Chief Meteorologist at WFTV/WRDQ. Weather hound, busy dad and hubby. Helping folks #hunkerdown since 1989! Send me pics! Tweeting us? You may be on air

Orlando, Florida
Joined April 2009
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Power outages in the western Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama could be seen from nighttime satellite imagery as a result of Hurricane Isaias.
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Love this.
Owners could not figure out why the cat wasn't sleeping in its bed.. then they saw this..😊
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Tom Terry retweeted
A message from the family of Dolly Parton.
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The Bears are back at the Terry Ponderosa! Make sure you have your bear proof, trash cans!
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2 PM CDT Update: Tropical Storm #Bertha makes landfall in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, with estimated maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. hurricanes.gov
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I was only a few months old, but my mom said she propped me up so I could see this momentous occasion!
One giant leap for mankind History was made on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first to set foot on the Moon. For more than 5 decades, the total number of moonwalkers has remained at 12. NASA will change that with Artemis IV.
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They got it 'rebooted' and working again.
Main hurricane-tracking satellite is out until further notice wdbo.com/news/local/main-hur…
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Extreme flooding for the second time in back-to-back years in the Texas hill country.
FM 281 at Nueces River bridge, from DPS. Says another 3-4 ft and it will crest the bridge. We’re in Uvalde where the situation deteriorated incredibly quickly. Leona River is swelling into neighborhood streets forcing evacuations. All of it tonight at the top of @NBCNightlyNews
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Check out these extremely late sunrises up north in the winter. Ugh.
This will be such a nightmare.
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It's been a topic of conversation for years (decades), but we're getting closer to having a permanent clock change to keep our extra hour of daylight skewed more toward the evening. If the bill passes the Senate, we'll likely keep year-round DST starting this year.
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Big El Nino impacts not only this hurricane season (quieter), but this upcoming winter (wet/stormy/severe) @WFTVNewsDesk
Latest NMME shows a very classic El Niño winter setup, with above-normal precipitation across the South/Gulf Coast (including well above-normal in Florida) and cooler temperatures thanks to increased cloudiness. Across the Northern U.S. and Canada, the forecast is warmer and drier than usual. We'll definitely have to watch for severe weather across Florida this winter with the roaring subtropical jet. Some of Florida's worst non-TC tornados have come from El Niño winters, most notably 1997-1998.
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Will likely bring hostile wind shear conditions and hopefully keep us quieter to is hurricane season. The flip side though is a likely wetter, stormy winter of 2026/27.
Just in: El Nino forms and expected to strengthen, say @NOAA forecasters News release + images: noaa.gov/news-release/el-nin… #ElNino #ENSO @nws
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Did you feel the ground shake around 2pm? Not your imagination, as a 6.4M earthquake happened NW of the western tip of Cuba today. According to the NWS, no tsunami threat at this time. Monitoring! Where did you feel it?
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Tom Terry retweeted
✈️ JUST IN: The X-59 has gone supersonic! The X-59 achieved supersonic speeds for the first time ever today — a major milestone for NASA’s Quesst mission and an important step toward upcoming flights that will demonstrate its quiet supersonic technology ahead of future community overflights. Fast now. Quiet soon. 🔊➡️🤫 Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4o8gENs #NASA #X59 #Quesst
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Lots of big ones!! #Ian, #Irma, #Milton, #Idalia, #Helene, #Ida, and others!
As Atlantic hurricane season begins, we offer you a montage of major ones that made landfall in the United States over the past five years. This imagery—captured by @NOAA’s #GOESEast 🛰️—reminds us that our natural world offers as much danger as it does beauty. Stay safe and informed this hurricane season!
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Nickel to quarter hail in New Smyrna Beach along Glencoe Rd. From Kim Gilmor @WFTV
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Tom Terry retweeted
Make-A-Wish gala in Orlando raises $1.85 million for local children’s wishes wftv.com/news/local/make-a-w…
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https://xitter.cf/t.co/lOMD2QXSvN New Glenn explosion visible in Tampa - 120 miles from Cape Canaveral
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Tom Terry retweeted
Blue Origin confirms anomaly after New Glenn rocket explodes during Cape Canaveral test wftv.com/news/local/blue-ori…
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Here's our video of the explosion at Launch Complex 36. It happened about 9 pm ET (0100 UTC) as Blue Origin was beginning a static fire test of its New Glenn rocket. Watch live views: youtube.com/watch?v=thfYPsRq…
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