Chuck Copeland 🌀

@nchurricane.com

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• NC-Based Weather Enthusiast • Created nchurricane.com in 2003 • Will sometimes post cat pictures (see @nchurricats.bsky.social for more) • Freelance multimedia creator/full-time retail manager #wx #wxsky #ncwx

Radar loop of North Carolina from April 16, 2011 showing the line of tornadic thunderstorms that moved across the eastern parts of the state.

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Radar loop from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam showing Super Typhoon Sinlaku moving towards Saipan.

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Video recording of the NASA live stream from the Artemis II mission of the sun coming from behind the moon signaling the end of the eclipse.

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Screenshot from the NASA live feed of the Artemis 2 mission around the moon that shows the Orion MPCV in the foreground, the moon in the middle and a crescent Earth in the background.

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Two-panel screenshot of the Saturday Night Live George Washington skit. The first panel asks, "How many nautical miles in a parsec, sir." The second panel states, "Nobody knows."

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Screenshot from the Nutella X account showing a video of a jar of Nutella in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission. The text states, "Honored to have traveled further than any spread in history Taking spreading smiles to new heights "

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Screenshot of two Bluesky post within seconds of each other showing the floating Nutella jar in the Orion spacecraft

Screenshot from the Orion MPCV from the Artmeis II mission around the moon, showing a jar of Nutella spread floating around the cockpit.

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Split screen video showing two satellite loops of the Artemis II launch today. One view is the visible view and the other is a composite view showing the rocket plume.

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One of the keys to staying safe during the severe weather season is making sure that you have a way to receive lifesaving severe weather watches and warnings. There are many methods and tools, some of which are available with no cost or fees, that you can use to receive these important lifesaving alerts no matter where you are - at home, at school, or at work.

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SPC Graphic for NC showing an elevated risk of severe weather for today.

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Graphic showing temperatures across the United States, but the numbers are so large and overlapping so much, that they obscure the entire map. In the lower right are pictures of Williard Scott and Al Roker of the morning show "Today" from the American TV network, NBC.

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Screenshot of a python-backend, local-dev website that polls various weather data from NWS, NOAA, and other free sources.

Video of a Washington, USA radar loop using MRMS data, showing precip type. #wx #wxsky #weather

Screenshot of the iNWS text alert system showing past alerts sent.

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Screenshot of an X post from Ryan Hall, announcing the start of a service where you get a phone call if severe weather threatens your address. Only $20 a month.

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Zoomed-in visible satellite image of the barrier islands of North Carolina, clearly visible, white with snow cover.

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Visible satellite loop of the Carolinas showing snow covering both states.

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Drone footage over Winterville, NC showing a snow-covered landscape after a major winter storm affected the area Saturday.

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Screen recording of the NWS Forecast Points page for Winterville, NC

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Radar loop of eastern NC.
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Satellite loop of eastern NC
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Graphic showing several weather models of the storm affecting NC this weekend. All of them show a slot of no precipitation, known as a dry slot, which is hard to predict and can affect forecast totals.

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Graphic showing the initial forecast snow totals for the upcoming winter storm in the Carolinas. 4-8" for western NC, 6-10" for central NC, 8-15" for northeast NC, 8-12' for the inland sound counties, 3-6" for southeast NC, and 10-16" for the Albemarle/Pamlico pennisuls and Outer Banks.

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Fake watch graphic: Exploding Tree Watch, showing highlighted areas in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the USA. The text states "Valid Until all the trees are gone (or social media moves to next weekend's fantasy storm. At the bottom of the graphic: "Disclaimer: This is not an actual watch. Turn off your phone."

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An image of two slices of bread in a plate. On top of each slice of bread is an unbroken egg. The bread an plate is soaked in milk and there is a glass of milk sitting behind the plate.

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Screenshot of NCHurricane.com, showing the current weather for Pitt County, NC. The forecast is for an ice storm over the weekend.

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Satellite view of the Albermarle Sound region in eastern North Carolina, showing a wipe transistion from 3 days ago to this morning, highlighting visible snow over parts of the area.

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Satellite loops of the Albemarle Sound region of northeast North Carolina, showing visible snow that is quickly disappearing as it melts.

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Our marbled tabby male Teddy looking out of a storm door into our yard at night.

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Fake weather graphic that reads "Catatonic Iguana Warning" with a map of south Florida.

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Photo of Data, Georgi LaForge, and William Riker of Star Trek: The Next Generation looking at a monitor that says "Released Grand Theft Auto VI Today!"

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Three-day timelapse of Hurricane Melissa as it churns across the Caribbean and into Jamaica

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Video of our marbled tabby brothers Teddy and Bailey cleaning each other while lying on a bed with a multi-colored flower design.

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Satellite loop of Hurricane Melissa crossing the island of Jamaica

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Zoomed-in shot of the eye of Hurricane Melissa, just off the coast of Jamaica this afternoon, as seen from the Sentinel-2 satellite

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Satellite loop of Hurricane Melissa from GOES-West

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Close of map of the coast of Jamaica, near the border of Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth Perishes.

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Satellite loop of Hurricane Melissa approaching Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa screenshot from NCHurricane.com

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...17.9N 77.9W
ABOUT 40 MI...60 KM SE OF NEGRIL JAMAICA
ABOUT 235 MI...380 KM SW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...892 MB...26.34 INCHES

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Satellite loop of Hurricane Melissa very close to landfall in Jamaica

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Close-up satellite loop of Hurricane Melissa closing in on landfall in Jamaica.

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Radar loop from Pilón, Cuba showing Hurricane Melissa close to making landfall in Jamaica.

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Latest update on Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

"...CATASTROPHIC WINDS MOVING ONSHORE SOUTHERN JAMAICA...
...LAST CHANCE TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...
...1000 AM EDT POSITION UPDATE...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION! TAKE
COVER NOW! Failure to adequately shelter may result in serious
injury, and loss of life. Residents in Jamaica that experience the
eye should not leave their shelter as winds will rapidly increase
within the backside of the eyewall of Melissa.

To protect yourself from wind, the best thing you can do is put as
many walls as possible between you and the outside. An interior room
without windows, ideally one where you can also avoid falling trees,
is the safest place you can be in a building. You can cover yourself
with a mattress and wear a helmet for added protection.

NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft find that Melissa continues to
strengthen with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h).The
minimum central pressure has fallen to 892 mb (26.34 inches) based
on NOAA and Hurricane Hunter Air Force Reserve aircraft data.

The next update will be provided with the full advisory package at
1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC).

SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EDT...1400 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...17.7N 78.1W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM SSE OF NEGRIL JAMAICA
ABOUT 255 MI...410 KM SW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...892 MB...26.34 INCHES"

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Screenshot of NCHurricane.com's Melissa Page showing the extent of hurricane force winds.

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X post from AF Reserve Met Jeremy DeHart on X: Looks like they are heading out NW now. They were probably just trying to figure out the best path out, which is basically impossible when the entire eyewall is lit up with severe turb and lightning. Same thing happened on my Michael flight:"

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X - post from Hurricane Hunter Met Jeremy DeHart on X: "Increasingly worried about my crew mates as they have been circling in the eye for over 20 mins now. Still no dropsonde has been transmitted. Extrap SLP is down to 892mb. Hopefully they are just trying to get a good sonde out and it's not something more serious."

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Screenshot of NCHurricane.com's Melissa Page showing the data on the special update from the NHC.

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Zoomed in satellite loop of the eye of Hurricane Melissa off the western coast of Jamaica.

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Screenshot of Dvorak numbers showing satellite estimated strength of cyclones. Melissa just received a Final T# of 8.5, the beating the previous record set by Hurricane Patricia.

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Dropsonde graph of Melissa data

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Screenshot of two charts showing the extent of hurricane force winds from the center of Hurricane Melissa.

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Radar loop from Jamaica of the rian and eyewall of hurricane Melissa

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Screenshot of a live stream from May Pen, Jamaica showing a street intersection with someone cooking on a grill.

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Video of the Tropical Storm Melissa page of NCHurricane.com, showing the latest data and a satellite loop.

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Photo of a Falcon 9 rocket after launch over San Diego at sunset.

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Screenshot of a map that the JavaScript has loaded all of the placenames on a Canvas map. All of the names.

#nc #webdevelopment #webdesign

Our three marbled tabby siblings, our late female Bella, and the brothers, Teddy and Bailey, as kittens, asleep on our sofa.

Our marbled tabby male Bailey standing on my desk in front of my monitors. He demands rubs.
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