Meteorologist, writer, producer at AccuWeather. PA/USA WeatherMatrix - Since 1996 - "The Weather is Always Interesting."Also @WeatherMatrix on TW/FB/IG/YT/MD Experimental weather maps at WeatherWatchers.Orghttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mm2nahbiys2mThis angle is a "mid-day rainbow" This can only happen either side of solar noon, but separated enough that the whole top of the bow is above the horizon. You can't see a low bow at sunrise/sunset. Most low bows go unseen because there are trees/buildings in the way https://www.facebook.com/reel/2108249026407375/?17 May 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2nahbiys2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mlz22zxlcc2nTornado near Gravity, Iowa https://x.com/PappenheimWx/status/205579054015154192816 May 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlz22zxlcc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mlwkqzwx722vFlood warnings in Hawaii... https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiNewsNow/posts/pfbid031AHSofDCWdFrQin223YKApuug5vo66hsTpa3Fm86nfqzieVxzsChK9M8TrjQSdtKl?16 May 2026 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwkqzwx722vhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mltgimo3e22kUh oh https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/jamaica-audit-finds-only-1-8-of-hurricane-melissa-donations-spent-months-after-storm/14 May 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltgimo3e22khttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mltdwxvuhk2kIt has been an extremely quiet 1st half of May in regards to Tornado, and even Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. Quietest since 2013.14 May 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltdwxvuhk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mlqkf67ips23After a self-driving Waymo robotaxi drove into floodwaters and was swept away into a creek last month, the vehicles have been recalled for a software upgrade. https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/waymo-recalls-robotaxi-fleet-after-one-drove-into-texas-floodwaters/189085013 May 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqkf67ips23https://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mlm2jrkm6c2cWaterspout NC11 May 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm2jrkm6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mlk3a6d6mk2dThen I realized I've taken a LOT of Asperitus photos, so I made a gallery. https://www.accuweather.com/en/gallery/asperitus-cloud-photos-by-jesse-ferrell/1889778#slide-188977911 May 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlk3a6d6mk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mlgl32nmec2iDid an article on Asperitus clouds yesterday. These were sighted in Springfield, Missouri on April 28. https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/smooth-wavy-asperitus-clouds-amaze-missouri-resident-before-record-hailstorm/188942209 May 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgl32nmec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mle7mdul4c2m7 tornadoes confirmed in southern Mississippi area from May 6th evening. Two are EF3s. https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/ef3-tornadoes-damage-hundreds-of-homes-injure-17-in-mississippi/188921908 May 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle7mdul4c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mldqlrhppk2mNeat stuff, if true. Check out the video. Of course, for all I know, AI wrote this and it's all bogus lol. https://x.com/GoodfireAI/status/205242044691064461608 May 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldqlrhppk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mlbol3pwhk2jNeat loop at this link. Tempest Weather stations measure lightning and minor pressure changes. This shows storms moving through with both datasets. https://news.tempest.earth/tempest-news-may-202607 May 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbol3pwhk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3ml7zi6otk22lNWS pulling out all the stops on this one in Mississippi! TORNADO EMERGENCY for Brookhaven, Bogue Chitto. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAZARD... Deadly tornado. TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT... CATASTROPHIC. (1-hour Radar Rotation shown here)07 May 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7zi6otk22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3ml77ftsdi22lDon't worry Denver, that snow will melt! https://www.facebook.com/AccuWeather/posts/pfbid0k6pPNoCvZswm5ABevDLTMe7AvDNW5MQukL1Rb7suoGKMh3wfNKRUsrUwEdm2xjH8l?06 May 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml77ftsdi22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3ml6yyn75ac2lRadar coverage not great today in Birmingham or western Alabama area due to outage of KBMX & KEOX. Use caution when using MRMS & other composite radar products.06 May 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6yyn75ac2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3ml6tqa5z622lDenver radar + snow reports @ 7:30 AM CT. That 4.7" is the Denver airport so far. 10" in Boulder. More in mountains: Bear Leak, CO: 20.4" Long Draw, CO: 20.4" Crow Creek, CO: 18.0" Willow Park, CO: 18.0" Estes Park, CO: 17.0"06 May 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6tqa5z622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3ml4x3gwfik22I did a story on Iridescent Clouds today: https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/iridescent-clouds-paint-the-sky-with-the-colors-of-the-rainbow/188841405 May 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4x3gwfik22https://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3ml4uywush222Could end up with several feet of snow in the Colorado mountains! https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1510697013764948&set=a.26573405159459005 May 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4uywush222https://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3ml4cdrbh3s22Up near Hot Springs, Virginia, the sleet in the January storm created a huge pile in the mountains that is still there this week! Sleet rolls, so it accumulates better than snow, and because it's ice to start with, it's slow to melt. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExploringVirginia/posts/2828718657485239/05 May 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4cdrbh3s22https://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3ml2gm3ma222pIllinois is still winning tornadoes but Missouri has taken over wind & hail. UP FOR TORNADO REPORTS in 2026: Illinois, Wisconsin DOWN: Texas, Florida, Alabama https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/this-state-leads-the-nation-for-tornado-reports-in-2026/188791204 May 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2gm3ma222phttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3ml272lutqs2pWow. I have seen cloud iridescence before but this is a really colorful example! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3526534208644421504 May 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml272lutqs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mkzqcoiw3k2pAccuWeather RealFeel Temps as high as 106 this week in Florida, above 100 for southern half of state several days.04 May 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzqcoiw3k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mksnpap2uc2i65,000 lightning strikes last 24 hours in the South, most in southern Texas01 May 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksnpap2uc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mksn3fy3os2pBernie's face says it all. Sainara, Spring. youtu.be/_0toCktyO2s01 May 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksn3fy3os2phttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mkqc7hdcl227Snow on Pikes Peak, Colorado today!30 Apr 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqc7hdcl227https://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mkqajv6glc27An update on the Dallas-Fort Worth area tornadoes Saturday & Tuesday: https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/ef3-texas-tornado-shreds-homes-buildings-following-weekend-twisters-near-dallas-fort-worth/188650030 Apr 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqajv6glc27https://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mkqaca5cks27BREAKING - that 7.1 inch "Monster" hail stone from 2024 is the NEW STATE RECORD for Texas. https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/monster-7-inch-hailstone-confirmed-as-texas-state-record/188704330 Apr 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqaca5cks27https://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mkofh2mhtc2bWhen I was in college, satellite photos updated once every 3 hours. We could only dream of these 30-second updates. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=163201146470110430 Apr 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkofh2mhtc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/weathermatrix.bsky.social/post/3mknwkrjunc2bDespite flummoxing the local military, government and astronomy scientists, I know what this green glow was. Nothing in our skies is ever new! https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/mysterious-green-glow-in-hawaii-sky-likely-rare-atmospheric-phenomenon/188676529 Apr 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:uy73np7f3ln6srlnp27bwdyt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknwkrjunc2b