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2024, a year with a lot of ups and downs. But enough about that, let’s give a breakdown of how 2024 was in weather as we take you down to the 2024 WxWrapUp. [2/18]
Starting in early January, a winter storm impacted much of the Cen. & E US. Aside from bringing heavy snow that killed a few in road accidents, the 1st 2 tornado deaths of the year came from an EF2 in Graceville, FL & an EF1 in Claremont, NC. An EF3 also came about in this outbreak in the form of an intense waterspout that made landfall in Panama City Beach, FL.

Another January winter storm impacted much of the US between the 13th-16th. An ice storm hit Portland, OR hard w/ up to 1in of ice accumulating. Then the winter storm continued to impact more metro areas from Dallas, to Nashville, to Boston. The storm killed up to 30 people.

Stats regarding #Ilsa's landfall (& a few corrections).
- Strongest landfalling TC in #Australia (& #WesternAustralia) since Laurence '09 wind wise
- Strongest landfalling TC in AUS pressure wise since Yasi '11
#CycloneIlsa #tropicswx #WAStorm
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- Strongest landfalling storm in Pilbara Region; beating Chris '02 (wind wise; 2nd strongest pressure wise)
- Strongest landfalling TC in AUS in April since Monica '06
- Strongest landfalling TC in WA in Apr. on record (wind wise; latest 130kt landfall in the state)

#OTDwx: A winter tornado outbreak like no other, occurred last year. A Moderate Risk was put up for the Mid MS Valley area as the environment was ripe for intense tornadoes. Many of the tornadoes deserve to be mentioned, including the Monette EF4, Defiance EF3 (1/4) (2/4) Edwardsville EF3, Bowling Green EF3, & most infamous, the Mayfield long tracked EF4. The Monette EF4 was the Quad-state supercell that soon spawned the longer tracked EF4 in KY. This destroyed multiple buildings including a nursing home. The Defiance EF3 quickly grew & hit

[🧵] One word, asinine. That’s the word we can describe April 2022. And that’s what we will be reviewing in the #WxWrapUp of that month. (1/7) #Tropicswx: It was very problematic for many w/ the 1st being Megi. It generated massive landslides & flooding that killed 200+ people. The current damage toll stands at ₽4.7B. It’s likely both Agaton & Megi will be tossed off the naming list. (2/7)

March was very interesting with what it had. Weather stories made some serious headlines & we'll shear that in March 2022's #WxWrapUp. (1/4) Tropics: We start with Gombe. It left a mark on Mozambique with serious impacts. A total of 72 have died from the storm. This storm's circulation even reached Malawi as a depression (barely), becoming the 1st to do so since Idai '19. (2/4)

[🧵] A December to remember. That's the words we had for this crazy conclusion of 2021. So much went down that we now have to break our rule on 10 tweets or less. So here it is, our monthly installment of #WxWrapUp for December 2021. (1/13) Tropics: Nyatoh reached super typhoon status all due to the jet stream. Admittedly, it's not the best looking super typhoon but it reached that status. Nyatoh was 1 of 2 STYs in Dec.; the 1st time since 1959. (2/13)

(🧵of 4) I know we have been seeing people saying "It's just normal winter" & "I survived the last storm so it's not a big deal"
But there's a couple of things wrong with those statements. 1st, just because you survived 1 doesn't mean it will be easy the next time. (1/4) 2nd, if the NWS is telling you that extreme impacts are likely, they are being right, things will get to be serious, & potentially life threatening for those who are ill-prepared. This has that chance. Now people have been comparing this to the Blizzard of '78. (2/4)

(🧵of x) September was full of surprises and all. So now we can finally show them all to you in our September 2021 #WxWrapUp. (1/7) Tropics: The WPac had 2 notable storms. Conson (Jolina) did some notable impacts to the Central Philippines. With damages estimates reaching $1B PH, it's likely the local name Jolina will be retired. We also had the monster typhoon Chanthu (Kiko) with winds up to 180mph. (2/7)

(🧵of 9) August was that month that literally went ham on us. So today, we will be reviewing that in our #WxWrapUp for August 2021!

(NOTE: Some events in this review occurred in September however, due to the main event starting in late August, we will be adding that here.) (1/9) Tropics: The ATL went crazy, especially with 1 of Louisiana's worst hurricanes to impact the state. Ida ruined many communities with its destructive winds & storm surge flooding. And we can still see recovery efforts underway still. It's 1 of 7 LA landfalls within 3 years. (2/9)

Admittedly, July had more stuff than June. Alot of material to cover & all. We will be happy to reveal them all in the #WxWrapUp for July 2021. (🧵 of 10; (1/10) #Tropics: Elsa may have brought the memes, but the impacts were no laughing matter. Elsa nearly caused $1B in damages & effects were felt from Barbados to Greenland where it snowed. Elsa is the earliest "E" storm on record. (2/10)

(🧵of 6) #DidYouKnow: The name #Ida has been used 19 times for a tropical cyclone? It’s been used:
Atlantic: 3
West Pacific: 13
SW Indian/AUS/SPac: 3
Here are the storms that were tagged the name Ida in this thread. Atlantic:
1. Hurricane Ida ‘09 (C2)
2. Tropical Storm Ida ‘15
3. Hurricane Ida ‘21 (C4)

Also fun fact: Ida replaced Isabel as a TC name when it got retired. Should Ida get retired, that means all Female “I” names on the Atlantic naming list as been retired twice.

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The before & after pictures of Grand Isle, #Louisiana after #Ida. Looks really grimacing. #LAwx #HurricaneIda #Tropics And please note, we did not take this. The owner of this is unknown as well. We will update you who this was & give credit to the person responsible.

And now, onto June 2021 where we also have some wild weather stories to share in our latest #WxWrapUp! (1/7) #Tropics: The South Atlantic blew us out the water with a strong subtropical storm in the winter of the SHem. Raoni formed & strengthened to a windspeed of 60mph, the strongest since Eçaí, & the strongest pressure wise since Hurricane Catarina '04. Such a rare event. (2/7)