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Matthew Cappucci

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Atmospheric scientist, storm chaser, adventurer, teacher, author. Senior meteorologist at @MyRadarWX. Usually found frolicking in giant hail. Harvard/MIT 🌪

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A series of bizarre boundary interactions may have just produced a brief accidental tornado north of Thedford, Nebraska.

A series of bizarre boundary interactions may have just produced a brief accidental tornado north of Thedford, Nebraska.

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BREAKING: #Kilauea is erupting on the Big Island of #Hawaii. The eruption began at 4:44 a.m. HST. Sulfur dioxide and water vapor spewed from the volcano are reacting to produce vog, or volcanic smog, which can have adverse health effects. Volcanologists still assessing risks.

BREAKING: #Kilauea is erupting on the Big Island of #Hawaii. The eruption began at 4:44 a.m. HST. Sulfur dioxide and water vapor spewed from the volcano are reacting to produce vog, or volcanic smog, which can have adverse health effects. Volcanologists still assessing risks.

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Absolutely speechless. I selected this apartment so I could watch the planes take off and land every night; never imagined I’d look out the window to see this. Praying for the folks onboard American Airlines Flight 5342. I’m so sorry I can’t string together a better sentence.

Absolutely speechless. I selected this apartment so I could watch the planes take off and land every night; never imagined I’d look out the window to see this. Praying for the folks onboard American Airlines Flight 5342. I’m so sorry I can’t string together a better sentence.

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Puking on national TV. I think my television career has peaked.

Puking on national TV. I think my television career has peaked.

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NEW YORK CITY: Prepare for air qualities WORSE than yesterday. Likely in the code red to code purple category. A wall of dense wildfire smoke will arrive by noon. — Visibilities below 3 miles — You’ll taste the smoke — Your eyes will sting EVERYONE should avoid the outdoors.

NEW YORK CITY: Prepare for air qualities WORSE than yesterday. Likely in the code red to code purple category. A wall of dense wildfire smoke will arrive by noon. — Visibilities below 3 miles — You’ll taste the smoke — Your eyes will sting EVERYONE should avoid the outdoors.

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TENNIS BALLS with the storm that just passed through Chickasaw, Oklahoma!

TENNIS BALLS with the storm that just passed through Chickasaw, Oklahoma!

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I will never be able to re-live the magic of finding what, for like 12 minutes, was a record hailstone. 🤣 Now I have to drive into every hail core until I find a watermelon.

I will never be able to re-live the magic of finding what, for like 12 minutes, was a record hailstone. 🤣 Now I have to drive into every hail core until I find a watermelon.

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Dear goodness. The cell northwest of Fort Worth is moving southeast. It has two areas of rotation, both of which may be producing tornadoes. It just whipped both circulations westward… a highly deviant motion… AND its mesocyclones MAY be Fujiwhara-ing. Graphic from MyRadar Weather.

Dear goodness. The cell northwest of Fort Worth is moving southeast. It has two areas of rotation, both of which may be producing tornadoes. It just whipped both circulations westward… a highly deviant motion… AND its mesocyclones MAY be Fujiwhara-ing. Graphic from MyRadar Weather.

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Baseball hail and big tornado in Minnesota:

Baseball hail and big tornado in Minnesota:

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Daylight dawns on a tragic scene at Reagan National Airport. Praying for the victims, families and responders.

Daylight dawns on a tragic scene at Reagan National Airport. Praying for the victims, families and responders.

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It you live in Los Angeles, shut your windows and turn off your vents to the outside — the air quality is hazardous. You can visualize air quality in the MyRadar Weather map. The bull’s eye of hazardous air is directly over the nation’s second-largest city.

It you live in Los Angeles, shut your windows and turn off your vents to the outside — the air quality is hazardous. You can visualize air quality in the MyRadar Weather map. The bull’s eye of hazardous air is directly over the nation’s second-largest city.

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GIANT TORNADO AND SOFTBALLS entering Morton, Texas area!

GIANT TORNADO AND SOFTBALLS entering Morton, Texas area!

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Baseball-dropping mothership supercell that prompted tornado warning near Haddam, Kansas; the rotating wall cloud is visible illuminated by lightning:

Baseball-dropping mothership supercell that prompted tornado warning near Haddam, Kansas; the rotating wall cloud is visible illuminated by lightning:

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“Despite being a scientist, I’m a faithful person, and I said a prayer… Please keep the folks in Jamaica in your thoughts.”

“Despite being a scientist, I’m a faithful person, and I said a prayer… Please keep the folks in Jamaica in your thoughts.”

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$Truly incredible. The 10 inches that fell in Milton, Florida absolutely obliterates the previous STATE record of 4 inches set back in 1954. When we talk about records, we usually set new ones by fractions or hair... not 250% of the previous record. Just mind-boggling.$

Truly incredible. The 10 inches that fell in Milton, Florida absolutely obliterates the previous STATE record of 4 inches set back in 1954. When we talk about records, we usually set new ones by fractions or hair... not 250% of the previous record. Just mind-boggling.

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A small zone just north of Lakeview, Texas has seen more than 60 minutes of quarter-sized hail as a storm continuously backbuilds. 4-6 inches of hail accumulation may leave roads impassible in a tiny area, and make hail fog with visibilities below 200 feet. Track in MyRadar Weather:

A small zone just north of Lakeview, Texas has seen more than 60 minutes of quarter-sized hail as a storm continuously backbuilds. 4-6 inches of hail accumulation may leave roads impassible in a tiny area, and make hail fog with visibilities below 200 feet. Track in MyRadar Weather:

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ROCKET LAUNCH over Washington D.C.! Look at this... the SpaceX Falcon 9 just launched from Cape Canaveral at 6:13 p.m., and we got to see it in the DMV! It was more than 150 miles above the ground, so its plume caught the sunlight. A more peaceful scene over DCA tonight:

ROCKET LAUNCH over Washington D.C.! Look at this... the SpaceX Falcon 9 just launched from Cape Canaveral at 6:13 p.m., and we got to see it in the DMV! It was more than 150 miles above the ground, so its plume caught the sunlight. A more peaceful scene over DCA tonight:

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BREAKING: Milton is a Category 5 hurricane with winds up to 160 mph. That is a 70 mph uptick in barely 13 hours – nearly quadrupling the rate of strengthening needed for "rapid intensification." The storm is just offshore of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Wilma-like pinhole eye.

BREAKING: Milton is a Category 5 hurricane with winds up to 160 mph. That is a 70 mph uptick in barely 13 hours – nearly quadrupling the rate of strengthening needed for "rapid intensification." The storm is just offshore of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Wilma-like pinhole eye.

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Look at this #derecho, or long-lived thunderstorm windstorm, EXPLODE in size. That's how they work. A small cluster of storms will tap into jet stream momentum, fan outward into a bow, and rush east to gobble up the extremely warm, humid air mass ahead of them. Textbook result:

Look at this #derecho, or long-lived thunderstorm windstorm, EXPLODE in size. That's how they work. A small cluster of storms will tap into jet stream momentum, fan outward into a bow, and rush east to gobble up the extremely warm, humid air mass ahead of them. Textbook result:

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أصدقاؤنا في الشرق الأوسط، إليكم موجزًا شاملًا عن الأحوال الجوية القاسية ليوم الخميس. المخاطر الرئيسية: • أمطار غزيرة وفيضانات محتملة • رياح عاتية متفرقة • احتمال حدوث عواصف ترابية • تساقط حبات برد كبيرة متفرقة • احتمال حدوث أعاصير.

أصدقاؤنا في الشرق الأوسط، إليكم موجزًا شاملًا عن الأحوال الجوية القاسية ليوم الخميس. المخاطر الرئيسية: • أمطار غزيرة وفيضانات محتملة • رياح عاتية متفرقة • احتمال حدوث عواصف ترابية • تساقط حبات برد كبيرة متفرقة • احتمال حدوث أعاصير.

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BREAKING: United Airlines 512 continues to remain in an isolated area at Reagan National Airport. A large emergency presence is visible. ATC said "I'm sorry to have to do this to you... We have an unconfirmed bomb report... We've got to get you away from the airport."

BREAKING: United Airlines 512 continues to remain in an isolated area at Reagan National Airport. A large emergency presence is visible. ATC said "I'm sorry to have to do this to you... We have an unconfirmed bomb report... We've got to get you away from the airport."

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What a HORRIBLE forecast by meteorologists – especially myself. Not only were we spectacularly wrong – we communicated poorly. It became apparent last night that some of our initial expectations would prove fallacious. I'd like to address what went wrong with our forecast:

What a HORRIBLE forecast by meteorologists – especially myself. Not only were we spectacularly wrong – we communicated poorly. It became apparent last night that some of our initial expectations would prove fallacious. I'd like to address what went wrong with our forecast:

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A reminder to residents of the Deep South — this is what tornadoes today may look like. You see it? Me neither. But it’s barely four football fields away. That’s what happens when you have waterlogged storms, rain-wrapped circulations and a grungy airmass. Same thing today.

A reminder to residents of the Deep South — this is what tornadoes today may look like. You see it? Me neither. But it’s barely four football fields away. That’s what happens when you have waterlogged storms, rain-wrapped circulations and a grungy airmass. Same thing today.

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I just met a CELEBRITY here in South Dakota! 😍

I just met a CELEBRITY here in South Dakota! 😍

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Had to get into the bear’s cage to get a vantage point of this bizarre rain-wrapped tornado near Ideal, South Dakota. The occlusion — or squeeze of cold air wrapping around it — is both what helped it form and what brought it upon its swift demise.

Had to get into the bear’s cage to get a vantage point of this bizarre rain-wrapped tornado near Ideal, South Dakota. The occlusion — or squeeze of cold air wrapping around it — is both what helped it form and what brought it upon its swift demise.

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Ultra-close tornado intercept moments ago near Cool, Texas with EF1 damage confirmed. The tornado ask was rain-wrapped at times:

Ultra-close tornado intercept moments ago near Cool, Texas with EF1 damage confirmed. The tornado ask was rain-wrapped at times:

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For those in the D.C.-area wondering what the weird “spike” on radar is… we see this dozens of times per year when thunderstorms approach. It’s a spurious signal caused by a communications tower build by the radar at Dulles. Video from last year:

For those in the D.C.-area wondering what the weird “spike” on radar is… we see this dozens of times per year when thunderstorms approach. It’s a spurious signal caused by a communications tower build by the radar at Dulles. Video from last year:

Matthew Cappucci

79,237 Aufrufe • vor 16 Tagen

NEW: The NTSB has released footage of the damage swath following the explosive crash of UPS Flight 2976, whose left #1 engine detached and fell off during takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday. The death toll has risen to 13, including 10 persons on the ground, with another 8+ people unaccounted for. The damage swath is approximately a half mile long.

NEW: The NTSB has released footage of the damage swath following the explosive crash of UPS Flight 2976, whose left #1 engine detached and fell off during takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday. The death toll has risen to 13, including 10 persons on the ground, with another 8+ people unaccounted for. The damage swath is approximately a half mile long.

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My mother’s video of her first tornado intercept… this is hilarious. 🤣 Listen with the audio on. “Get out!? He said we’re getting out!?” 🤣🤣🤣

My mother’s video of her first tornado intercept… this is hilarious. 🤣 Listen with the audio on. “Get out!? He said we’re getting out!?” 🤣🤣🤣

Matthew Cappucci

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AccuWeather is doubling down, arguing the non-tropical nor’easter should have been named. It seems that meteorologists SHOULD understand why it wasn’t. As I say in my video, “I’m MyRadar senior meteorologist Matthew Cappucci. We’ll never BS you, because we’re better than that.”

AccuWeather is doubling down, arguing the non-tropical nor’easter should have been named. It seems that meteorologists SHOULD understand why it wasn’t. As I say in my video, “I’m MyRadar senior meteorologist Matthew Cappucci. We’ll never BS you, because we’re better than that.”

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لا يزال الكثير من الناس يتساءلون عن دوافعي لتغطية توقعات الطقس في منطقة الشرق الأوسط. الأمر بسيط: إنه موضوعٌ بالغُ الجاذبية. فأنا عالمٌ في الغلاف الجوي، والغلاف الجوي يشهدُ حالياً ظواهرَ تستحقُ النقاش. ملاحظةٌ في ختام فيديو توقعات الطقس لهذا اليوم:

لا يزال الكثير من الناس يتساءلون عن دوافعي لتغطية توقعات الطقس في منطقة الشرق الأوسط. الأمر بسيط: إنه موضوعٌ بالغُ الجاذبية. فأنا عالمٌ في الغلاف الجوي، والغلاف الجوي يشهدُ حالياً ظواهرَ تستحقُ النقاش. ملاحظةٌ في ختام فيديو توقعات الطقس لهذا اليوم:

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Breaking: the United Kingdom just logged its hottest May temperature on record (34.8°C, or 94.6°F) in Kew Gardens, London. Temperatures in Western Europe running 12°C (21°F) above average. My latest discussion from the nation’s capital:

Breaking: the United Kingdom just logged its hottest May temperature on record (34.8°C, or 94.6°F) in Kew Gardens, London. Temperatures in Western Europe running 12°C (21°F) above average. My latest discussion from the nation’s capital:

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At 11 a.m. on May 20, 2013, our friends at NWS Norman called for "explosive" thunderstorm development near Moore, Oklahoma. They even noted that storms could go from nothing to tornado-producing "within an hour." They're usually right. Unfortunately, they were spot-on.

At 11 a.m. on May 20, 2013, our friends at NWS Norman called for "explosive" thunderstorm development near Moore, Oklahoma. They even noted that storms could go from nothing to tornado-producing "within an hour." They're usually right. Unfortunately, they were spot-on.

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The cold front that plowed through the central U.S. is comparable to the most intense “blue northers” in history — like the November 11, 1911 one. Springfield, Mo. went from 80° to 40° in 10 minutes, hit 13°, and set a record high/low in same day.

The cold front that plowed through the central U.S. is comparable to the most intense “blue northers” in history — like the November 11, 1911 one. Springfield, Mo. went from 80° to 40° in 10 minutes, hit 13°, and set a record high/low in same day.

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For my D.C.-area friends, here’s a comprehensive 3-minute forecast that includes a LOT of science that you might not find on TV. Here’s everything you need to know about tomorrow’s severe weather and tornado risk:

For my D.C.-area friends, here’s a comprehensive 3-minute forecast that includes a LOT of science that you might not find on TV. Here’s everything you need to know about tomorrow’s severe weather and tornado risk:

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If you or a loved one are an Indiana-based attorney who thinks that thunderstorms are made by “nexrad” or “engineered” to form “circles”, you may be entitled to education. 💙

If you or a loved one are an Indiana-based attorney who thinks that thunderstorms are made by “nexrad” or “engineered” to form “circles”, you may be entitled to education. 💙

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El Dorado-Duke was also a fun one. I didn’t move for ~45 minutes… I was in position having a picnic before the mesocyclone developed, and sat in that same spot as the tornado passed within a quarter mile. Peaceful. Loud.

El Dorado-Duke was also a fun one. I didn’t move for ~45 minutes… I was in position having a picnic before the mesocyclone developed, and sat in that same spot as the tornado passed within a quarter mile. Peaceful. Loud.

Matthew Cappucci

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WILD backside winds to 100-110 mph in between buildings in downtown Sarasota. Traffic light flew off pole in front of me. Water rising in downtown. Debris flying by like missiles.

WILD backside winds to 100-110 mph in between buildings in downtown Sarasota. Traffic light flew off pole in front of me. Water rising in downtown. Debris flying by like missiles.

Matthew Cappucci

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In case anyone is following along at home, I’m still having issues getting my refund. Super 8 Please coordinate with your third-party booking agent and refund this ASAP. Otherwise I will mail you glitter.

In case anyone is following along at home, I’m still having issues getting my refund. Super 8 Please coordinate with your third-party booking agent and refund this ASAP. Otherwise I will mail you glitter.

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