I AM OFFICIALLY A METEOROLOGIST!!! 🥳

Officially THE SHELTON’S 💍👰🏻‍♀️

Hurricane Nolo has become Typhoon Nolo... As Nolo reaches the 3-week mark since it first formed, it has become one of the few tropical cyclones to form in the Eastern Pacific and make the journey into the Western Pacific. After crossing the International Date Line, Nolo is now referred to as a typhoon rather than a hurricane. “Hurricane” and “typhoon” describe the same type of tropical cyclone, just that the terminology simply changes depending on which region of the world the storm is in. Nolo is also the first storm since Genevieve in 2014 to cross from the Central Pacific into the Western Pacific while at major-hurricane strength.

TORNADO WARNING for Gulf Shores, Alabama! Seek shelter if you are in this warning!

Chances are increasing for an area of interest in the southwestern Gulf that could find marginally favorable conditions for development into a tropical cyclone later this week...

A chance for a brief tornado or two exists today across portions of the Florida panhandle and coastal Alabama...

A wet start to the week is expected, especially across the Southeast and southern Texas...

A SEVERE FLASH FLOOD THREAT targets the Lower Texas Coast today, with relentless rounds of tropical downpours threatening to dump even more rain... Between Brownsville and Corpus Christi, explosive thunderstorms developing over the Gulf will repeatedly push onshore. Fueled by intense atmospheric moisture, these storms will produce extreme rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour. With soils already waterlogged from up to 8 inches of rain over the past three days, this renewed deluge carries a high probability of localized totals exceeding 8 to 10 inches. A targeted Moderate Risk is in effect, as this sheer volume of water will quickly overwhelm urban corridors and sensitive soils, despite the region's naturally sandy terrain. Further east, a stalled front and near-record atmospheric moisture (pushing above the 99th percentile) will set the stage for a separate barrage of heavy precipitation across the central Gulf Coast. Steering winds are expected to collapse, causing intense thunderstorms to stall and "train" over the exact same areas from Mobile Bay eastward across the Florida Panhandle's Emerald and Forgotten Coasts. While highly absorbent sandy soils have kept this region at a high-end Slight Risk for now, localized totals of 3 to 8 inches could easily trigger scattered flash flooding. Finally, a localized flash flood threat extends up the Georgia coast, centered around Savannah. With grounds already compromised from recent rains, two distinct rounds of heavy thunderstorms, one this afternoon fueled by the sea breeze and another tonight, could overwhelm local drainage with intense 2 to 3 inch per hour rainfall rates.

Words cannot describe how happy I am for Tornado Paigeyy and Bryce Shelton, who officially got MARRIED today in beautiful Wyoming! ❤️ I am so proud of my best friends and the life they are building together. Watching two people I care so much about say “I do” is a moment I’ll never forget, and I’m so grateful I got to be there for it. Here’s to a lifetime of love, happiness, and chasing storms together. Love you both!

Such a special weekend celebrating Tornado Paigeyy and Bryce with an amazing group of people! ❤️ These two have become some of my best friends, and I couldn’t be happier for them as they start this next chapter together. I’m proud to have them as part of our storm chasing team, and so grateful to be here celebrating with them! @bryceshelton01 @tornadopaigeyy @simcoe12_wx

There is a new area of interest in the southwestern Gulf, but any development is expected to be slow over the coming days. As a result, it currently has a 20% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone.

Wyoming is BEAUTIFUL!

Here we go again...

Hurricane Nolo has re-intensified back into a major hurricane far west of the Hawaiian Islands! It is expected to cross the International Dateline and into the Western Pacific tomorrow, where Nolo will be reclassified as a typhoon.

September 2026 had a significant precipitation split across the U.S... Much of the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and parts of the Southwest were unusually wet, with several states ranking among their wettest Septembers on record. Nebraska, Iowa, and New Mexico were particularly notable. Meanwhile, the Southern Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast were much drier, with Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi all ranking among their driest Septembers in the historical record. The result was a sharp north-to-south precipitation divide, with some of the wettest and driest conditions in the country occurring across relatively close proximity.

A major rainfall event remains expected across the Gulf Coast and Southeast through early next week... The heaviest totals are currently expected across southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, Georgia, and northern Florida, where some locations could pick up 3-4+ inches. With repeated rounds of heavy rain possible, localized flash flooding could become a concern, especially in areas that receive the highest totals.

Record-breaking tropical moisture will fuel a significant flash flood threat across the Central Gulf Coast today, with up to 6 inches of rain targeting urban centers from New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle... A tropical wave moving across the Gulf is driving a plume of near-record atmospheric moisture directly into the coast. With precipitable water values climbing above 2.5 inches, a continuous feed of heavy showers and thunderstorms will batter the immediate shoreline. While dry soils typically limit runoff in this region, the sheer volume of water (3-6" possible) will easily overwhelm urban drainage systems across a higher-end Slight Risk zone spanning from New Orleans through the western Florida Panhandle. Fortunately, extensive cloud cover will limit atmospheric instability further inland. This means the heaviest, most intense thunderstorms will rapidly weaken as they move away from the water, keeping the primary flash flood threat pinned strictly to coastal communities. Meanwhile, a separate Slight Risk for excessive rainfall remains in effect for the Lower Texas Coast. Persistent onshore winds will push this same deep tropical moisture into Deep South Texas, bringing a localized flood threat to coastal urban areas like Brownsville before the showers dissipate just a few miles inland.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY STARS IN MY LIFE Wyoming is insane!!!

A TORNADO JUST SET A NEW UTAH WIDTH RECORD... The NWS has rated the September 18 Francis Peak tornado in Utah as an EF2, with estimated winds of 120 mph. The tornado traveled nearly 6 miles and reached an incredible 1.1 miles wide, setting a new record for the widest tornado ever documented in Utah. But perhaps even more remarkable was the terrain it crossed. The tornado climbed 3,500 feet in elevation as it moved up Francis Peak, reaching around 9,500 feet, before descending another 3,200 feet. That means the tornado experienced a staggering 6,700 feet of total elevation change during its brief 16-minute lifespan. Despite the extensive tree damage, no injuries or fatalities were reported.

20 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 8 MAJOR hurricanes in the Pacific... 8 named storms and ZERO hurricanes in the Atlantic... This is what a record El Niño looks like!

Brb kidnapping the competition @MaxVelocityWX @Simcoe12_Wx