Meteorologist & Hurricane specialist. Creator of the Masson-Gough Hurricane Scale. UofT PhD Graduate. JU MBA. I collect degrees. Researcher and Professor 🎓Not a “Weather Girl”
Dr. Athena Masson
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Cumulus clouds boiling up into cumulonimbus clouds this afternoon. Gorgeous structure. A few scattered storms will be possible today across Northeast Florida but most will be dry and hot to end the work week. Better chance for showers this weekend and into next week. #flwx #wx
An #earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2, revised to 7.8, occurred at 938 AM ChST in Mindanao, #Philippines.
Magnitude 6.1 #Earthquake 104 km WNW of Mantua, #Cuba. Light shaking reported in parts of Miami, Tampa, Orlando, and as far as Jacksonville, #Florida. No #tsunami threat expected.
The first tropical storm of the 2026 Eastern Pacific #Hurricane Season has formed #Amanda. No threat to land - Fish Storm. 🐠 #wx
Monitoring the Gulf this week. A small chance of development possible, but this will depend on if ample moisture from Tropical Storm #Cristina (in the Pacific) makes its way eastward. The Gulf is generally where tropical development takes place during the month of #June. #wx
#June is a relatively quiet month for tropical systems in the Atlantic. The Gulf, which usually maintains prime sea surface temps, is generally where systems form during this month. #Hurricane Beryl is the strongest June hurricane on record: reaching Cat 4 on June 30, 2024. #wx
June 1st marks the opening of the Atlantic #Hurricane Season. Multiple agencies are forecasting a below average season thanks to an intensifying El Niño. An average season sees 14 named storms, with 7 becoming hurricanes & 3 reaching major status. It only takes one though. #wx
Saw #Pressure today. On the anniversary of D-Day even. Highly recommend for the #meteorology community. “How can the weather be boring? It feeds us. The weather can destroy us. It controls our daily life. I don't think that's boring.” - James Stagg. youtu.be/zdM4tdLQBg0?...
Typhoon #Jangmi (#6) is forecast to strengthen significantly as it approaches southwestern #Japan. The typhoon is expected to pass close to the main island of #Okinawa late June 1st. #Typhoon season in Japan runs May through October. The peak month is August. #wx
May 15 is the official start of the East Pacific Hurricane Season. A strong El Niño is forecast which will play a key role in hurricane activity for the Atlantic & Pacific. El Niño favors #hurricane activity in the central and eastern Pacific, and suppresses it in the Atlantic. #wx
