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@GoAskAScientist

Meteorologist, prof of Sky Stuff & Ed. Outreach, severe weather researcher/photographer, nerd, cynic, NY transplant, dog person. Very fond of puns & dinos. 🌪️

 Minnesota, US
Joined April 2014
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Can honestly say...this was a pretty fun time! Lots of great questions asked by all. 😋👍
jim jefferies (@jimjefferies) profile picturejim jefferies
@jimjefferies16 Aug 2022
In this episode, the team discusses tornados with assistant professor of meteorology and planetarium director, Rachel Humphrey! @GoAskAScientist @SCSUPlanetarium Watch the latest episode on YouTube or listen on your favorite streaming service! Jimjefferies.com/podcast
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Out-of-this-world nerdery is afoot:
Chronos and Kairos (@SCSUPlanetarium) profile pictureChronos and Kairos@SCSUPlanetarium11 Dec 2025
Well, here's something pretty neat...You can send your name to orbit the Moon! 🤩👍 Thanks to @NASA, you can put your name aboard the Artemis II mission, due to fly in 2026. Want more info? Check it out here: www3.nasa.gov/send-your-name…

NASA: Artemis

Artemis is the name of NASA's program to return astronauts to the lunar surface. We are going forward to the Moon to stay.

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🚨🚨 A great opportunity for MN Earth and Space Science teachers:
MESTA (@MESTA_org) profile pictureMESTA@MESTA_org8 Dec 2025
MESTA is proud to welcome Sylke Boyd, Associate Professor from the University of Minnesota Morris as a session presenter at the February 6, 2026 Minnesota Earth Science Teachers' Conference.
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Reminder to students that @BMcNoldy has an amazing repository of tropical cyclone-related imagery and loops at bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tro….
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It's #HomecomingWeekend at @stcloudstate. Come join in the fun at the planetarium!
Chronos and Kairos (@SCSUPlanetarium) profile pictureChronos and Kairos@SCSUPlanetarium22 Oct 2025
Please join us for showings of "Minnesota in the Cosmos" followed by a tour of the current night sky THIS Saturday, at 11 AM and 12:45 PM, as part of our #HomecomingWeekend festivities! To reserve your spot, contact [email protected]. Hope to see you here! 😀👍
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If you're an Earth Science educator in MN, this is a good one-day conference for you to consider attending:
MESTA (@MESTA_org) profile pictureMESTA@MESTA_org21 Sep 2025
The 2026 MESTA conference program is coming together! With keynote speaker Danielle Heffernan, sessions on hydrology, astronomy, & geology, and networking opportunities for Minnesota Earth Science teachers, it's sure to be a great time. Register now at mnearthscience.org
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🚨Heads-up!🚨 Our Statewide Star party will be in FULL SWING on 19 Sept starting at 6:30 PM, but due to low sign-up numbers for Thurs, we've had to cancel our events for the 18th. Still room to sign up for the 19th's fun events: [email protected]
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Reminder: Our "Statewide Star Party" will be held 18 & 19 September (this coming week!) from 6:30-9:00 PM each night. It's FREE and open to everyone, but we do ask that you reserve your spot(s) by dropping us an email at [email protected]. Come join us for the fun!🥳
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Y'all should come to this free event; it's always a fun time for everyone involved! 🙂
Chronos and Kairos (@SCSUPlanetarium) profile pictureChronos and Kairos@SCSUPlanetarium2 Sep 2025
This event is FREE and open to any/all who wish to attend and all ages are welcome!!! To reserve your spot(s), drop us a line at [email protected]. We'd LOVE for you to join us! 🤩👍
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Gonna be a busy fall, but lookin' forward to it. Join us, won't you?
Chronos and Kairos (@SCSUPlanetarium) profile pictureChronos and Kairos@SCSUPlanetarium14 Aug 2025
Upcoming events, ready to share! Please check out these exciting activities we've got planned: 1/x
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As the monthly test of the air raid (severe weather) sirens is occurring in the area today, a reminder: Sirens are not meant to be heard by people indoors. You should always have multiple ways of receiving weather alerts! 👍
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2:57pm CDT #SPC_Watch WW 423 TORNADO MN WI 161955Z - 170200Z, #mnwx #wiwx, spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/…
Image from NWS Storm Prediction Center (@NWSSPC)
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Replying to @NWSTwinCities
@NWSTwinCities large tree limb down in western Waite Park, MN at approximately 1:00 PM. No other damage to report. (Taken from personal driveway shortly after it fell.)
Large fallen tree limb lays across a driveway in Waite Park, MN as result of thunderstorm that moved through area. Tree fell at 1:00 PM Central Time on 16 June 2025.

ALT Large fallen tree limb lays across a driveway in Waite Park, MN as result of thunderstorm that moved through area. Tree fell at 1:00 PM Central Time on 16 June 2025.

Zoomed-in image of fallen tree limb on 16 June 2025 at 1:00 PM.

ALT Zoomed-in image of fallen tree limb on 16 June 2025 at 1:00 PM.

Zoomed-in image of large tree limb down in Waite Park, MN on 16 June 2025 at 1:00 PM.

ALT Zoomed-in image of large tree limb down in Waite Park, MN on 16 June 2025 at 1:00 PM.

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For clarification purposes, that should be EASTERN Waite Park, MN. Sorry for the oversight! @NWSTwinCities
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Hey, anyone know if @NOAA's SciJinks site is down permanently? 😖 Assigned their Precipitation Simulator for a few years and now it's not accessible.
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Colleague went to NY and brought back so many new-to-me flavors of @PolarSeltzer to try: First up were Poolside Grape Pops and Blueberry Lavender...Both were DELICIOUS! Can't wait to try the other ones. 🤤🥤❤️
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Of the two, I prefer the Blueberry Lavender - it takes like taking a bite of blueberry pie!
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (@MnPCA) profile pictureMinnesota Pollution Control Agency@MnPCA2 Jun 2025
An air quality alert has been issued from Monday, 6/2, to Wednesday, 6/4 for all of Minnesota. Air quality is expected to reach the maroon AQI level, which is hazardous for everyone, in NW MN. Learn more: pca.state.mn.us/news-and-sto…
Image from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (@MnPCA)
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If you live on the upper floors of an apartment building, you need to ask about the location of publicly available tornado shelters
M H (@MarthaHusain) profile pictureM H@MarthaHusain16 May 2025
Top floor of my daughter’s apartment building blown off just now in St Louis tornado.
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Don't think I've ever seen such a clear video of structural failure in a tornado. This is why we always say get to the lowest floor, away from windows. Tougher in apartment buildings like this but still important.
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Now people are posting and re-posting fake images of the St. Louis tornado. Sometimes I really hate this season.
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So, there's been a development with my aloe plant that I rescued from a dumpster back in 2007...Have never seen it do this before - very thankful for such surprises! 😍🪴
A large, potted aloe plant sits in a sunny window, with a long spire coming out of the center of it. Atop the spire look to be closed flowers. The aloe has been in my care since 2007 and it has produced numerous offspring. This is the first time it has produced a spire, however.

ALT A large, potted aloe plant sits in a sunny window, with a long spire coming out of the center of it. Atop the spire look to be closed flowers. The aloe has been in my care since 2007 and it has produced numerous offspring. This is the first time it has produced a spire, however.

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