Jeff Gammons

Happy New Year, everyone!

New goal. Incredible scene.

I created a detailed track and intensity map for Hurricane #MELISSA, displaying categories, date/times, and wind swaths for the storm. Visible is MELISSA's slow start over the Eastern Caribbean Sea. It was named on the morning of 10/21, and took a few days to organize due to constant wind shear. It became a hurricane on the afternoon of 10/25, and soon underwent rapid intensification, becoming a Category 4 by the morning of 10/26. MELISSA's intensification was paused temporarily before becoming a Category 5 early on 10/27. The storm fluctuated in intensity as a Category 5 before peaking in intensity around noon on 10/28. It would strike #Jamaica around the same time. Land interaction with Jamaica severely disrupted MELISSA's core, weakening it to a Category 3 once exiting the island later on 10/28. It fluctuated in intensity once more while moving northeast, becoming a Category 4 briefly, then back to a 3. It made its second landfall in the Santiago de Cuba province with winds of 120 mph. MELISSA would weaken once more as it exited Cuba, making additional landfalls in The Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane on 10/29. It restrengthened into a Category 2 further north over the Atlantic, and was last noted passing west of Bermuda as a minimal hurricane.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted, unleashing lava fountains soaring more than 1,500 feet in a stunning wing-shaped formation.

@elonmusk A lot faster!

Grok 4.1 just released. You should notice a significant increase in speed and quality.

Enjoying a Fall evening on the Florida prairie.

The Hall of Fame committee is pleased to announce the 2026 inductees. Please join us in Denver as we honor their contributions to meteorology and storm chasing on Friday, February 6th, 2026, at 7:00p.m.

Florida is hitting that sweet spot between too hot and too chilly on this sunny Saturday evening. Camping and trails kind of weekend.

I shot a short timelapse of the Aurora from my Arvada neighborhood in the Denver metro. Tall pillars seen through the city lights. Sweet nite

The highway connecting Baler to Dinadiawan was completed destroyed by surge. Below are before and after images of this highway. In less than 30 hours they have somehow cleared a 1 way path for people finally pass through. Heavy equipment is working nonstop but it could take months to repair. @OreboundImages @MyRadarWX #Typhoon #OwanPH #FungWong #Baler #Dinadiawan

WATCH: A small plane carrying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica crashed into a lake in a Coral Springs, Florida neighborhood Monday morning. No word yet on casualties.

Morning update on the road from Baler to Casiguran - flooding is a major concern both on approach and afterwards, if soon to be typhoon Fung-wong / #UwanPH impacts this area

@Jeff_Piotrowski Glad to see you're back home.

I’m finally home to my loving wife and best friend ever. #HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica

Major Hurricane Melissa makes a historic landfall near New Hope, Jamaica.

Two possible tornadoes south of Hastings near the intersection of Hastings Blvd and Keller Rd #FLwx #wxX

@cocettwx 2004 was quite the year for St. Lucie County!

@StormVisuals This made landfall right where I live! I somewhat wish I was born earlier to have been able to experience this, 2004 was a crazy year for our area. Crazy how no east coast majors since the 04 canes

Hurricane Frances made landfall along the Florida Treasure Coast 21 years ago today. A category two hurricane, Frances, crawled ashore on the Florida east coast beaches, and its broad wind field affected everyone from South Florida up through the Space Coast. I filmed the entire 36-hour duration of the landfall, which felt like an eternity for it to come on shore and cross the peninsula fully. Most of my filming was on Hutchinson Island between Jensen Beach and Fort Pierce Inlet, with several of my fellow hurricane chasers, including Jim Edds, Jason Foster, and Chris Collura. Hurricane Frances, along with Charley, Jeanne, and Ivan, was one of four hurricanes to strike Florida during the very active 2004 hurricane season. #hurricanefrances

@CanaanForrest Yeah, the stall really threw the daylight timing off with landfall. There were so many power lines to navigate in the pitch black.

@StormVisuals This was labor day weekend of 2004. I flew down to chase the storm & it stalled offshore before making landfall at night, instead of a daytime landfall. Curfew was in effect & I wasn't crazy enough to chase in the night, so headed back to Dade county from Palm Beach county

@stormchase4life Never-ending!!

@StormVisuals I never thought I would be sick of hearing the wind, but 36 hours was too much.

@AdrianLinares28 Thank you, Adrian!

@StormVisuals Jeff you never cease to amaze me beautiful shot! 👌🏻

Seabreeze storms were unloading over interior South Florida earlier this evening. #flwx