Mads
maddynorthwest.bsky.social
Mads
@maddynorthwest.bsky.social
I lick rocks sometimes. A fool who loves geology 🪨, weather ⛈️, and hockey 🏒 PNW🌲 (she/they)🌈
What’re some Shark Week party food and snack ideas? #sharkweek #sharks
July 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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IT’S KNIGHT TIME, SEATTLE! 😎

2025 PWHL Points co-leader, four-time Olympic Medalist and ten-time World Champion Hilary Knight has signed a one-year Standard Player Agreement.
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June 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Hey #BC’ers… check your ring cameras from just before 10p PT — 8 Feb 2025 — meteor observed in the NW sky from Vernon in the Okanagan!

*GIF for attention*

#BCwx #BCstorm #BCStormWatch
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February 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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January 26th was the 325th anniversary of the last Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake & tsunami. The CSZ is WA’s greatest earthquake & tsunami threat. Subduction zones generate destructive earthquakes & tsunamis that impact entire ocean basins. Learn more here: www.usgs.gov/special-topi...
January 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Heads up for the Weather Community!

You can now find NOAA (@noaa.gov), NOAA Climate (@climate.noaa.gov) & NWS HQ (@nws.noaa.gov; still being set up) on Bluesky!
January 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Surface ruptures were already identified from the Mw 7.1 Xizang Southern Tibetan earthquake. Scarps up to 3 m. See link in Chinese but with photos mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qtB9yU9E6T...
January 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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From the email inbox:
Wildfires burning in Los Angeles are visible in this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image acquired on 9 January 2025.

Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery
January 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Insane imagery of the #PalisadesFire Pictures taken from Temescal Trailhead in the SE direction. It just shows you how powerful these winds have been tonight. #palisades #CAwx #wildfire #fire
January 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Snap shots of #SoCal gusts within the last hour… including an 83mph gust at #Burbank and a 90mph gust in the #Malibu Hills with widespread 50+ gusts.
These powerful winds & exceptionally dry conditions leading to perfect for recipe for explosive fire growth.

#CAwx #CAfires @petervogel.bsky.social
January 8, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The #palisades fire is now reported to be at least 2,900 acres and threatening 10,000 homes. #palisadesfire #palisades #CAwx #CAfire
January 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Palisades Fire looks like it’s approximately 1,200 acres now. The most severe part of the wind storm is yet to come. Hoping that everyone is able to evacuate and stay safe #CAwx #weather #palisadesfire #palisades #topanga
January 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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A bit of ash on the road they just used the bulldozer on to clear a path for fire crews to get past abandoned cars.

#LA #CAwx #CAfire #weather
January 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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A cold air outbreak is not 'the polar vortex'.
January 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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December 30, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Mushroom are weird and cool fungi. Cauliflower mushrooms found in the North Cascades.
December 18, 2024 at 3:55 AM
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#TSUNAMI Warning for

#CALIFORNIA COAST from Davenport (10 mi NW of Santa Cruz) to the OR Border including #SanFrancisco Bay

#OREGON COAST from Cali Border to Douglas/Lane Line, Oregon (10 miles SW of Florence)

Likely Arrival times of 1st waves listed

#Earthquake #ORwx #CAwx
December 5, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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Happy first day of Meteorological Winter!
snoopy and charlie brown are sitting on a sled in the snow and wishing everyone a happy winter .
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December 1, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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Waves on the coast Wednesday were odd but we had a few moments like I had never seen before! Including this beautiful shaped wave with good light! A good time out with @seattlewxguy.bsky.social and @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Sudden Valley in Whatcom county has extensive tree damage from last nights storm. Photos taken from the Whatcom County Weather Facebook page. #wawx #bombcyclone
November 20, 2024 at 5:19 PM
#Bombcyclone is really doing its best cinnamon roll impression. #wawx
November 20, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Bomb Cyclone off the Western Coast. Charge all of your things! #wawx #bombcyclone
November 19, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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IT'S HAPPENING!!!! ❄️💙❄️🩵❄️
(Abbotsford)

#ShareYourWeather #bcstorm #bcweather
November 19, 2024 at 4:33 AM
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Here's a look at the current model average for a 24-hour pressure drop forecast, highlighting some of the highest values the atmosphere can produce in this region—59 hPa over 24 hours represents a double weather bomb. #BCWind
November 17, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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This bomb cyclone off the coast on Tuesday is going to look EPIC. #wawx #orwx #bcwx
November 16, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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SEW updates Winter Storm Watch (issues upgrade to West Slopes North Cascades and Passes, West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes, West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passe... at Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:02:17 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
November 15, 2024 at 9:07 PM