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Simon Brewer
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Meteorologist, Storm Chaser, Journalist & Photographer: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, & Winter Storms
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Emma @emmamabraham.bsky.social · 1d
Crazy scenes on I-90 and US-2 due to mudslides - both highways are CLOSED with no estimated reopenings at this time #wawx
EB I-90 in North Bend mudslide US-2 mudslide EB I-90 in North Bend mudslide EB I-90 in North Bend mudslide

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Mark Skaggs @markskaggs10.bsky.social · 1d
Mid-afternoon update at Snoqualmie Falls. Water levels are currently at 19.4 feet, nearly a foot and a half higher than yesterday!

Tomorrow morning it will make a run at the all-time record water level #wawx

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Scott Sistek @scottseattlewx.bsky.social · 1d
BLOG UPDATED with new water rescues, road closures: emeraldcityweather.com/atmospheric-...
Locally ‘catastrophic’ flooding possible along Skagit, Snohomish rivers as atmospheric river pummels Northwest - Emerald City Weather Blog
As heavy rains return with the second punch of the atmospheric river Wednesday, flooding forecasts remain dire for
emeraldcityweather.com

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 2d
On Wednesday, widespread heavy rain & very high snow levels (7,000-9,000 feet) will cause enormous runoff into already swollen rivers. Widespread moderate to major flood is likely, with some rivers expected to experience *record* flooding (esp. Skagit & Snohomish). #WAwx [2/3]
Snapshot from NOAA National Water Center website depicting all river forecast points in Washington expected to experience flooding. There are numerous purple squares visible, denoting "major flooding."

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 2d
Widespread significant river flooding has already developed across western Washington as a series of extremely warm & moist #AtmosphericRivers move slowly across the region. This flooding will further worsen tomorrow as strongest part of AR moves ashore. #WAwx [1/3]
Image from UCSD/Scripps depicting the persistent atmospheric river over the northeastern Pacific. It shows the accumulated "integrated vapor transport" over time, in this case of a 72 hour period, which is an indicator of the accumulated moisture transported over a multi-day period by this weather system. West of Washington, the values reach the highest numbers on the chart--denoting a strong to extreme event on a 3-day basis.

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Weather History @weatherhistory.bsky.social · 9d
December 2, 2018:

An intense tornado struck the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia. The large EF3 threw vehicles and trailers, downed power poles, and blew over many trees on a nearby island. A boat anemometer measured a 144 mph gust. Four people were injured.

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · 10d
#weatherpicofday
OTD 7 years ago, December 1, 2018, I chased a small outbreak of #Twisters over Central Illinois. Captured a few cool photos as this cyclic supercell produced half a dozen twisters between Naples and Havana, IL on the 1st day of Meteorological Winter.
#ILwx

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · 10d
Ohio, Indiana, and Northern Kentucky might get 2 to 4 inches of snow tonight into tomorrow morning. Of course, some locations might get more of less accumulation depending on how the bands setup with only 1 inch or as much as 6 inches in spots.
December 1, 2025 #ohwx

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · 10d
Thankful for Thanksgiving leftovers!!!
Love turkey!
#Ohio #OHwx

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · 17d
#MegawedgeMonday
May 31, 2013 El Reno, Oklahoma

Megawedge (noun) - defined as a visually wedge-shaped tornado with respect to the observer from a wall cloud or updraft base to Earth's surface with a diameter equal to or greater than 1.5 miles in diameter.
#okwx

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · 20d
What a year 2025 has been so far!
Still 5+ weeks to go...
with @JustonStrmRider

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · 24d
Radar vs. View:
Intense convective snowband training off Lake Erie over Buffalo, NY creates what looks to be a WALL OF SNOW!
OTD 3 years ago, @ 3:36 AM EST 17 November 2022 from NW side of Buffalo looking south.
@NWSBUFFALO #NYwx

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · 24d
OTD 11 years ago on November 17-19 2014, and again 3 years ago on November 17-19 2022, I documented epic lake effect snow events over the Buffalo and Southtowns area.
#NYwx #LakeEffect #snow #thundersnow

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webberweather.bsky.social @webberweather.bsky.social · 24d
Cool study came out earlier this yr looking at the dynamical origins of the extreme 2023 Heatwave in the Desert SW

They concluded that the warm Tropical Atlantic was the primary culprit

The partial regression analysis (left) & AGCM forcing (right) are pretty telling
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Weather History @weatherhistory.bsky.social · 24d
November 17th, 1999:

Hurricane Lenny became the first hurricane ever to strike the islands of the Lesser Antilles from the west. The menacing Category 4 storm was dubbed "backward or left-handed Lenny" because of its unusual motion.

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · 27d
Colors of November 2025

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · 29d
Aurora Borealis shining over... Dayton, Ohio tonight!!!
Beautiful colors!
What a powerful solar storm!
#ohwx

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · Nov 10
NEW VIDEO from a HUMAN!!!
Indiana Lake Effect Snow:
First decent lake effect snow event of the season over Northwest Indiana
#inwx
youtu.be/gUX5HbQpIvE?...

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · Nov 9
First snowflakes of the season mixing with some rain over the Eastside of Dayton, Ohio at 4:00 pm EST on November 9, 2025. #ohwx #snow

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · Nov 4
Just a reminder the National Debt crisis and resulting government shutdown was created by the unnecessary massive tax cuts for the Top 0.1%

Trickle Down Economics doesn't work

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · Nov 2
November might be the most interesting month for extreme weather in the USA. Potential for tornadoes, hurricanes, Nor'easters, and intense lake effect snow.
#November

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · Nov 1
Happy Halloween 2025!!!

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · Oct 29
JD Vance is lying. He knows he’s lying. But he doesn’t care. Trump has taught Vance & all the others in my former political party that the truth doesn’t matter.

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · Oct 29
Certain the US Government could've sold every brick and window of the White House East Wing as historical momentos and cherished keepsakes to and for the US Citizens/Tax Payers, instead of just obliterating and trashing a historical structure... but what do I know! SMH
#stupid

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Weather History @weatherhistory.bsky.social · Oct 29
October 29-30th, 2011:
A nor'easter swept up the Appalachians into New England. Over a foot of snow fell from West Virginia to Maine, with more than two feet in Massachusetts and New Hampshire mountains. Winds over 50 mph were reported on Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard.

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · Oct 29
Something like this hasn't happened since 1935: a high-end, sub-900mb CAT 5 Tropical Cyclone made landfall at/near peak intensity in the Atlantic Basin. The October 28, 2025 Hurricane Melissa Jamaica landfall event is a rare meteorological moment in history.

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · Oct 28
Appears CAT 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica with an incredibly low estimated minimum central pressure of 892 mb and devastating maximum sustained winds of 185 mph with higher gusts possibly exceeding 200 mph. Also, tornado or tornado-like whirls possible!

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · Oct 27
Have to wonder if the Jamaican high terrain and/or trochoidal wobbles will have a significant impact on the potential landfall location of CAT 5 Hurricane Melissa. Localized enhanced steering currents can develop between the core of tropical cyclones and high terrain islands...

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Simon Brewer @stormgasm.bsky.social · Oct 27
Incredible outflow channel ventilation for CAT 5 Hurricane Melissa over the Caribbean.
The most intense tropical cyclones typically have massive outflow channels like these.
October 27, 2025 #Jamaica

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webberweather.bsky.social @webberweather.bsky.social · Oct 27
Even with all of the structural, intensity, and SST/OHC changes underneath Hurricane #Melissa the last few days, the diurnal cycle still remains undefeated and inevitable