Jim Dickey

Atlantic seasonal #hurricane forecast from @ColoradoStateU calls for somewhat below-normal season: 13 named storms, 6 hurricanes & 2 major hurricanes. High likelihood of robust #ElNino and associated increases in vertical wind shear the primary factor. tropical.colostate.edu/Forecast/2026-…

Forecast: strong tornadoes in Virginia . Reality: waterspouts stealing the spotlight in Fort Myers! 🌊🌪️ Captured by Casper White from his balcony as the storm moved from Cape Coral, forming near the bridge at 5:14 PM EST. #flwx #waterspout #Florida facebook.com/share/r/17oyzW…

Waves are spraying over the sea wall in Fort Myers, Florida as the cold front moves through. Wow! @RobDunsTV @GCNNow @WxDickey @AllysonRaeWx @JasonDunning @StormHour @NWSTampaBay

Gulf Coast Weather FTW!!!

Melissa makes landfall in SW Jamaica. Its 185 mph winds at landfall tie Dorian and the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane as the strongest on record in the Atlantic

A thread of videos from today’s flight into Hurricane Melissa In this first one we are entering from the southeast just after sunrise and the bright arc on the far northwest eye wall is the light just beginning to make it over the top from behind us.

Gotta get to bed since we'll be up at 3 am to do another mission into #Melissa right before landfall in Jamaica tomorrow. Here's a video I took today going through the NE eyewall into the eye. I had to tilt the phone up to get a view of the eye because it was so cylindrical (not the classic stadium effect). Reminded me a lot of Hurricane Michael in 2018.

On August 20 every year, Dr. Bill Gray would ring a bell denoting the start of the climatologically most active portion of the Atlantic #hurricane season. Historically, about 2/3 of all Atlantic hurricane activity occurs between August 20 - October 10.

Last night, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew into the eye of Hurricane Erin—and captured imagery of the breathtaking stadium effect. These missions provide critical data to the NHC to improve forecasts, helping keep communities safe before the storm makes landfall.#readynow #weatherready

The pinhole eye of #Erin is now visible on the NWS San Juan radar. A tiny eye usually indicates a small but extremely intense wind core. Thank goodness this one will stay out over the water!

#Erin has rapidly intensified and is now a Category 4 #hurricane with max winds of 145 mph. Since 1970, only 5 Atlantic hurricanes have had 145+ mph max winds by Aug. 16: Allen (1980), Charley (2004), Dennis (2005), Emily (2005) and Beryl (2024).

The Saharan air layer makes for superb sunset shots along the Gulf Coast of Florida. 🌅 Fort Myers looked beautiful during the golden hour tonight! @StormHour @NWSTampaBay @GCNNow

Nothing like lightning and a sunset over Fort Myers. I can’t believe I just caught this! @GCNNow @AllysonRaeWx @RobDunsTV @WxDickey @LaurenHopeWX @JasonDunning @StormHour

Location: Collier County, Near Newman Dr. Picayune Strand State Forest Size Est: 166 Acres. Containment: 80% Number of units on scene: 4 FFS Tractor-Plows and local Fire Department. Exercise caution in the area.

A play in two acts: Act I - Shelf cloud overspreads Naples, FL Act II - RAINING SIDEWAYS!

Full Moon Eclipse Friday March 14th 2025 from Lehigh Acres. @MattDevittWX @ZachMalochWX @julianamwx @WeatherWithLaur @nikkisheaks @WXRules @JasonDunning @RobDunsTV @WxDickey @TrentAricTV @AShipleyWX

Just saw Starship 8 blow up in the Bahamas @SpaceX @elonmusk

Forecast from ECMWF calls for a near-average Atlantic #hurricane season through Sept, with ensemble average of ~12 named storms, ~5 hurricanes and ACE of 90% of normal. Forecast near-average tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures and ENSO neutral likely primary contributors.

This is I-10 in the Pensacola area of Florida. This winter storm is no joke! Look out, Tallahassee. This is coming your way!