Kit Thomas

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TV Meteorologist at ABC24 in Memphis | AMS CBM #977 | general geek | 🏳️‍🌈husband | gamer Karaoke is my outlet for my inner theatre kid

2025 Hurricane season. Andrea-Barry-Chantal clustered in late June and early July; Dexter-Erin-Fernand clustered in August; Gabrielle in mid-September picks up a more active period with a few overlapping storms twice. Three storms obtained 160mph, with Melissa getting to 185, and Gabrielle reaching 140mph.
Visible Satellite True-Color, Hurricane Melissa making landfall along thin outline of Jamaica. The Eye is cleared out as it makes landfall along the SW coast of the island and clouds begin to obscure the center. Through the gif, a stationary WNW-ESE line north of the eastern-North Coast of Jamaica is present, upwind from the island where rugged terrain is present. In the middle time, there is a second wave which appears farther North.
A ranking of Strongest hurricanes in the Atlantic, highlighting the wind speeds. Order is Rank, Name, Max Wind, Min Pressure, Year. (2-t indicates tied for second fastest winds) 1: Allen, 190mph, 899mb, 1980 2-t: Wilma, 185mph, 882mb, 2005 2-t: Gilbert, 185mph, 888mb, 1988 2-t: Labor Day, 185mph, 892mb, 1935 2-t: Melissa, 185mph, 892mb, 2025 2-t: Dorian, 185mph, 910mb, 2019 7: Milton, 180mph, 895mb, 2024 Milton is tied with 3 other storms at 180mph
Google DeepMind ensembles have it interacting more with Humberto and moving out to see quickly, with some members heading into GA/SC.
The top five stations ranked by day 1 accuracy within three degrees in a spreadsheet format. Station ID - D1 min/max forecast ≤3° - Rank KMEM - 96.67% - 1 KCRP - 95.56% - 2(tied) KBPT - 95.56% - 2(tied) KBOI - 95.56% - 2(tied) KPHX - 94.44% - 5