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Max winds are 185mph. Pressure 892mb. Category 5 #Melissa coming ashore in #Jamaica. Tied for the third strongest Atlantic #hurricane on record based on barometric pressure. If it reaches wind speeds of 190mph it will be tied with Allen (1980) as the strongest based on winds. #wx
Max winds are 185mph. Pressure 892mb. Category 5 #Melissa coming ashore in #Jamaica. Tied for the third strongest Atlantic #hurricane on record based on barometric pressure. If it reaches wind speeds of 190mph it will be tied with Allen (1980) as the strongest based on winds. #wx
Oh wow, #hamradio to the rescue
Remember that hurricane data that is being cut off by the US government? Guess who figured out how to get the data anyway?
The Register: Radio geeks reveal how to access crucial hurricane data after US Department of Defense cut it off
Hams for the win: Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data amid NOAA cutoff
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/ssmis_satellite_decoder
Oh wow, #hamradio to the rescue
Remember that hurricane data that is being cut off by the US government? Guess who figured out how to get the data anyway?
The Register: Radio geeks reveal how to access crucial hurricane data after US Department of Defense cut it off
Hams for the win: Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data amid NOAA cutoff
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/ssmis_satellite_decoder
Lots of watches and warnings right now in the US. (Flood watches/Flash Flood Warnings/Heat Advisories, all the red stuff in the PacNW etc is Red Flag Warning and wildfire risk). http://nowcoast.noaa.gov
BBC: Extreme weather is the UK's new normal, says Met Office
BBC: Extreme weather is the UK's new normal, says Met Office
Brace for impact. The #ECMWF#weather #model promises scorching temperatures over #Europe the coming week. Anomalies of up to 15-20 C higher than normal are expected.
This weather is brought to you by climate change (for those who claim it's been hot before: weather is what happens, climate is the probability it happens. And this has become significantly more probable because greenhouse gases and physics.)
Brace for impact. The #ECMWF#weather #model promises scorching temperatures over #Europe the coming week. Anomalies of up to 15-20 C higher than normal are expected.
This weather is brought to you by climate change (for those who claim it's been hot before: weather is what happens, climate is the probability it happens. And this has become significantly more probable because greenhouse gases and physics.)
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