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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bravo, NWS Buffalo, bravo! 🫡

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is the first ever Tornado Watch issued by NWS Honolulu

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ranking of Oklahoma football teams: OU Tulsa Bixby Owasso Jenks Broken Arrow Norman North . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The National Hurricane Center, in their Tropical Storm Discussion, had to address that the timing of the use of the name Dolly for the newly-named tropical system in the Atlantic was purely coincidental and from the pre-determined, rotating list of names from the WMO

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Will Rogers International Airport in OKC recorded a high temperature of 109°F today (August 18) This is the latest in the calendar year that a temperature of this magnitude has been recorded - surpassing the previous record of 109°F measured on August 6, 2011

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The Okmulgee @mesonet.org station hit a staggering 125°F Heat Index today. That is just 2°F off the all-time record of 127°F set in 2023 at the Jay @mesonet.org station #okwx

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I WON A LOTTERY SPOT FOR THE 2027 LONDON MARATHON!!!

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The Norman @mesonet.org station measured a 90-mph wind gust! #okwx

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

OU is a Softball/Gymnastics/Baseball School

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Via NWS Norman and SPC, last night’s line of storms have been given a preliminary derecho classification: -At least 5 significant severe wind gusts (70+ mph) -At least 400 km (~250 miles) path length of severe wind reports -An unbroken or semi-broken line of storms that produces the damage

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

You can view real-time World Cup seismographs from the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network sensors at Lumen Field in Seattle here: pnsn.org/experiment/2...

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

That may have been the best half of USMNT soccer that we have ever witnessed - they are dialed in 🇺🇸

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

This has to be one of the most comprehensive and detailed damage surveys that I’ve ever seen! NWS St. Louis spent the last year refining the May 16, 2025 St. Louis Tornado damage assessment Incredible work by the forecast office and local partners www.weather.gov/lsx/STLTornado

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

For the first time ever in @nws.noaa.gov forecast office operations history, forecasters used Phased Array radar data (the Advanced Technology Demonstrator [ATD]) to supplement their warning operations to issue a tornado warning for the EF-2 tornado near Caney, Oklahoma www.ou.edu/ciwro/news/a...

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Forecasters rely on phased array radar for tornado warning

Meteorologists and engineers achieved a research milestone when phased array radar was used in operations for the first time ever to help National Weather Service forecasters warn of an EF-2 tornado.

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

“Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” (from Twisters)…in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium…while it’s raining and severe weather is on the doorstep Epic

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Huge props to NWS Norman and OU Emergency Preparedness for moving the Luke Combs concert up a couple hours to make sure that the artists could make it through their setlists and get everyone out safely!

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Looks like we may have had a downburst occur just north of the house

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The E Franklin to Monticello Mississippi tornado was given a preliminary rating of EF3 (estimated peak winds of 137 mph) and a path length of 35.9 miles Fantastic work by NWS Jackson Mississippi for providing an average lead time of 38 minutes (0 casualties have been reported from the tornado)

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Monster tornadic supercells in the Deep South this evening Check out the overshooting tops and the gravity waves traveling downstream

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

It’s the wonder of nature, baby!

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Amazing radar imagery from the C-band miniCOW Doppler on Wheels from the Braman, Oklahoma tornado Watch how the satellite tornado is ingested into the main tornado 🌪️

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

NWS Norman surveyed several EF4 damage indicators from the tornado near Enid, Oklahoma last night (damage surveys still ongoing) This is the first EF4 in Garfield County since April 26, 1991 (F4)

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

When someone asks me what springtime in Oklahoma is like - I show them something like this

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Wisconsin is shattering records for the number of severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings issued through this part of the year (284) There have already been as many SVR+TOR issued in Wisconsin from January 1 - April 18 as the previous 12 years combined during that same timeframe

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

how it started how it’s going

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Science is so f’ing cool Welcome home #ArtemisII crew!

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

NASA, Air Force, and Navy planes and helicopters are in position for the #ArtemisII Orion spacecraft splashdown off the coast of San Diego

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Just as we are losing the signal from the Artemis II crew on the Orion spacecraft, the NASA live feed shows a crescent Earth behind the crescent Moon Just incredible

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I love having a 1-min resolution TDWR nearby 📡

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

See the aurora? That basically represents Earth’s atmosphere Incredible how thin our atmosphere is relative to the Earth itself As a meteorologist, that thin area is my specialty Mind-blowing

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Local on the 8s is directly responsible for two things in my life: 1) Becoming a meteorologist ⛈️ 2) Becoming a jazz guitarist 🎸 *sound on* weather.com/retro/

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

GOES-18 (GOES West) Mesoscale 2 Sector was focused all the way east to view Florida for the #ArtemisII launch and captured it beautifully! 🚀

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

In honor of the Artemis II launch, a throwback to a couple years ago when I had VIP access to watch the GOES-U launch at Kennedy Space Center I saw the VAB that housed Artemis II, Launch Complex 39B, and I got to walk down the same ramp that the astronauts will walk down today before launch! 🚀

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Closing out March 2026, OKC set the record for the highest average max temperature for the month of March (76.4°F) and the highest average temperature for the month of March (61°F) YTD, 2026 is also record-setting for highest average max temperature (64.1°F) and highest average temperature (50°F)

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Three consecutive days of record-breaking global high temperature records for a single day (counts dating back to July 2010 - coolwx.com/record)

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

March Madness in Norman, Oklahoma ☝️

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

According to coolwx.com, March 19, 2026 now has the top number of global high temperatures records for a single day (counts dating back to July 2010)

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Phoenix, AZ just set the record for the earliest occurrence of a recorded 100°F temperature (March 18, 2026) The previous record for earliest occurrence of a recorded 100°F temperature in Phoenix was March 26, 1988 The average first occurrence of a recorded 100°F temperature in Phoenix is May 10

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I-35 between Lindsey and Main Street in Norman, Oklahoma is shut down due to downed powerlines The live traffic camera on the Main Street bridge (shaking like crazy!) shows southbound traffic being diverted to the off ramp at Main Street

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Everything Everywhere All At Once

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

This is also the first time ever that a Storm Prediction Center Day 2 Convective Outlook has included a 60% Wind Risk

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The Storm Prediction Center did upgrade portions of the Mid-Atlantic region to a Moderate Risk (Level 4 out of 5) in their Day 2 Convective Outlook The last time a Day 2 Moderate Risk was issued for this area was in June 2013 (for the June 12-13 Derecho event)

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Pat Hyland @hylandwx.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The Day 3 Convective Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center mentioned the possibility of upgrading portions of the Mid-Atlantic region to a Moderate Risk (Level 4 out of 5) in subsequent outlooks The last Day 2 Moderate Risk for the Mid-Atlantic was June 2013 (the June 12-13, 2013 Derecho)

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