According to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), Sunday's EF1 tornado in Santa Fe, NM is the first in the metro area since April 15, 1971. NOTES: An F1 tornado tracked 5 miles through the southern part of Santa Fe County on June 8, 1989. Unofficial records in 1893 show an F2 tornado on the east side of town. accuweather.com/en/weather-n…

Incredible animation of Hurricane Wilma's landfall on southern Florida. Because it essentially moved over a swap, it barely lost intensity and caused an unexpected amount of wind damage in the Miami area. Via @bmcnoldy.bsky.social facebook.com/reel/1143611761…

A TVS (Tornadic Vortex Signature) *IN* the Cone of Silence? Don't think I've ever seen this before! The Flagstaff radar tagged a TVS overhead at "Range: 1 mi" (first image is MRMS composite)

The USGS Pager has turned red for the China 7.0 earthquake, forecasting 100s of fatalities & $billions in damage. Rarely, this can be inaccurate, especially in remote areas. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua…

Nor'easter / Josephine's Greatest Hits (Last 24 hours) Nantucket, MA: 54 mph Buoy 41120 (Offshore from Hatteras): 17 ft waves Duck, NC: +3.14' storm surge

Big shallow 7.0 quake in China. Last 7+ mag was Jan. 2025. Around 8 of that mag or higher since 2000. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua…

Hail trails yesterday in Flagstaff & Phoenix. Max LSR was 2" hail near Phoenix. Arizona averages ~1 two-inch-or-larger hailstone per year.

Storms are impressive again this morning in Arizona!

(Notable Wiki) Nor'easters by month...

A river (wash) gauge in Arizona near Tuba City just jumped 7.22 feet in 15 minutes, so you can bet a Flood Warning was issued!

Tornado warnings, TVS signature, 72 mph gust, 1.25" hail. Not something you see every day in Flagstaff, Arizona. (radar from an hour ago)

The Eastern Pacific continues to break records, thanks to El Niño. (Name #s are complicated due to Cpac stealing names) accuweather.com/en/hurricane…