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Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

2 years

Today marks a new chapter of my career @cnn I am humbled and honored to begin my journey as morning #meteorologist for @cnnthismorning Monday - Friday. Here we go…🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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🚨 BREAKING: #TyphoonNoru winds have increased by 150kph in 12 hours, of which 110kph increase occurred in a 6 hour period. This storm will catch people off guard in #Philippines I have never seen a typhoon undergo "extreme rapid intensification" #TyphoonKarding (local) @CNN

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2 years

People went to sleep Saturday night in the #Philippines anticipating a manageable tropical storm. They woke up Sunday morning to a monster staring them in the face. #TyphoonKarding #TyphoonNoru @cnnphilippines @cnni

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@VanDamCNN

5 months

Pics from emergency management in #HarrisCounty show extensive damage to electrical infrastructure. Power out for nearly 1/3 of county and over 750k+ for all of #Texas and growing. #houston @CNN

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Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

20 days

The #Florida Division of Emergency Management is preparing for the largest evacuation since 2017 (Irma), according to Director Kevin Guthrie. #Tampa , #fortmyers , #Naples , you are in the cone! Evacuation orders are coming. Prepare now! @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

5 months

Skyscraper windows blown out across downtown buildings in #houston as hurricane force winds tore through city. This will be an extensive (and expensive) clean-up job for many. @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

1 year

I’m proud to work @cnn . After seeing our new studio and office space in #atlanta , I’ve got a renewed🔥that drives the passion I have for my job. Because through these doors walks the finest #journalists in the world. Onwards and upwards #CNN Let’s do this.

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@VanDamCNN

1 year

🚨BREAKING NEWS: 911 services are down and people are jumping into the ocean as residents flee dangerous #wildfires on the Hawaiian island of #maui Here’s my report from this morning as the news was unfolding. @CNN #mauifires #Hawaii

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@VanDamCNN

8 months

This video is insane and is about as extreme of #blizzard conditions you’ll ever see. Taken today @MammothMountain #SierraNevada #CAwx 📸: Mammoth Mountain

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@VanDamCNN

6 months

Can we all just take a moment and appreciate what just happened collectively across the earth. 🙏🏼

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Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

20 days

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 #Milton now a powerful CAT4 hurricane with winds of 150mph! That’s an increase of 100mph in just over a days time! @CNN

Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

20 days

The rapid intensification (RI) that #HurricaneMilton has/is undergoing is truly phenomenal. 75 mph increase in winds in ~27 hours is more than double the criteria for RI 🤯 @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

7 years

Outter rain bands lashing #MiamiBeach as first light reaches #SouthFlorida Gusting #tropicalstorm force. Weather deteriorating quickly @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

7 years

Emergency sirens sound in #Biloxi , ahead of #HurricaneNate Intended to warn people w/ limited access to internet or news broadcasts @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

3 years

With hurricane hunters are measuring winds in excess of 150mph within the storm, we are only moments away from a CAT5 hurricane as #Ida continues to rapidly strengthen ahead of landfall #lawx #NOLA @CNNweather @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

5 years

A good reminder that, even at 2am, the house, and hence your @CNN studio, still belongs to the kids. @CNNweather #workfromhome #mayainterupptions #homestudio

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@VanDamCNN

4 years

Tough morning for residents of #Delcambre #Louisiana as #stormsurge floods city roads. Some will be more fortunate than others. Reporting from this location all morning on @CNN @CNNweather

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

Transformers blowing all around us,lighting up the sky taking out communications and electricity. I just took this video seconds ago #bradentonfl #hurricaneian @CNNweather @CNNweather @cnnbrk

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@VanDamCNN

17 days

18 concurrent tornado warnings across south central #Florida . It’s like a wall of simultaneous tornadoes moving northward as #Milton edges closer to shore. @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

6 months

Unreal to see the Matterhorn Glacier in the Swiss Alps look like this. I’m in wonder and amazement.

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@VanDamCNN

5 years

The #AustralianBushfires are so intense they are creating fire-induced thunderstorms capable of starting new fires through lightning, lofting of embers and generation of powerful wind outflows. Aptly named #pyrocumulonimbus @cnni @CNN @CNNweather @CopernicusEU @BOM_au

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

🚨BREAKING: Super #TyphoonNoru known locally as #TyphoonKarding is currently making landfall across the Polillo Islands off central #Luzon coast. The eyewall (the worst part of the storm) has sustained winds of 240 kph, with gusts up to 295 kph @cnnphilippines @cnni @CNNweather

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@VanDamCNN

1 year

Proud of my former @eNCA colleagues & friends @RediTlhabi and @ChrisMaroleng standing up for important causes in front of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee on #CapitalHill yesterday. Hear their closing messages here...

Tebogo Khaas

@tebogokhaas

1 year

In closing…

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Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

3 years

Here in #Houma #Louisiana we anticipated a break from the relentless CAT4 winds as the center of #Ida was forecast to cross over us. It never happened. The storm slowed & pivoted overhead and left us in the eyewall for hours. I fear what we may see in daylight @CNN @CNNweather

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@VanDamCNN

10 years

#Calbuco eruption carries positive charged debris high into atmosphere creating a "fusion of flash" #Lightning @cnni http://t.co/RzKWFZpQwd

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Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

1 year

🚨This is truly alarming!🚨

Brian McNoldy

@BMcNoldy

1 year

The water temperature in the Florida Keys and southeast Florida is hotter than has ever been measured during any time of year, and it's not even close.

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

Debris flying through the streets of #Bradenton as #HurricaneIan is minutes from landfall just to our south @CNN @CNNweather @cnnbrk

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Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

10 months

👀NEW VIDEO: The moment a #Tsunami wave strikes the coastal city of #Suzu along Japan's #IshikawaPrefecture #JapanTsunami @cnni

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Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

5 years

WAVES OF PLASTIC LITTER DURBAN COASTLINE: This video (taken 12/12) is disturbing on so many levels. I understand there are a lot of factors at play but surely we can find a solution so that our garbage doesn't end up in our oceans like this? Video: Litterboom Project @cnni

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

The water has been literally sucked out of the Manatee River in Bradenton #Florida as powerful NE Winds drive it away from the inlets and bays. This will change rapidly as winds rotate around storm & push surge into coast. #hurricaneian ⁦ @CNN ⁩ ⁦ @CNNweather ⁩ ⁦

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@VanDamCNN

17 days

Incredible to see this aerial footage on @CNN of the roof of Tropicana Field torn apart. You can see down to the cots below that were meant to house 1st responders in the #Tampa region. 🎥: @bclemms

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

#BREAKING All of #PuertoRico plunged into darkness (once again) after another hurricane unleashes its fury on their fragile electrical grid. #Fiona Brings back memories of #Maria 5 years ago @CNNweather @CNN @cnnbrk

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

👀 MOMENTS AGO; Seconds after warning the electric utility company next to our live shot of an incoming lightning storm, this happened. #lightning #littlerock #SevereWeather Everyone is okay @cnnbrk @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

Like something straight out of a movie, this church steeple in #Wynne #Arkansas was toppled after a destructive tornado “tore the town in half” @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

9 years

Have u seen the alien spacecraft hovering over #CapeTown today? Stratocumulus standing #lenticular clouds @cnni

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@VanDamCNN

4 months

EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE! ~ For years, I’ve dreamt of expanding my professional career beyond science and meteorology, and when @CNN & @cnntravel approached me to host a new travel series, I was beyond thrilled. For the past 2 months, we’ve been traveling across the United States

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@VanDamCNN

10 years

Unfortunately radar frm Samar Island ahead of #TyphoonRuby shows radar "dead zone" where @CNNweather expects landfall http://t.co/srsb3b148D

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@VanDamCNN

6 years

Buckle up! An extremely busy stretch of tropical activity looms heavy across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. @cnni @CNN @CNNweather #Florence #Olivia #Helene #Mangkhut #TD9 #Norman

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@VanDamCNN

9 years

Spectacular view of #SouthAfrica #SolarEclipse via @Slooh Great commentary from #astronomer http://t.co/0eAMfCF4Ls http://t.co/BRBd5Eake2

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@VanDamCNN

4 months

Western suburbs of #Houston getting absolutely slammed by the eyewall (strongest part of storm) of #HurricaneBeryl with 80mph+ winds! Damage and flooding ongoing. @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

1 year

Storm surge in #TampaBay @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

7 years

As #DayZero rushes forward, I remain committed to tell the world your story, #Capetown . Here is my latest CNN update on the worsening #drought and water crisis in the most beautiful city in the world. Please save water now! @CityofCT @PatriciaDeLille @cnni @CNNweather

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@VanDamCNN

6 months

Auroras in Atlanta! Auroras in Atlanta! @cnn

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@VanDamCNN

8 years

40th annual #CapeArgus @CTCycleTour cancelled in #CapeTown #South Africa because of 100 km/h winds along the race course. @CNNweather @cnni

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@VanDamCNN

10 years

Live trucks set up for #blizzardof2015 in #NewYork http://t.co/0dge1ybGuh

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@VanDamCNN

1 year

Happening now on Bay Shore Boulevard ~ certainly one way to beat rush-hour traffic 🤷🏻‍♂️ @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

Y’all…The most dazzling #mammatus clouds display currently streaming across the #Atlanta skyline. Get outside now and check it out! #ATL @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

3 years

So this is COVID. Double vaccinated AND boosted. Followed all the rules. At home feeling like a train hit me in the chest. I would not want to find out what this virus does without a vaccination. Here’s to a better year ahead.

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@VanDamCNN

1 year

A 360 perspective of the incredible wave energy from an angry Tampa Bay surging to record levels. #Idalia @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

2 months

Really intense part of eyewall now. Storm pivoting directly over us keeping us in hurricane conditions for an extended duration of time. #HurricaneFrancine @cnn

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

There’s something special about being part of new beginnings. In broadcasting, new shows & fresh formats allow for growth & development as an anchor. Always learning. Always trying something new 🙏🏼 Thankful to have been part of @CNN ’s new dayside lineup that premiered today @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

20 days

The rapid intensification (RI) that #HurricaneMilton has/is undergoing is truly phenomenal. 75 mph increase in winds in ~27 hours is more than double the criteria for RI 🤯 @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

19 days

🚨 BREAKING (again) 🚨 #Milton now a powerful CAT5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph! Pressure down to 925mb! @CNN

Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

20 days

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 #Milton now a powerful CAT4 hurricane with winds of 150mph! That’s an increase of 100mph in just over a days time! @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

4 years

Video of a #Louisiana bayou frozen in time, just miles from the #GulfCoast is surreal. These iced over cypress trees point to a potential larger ecological disaster stemming from this historic cold snap, worrying scientists of a coastal "fish kill" (credit: @Louisianaboater )

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@VanDamCNN

1 month

Here’s what the potential storm surge could look like in Apalachicola, #Florida as #HurricaneHelene approaches the region. With 10’-15’ of inundation in the forecast, levels here could be twice as high as my height! @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

9 years

#Noul is equivalent to a CAT 5 Atlantic hurricane. Defined, concentric #eyewall identifies strength #DodongPH @cnni http://t.co/G3B5RBU61c

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

Incoming #Denver ! Your temperature just dropped 24° degrees in 7 minutes! Below zero in the next 2-3 hours. This is dangerous cold. #arcticoutbreak @AnaCabrera

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@VanDamCNN

4 years

Heartbreaking scene for me to witness. We arrived at this home that was completely swiped off its foundation. This is an animal rescue center housing over 50 bourses, goats and sheep. They are currently rescuing the animals. Their story next on @AC360 @CNN @CNNweather

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

ON THE SCENE; We are witnessing catastrophic damage in #Wynne #Arkansas from Friday evenings deadly tornado. Sadly, this is the worst damage I have ever seen. ⁦ @CNN ⁩

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

Warning; “repeated long-term exposure at this level can damage your hearing.” 👂 No sh&$ Siri. I’m in a hurricane 🤷🏻‍♂️ 112 decibels and getting higher as winds increase.

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@VanDamCNN

3 years

230 miles and counting. That's how far this destructive, long-tracked tornado has travelled so far. NE #Arkansas to western #Kentucky . @CNNweather @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

17 days

🌪️ #Milton prompted the most daily tornado warnings in #Florida history.🌪️Some where significant and caused extensive damage, including this one in Palm Beach County. @CNN 🎥 : Sedis Gonzalez

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@VanDamCNN

10 months

#RogueWaves are greater than twice the size of surrounding waves and are very unpredictable. They often come unexpectedly from directions other than prevailing wind and waves. @CNN

VCFD PIO

@VCFD_PIO

10 months

#HighSurf - Watch when a rogue wave hits the beach at the end of Seward Ave in the City of Ventura. This occurred during the high surf advisory at high tide. Because of this wave eight people were transported to local hospitals. Currently the beaches are closed in Ventura County

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1 year

Downtown #Miami 's #Brickell neighborhood experiencing significant #flooding as over 7 inches of rain and #kingtide prevented water receding from city streets overnight. #FLwx @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

9 years

On the #Katrina10Years anniversary, we have yet another tropical system headed towards the Gulf of Mexico @cnn @cnni http://t.co/VoaqVvwrek

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@VanDamCNN

10 years

Morning #London ! Perfect celestial mechanics working 4 ur viewing pleasure 2day #SolarEclipse @thejudsonjones @cnni http://t.co/Hbi51RXuQs

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@VanDamCNN

1 year

I didn’t expect to BE the story tonight. #FlashFlooding happening directly in front of my home. Almost 3” in 2 hours. Midtown #Atlanta @CNN @NWSAtlanta

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@VanDamCNN

3 months

It’s currently 🌧️ in #Paris and these conditions could disrupt this evenings #OpeningCeremony This mobile radar is crucial for @meteofrance forecasters as they advise the IOC of incoming weather that could delay tonight’s performances. #Paris2024 @Olympics @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

I asked @SarahHuckabee if she believed meteorologists early warnings saved lives in #Wynne . She said “Absolutely. The warnings that came from #meteorologists saved lives.” @CNN well done @NWSSPC @NWSMemphis 👏

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@VanDamCNN

5 months

Remember, the tallest #Houston skyscrapers are over 1000ft tall ( @jpmorgan Chase Tower) so winds likely exceeded what was experienced on the ground. Regardless, damage still evident in many downtown areas. @CNN

Pooja Lodhia

@PoojaOnTV

5 months

Video from @lieggiji of glass covering downtown Houston from blown out windows after our powerful storm. #abc13 #Houston

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@VanDamCNN

1 year

Surge continues to pile into the Tampa Bay region, threatening homes nearest the coast. Lights are flickering around us. #Idalia @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

3 years

Getting gusty downtown #Newport as #henri eye nears the coast. ⁦ @CNNweather ⁩ ⁦ @CNN ⁩

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

#BREAKING : Preliminary rainfall reports from #FortLauderdale indicate that nearly 26" of rain fell in 24-hours. If this holds, it would shatter the previous 24-hr #Florida rainfall record by over 2.5"! #FLwx @cnn @cnnbrk

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

This is in JUST 24 hours! I've never seen anything like it! #TyphoonNoru #TyphoonKarding

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@CIRA_CSU

2 years

A 24 hour time lapse showing Noru rapidly intensify from a tropical storm to a super typhoon. Super Typhoon Noru is headed towards the Philippines in the Western Pacific.

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2 years

Blue ☑️gone. Current Mood...

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@VanDamCNN

7 years

Our live shot location is a bust. This storm is ramping up quickly. #eyewall approaching soon. #SanJuan #PRWx @cnn @CNNweather @cnni

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@VanDamCNN

3 years

Conditions rapidly going downhill in Houma, Louisiana. Bracing for eyewall soon. #HurricaneIda @CNNweather @CNN @wolfblitzer @brianstelter

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@VanDamCNN

6 years

These aerial photos in Chimanimani, (Eastern Highlands of #Zimbabwe ) show the growing humanitarian crisis unfolding within the area as catastrophic #flooding has forced individuals to seek refuge in any shelter available. #CycloneIdai #Idai @cnni @CNNweather @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

3 months

The amount of rainfall that #Debby is throwing at the eastern seaboard this week is absurd. Even though much attention is focused on SE, be aware that heavy rain & #flooding is possible today across the #midatlantic and southern #NewEngland #Philadelphia #NYC @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

4 years

🚨 Climate Emergency 🚨 This is not a distant problem for future generations. This is an issue we must tackle now. Challenging, yes. But possible? Of course!

Brian Stelter

@brianstelter

4 years

The @LATimes front page this morning: "California's climate apocalypse"

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@VanDamCNN

10 years

Unbelievable photo showing the 30-mile (48km) wide eye wall of #TyphoonVongfong from the #ISS @CNN @CNNweather @cnni http://t.co/TbmTU1eObR

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@VanDamCNN

4 years

WHAT A SHOT! #Pyrocumulonimbus cloud generated by intense heat from the #CreekFire in #California . Updrafts can occasionally be strong enough to push overshooting tops into the stratosphere upwards of 8 to 9 miles. @CNNweather @CNN

Thalia Dockery

@SweetBrown_Shug

4 years

@wxbrad I took this today from our Southwest flight from San Jose to Las Vegas

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@VanDamCNN

6 months

HAPPENING NOW - the sun just discharged another massive #solarflare towards earth! A RARE Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch has been issued by @NWSSWPC for the first time since 2005! Not only is a spectacular #aurora display likely tonight but it's possible that satellite

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@VanDamCNN

8 years

Incredible stats showcasing the explosive strength & sheer magnitude of #HurricaneMatthew via @philklotzbach @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

29 days

Drone visuals show the extent of the flooding in a northern suburb of #Atlanta this morning. This apartment complex is along Peachtree Creek in Buckhead @CNN #HurricaneHelene impacts are being felt hundreds of miles inland from landfall.

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9 years

Satellite imagery depicts the weather factors leading to #Japan #Flooding . #Etau #Kilo and stalled front @cnni @CNN http://t.co/rQT6hhYilZ

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@VanDamCNN

8 months

A homage to the @CNN World Headquarters at CNN Center. A place I’ve called home for 10 years and a building that’s been in the front row of history for nearly 40. I’m privileged to have just completed its last live television broadcast from this storied building. Onwards and

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

Here in #Atlanta we celebrate the beautiful trees that surround us in the city. This picture is from todays #DogwoodFestival honoring an #Atlanta classic 🌳 #dogwood #spring #getoutdoors

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@VanDamCNN

1 year

In rare air; #California is the 1st contiguous US state of the year to be included within the @NHC_Atlantic hurricane forecast path (cone of uncertainty). Who would have thought? #HurricaneHilary @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

2 years

Large, intense tornadoes have unfolded today just as warned. This is scary stuff.

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@VanDamCNN

7 years

My life will never be the same. Thank you #Nashville #solareclipse #timelapse @CNNPR @CNNweather @cnni @CNNVR @cnn

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@VanDamCNN

3 years

An “Extreme Wind Warning” has just been issued for my location. This is issued in the final moments prior to rapid onset of destructive winds. “There is a very significant risk of casualties with these winds and everyone needs to shelter in place.”according to NWS @cnnbrk @CNN

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@VanDamCNN

5 months

Power outages have ballooned to over 1 million customers across #texas with the vast majority coming from the #Houston metro region. Remember, customers ≠ number of people impacted. Likely millions without power tonight. 🙏🏼 #HarrisCounty @cnn

Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

5 months

Pics from emergency management in #HarrisCounty show extensive damage to electrical infrastructure. Power out for nearly 1/3 of county and over 750k+ for all of #Texas and growing. #houston @CNN

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1 year

Yesterday, I spoke to my daughters 1st grade classroom about weather. What a cool, full circle moment. I remember having a meteorologist come into my classroom to speak to us when I was her age. This basically solidified my future career in weather. Who knows what child took

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@VanDamCNN

8 years

Welcome to the world Maya Sophia Van Dam. You've stolen our hearts already. #proudfather #firstimeparents @tarahossack

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@VanDamCNN

18 days

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 MILTON BACK TO CATEGORY 5 STRENGTH... ...FLORIDA RESIDENTS SHOULD GET THEIR FAMILIES AND HOMES READY AND EVACUATE IF TOLD TO DO SO...

Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

18 days

Menacing #Milton has got “that look” again. Teetering on CAT5 status (again) as eye clears and circulation tightens. 📸 @cyclonicwx

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@VanDamCNN

1 year

Another training line of heavy rain will move into #Brooklyn in the next 15 minutes impacting some of the hardest hit areas experiencing #flooding . #nycflooding

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@VanDamCNN

7 years

#miamibeach right now! Significant weather advisory for coastal #Dade county. Hurricane force winds bending trees on #southbeach @CNN @cnni

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@VanDamCNN

7 years

#Irma has arrived. Winds are pummeling #miamibeach Easily #tropicalstorm force gusting 65mph. Heading in to safety.

CNN

@CNN

7 years

“Coconuts, everywhere. Trees branches coming down… This storm is serious”: @VanDamCNN in Miami Beach #Irma

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Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

20 days

. @NWSTampaBay has issued some of the strongest surge-related wording I've ever seen this far in advance of an approaching hurricane #HurricaneMilton @CNN "Damage to several buildings...Sections of near-shore escape routes and secondary roads become weakened or washed out..."

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Derek Van Dam

@VanDamCNN

18 days

Wind shear is attempting to weaken #HurricaneMilton but surge impacts will be consistent with a landfalling CAT5 storm because of the immense energy that the storm has enacted on the Gulf of Mexico. @CNN

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