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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

The Storm Prediction Center just upgraded tomorrow's risk for parts of AL and MS to HIGH. 5 out of 5. These are rare -- typically only issued about once or twice a year on average for the whole country. Multiple large, long-track tornadoes likely. Warn any friends or family you have in this area.

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

A stout low bringing today & tomorrow's severe weather outbreak is now producing a dust storm in TX/OK, visible from space...

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

👀Came across this yesterday on the trail at Paris Mountain: Looks like a lightning scar to me! ⚡️ You can see char marks on the edges of where the bolt rushed down the tree trunk. Pretty cool! Filling in on the morning show tomorrow and Friday morning with your forecast on WYFF News 4.

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

❗🔥A large wildfire has formed in Polk County, near downtown Tryon, NC... This one is much larger than the Greenville County fire. It is visible on shortwave satellite imagery... The smoke plume is also visible on our radar, too. Fire Weather WARNING continues until 10 PM. NO BURNING, NO SMOKING.

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Fire Weather Watch upgraded to Fire Weather WARNING until 10 PM. for the Upstate and WNC. Fire danger is now critical. Very dry, strong winds are in place. NO BURNING, AND NO SMOKING.

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

❗🔥A fire has sprung up in Western Greenville in the dry, strong winds we're getting... It's blowing thick smoke towards downtown. Please stay indoors and DO NOT BURN ANYTHING. Elevated fire danger continues into this evening.

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Fire Weather Watch in effect for tomorrow -- Dry and windy this weekend. Full forecast below: www.wyff4.com/article/dry-...

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

We all saw this coming. Doesn't make it any less disappointing for those of us in the weather world. Regardless of your political beliefs: These sweeping staff cuts -- and how brazenly they've been implemented across all the Federal gov't -- will have long-lasting consequences to public safety.

nbcnews.com

Trump administration layoffs targets NOAA, National Weather Service

New layoffs under the Trump administration have hit NOAA, including the National Weather Service, with 5% of employees fired. NBC News' Bill Karins reports on the potential impact on severe weather wa...

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

A bittersweet forecast for me: My days here at WYFF News 4 are coming to an end. My last day on-air here will be March 16th. I've got some career plans in the works that I'll be sharing soon. Take care of each other, and take care of the one & only planet we all love learning more about everyday.

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Strong low developing along the Gulf coast this morning with a large moisture plume ahead of it. A lot of rain for the South today as a result. Severe t-storms possible for Southern MS/AL where the humidity and lift are at their highest. A few strong tornadoes are possible...

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

🌡️We knew yesterday would be warm, but holy cow: Broke the record high by FIVE degrees yesterday at GSP! Staying noticeably warmer than average the rest of the week, cooling back down again by Monday:

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Finally wrapping up a very cold January this year...good riddance. Finished at 4.4° below normal in Greenville, 5.1° below normal in Asheville. First full week of February will be a big reversal: Highs in the 70s next week. Full forecast below: www.wyff4.com/article/earl...

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

In the event that NOAA data is meddled in, or if NOAA changes how it operates, be sure to bookmark EU's Copernicus as a back up source of climate change info. Here's a link: climate.copernicus.eu

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Slowly turning away from winter and switching towards early spring next week in the South. Temperatures running 10-15° above normal for much of the region from this Sunday to next Wednesday. This bucks the trend of anomalous cold we saw most of January. First full week of February looks quite warm.

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Slowly coming out of the January igloo and shifting to early spring. Quick shortwave rolling across the South-Central States this morning. Bringing a good smattering of rain now, and will bring rain through the Carolinas tomorrow...

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

As usual with winter storms in our area, where exactly the transition line from snow to ice sits will weigh a lot on exactly how much snow we get. Here's how it looks as of now:

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

We're now within range of our higher resolution computer models. Here's how they look, and this is subject to change...

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

🗓️Here's the climate data for 2024 in our area... ❗Hottest year EVER recorded in Asheville. Average temperature was 59.2°, a huge 4.2°F (2.3°C) warmer than the 10-year mean average temperature from 50 years ago (1964-1973; was 54.98°F).

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Rest in peace, Jimmy. Thanks for showing us what it’s all about. ♥️

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

❗⛈️🌪️About to be a bruiser of a day for the Deep South. Very high risk of severe storms this afternoon and evening in LA/MS. Several strong tornadoes possible...

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

🇬🇧⚡️For the first time in UK history, renewables supplied a majority of the country’s power demand in 2024.

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Good piece from DW. So far, Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) -- has been overpromised and underdelivered. Also, Direct Air Capture (DAC) remains in its infancy, and is still far too expensive ($500-$700 per ton) to deploy at scale and be effective…

youtu.be

Why carbon capture needs a reality check

YouTube video by DW Planet A

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

❄Overheard some folks in public wondering where the snow's gone in Greenville. It is true that we are in a snow drought -- Longest on record, in fact -- in Greenville at 1,059 days. No snow expected over the next week. On average it's January when we get the most, so there's still plenty of time!

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

More info on M7.0 Earthquake off Northern CA coast... An abrupt change in water column height was observed at offshore Buoy 46411. This occurred for roughly 4 minutes, immediately after the start of the quake at 18:44 UTC. This is most likely what triggered the Tsunami Warning for the coast.

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

🚨❗M7.0 Earthquake off the coast of Northern California (18:44 UTC, 1:44 PM EST, 10:44 AM PST). 🌊Subsequent Tsunami Warning in effect for much of Southern Oregon and North-Central California, including the San Francisco Bay area.

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Meteorologist Griffin Hardy @griffinhardywx.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

We had a very remarkable fall this year with unusual warmth and extreme rain from Hurricane Helene. Here are the anomalies: GSP | 3rd wettest Sep, 6th driest Oct, 3rd warmest Nov, 6th warmest fall on record AVL | Wettest Sep ever, 4th driest Oct, 3rd warmest Nov, 4th warmest & wettest ever fall

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