916320691159412)  2026-02-09T17:42Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The East has been a paradise for winter sports this year. What a GREAT day for skiing here at Wildcat Mountain looking out at the summit of Mt Washington"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021243016904671598)  2026-02-10T15:21Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"We now have [--] members of the 100" Snowfall CLub who have renewed their membership this year and one who may be booted out altogether. This chart also shows the HUGE dichotomy in snowfall between the West and East look at the departure at Flagstaff only 27% of normal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022426419641352247)  2026-02-13T21:43Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"MODIS view of the 100% ice-covered Lake Champlain today I compare that with a summer view so you can see the outline of the lake a little better. According to @NWSBurlington it is the first time it has been fully iced over since [----]. Now that's COOL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022433430815019520)  2026-02-13T22:11Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The Lake Erie shore is amazing at any time of the year even more so in winter when a wonderful peace and solitude fills the air. The ice-volcanoes that formed several weeks ago are now extinct sitting in this beautiful row along the original shoreline. #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2022837436825444730)  2026-02-15T00:56Z 37.6K followers, 15.6K engagements


"I NEVER tire of watching the raw beauty of the winter from atop Mt Washington in NH. Here is a view as far as the eye can see this morning. Web cams are AMAZING you can experience the world from the comfort of your home. Enjoy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2023051373093220797)  2026-02-15T15:06Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Atmospheric poetry in motion. Look at the lake-effect cloud streamers coming off the Great Lakes this morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020147067306365017)  2026-02-07T14:46Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Winter Weather 101: Great Lakes Ice Cover Comparison of ice cover on Lake Erie; Feb 4-Feb [--]. Strong NW winds have pushed the Lake Erie ice pack off the north shore and created a large area of open water (likely has broken ice fields as well). @weatherchannel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020150602366439695)  2026-02-07T15:00Z 37.7K followers, 16.2K engagements


"Winter days on the Great Lakes can be stark and at times ominous. Here is a view from Sodus Point on Lake Ontario looking out over the shore ice at the wall of a lake-effect snowband"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020245404072415602)  2026-02-07T21:16Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Absolutely gorgeous view of the Mid-Atlantic from satellite this morning. Clear skies allow you to see the snow cover and look at those ocean-effect cloud streets off the Coast you can even see ice cover on Delaware Bay and a tiny cloud street at Cape May"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020532256960294970)  2026-02-08T16:16Z 37.6K followers, 10.1K engagements


"@NDirish2012 I took this video today at Barcelona Harbor on Lake Erie south of Buffalo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2022847704276041968)  2026-02-15T01:37Z 37.6K followers, [---] engagements


"With an inversion like that it makes sense. The temperature goes from 21F to 39F as you go up the first [---] ft into the atmosphere. The top of the empire state building must be so much warmer than street level Nasty air quality across Southern New England down through the Mid Atlantic this morning https://t.co/eBQWLzvrPZ Nasty air quality across Southern New England down through the Mid Atlantic this morning https://t.co/eBQWLzvrPZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2023048495024763292)  2026-02-15T14:55Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"With warm sunshine and no wind it was warm enough to cross-country ski in a T-shirt today. Can't get much better than this. Knox State Park East Aurora NY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2023170427367961050)  2026-02-15T22:59Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Great view of the lake-effect snow streamers off Great Lakes this morning. Satellite shows Lake Huron streamers crossing ice-covered Lake Erie and extending thru NE OH and W PA. Notice Lake Erie's ice pack has been pushed away from the north shore due to strong NW winds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2020102780124283139)  2026-02-07T11:50Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Rubio is a national treasure he will be our future along with Vance in the post-Trump era. I look forward to that future. this is just part of his entire speech. I urge you to watch the whole speech if you have time. WATCH: Secretary Rubio Delivers Remarks to the Munich Security Conference in Munich Germany. https://t.co/MSnxmlRf2w WATCH: Secretary Rubio Delivers Remarks to the Munich Security Conference in Munich Germany. https://t.co/MSnxmlRf2w"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2022858834264351126)  2026-02-15T02:21Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Standing on the Lake Erie shore yesterday in such a quiet serene setting I marvelled at the HUGE walls of ice atop the breakwall. On my last visit I was able to witness what built them on a day when waves broke over that breakwall more than [--] ft. high"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2023019384219075049)  2026-02-15T12:59Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Winter Weather 101: With shallow east wind snowbands often develop on Lake Ontario and impact western shore including YYZ. Today we only have a cloudband the cold air is very shallow and not quite cold enough. I included the 12z BUF raob to show that low level east flow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2023045156359053601)  2026-02-15T14:42Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"People who don't know Western New York State have no idea just how beautiful the winter can be. I got a bonus day of cross country skiing this morning at Knox State Park"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2023068443847663802)  2026-02-15T16:14Z 37.6K followers, 10.3K engagements


"That ice cover on Lake Erie looks pretty beat up today. It is officially at 93%. #winter @NWSBUFFALO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2023215991757394002)  2026-02-16T02:00Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"I-80 in The Sierra already feeling the punch from this winter storm. It should put a dent into the snowfall deficit so far this winter snowfall totals may exceed 100" at higher elevations before this week is over #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2023413823219417346)  2026-02-16T15:07Z 37.6K followers, 11.2K engagements


"She beat me by [--] points in [---] Rummy those aces are her favorite. At [---] I won't even give her a handicap 😁😁❤❤"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2023473645968822667)  2026-02-16T19:04Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Ahhhh a 21st century Chopin Polish [--] year old guitar master Marcin Patrzaek respond to those who have made public comments claiming that his music is fake. He made this video in a tutorial form showing how he manages to play so extraordinarily well in response. And yes it's all played on one guitar. https://t.co/qJ1Fh3ieMd Polish [--] year old guitar master Marcin Patrzaek respond to those who have made public comments claiming that his music is fake. He made this video in a tutorial form showing how he manages to play so extraordinarily well in response. And yes it's all played on one guitar."  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2023556278413558126)  2026-02-17T00:33Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Not as pretty as radar but here is the visible satellite imagery of the mesoscale vortices and it is also impressive. #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1748397457564668371)  2024-01-19T17:30Z 37.6K followers, 47.2K engagements


"That is one beautiful gnarly monster out there in the Pacific right now and it will impact the Western U.S. over the next few days. #weather @foxweather 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1752474094543532359)  2024-01-30T23:29Z 37.6K followers, 49K engagements


"Wow what a Spring #storm. From space you get some idea of the scale. BTW the little "eye" that briefly appears just south of Cape Cod is likely the center of the 986mb secondary Sfc Low. #weather"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1775911912934379686)  2024-04-04T15:42Z 37.6K followers, 30K engagements


"Mom thought she'd seen everything in her [---] years on earth but she added a total eclipse to that list today. She said it was "pretty neat""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1777441547031593211)  2024-04-08T21:01Z 37.6K followers, 12.8K engagements


"I can honestly say I have never seen six tornado warnings at the same time in Western New York in my entire career #Beryl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1811106007579595198)  2024-07-10T18:31Z 37.6K followers, 101K engagements


"Hey all safe in our home in Roan Mountain TN. Will not have power for a couple of weeks. This part of TN is devastated. Its unconscionable TN governor did not declare state of emergency before the catastrophe hit. Appalachia the forgotten minority. @GovTennessee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1840417414313324972)  2024-09-29T15:44Z 37.6K followers, 260.2K engagements


"Hey @elonmusk PLEASE come to our aid here in rural Appalachia Roan Mountain Tennessee. The hurricane devastated our area and we have no Internet or cell phone service for weeks. Washington I too inept help us maybe you can with Starlink. 🙏🏻🙏🏻"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1840423026505965653)  2024-09-29T16:06Z 37.6K followers, 333.7K engagements


"A huge area has been impacted by #Helene. But mass media continues to leave out far eastern Tennessee in much of their reporting. This area was also devastated it reinforces @JDVance term forgotten minority of the Appalachians. @elonmusk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1841503879508181487)  2024-10-02T15:41Z 37.6K followers, 18.8K engagements


"Now that I have Internet access I thought Id share a video or two of the height of the storm at [----] feet in Roan Mountain Tennessee Friday morning. We expected trees to come down at any moment with rainfall rates of 2/hr and wind gusts over [--] mph"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1841506548004028872)  2024-10-02T15:52Z 37.6K followers, 380.9K engagements


"This tiny babbling mountain brook at [----] feet turned into a deluge that worked its way down toward the main rivers with dozens of other tributaries like it last Friday. The result was devastation in Roan Mountain TN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1841507308100108757)  2024-10-02T15:55Z 37.6K followers, 67.6K engagements


"First snow of the season here at [----] ft in Roan Mountain TN. Looks like Mother Nature applying a healing salve to the wounds this area took from Helene. @WJHL11 @WCYB_DavidBoyd @spann @JimCantore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1846516871215886435)  2024-10-16T11:41Z 37.6K followers, 94.4K engagements


"Over [--] ft. of #snow in parts of #Colorado and here's the view of that fresh snow cover from space. WILD early season storm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1855751365428977869)  2024-11-10T23:16Z 37.6K followers, 50.6K engagements


"Data Buoy [-----] out in the Pacific off the Coast of Washington. YES the bottom has fallen out Look at that pressure trace 950.5mb (28.07 in.) at 21z. Quick math shows 62.5mb drop in [--] hours. #storm @NWSSeattle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1859033426319601991)  2024-11-20T00:38Z 37.6K followers, 111.2K engagements


"I honestly think this image of the Pacific #storm would be a great piece of wall art in any #meteorologist's abode #storm #weather"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1859036860288561391)  2024-11-20T00:51Z 37.6K followers, 34K engagements


"Lenticular Heaven loving these clouds moving across Roan Mountain TN today @wjhl @NWSMorristown @JimCantore @spann @weatherchannel @WCYB_DavidBoyd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1859626548065661165)  2024-11-21T15:54Z 37.6K followers, 47.9K engagements


"Official @NWSBUFFALO total snowfall forecast for @BuffaloBills stadium in Orchard Park NY through 7PM Sunday 1-hour before gametime is 23.8". There's gonna be a LOT of snow shoveling going on. @weatherchannel @NFL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1862285717608579373)  2024-11-29T00:01Z 37.6K followers, 127.4K engagements


"This is exactly why I cautioned people NOT to be driving the I-90 (NYS Thruway) between Buffalo and Erie. Oh well hope they have plenty of gas plenty of juice in their iPhones and food and water if necessary. Hopefully this gets cleared up soon. @weatherchannel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1862612018496262212)  2024-11-29T21:38Z 37.6K followers, 2.8M engagements


".and now it's nightfall. Wonder why the Thruway Authority did not close things down earlier Hey @KathyHochul this didn't take a rocket scientist to figure/plan this one out. Who is making decisions these days"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1862622654672331244)  2024-11-29T22:20Z 37.6K followers, 110.4K engagements


"WOW Just WHAT was the @NYSThruway Authority thinking @weatherchannel @NWSBUFFALO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1862625340301991992)  2024-11-29T22:31Z 37.6K followers, 124.7K engagements


"Wow I have never seen a cloud-to-ground stroke in a snowstorm because the snow diffuses the light. This is a GREAT capture from just outside the band WOW I cannot believe the Watertown NY live camera just clearly caught a cloud to ground lake-effect lightning bolt ❄⚡ #nywx #thundersnow https://t.co/r1rWHcidLX WOW I cannot believe the Watertown NY live camera just clearly caught a cloud to ground lake-effect lightning bolt ❄⚡ #nywx #thundersnow https://t.co/r1rWHcidLX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1862934589997502684)  2024-11-30T18:59Z 37.6K followers, 30.1K engagements


"If you live in this part of the world when it's a rough snowstorm and you HAVE to be out driving you pray for a "snow plow parade". Timing can mean everything when snowfall rates are 2-3 inches per hour. South side of Buffalo. #winter #snow @weatherchannel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1863019688592027714)  2024-12-01T00:38Z 37.6K followers, 81.1K engagements


"Another GREAT photo of the NW wall of the Lake Erie snowband looking south from Buffalo this afternoon. Photo credit Dave Niedbala. DM me for permissions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1863058895901438388)  2024-12-01T03:13Z 37.6K followers, 78.2K engagements


"A wind shift from SW to W has driven the lake-effect snowband well south of Buffalo into ski country. That is good news for the @BuffaloBills game. More on this later. @NFL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1863198044172525963)  2024-12-01T12:26Z 37.6K followers, 100.3K engagements


"I was afraid of this. This is a very intense lake-effect snow band off Lake Huron and is stretching down toward WNY and Orchard Park. It has lightning in it as you can see as well. I will monitor it but it could put a real wrench into the @BuffaloBills game. @NFL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1863365936038007017)  2024-12-01T23:33Z 37.6K followers, 490.3K engagements


"I never get tired of watching these Great Lakes behemoths come into Duluth Harbor especially when it's cold enough for "Arctic Sea Smoke" #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1866975137024634994)  2024-12-11T22:35Z 37.6K followers, 88.6K engagements


"Anybody happen to catch THIS loop on Great Lakes satellite imagery this afternoon. A mesolow moving from SE to NW on Lake Ontario yes complete with an eye feature. NO not a snow-a-cane :)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1868113959536173171)  2024-12-15T02:00Z 37.6K followers, 42K engagements


"Mom thanks everybody for the Christmas cards she has already received. She got to the hairdresser this morning and is ready for her 104th Christmas Day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1869455255718768800)  2024-12-18T18:50Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Im estimating [--] per hour snowfall rates right now. This is some of the heaviest snow Ive encountered up here in Roan Mountain Tennessee. @NWSMorristown @wjhl @WCYB_DavidBoyd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1875301972607181290)  2025-01-03T22:03Z 37.6K followers, 22.3K engagements


"You don't see many better examples of Finger Lake Effect #snow in New York State on northwest flow #nywx #winter @NWSBinghamton @NWSBUFFALO @weatherchannel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1876435444533006828)  2025-01-07T01:07Z 37.6K followers, 27K engagements


"OK it can always be worse here's the minimum temperatures over parts of Greenland today. Not near the record of -93.3F set back in [----] but wow that's still WICKED cold"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1880651143069749705)  2025-01-18T16:19Z 37.6K followers, 42K engagements


"I NEVER tire of these amazing satellite views of lake-effect snow cloud streets #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1881409275475771511)  2025-01-20T18:31Z 37.6K followers, 67.8K engagements


"1/2: Just when you think you have seen it all a #BLIZZARD Warning has been issued along The Gulf of America's Louisiana Coast This is unprecedented.1st Blizzard Warning ever for that area. #GulfofAmerica. #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1881678135307260370)  2025-01-21T12:20Z 37.6K followers, 48K engagements


"The lake-effect snowband that is dumping snow as far east as Connecticut can be traced all the way back to Lake Superior. That's nearly [---] miles long #winter @weatherchannel @weathernetwork"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1891591289361056046)  2025-02-17T20:51Z 37.6K followers, 43.6K engagements


"Walking through the Walmart parking lot in Johnson City TN this evening and looked up to see this Cumulus Mammatus Walmartus"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1892021915771957341)  2025-02-19T01:22Z 37.6K followers, 38.2K engagements


"What a GREAT day to play atop Roan Mountain in the Tennessee Appalachians. At [----] ft. it was cold but beautiful look at those heavily rimed bushes❄❄ @weatherchannel @wjhl @spann"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1893018831213470174)  2025-02-21T19:23Z 37.6K followers, 15.3K engagements


"The Guadalupe River at Kerrville TX rose [-----] feet in less than [--] hours Friday morning. This happened at the worst time of the day just before sunrise when everyone in those camps were still asleep and led to so many fatalities. #txwx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1941286752972587162)  2025-07-05T00:03Z 37.6K followers, 88K engagements


"Out my front porch in Roan Mountain TN today. Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests contain over [---] tree species making the area one of the most floristically diverse in the world. Hence so many colors @NWSMorristown"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1983147292174565578)  2025-10-28T12:22Z 37.6K followers, 38K engagements


"Absolutely crazy weather day up here at [----] feet on Roan Mountain Tennessee. We have beautiful sunny skies and as we pan down the street an amazing rainbow that formed at the base of the cloud droplets coming across us now. @NWSMorristown"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1983592878141288885)  2025-10-29T17:52Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"We are so blessed to have celebrated our mom's 104th birthday today I know many of you have followed her journey I will share all of your birthday wishes with her. Her mantra is "don't stop moving and eat lots of chocolate"😊🙏🏻🙏🏻❤❤"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1986213065852104810)  2025-11-05T23:24Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"WEATHER 101: Pure Eye Candy for ANY meteorologist Count the mesoscale vortices along the Lake Michigan snow band as seen from the Grand Rapids radar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1987637704062877807)  2025-11-09T21:45Z 37.6K followers, 18.4K engagements


"I don't say this often but it is officially puking snow here at [----] feet in Roan Mountain Tennessee. We've picked up nearly [--] inches in the past hour. @NWSMorristown @wjhl @news5wcyb @JimCantore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1987959467900846185)  2025-11-10T19:04Z 37.6K followers, 64.4K engagements


"Snowing to beat the band again in Roan Mountain TN. Currently 6" total snow and a temperature of [--] our high was [--] at midnight. @weatherchannel @NWSMorristown @wjhl @WCYB_DavidBoyd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/1988006180946329851)  2025-11-10T22:09Z 37.6K followers, 10.5K engagements


"Nice product from SUNY Albany posted on Erie County (Buffalo NY) EM page. 6-hourly snow totals for Erie County. H/t to @markpoloncarz and his group at EM office for a great winter weather page for truly meoscale severe winter weather I added lables so its easier to follow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2012689738692522392)  2026-01-18T00:53Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Outside the temps are dropping thru the teens but inside the cozy fire is keeping us warm. As Andy Taylor woul say"Mountain life is gooooood""  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2013046576692748299)  2026-01-19T00:31Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"WNY'ers know this. If you stand in Buffalo and look to the north and south this morning you see [--] snowbands one off Lake Erie and one off Lake Ontario. You are under sunny skies but within those bands snow is falling at a rate of 3" per hour #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2013605657597915316)  2026-01-20T13:32Z 37.6K followers, 12.8K engagements


"Winter Weather 101: Lake-effect Snow Duluth Harbor this morning at -12F watching water vapor rise and condene into "Steam Devils" that form lake-effect clouds which produce lake-effect snow. The Great Lakes are some of the neatest Weather Machones on earth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2013628535877808476)  2026-01-20T15:03Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The lake snow band moved north through Metro Buffalo and has weakened considerably. I think the nearly 80% ice cover on Lake Erie is having something to do with that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2013775263058874668)  2026-01-21T00:46Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"8 hour radar loop of the mega-snowband off Lake Ontario This baby is pasting the Tug Hill Plateau Had a report of 7" during the past hour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2014768758594642024)  2026-01-23T18:34Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Weather 101: A look from Ft. Niagara across Lake Ontario at 32F air temp -10F to -20F. This creates atmospheric optics called "looming" bending light rays downward making distant objects appear above the horizon. This morning we see Toronto's skyline about [--] miles away"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2015083184757559436)  2026-01-24T15:24Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Winter Weather 101: Meanwhile over Lake Ontario we have a lake-effect snowband that has completely reversed course from an easterly to westerly drift in response to the storm system coming up from the Southern U.S. Notice the meso-vortices in the band as well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2015277303731826961)  2026-01-25T04:15Z 37.5K followers, 16K engagements


"Winter Weather 101: "It's a Wrap".That pretty much cuts off all lake-effect snow activity from Lake Erie. #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2015843186510336151)  2026-01-26T17:44Z 37.6K followers, 76.8K engagements


"UNCERTAINTY.This loop may have to be a regular feature with model solutions being posted a week out. Features that MAY bring wintry weather to Eastern Seaboard this weekend are currently off the Aleutian Islands and over James Bay Canada. 00z ECMWF Hgt/Vort thru Sunday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2015858077736546666)  2026-01-26T18:43Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"It's a soap bubble kind of day here in Roan Mountain Tennessee. Current temperature is [--]. Enjoy your day @wjhl @WCYB_DavidBoyd @NWSMorristown"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016137939047088518)  2026-01-27T13:15Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"UNCERTAINTY.You can't tell the players without a program. [--] days out for potential East Coast storm today's 12z ECMWF 500mb Height/Vorticity thru Sun 12z. Far as I can tell the features are currently over Hudson Bay Canada and [----] miles off the West Coast in the Pacific"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016227792396943670)  2026-01-27T19:12Z 37.5K followers, 29.2K engagements


"WInter Weather 101: The exceptional cold over the Great Lakes has led to Lake Ontario building 32% ice cover thru 1/26. That is the highest for the date since [----] when it was 32.5%. Still PLENTY of open water for Lake-effect snow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016238584118878253)  2026-01-27T19:55Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Based on current model guidance this westward moving feature shown in WV imagery on the NE shore of Hudson Bay Canada will combine with feature(s) from the Pacific for this weekend's potential winter storm off the East Coast. Stay tuned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016245553739292832)  2026-01-27T20:22Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Crazy snow squall being enhanced as it moves across Lake Erie. Is it coincidence Even ice covered Lake Erie is smoother than the surrounding land. Frictional and possibly thermal convergence from both shores could enhance this band as it crosses the lake"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016250875086578098)  2026-01-27T20:44Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@PMason5 @Charwx26 @Rukoo59923901 Correct still a slight flux of heat coming out of that huge heat source. That in combination with both thermal/frictional convergence from land may have contributed to the enhancement of this band which was there in a weaker state well upstream of Lake Erie"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016299152066359567)  2026-01-27T23:55Z 37.5K followers, [--] engagements


"I'm not used to seeing such a huge change in ice cover on Lake Ontario. After being reported at 31% yesterday we are down to 19% today. I believe ice cover data is a combination of satellite analysis and modeling. This is really extraordinary though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016307674237841514)  2026-01-28T00:29Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Watching the scorecard.12z EPS Mean MSLP members pressure centers normalized spread and location of the 12z operational pressure center for 06z Sunday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016314393760268580)  2026-01-28T00:56Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"1/2: 🧵Ice cover on the Great Lakes increased very rapidly this past week in response to the frigid temps. Thought I would revisit one of our coldest winters on record to compare some stats. 1st a look at how this season is going compared to that frigid winter of 76-77"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016565036022403178)  2026-01-28T17:32Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"1/2: Look what we have here Open leads on the ice cover on Lake Erie. One north of CLE that was likely partially responsible for a little snow there the other day. The other east of Long Point ON which may have helped enhance a band near Buffalo yesterday and today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016569333313384517)  2026-01-28T17:49Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"This is the bowling ball that is going to dive south and bottom out over the Southern Appalachians creating one heck of a deep surface Low. The sensible weather associated with this feature has yet to be worked out but it promises to be "interesting". Stay tuned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016602584186851613)  2026-01-28T20:01Z 37.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@Jesusway1988 I am not implying anything except that this will be a very powerful system there is lots of uncertainty to where heaviest snow will fall but the Carolinas are very much in play"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016628646551658677)  2026-01-28T21:45Z 37.5K followers, [--] engagements


"It's frozen snow bubble day here in Roan Mt TN. Today we're in slo-mo be patient and you'll see those beautiful hexagonal crystals develop within the soap film. @spann @JimCantore @NWSMorristown @wjhl @WCYB_DavidBoyd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2016880521096175731)  2026-01-29T14:26Z 37.6K followers, 78.7K engagements


"@dewpoint05 @spann @JimCantore @NWSMorristown @wjhl @WCYB_DavidBoyd The water bubble is very thin and it cools very rapidly. Water molecules in that film will freeze into those hexagonal shapes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017022980266537178)  2026-01-29T23:52Z 37.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Our [--] Great Lakes are among them of course The [--] largest lakes in the world side by side https://t.co/90Dshc1ItS The [--] largest lakes in the world side by side https://t.co/90Dshc1ItS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017061655440490734)  2026-01-30T02:25Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Watertown Airport in Northern NY clocking in with a low temperature of -33F this morning They are in a "bowl" where the Black River Valley drains the Western Adirondacks and this is not that rare. Still it's FRIGID @NWSBUFFALO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017235024756560207)  2026-01-30T13:54Z 37.6K followers, 10.4K engagements


"@washghost1 They are great in the snow but it ends there. You have to buy their service to even do a remote start on the car. This is for a winter weather vehicle Transmissions are absolutely terrible. The touchscreen technology is distracting and dangerous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017268520057249822)  2026-01-30T16:07Z 37.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@ObserverClimate @NWSBUFFALO There was no official forecast that went that low. Central Park only got down to 9F today.forecast to get down to 6F tonight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017350294384861596)  2026-01-30T21:32Z 37.5K followers, [--] engagements


"1/2: Cold atmosphere with nice DGZ between 850/700mb at [----] ft in Roan Mountain TN. I call it stary-stary night since the center of these [--] crystals look like stars This one starts with a hexagonal embryo at the center tinted blue from the background light I used. Enjoy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017425560759050592)  2026-01-31T02:31Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"A fresh 5" of beautiful powder here at [----] ft in Roan Mountain Tennessee this morning. Current temperature [--]. @NWSMorristown @wjhl @WCYB_DavidBoyd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017579303953707512)  2026-01-31T12:42Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"What's happening in Atlanta winds gusting to [--] mph #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017740248189411434)  2026-01-31T23:22Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Winter Weather 101: The warmer waters of the Atlantic and Gulf pump loads of moisture into the overriding frigid air and Voila Ocean/Gulf Effect cloud streamers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017953711427916250)  2026-02-01T13:30Z 37.6K followers, 42.1K engagements


"EVERYONE gets to share in #winter this morning. Here are a quick look at some of the 24-hr minimum temperatures"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017958685272674804)  2026-02-01T13:50Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Zoomed in view of the fresh snow cover across Georgia and South Carolina. WOW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017962346778357783)  2026-02-01T14:04Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Here is the morning view from satellite of our monster storm now churning away off the East Coast. 12z central pressure down to 977mb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2017964080598782217)  2026-02-01T14:11Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"I love the way this little bubble photobombed the bigger bubble video😁😁🥶here in Roan Mountain TN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2018111192917581886)  2026-02-01T23:56Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Beautiful morning for cross country skiing at Roan Mountain State Park in the TN Appalachians. Winter is a special time here the park is very quiet it sleeps and becomes our personal playground😁👍👍"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2018374775505096848)  2026-02-02T17:23Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Great Lakes are at 64.6% ice cover as of Feb [--]. FYI the greatest recorded maximum ice cover for the year was on Feb [--] [----] at 94.8% (weekly reports). In contrast the lowest yearly maximum ice cover was during the [----] season on March [--] at 11.9% (every 3-4 days)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2018424736867389461)  2026-02-02T20:42Z 37.6K followers, 16.3K engagements


"@tcrawf_nh I'll take MJO fo $1000 Alex😁"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2018781832624701867)  2026-02-03T20:21Z 37.6K followers, [---] engagements


"I'll take MJO for $1000 Alex😁😁 It's almost as if there is a naturally-occurring atmospheric oscillation on time scales of 30-60 days that is the primary driver of winter pattern changes. https://t.co/wzLjGhd8mN It's almost as if there is a naturally-occurring atmospheric oscillation on time scales of 30-60 days that is the primary driver of winter pattern changes. https://t.co/wzLjGhd8mN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2018781996026396880)  2026-02-03T20:21Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Winter Weather 101: Dichotomy of the West/East This map blows me away it's not that rare for the West at one end of the winter scale and the East at the other. I'm not sure I've seen it to this extreme though with RECORD MILD conditions on the West and EXTREME in the East"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2018844751072481693)  2026-02-04T00:31Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"WICKED cold weather for the Northeast this weekend. Here are the GFS 2m temps for Sunday morning. Hey NYC the airmass is coming from.drum roll please.The North Pole. 12z GFS 7-day back trajectory at 100m. @NWSNewYorkNY #nywx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2019136102880407654)  2026-02-04T19:48Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@Rodneyxud9 I need to go back and check 76-77"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2019210799613411755)  2026-02-05T00:45Z 37.6K followers, [--] engagements


"This is where the blast of Arctic air coming across the North Pole from Siberia that impacts the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic over the weekend is coming from. New York City get those woolies on (12z GFS 7-day Back Trajectory 100m). @NWSNewYorkNY @NWSBoston @NWS_BaltWash"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2019465878518014151)  2026-02-05T17:39Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@GlennBSmith1 @NWSNewYorkNY Model interpolation not sure what that particular grid point's characteristics are but I guess it is not out of the question. Right now the official NWS forecast only takes them to -14F :)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2019535437245903323)  2026-02-05T22:15Z 37.6K followers, [--] engagements


"Lot of talk about Lake Erie possibly getting to 100% ice cover soon and it hasn't happened since '95-96. Honestly due to wind/ice shifting I consider anything above 95% to attain full ice cover. That's happened [--] times in [--] years or nearly 20% of the time. #winter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TomNiziol/status/2019801750878707745)  2026-02-06T15:53Z 37.6K followers, [----] engagements


"BEAUTIFUL view of #LakeErie ice cover today #winter #MODIS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/954437807065399298)  2018-01-19T19:38Z 37.6K followers, [---] engagements

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