Chris Dolce
@chrisdolcewx.bsky.social
Meteorologist at @CNN Weather And Climate. Formerly @weatherchannel.
Gotta love the Plains. Aberdeen, SD, tied a daily record of -18 around 2 a.m. CT
Now sitting at 5 degrees ABOVE zero hours later as winds picked up out of the south.
Now sitting at 5 degrees ABOVE zero hours later as winds picked up out of the south.
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Gotta love the Plains. Aberdeen, SD, tied a daily record of -18 around 2 a.m. CT
Now sitting at 5 degrees ABOVE zero hours later as winds picked up out of the south.
Now sitting at 5 degrees ABOVE zero hours later as winds picked up out of the south.
Things you don’t see everyday: a new EF2 tornado confirmed from 14+ years ago.
BMX issues Damage Survey PNS (Max: EF2) at Nov 19, 2:18 PM CST ...NWS Damage Survey for April 15, 2011 Tornado Event... Link
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Things you don’t see everyday: a new EF2 tornado confirmed from 14+ years ago.
First snowflakes this past weekend to near-record warm this weekend in part of the Midwest. #Weatherwhiplash
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
First snowflakes this past weekend to near-record warm this weekend in part of the Midwest. #Weatherwhiplash
Gulf looks like winter post-fropa (post-cold front) this morning, but off the Southeast coast not so much. (Image: @CIRA_CSU )
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Gulf looks like winter post-fropa (post-cold front) this morning, but off the Southeast coast not so much. (Image: @CIRA_CSU )
The “Octobomb” as we called it at the time.
October 26th, 2010:
A dynamic extratropical cyclone produced a wide array of significant weather events in the central & eastern US. 63 twisters and hundreds of damaging wind reports were spawned by a high risk derecho event & tornado outbreak. In the Upper Midwest, a blizzard occurred.
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A dynamic extratropical cyclone produced a wide array of significant weather events in the central & eastern US. 63 twisters and hundreds of damaging wind reports were spawned by a high risk derecho event & tornado outbreak. In the Upper Midwest, a blizzard occurred.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The “Octobomb” as we called it at the time.
If #Melissa forecast holds, it could be the most devastating Jamaica hurricane since at least 1988 when Gilbert hit as a major hurricane and caused $2.5 billion (2023 $) in damage per list in this column from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social last year: yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/07/jama...
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If #Melissa forecast holds, it could be the most devastating Jamaica hurricane since at least 1988 when Gilbert hit as a major hurricane and caused $2.5 billion (2023 $) in damage per list in this column from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social last year: yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/07/jama...
Was curious on rainfall records for Caribbean nations, and found Flora in 1963 was wettest in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Wild totals per @drmetwatch.bsky.social : www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rai...
October 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Was curious on rainfall records for Caribbean nations, and found Flora in 1963 was wettest in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Wild totals per @drmetwatch.bsky.social : www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rai...
"Cone Of Uncertainty" won't work for this one.
"Circle Of Uncertainty"
"Circle Of Uncertainty"
October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Cone Of Uncertainty" won't work for this one.
"Circle Of Uncertainty"
"Circle Of Uncertainty"
Best I can tell, just 9 hurricanes have made US landfall in October's final week or later (Oct. 25 and beyond). Door is closing.
Data: www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/U...
Data: www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/U...
October 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Best I can tell, just 9 hurricanes have made US landfall in October's final week or later (Oct. 25 and beyond). Door is closing.
Data: www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/U...
Data: www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/U...
Football on a hail-covered field. That’s a new one to me.
October 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Football on a hail-covered field. That’s a new one to me.
Still holds as possible given weekend trend of #Imelda. #Knocksonwoodagain
2015 was the last time the United States went without a hurricane landfall. Here’s to hoping 2025 is trending to snap that streak. #Knocksonwood
September 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Still holds as possible given weekend trend of #Imelda. #Knocksonwoodagain
12z Euro gives me 2005 Ophelia vibes. www.weather.gov/mhx/Sep14200...
September 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
12z Euro gives me 2005 Ophelia vibes. www.weather.gov/mhx/Sep14200...
2015 was the last time the United States went without a hurricane landfall. Here’s to hoping 2025 is trending to snap that streak. #Knocksonwood
September 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
2015 was the last time the United States went without a hurricane landfall. Here’s to hoping 2025 is trending to snap that streak. #Knocksonwood
First signs of fall color in the U.S. via Toolik Field Station cams in northern Alaska: www.uaf.edu/toolik/edc/i...
August 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
First signs of fall color in the U.S. via Toolik Field Station cams in northern Alaska: www.uaf.edu/toolik/edc/i...
Reposted by Chris Dolce
Flooding from Invest #97L caused 6 deaths in the Cabo Verde Islands.
Probably would have been a good idea to use the “PTC” designation here.
expressodasilhas.cv/pais/2025/08...
Probably would have been a good idea to use the “PTC” designation here.
expressodasilhas.cv/pais/2025/08...
Seis mortos e danos generalizados causados pelo mau tempo em São Vicente
Pelo menos seis pessoas morreram, vítimas das fortes chuvas que caíram durante a última noite em São Vicente, acompanhadas de trovoadas e relâmpagos intensos. Quatro das vítimas são crianças. As infor...
expressodasilhas.cv
August 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Flooding from Invest #97L caused 6 deaths in the Cabo Verde Islands.
Probably would have been a good idea to use the “PTC” designation here.
expressodasilhas.cv/pais/2025/08...
Probably would have been a good idea to use the “PTC” designation here.
expressodasilhas.cv/pais/2025/08...
Reposted by Chris Dolce
Folks often assume that sheer number of wildfires in West must be linked to intentional arson--despite abundant evidence to contrary. But this partly stems from profound underestimation re: just how easy it can be to spark a fire under right conditions... www.nytimes.com/2025...
A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia
Officials say a flying osprey dropped its catch, which then struck power lines, causing sparks that ignited dry grass.
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Folks often assume that sheer number of wildfires in West must be linked to intentional arson--despite abundant evidence to contrary. But this partly stems from profound underestimation re: just how easy it can be to spark a fire under right conditions... www.nytimes.com/2025...
Tropical "Turducken" in the East Pacific right now, or something like that. 😉
August 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Tropical "Turducken" in the East Pacific right now, or something like that. 😉
Montana winter storm watch for June 21-22, sure, why not.
June 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Montana winter storm watch for June 21-22, sure, why not.
Was curious how oceanic heat content stacked up against last year in the Atlantic around this time. Noticeably lower (right) vs. a year ago (left). (via University of Miami Rosenstiel School)
June 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Was curious how oceanic heat content stacked up against last year in the Atlantic around this time. Noticeably lower (right) vs. a year ago (left). (via University of Miami Rosenstiel School)
How's this for "weather whiplash"?
Minot, ND - 99 degrees Sunday, 95 degrees Monday
Friday lunchtime wind chill? 27 degrees
Minot, ND - 99 degrees Sunday, 95 degrees Monday
Friday lunchtime wind chill? 27 degrees
May 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
How's this for "weather whiplash"?
Minot, ND - 99 degrees Sunday, 95 degrees Monday
Friday lunchtime wind chill? 27 degrees
Minot, ND - 99 degrees Sunday, 95 degrees Monday
Friday lunchtime wind chill? 27 degrees
Before / After of Ohio River flooding just south of Evansville, Indiana. (Before Image via Google Earth / After image via EMA)
April 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Before / After of Ohio River flooding just south of Evansville, Indiana. (Before Image via Google Earth / After image via EMA)
12 inches in 2 hours 😳
December 12, 2024 at 3:07 PM
12 inches in 2 hours 😳
Obligatory first post. Here's a bomb cyclone.
November 19, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Obligatory first post. Here's a bomb cyclone.