To nail a forecasted landfall spot within 12 miles as the storm is forming is phenomenal.
The first forecast came out at 11 AM Saturday.
The storm made landfall at 8:30 PM Wednesday. Major props to @NHC_Atlantic.
#Milton
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Alex Forbes
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Atlanta, GA
Joined October 2013
- As part of my capstone project, I looked into whether or not the general public correctly interprets the SPC naming convention for Convective Outlooks correctly. They do not. The survey consisted of over 4,000 participants in the southeast US.
- This is not a forecast. It’s a cherry picked, extreme model run that accomplishes getting clicks and money.Forecast for the country on January 10th. 👀
Readers added contextThis is just a single model run that is prone to changes. These should not be trusted as model runs this far out are unreliable. Don’t use this for decision making. weather.com/safety/winter/… - EARTHQUAKE? Did you just feel shaking in Northern Metro Atlanta? Getting multiple reports - working to confirm with USGS.
- 2024 Eclipse Path of Totality = Day 1 Slight Risk
12:43am CDT #SPC Day1 Outlook Slight Risk: from the southern Plains through the Ohio Valley into northern New England go.usa.gov/YWq5 - Dekalb County Schools becomes the second metro Atlanta school district to announce they will be starting the 2020-2021 school year virtually. They intend to reevaluate the situation each month to see if a shift to in-person instruction is possible.
- ❗ Atlanta just broke a pollen record! This morning's reading of 14,801 shatters the old record of almost 10,000 back in 2012. Allergies today are going to be next level. Widespread rain will be possible tomorrow morning to help wash some of this away. Until then, take the
- FOX 5 viewer Marcel Barth caught the suspected tornado in Gainesville on camera tonight. Please send along any reports of damage from Hall County. @FOX5StormTeam @FOX5Atlanta #GAwx
00:00 - I'm thrilled to share that I'm joining @FOX5Atlanta and the @FOX5StormTeam next week as their newest meteorologist! On Saturday and Sunday mornings, I will be on @GoodDayAtlanta, and popping up from time to time during the week. More to come in the days ahead - see you soon!
- In consultation with the @NWSAtlanta's expectations, we are pulling the 70+ mph forecast wind gust into metro Atlanta. The winds are not expected to be sustained at this level, rather gusting at moments in time to this level. Not everyone will see at least 70 mph, but the
- The day after the Starkville tornado, I sent out an informal survey on Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, and various other methods to gauge how @msstate students reacted. Around 600 students responded. Here is a thread of general trends that I noticed from the results:
- HEADS UP: Many areas in Georgia are still recovering from Hurricane Helene. Florida evacuees will want to avoid places from Valdosta to Augusta, and into the Carolinas. Other cities like Albany, Macon, Columbus, and Atlanta are okay and ready to help. @GeorgiaEMAHS @FOX5Atlanta
