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James Pettus
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Just a weather nerd who makes weather graphics / SkyWarn certified / Aurora and Snow lover / Up and coming Storm Chaser / 6k+ on Twitter/X - jamespettus.co
A SIGNIFICANT QLCS/Derecho is LIKELY this evening into tonight. Significant wind gusts up to 100MPH are expected within the line along with damaging hail up to 5 INCHES with cells and clusters out ahead of the line. A few tornadoes (a few in which could be intense) can not be ruled out either.
June 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A new tornado watch has been issued.

Probs are 70/40 for the nerds.

Stay weather aware today.
June 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A 10% hatched risk has been added in parts of western Texas and extreme eastern New Mexico for today. A few strong tornadoes are likely.
June 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Best license plate in the state of Tennessee.
October 29, 2024 at 12:46 AM
I need some of this in my life rn
October 22, 2024 at 1:28 AM
This is some incredible satellite imagery in the wpac from TD-22.
October 21, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Oscar is inching closer to landfall in Eastern Cuba.
October 20, 2024 at 9:25 PM
I’ve used this setup for about a year. Definitely gets the job done.
October 20, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Tropical Storm Oscar has formed in the Caribbean and boy does it look healthy. We went from a 60% invest to a pretty high end TS in *checks notes* 4 HOURS.
October 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Per the NHC: Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen Expected to Bring Heavy Rainfall to Portions of Belize and Mexico.

Tropical Storm Nadine is likely in the coming hours.
October 18, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Invest #95L has been organizing steadily today and the NHC has bumped development probabilities with this up to 70%. Nadine could be coming soon. Recon is scheduled to investigate tomorrow morning.
October 18, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Legends.
October 18, 2024 at 3:14 PM
If you see this, post weather.
October 18, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Alright, what are we thinking y'all?

#WxBlueSky or #WxSky
October 17, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Check out thus Multi-Vortex tornado last week spawned by Hurricane Milton in Tequesta, FL as seen from a FL511 traffic camera.
October 17, 2024 at 9:32 PM
NOAA has released there 2024-25 winter outlook. And no, we don’t know how much snow you are going to get.
October 17, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Aurora over Central Kentucky last Thursday.
October 17, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Cannon Beach, OR
Absolutely beautiful.
October 17, 2024 at 2:53 PM