Florida State Grad • Loves forecasting weather for west Georgia and east Alabama at @WTVM

Columbus, GA
Joined March 2012
A lot of bad info out of there… a “rare planetary alignment” won’t be visible tonight (Saturday). Jupiter and the almost full moon will look nice this evening. ⭐️ 🌖
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Mercury and Venus will be so low and setting early evening, they’ll be difficult to see. Uranus and Neptune are never visible without a telescope or binoculars.
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#Hurricane #Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane with max winds of 185 mph. Melissa breaks the old strongest Jamaican hurricane landfall record set by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988 (130 mph winds).
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#Hurricane #Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica with max winds of 185 mph - the strongest Atlantic hurricane landfall since Dorian (2019). Dorian also made landfall with 185 mph winds when it hit Abaco Island in The Bahamas. aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/Int…
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Tyler Allender retweeted
Melissa rises to third strongest Atlantic storm on record by central pressure, reaching 892 hPa. With winds of 185 mph, the storm is just 5 mph shy of the Atlantic wind record.
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Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine (taken in my backyard on Stewart Road in LaGrange GA (Troup County)
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Passing rain shower on Stewart Road in LaGrange Georgia (Troup County)
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Here’s all eleven Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes since 2016 — the most ever recorded in a 9-year timeframe in our database (since 1851). A remarkable period of recent intense activity, especially considering the Atlantic saw no Category 5 hurricanes from 2008-2015.
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Rain/thunderstorms on Stewart Road in LaGrange Georgia (Troup County)
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Thunderstorms are here in Stewart Road in LaGrange Georgia (Troup County)
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I've shared this map many times over the years, and unfortunately it still holds true. #FlashFloodAlley
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Tyler Allender retweeted
We have confirmed an EF0 tornado did occur early Sunday AM in NE Troup County. Max winds of 85mph. Tornado occurred between 4:25AM and 4:27AM in a mostly wooded area, however 1 structure was hit and sustained roof damage. Thanks to Troup Co EMA for assistance on the survey
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Tyler Allender retweeted
Loveliest village on the plains, indeed. @spann
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Bumpy ride into Hurricane #Milton on @NOAA WP-3D Orion #NOAA43 "Miss Piggy" to collect data to help improve the forecast and support hurricane research. Visit hurricanes.gov for the latest forecasts and advisories Visit noaa.gov/milton for information that you can use before, during, and after the storm 🎥Credit: Nick Underwood, NOAA
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Timelapse flying by Hurricane Milton about 2 hours ago. 1/6400 sec exposure, 14mm, ISO 500, 0.5 sec interval, 30fps
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I understand the frustration with slow responses for these tiny Appalachian towns. This is a main thoroughfare connecting Damascus, Va to 5 other towns, and the North Carolina line. It’s just gone. Every route is like this in some way, shape or form.
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Many of you are enjoying the sunshine and I think many of you will also enjoy these temperatures first thing Tuesday morning! Lows in the low to mid 60s. The afternoons will be getting warmer. Join Derek with an update on TV starting at 5 PM ET. #wtvmwx #gawx #alwx
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JUST IN: Flash flood warning for much of Muscogee County and western Chattahoochee County. Many spots within the warned area, including Columbus, Fort Moore and Benning Hills have received 2 to 3 inches. Additional rain is possible in spots over the next few hours. #wtvmwx
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#Traffic There is a tree down on Double Churches Road near The Palms Apartments. Crews are working to remove it. Take an alternate route if possible. #cpdga
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Tyler Allender retweeted
Hurricane Debby's long, impactful journey from the Caribbean through the Southeast U.S. to New England.
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