This is the first I’ve seen this video - The people who jumped into the Pacific Ocean to save their lives as Lahaina, Hawaii burned. Shocking, and terrifying.
We cover a lot of disaster on
@weatherchannel
, but we’ve never seen this - railroad tracks suspended 100+ feet in the air after the earth beneath them washed away in Ludlow, VT. 8” of rain fell here flooding this small town of 800. We continue live coverage in Vermont.
WATCH 👀 Tygart Mountain Sports is in Ludlow, VT, and one of their security cameras captured the flash flooding that filled this town Monday. This video is in real time, highlighting how dangerous flash floods truly can be.
@weatherchannel
continues live coverage in Vermont.
I’m pleased to share some news…
After nearly 6 years as a freelance correspondent at
@weatherchannel
, the status as “freelance“ is over. Effective 11/22/2021 I am a full-time national correspondent w/The Weather Channel! Same job, telling people stories, just A LOT more of it.
A long line of school buses to help evacuate people from Lahaina, HI after this weeks deadly wildfires. Also, urban search and rescue teams are coming in from California who specialize in mass casualty events. Sad developments on Maui.
@weatherchannel
is live.
26,000 are homeless in
#Paradise
, CA. 9,700 homes, 290 buildings destroyed, 15,500 structures still threatened. 63 have died, 631 still missing. The
#CampFire
is the largest/deadliest wildfire in CA history. The tragedy has no end.
@weatherchannel
is reporting from Paradise.
Water continues to be pushed out of Tampa Bay as CAT 4 Hurricane
#Ian
batters the West Coast of Florida. The offshore flow of this powerful hurricane is the cause of this rare phenomenon.
@weatherchannel
is live 🌀
As
#Idalia
moves towards Florida’s west coast, Tampa General Hospital (
@TGHCares
) is installing an
@aquafence
around the perimeter of the building to protect against storm surge which could measure in the feet from this storm.
@weatherchannel
continues live coverage now.
We chartered a boat to take us to Captiva Island to document the damage after
#Ian
. En route we went north on the west side of Sanibel Island, now off limits to everybody. The full force of a 155 mph CAT 4 Hurricane was apparent.
@weatherchannel
continues coverage in Florida.
This picture is taken from what was a law office in Mayfield. Books are still organized in those bookcases like nothing happens despite the fact the building was torn away ground them in the
#Mayfield
tornado.
@weatherchannel
is live covering the
#tornadooutbreak
.
An AquaFence is being built around Tampa General Hospital (
@TGHCares
) to protect against storm surge flooding.
@weatherchannel
is live storytelling ahead of
#HurricaneIan
🌀
The situation in Lake Charles,
#Louisiana
is dire. No power, no running water, and for many no food.
@weatherchannel
continue storytelling from
#LakeCharles
after
#HurricaneLaura
and the devastation that CAT-4 storm brought to this city of 78-thousand 🌀 WATCH 👇🏼
This is one of those once in a lifetime shots. Lightning appearing to strike a cargo ship docked in Port Fourchon, Lousiana. Believe it or not, this was captured with my iPhone!⚡️
#severeweather
#lightning
The marina in Fort Myers looks like a war zone. Boats piled on top of boats piled on top of boats.
#Ian
brought storm surge flooding up the Caloosahatchee River, destroying everything in its path.
@weatherchannel
is live.
RIGHT NOW:
#Houston
, Texas is dealing with some intense flooding, and here’s one of the reasons we tell you not to walk through floodwaters: Missing manhole covers. Just one of the many dangers associated with flooding.
@weatherchannel
is live tracking
#Beta
rain 🌧 🌀 WATCH 👇🏼🎥
WATCH: New video of the Winterset, IA tornado. It’s terrifying to hear it and see it evolve in this 2 min clip. This was captured/shared with me by Adam O’Neill, moments before the EF-4
#tornado
went over his house Saturday.
@weatherchannel
continues live coverage in
#Iowa
🌪
Gulfport, Mississippi is experiencing the beginning stages of
#stormsurge
flooding from
#Ida
. The forecast is for 6-9’ of storm surge, meaning water above normally dry ground. The Gulfport Marina is inundated with flood waters right now.
@weatherchannel
is live 🌀
Some good news: The
#CampFire
is now 100% contained thanks to the tireless work of
@CAL_FIRE
and dozens of local fire departments. It is the deadliest and most destructive
#wildfire
in
#California
history. So far 85 have died, 285 still unaccounted. BUT 💯 containment is a WIN!
Remarkable video captured by Adam O’Neill of Winterset, Iowa. He & wife Jenn were hosting their son’s b-day party when this tornado went over their house, destroying every building on their farm. All OK, sheltered in the basement.
@weatherchannel
is coveraging the
#Iowa
tornado🌪
Captiva Island, on Florida’s southwest coast, is one of the barrier islands that took the brunt of CAT 4 Hurricane
#Ian
. It is a disaster zone. Tonight and this week,
@weatherchannel
takes you there for a firsthand look, and you’ll hear from people who call this place home.
With no power in my hotel, here’s a
#poweroutage
hack I came up with while covering hurricane
#Irma
. Uplighting! Flashlights shined up into lamps fills the room with light. REMEMBER: Flashlights should be your first choice, not candles.
@weatherchannel
is tracking
#Delta
.
UPDATE: During our live
@weatherchannel
coverage of the
#Delta
’s approach last night in
#LakeCharles
, a cat joined our team, taking a liking to our videographer Mark, playing by his feet. Good news! The
#cat
is safe. 🐈 A deputy and his wife took in the kitten 🐱 Thank you‼️
Hurricane
#Katrina
exists in infamy. 28’ is how deep the storm surge flooding got in
#Gulfport
, MS that fateful day. An eerie coincidence:
#Ida
will impact the Gulf Coast the same day 16 years later. In Gulfport the storm surge forecast is 7-11’ for Ida.
@weatherchannel
is live.
Our team was preparing to leave for morning live shots about the Valley View, Texas Tornado, when severe weather hit our hotel in Denton. Highly impactful.
@weatherchannel
has live coverage on air now as this same line moves into Dallas.
NEW VIDEO from Lahaina, Hawaii. This was shot by
@weatherchannel
viewer Megan Callahan, who was aboard an evacuation bus. From her perspective, everything in
#Lahaina
is gone, an observation shared by the mayor and police chief.
#MauiWildfires
A wind tunnel in
#blizzard
conditions in
#Boston
! I waded through waist deep snow drifts along Atlantic Ave. Take note to how well
@BostonPWD
is keeping roads clear!
@weatherchannel
has continued live coverage of winter storm
#Kenan
all weekend 🥶❄️ WATCH & LISTEN to the wind👇🏼
Torrential rains have washed out roads in New York State. This is 9W in West Point, NY. Entire sections to this road are washed away, and inaccessible.
@weatherchannel
is on the ground reporting as the rains more north into Vermont. Join us.
WATCH:
#HurricaneMichael
made landfall near Mexico Beach, FL, around 1:30PM/ET. The
#GOESEast
satellite captured this view of the Cat. 4 hurricane moving ashore with 155mph winds.
@weatherchannel
continues live
#Michael
coverage. 🌀
During my two months on the road for
@weatherchannel
I collected all of these hotel toiletries, and for a good reason! I’ve separated them and today I’m delivering all of this to a few homeless shelters in Central Pennsylvania.
#ThanksgivingWeek
The town is completely leveled.
#Mayfield
, KY. This is one street off Broadway, the main road through town. You should see homes and buildings - all gone. This is “downtown” Mayfield.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, this one certainly proves it!
#NewYorkCity
is frigid, and the fountain in Bryant Park perfectly tells the story.
@weatherchannel
is live in
#NYC
! 🥶
Watch this with your volume UP! Hands down the best thing you’ll see all day. Three years ago today we all watched two
#llamas
in Sun City, AZ run for freedom. Here is a recap put to music:
#llamadrama
This is Highway 2 crossing from
#Nebraska
into
#Iowa
. This is also a perfect illustration of the travel difficulties in this part of the country after the historic and deadly flooding of the last week.
@weatherchannel
continues coverage in America’s Heartland.
#nebraskaflood2019
Here’s a way to gauge the dangers of
#Florence
: The United States Marines 1st Recruit Training Battalion, after 12 weeks of Boot Camp at Parris Island, graduated today, 2 DAYS EARLY to avoid the storm‼️ Semper Fi‼️
11 years ago today I appeared on
@weatherchannel
for the first time. I was a reporter in Boston then. Who knew more than a decade later I’d be TWC’s national correspondent?! What an 11 years it has been! Eternally grateful daily.
How hot was the
#CampFire
as it burned through
#Paradise
, CA? At least 2,552°F. That’s the melting point of glass, and you can see the windshields of these cars were melted. Also, alloy wheels melt at 1,220°F. They didn’t stand a chance.
@weatherchannel
continues live coverage.
I’m finally on the ground in
#Mayfield
, KY, and I don’t think I’ve seen something quite like this at any of the disasters I’ve covered over the years. Seemingly every downtown building is affected, most destroyed. This is the courthouse. We’re live on
@weatherchannel
tonight.
Eastbound Highway 90 in Gulfport Mississippi is covered in sand after
#stormsurge
flooding from the Gulf of Mexico. The flooding has ebbed and flowed throughout the day as
#Ida
moves north and continues to do so. Our team in
#Gulfport
is live 9PM-1AM on
@weatherchannel
🌀
This vividly explains why the lowest, central part of your home, away from exterior walls and windows offers you a chance of surviving a
#tornado
🌪️
WATCH to understand 👀
@weatherchannel
is live as severe weather threats intensify today.
(Video from March 2022, Arabi, LA)
Good news on our
@weatherchannel
live shot cat! The cat is safe. 🐈 A sheriffs deputy came, showed us his ID, and he and his wife took in the kitten. Very nice. Thank you‼️
Vineyard flooding = jet ski transportation in California. Many towns in the
#Sacramento
region flooded after heavy NYE rain and Consumnes River levee breaches. Evacuation orders are in place. A LOT more rain forecast through the weekend.
@weatherchannel
is live in
#California
.
We came back out to
#PlumIsland
to check up on folks, and found
#snow
drifts that look like frozen waves along the shore.
@weatherchannel
continues storytelling in New England after winter storm
#Kenan
❄️
I don’t know if there’s a better way to demonstrate the power of wind than what I’m about to show you in this video. The
#IowaDerecho
packed hurricane force winds. Here’s proof.
@weatherchannel
continues coverage from Iowa. WATCH🎥👇🏼
He’s a legend and a friend - celebrating
@mikeseidel
as he changes tack after 32 years at
@weatherchannel
. His next network’s gain is our loss. See you for steaks soon, Mike!
Yep. That’s about right. The
#snow
struggle is real in
#NewEngland
. This woman has had enough of snow removal from three nor’easters. Now is another one on the horizon?
#foureaster
? ❄️😐
Important note about Dr. Knabb: he is the former director of the National Hurricane Center. There aren’t too many people on the planet who know tropical weather like Hurricane
#Ian
better than him. One of the extraordinary resources only available to you on
@weatherchannel
🌀
Evacuation motivation: Slow forward motion -> long 2-day duration of
#Ian
winds when help might not come if you need it -> excessive rain adds to flooding, to heights that could exceed surge inundation forecast in evac zone -> blocked roads in aftermath, help also might not come.
This view isn’t isolated in
#LakeCharles
, LA. Dozens, maybe hundreds of streets look just like this after CAT-4 Hurricane
#Laura
. We’re live right now on
@AMHQ
, and all morning on
@weatherchannel
telling the human impact stories of this $12-Billion disaster after
#Laura
🌀
WATCH: Video from Harry Green in Brockton, MA as the nor’easter caused power-related line and tree fires in his neighborhood.
He said he heard a boom, saw this, and ran to the neighbors and banged on there door because trees were on fire.
#noreaster
Join me on a quick walking tour of some of the devastation in Elkhorn, NE. It’s amazing to think no one died here, and only two injuries.
@NWSOmaha
is preliminarily rating this an EF-3 tornado, 136 to 165 mph winds.
@weatherchannel
continues live coverage
We just had a huge burst of lightning, and loud thunder crash over Central Park in
#NYC
. Incredible!
@weatherchannel
is turning around video. We were rolling at the time!
#thundersnow
Tremendous waves in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA. Longtime residents say they haven’t seen waves like this in 25 years. Waves and flooding on the Carmel River closed several coastal roads.
@weatherchannel
continues coverage of the latest
#AtmosphericRiver
to batter the
#California
coast
Moments ago
@POTUS
and
@FLOTUS
arrived in Fishermans Wharf in SW Florida to meet with local officials, business owners and residents suffering from Hurricane
#Ian
.
This technology is incredible.
@weatherchannel
continues to pave the way in not only science and meteorology, but also innovative ways to tell the story of weather impacts on people and property. WATCH THIS ‼️
The pix taken by the
@NOAA_HurrHunter
leave me in awe. This is in the eye of
#Dorian
as they do the lifesaving of work of flying into the storm to offer better forecasting. This is called the “stadium effect” and is reserved for the most well-formed and dangerous hurricanes.
No docks, only pilings —
#Ian
’s
#StormSurge
was 7.26’ in Ft. Myers, lifting the docks off the pilings, tossing them and docked boats ashore. 3rd pic here is the square guide for the dock to float up/down w/ tides. The pilings were no match for the surge.
@weatherchannel
is live.
An intense thunderstorm went through Bowling Green, KY at 4AM New Years Day. A severe thunder storm warning & flash flood warning were active at the time. It produced < pea sized hail, loud thunder, heavy rain & wind. Below watch 👀 what it was like 👇🏼
@weatherchannel
is live.
The scenes are devastating, the numbers even worse. 22 people are missing, 24 people have died, 18 of them from
#Cookeville
,
#PutnamCounty
,
#Tennessee
, and 5 of those 18 are children under 13 years old.
@weatherchannel
continues live stories of survival after tragedy.
Every assignment is memorable in some way, but the last live shot of this one Saturday afternoon in
#Raleigh
, NC was was just good old fashioned FUN! Thanks for a great day of sledding, Raleigh! 🛷🥶❄️ (📹:
@amlikethewind
)
#Sledding
#Snow
#SnowSledding
More than 12,000 crews work in the Houston heat to restore power after
#Beryl
.
@CenterPoint
is asking for the public to leave the crews to their work. There are reports of some crews being shot at with pellet guns, and even handed water laced with drugs.
@weatherchannel
Cedar key, FL had more than 6’ of storm surge inundation during
#Idalia
- homes and businesses filled with debris and mud. Cleanup happening across town. Life-long residents say this is the worst they’ve seen.
@weatherchannel
reports after the storm as people are helping people