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Christian Plaud @stormscan

Asst. News Director @WVNYWFFF; Former RAM at T-Mobile; Tweets are my own! Weather enthusiast. Married to @HaleyBouleyWX #Vermont #5Gforall #Lyndonalum #NVU Joined August 2010
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Max Velocity @MaxVelocityWX

7 days ago

INSANE footage out of Waterbury, Connecticut, Saturday night, as 80+ mph winds swept through a backyard Fourth of July celebration, downing multiple trees in seconds! WOW! Thank you to Joseph for sending this in to us!

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a week ago

July 3, 1776 — Delegates removed nearly one-quarter of Jefferson’s original draft, including a lengthy passage condemning the slave trade. Jefferson quietly watched as Congress reshaped his work.

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Presidential Wisdom @PrezWisdom

a week ago

The oldest photograph of the White House was taken during James K. Polk's 🇺🇸 presidency by John Plumbe in 1846 #POTUS

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History Calendar @HistoryCalendar

a week ago

July 3, 1776 — With independence approved, Congress turned to Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, spending nearly the entire day revising the document line by line.

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History Calendar @HistoryCalendar

2 weeks ago

🇺🇸 July 2nd — The U.S.’s Almost Independence Day🇺🇸 During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain in 1776 actually occurred on July 2, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. The resolution declared the United States independent from Great Britain's rule. After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision. One day earlier, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail: “The second day of July 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.”

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Christian Plaud @stormscan

2 weeks ago

@TMobile @SriniGopalan This old plan migration is not the correct move! You are going to see some decent churn. It's also just not the old "Un-Carrier" way. Sad to see such a good company treat customers like every other big monopoly. This is the product of little competition.

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Matthew Cappucci @MatthewCappucci

2 weeks ago

Have weather forecasts seemed less accurate lately? There's a major contributing factor: nearly half the morning weather balloons in the Lower 48 are "missing." This is an ongoing crisis that is degrading critical severe weather forecasts that we all rely on. It's having real, tangible impacts on degrading forecast quality. If you work in transportation, agriculture or commerce, this should matter to you. Regardless of the causes, this negatively affects people of ALL political backgrounds. Weather affects everyone. And it's impacting ALL of us negatively. We can't look at weather balloon data that doesn't exist. We can't pump nonexistent data into models. We can't rely as heavily on models that don't "know" what's happening above our heads. This is especially concerning for severe weather forecasts. We can't go 18 hours without ascertaining how the atmosphere is layered, how much storm fuel has built up and if severe thunderstorms are going to erupt. The Storm Prediction Center has even acknowledged forecasting frustrations in at least one public bulletin. As an atmospheric scientist myself, I can say firsthand – the forecasts I'm able to offer you are less accurate than they would otherwise be. I'm not able to predict severe weather with the confidence I normally would. That is extremely concerning. The United States is "supposed" to launch balloons at 0Z and 12Z ideally – a.k.a. around 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern time. That's not happening. Many sites, due to staffing issues stemming from broader political and organizational issues, have pushed to 18Z, or early afternoon. That's not helpful for morning severe weather forecasts. In other words, you get less lead time. Less advanced notice. Quicker ramp-ups and ramp-downs to the forecast. We're not able to get jet stream, temperature, moisture or wind profiles of the atmosphere each morning like we otherwise would. Moreover, the World Meteorological Organization encourages 12Z soundings; that data is shared via the Global Observing System (GOS) under the World Weather Watch (WWW). That's not happening.

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NWS Burlington @NWSBurlington

3 weeks ago

Our survey team today confirmed two EF-1 tornados from June 18th, 2026, with one located in South Lincoln, Vermont and one located in Bridgewater/Woodstock, Vermont.

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Christian Plaud @stormscan

4 weeks ago

@maxhietpas_ Verizon does this in VT too

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Christian Plaud @stormscan

a month ago

@holman1124 There’s two new sites on 22A that have gone live. But yes for sure! Nice to still see them expanding though.

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Christian Plaud @stormscan

a month ago

@Google should have a @YouTubeTV and @YouTube subscription bundle. Or should be able to get a discount on Premium for paying full price on YouTube TV.

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Austin @AustinFischerTX

2 months ago

What's the best wireless network for your needs? A share for a larger sample would be much appreciated. 🙏

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Christian Plaud @stormscan

2 months ago

@Terrell352 Works well here in rural VT. I agree though that it is very niche. I will say it is nice to have some type of connectivity when I am not on the native TMO network and roaming with ATT is not available.

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Matthew Cappucci @MatthewCappucci

2 months ago

Unpopular opinion: issuing a tornado emergency should carry the same gravitas as a pilot declaring a mayday. In the latter case, there’s always a formal event postmortem, paperwork, etc. We’ve had a number of questionable TOR-Es in the past few years. It’s becoming the new PDS or even regular “radar-confirmed” tornado warning. That needs to not be the case.

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Hunte☈ Fowkes @StrmchsrHunterF

2 months ago

I... am at a loss here. Looks like contamination here. Does anyone have a visual here?

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NWS Burlington @NWSBurlington

2 months ago

Heat is dangerous and can result in heat-related illnesses including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, or even death. Stay #WeatherReady by learning the symptoms of heat exposure and the appropriate responses. #HeatSafety weather.gov/safety/heat-il…

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Evan Bentley @evan_bentley

2 months ago

HREF/SREF/NAM retirement: I have seen some people provide some clarity on aspects of this, but since this is something at the SPC we have been working with for awhile, I wanted to address all aspects of this in one spot. 🧵

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NWS Burlington @NWSBurlington

2 months ago

Here's a look at the 2025-2026 winter season severity through an index called the AWSSI, which is calculated daily for a few sites in Vermont based on climatology. Through much of the season, conditions generally were somewhat severe in Burlington, St Johnsbury, and Rutland.

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Christian Plaud @stormscan

3 months ago

@JamesSinko Y'all handling BTV operations today?

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NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis

3 months ago

Earthshine. Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch captured this video of Earth outside the windows of the Orion spacecraft during the second flight day of the mission. Orion was roughly 33,800 miles (54,500 km) away from Earth when @Astro_Christina took this video.

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