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it seems that a new international PR company has picked up slipknot... makes you wonder.

credit: OTUS project.

with all of this stupid stuff around bashing the NWS for warning tornadoes (amazing), here's some fun stuff about what jobs you can get with a meteorology degree.

the NWS: the NWS always needs new people and spotters.

weather stations: station jobs move quickly, you might be able to get a good job at a news station.

NASA: rockets need perfect conditions to launch. if your mind is really up to it.. go for it.

original tweet

storn chaser coaching's tweet

max has, once again, found himself in the middle of school banter that children participate in.

from the outside (my view), this is funny yet stupid on so many levels because its always the professionals Vs "professionals".

the NWS would like to have a conversation with the remaining trees.

credit: mike marz.

i found this video of the Minden-harlan EF-3 on Instagram so i thought id share it. credit to a man named scott peake.

the Minden-harlan EF-3 was a massive 1 mile wide, multi vortex beast that struck the north side of Miden, iowa.

this beast packed winds of 160 mph (260 kph) in official ratings, with a DOW recorded peak winds of around 225 mph (360 kph).

this absolutely horrifying tornado, at it peak, was just over 1 mile wide (1.7 kilometers wide) and tracked for nearly 41 miles.

this tornado occurred the same day as the Elkhorn EF-4 that happened in Nebraska. in fact, this tornado tracked longer than the Elkhorn-blair EF-4 in the same time frame (1 hour to 1 hour and 5 minute's).

unfortunately, this tornado killed 1 person and caused an immense $112 million in damages.

https://x.com/i/status/2086684474750992739

credit and content: MDTWX

the 2012 Bi-State EF-3 (W.liberty EF-3) was a violent tornado that struck eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia on the 2nd of march 2012 during an outbreak. this tornado was one of the longest lived tornado of the outbreak.. lasting an astonishing 1 hour, 30 minutes that tracked 85 miles.

this nearly 1 mile wide tornado reached a total width of around 0.90 - 0.95 miles wide (1.4 kilometers +), had maximum wind speeds of 140 - 150 mph (230 - 240 KPH) and caused nearly $81.5 MILLION in damage ($81.47 million).

among the $80+ million damage, was a injury count of nearly 120 (118 injuries) and 10 unfortunate fatalities.

Summary of the March 2, 2012 Tornadoes

Orania is a valkstaad in the Karoo region of south Africa.

it is a completely autonomous town that operates as a company/business in order to protect itself from law.

the town was created in 1991 on the eve of the apartheid fall in south Africa. the town generates most of its money thorough pecan sales and uses coupons as their current form of currency.

its extremely hard to gain Orania citizenship, the must haves are Afrikaans heritage, knowledge of the Afrikaans language and white skin.

the current government of south Africa generally ignores the town, despite being against the volkstaad.

over the last 26 years, there have been some eldritch horror looking tornadic beasts...

what tornado from any given year would you say is the "scariest tornado of the year"?

credit and content: Jordan Hall