FXing for SIL since 1987. Went to college to learn how to help farmers find better weather info. Still pursuing that goal. WKU UNCA
Carterville, IL
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today is the end of my 29th year at WSIL, I look around & see 9 people in the building that were here on my first day … good place to work.
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I heard there was a big fan of weather so I headed to Northside school. What a pleasure to meet Savoy and his classmates.
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In a month or so when you ask ... did we have any nice spring days? ... I will refer to this picture as exhibit a. Hard to imagine a nicer spring day than what we are enjoying today.
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Hello old friend, been a while. I know I said some mean things back when it seemed you would not go away but I’m glad you are back. Hope to see again soon.
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Hazard of working with numbers trends averages and extremes ... I count and record. Today was my 20,000 live weathercast. Been a great experience to see the growth and advancements at… instagram.com/p/Bps_gvuBTtQ/…
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If there is an upside to working through dinner to monitor radar and track storms it is when dinner is delivery and that delivery is the great Italian salad from Primos. A personal favorite.
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proud of my weather team @AshleyWxGal @wx_rachelj @laubacht @NickHausenWx -more than just working long hours; delivering helpful information
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The newest member of the WSIL Weather team is on board. Jacie Brianne is an old friend and former intern. Welcome home Jacie, good to have you on the team.
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Stay in studio is the same as stay at home ... right? The Storm Track 3 team is geared up to keep everyone informed this afternoon and evening. We expect storms to develop and race through that could produce damaging winds. #beaware
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Shout out to every member of the @WSILNews team that helped cover this winter storm, especially @NickHausenWx & his photographer Matt Vanderbilt for braving the 0º windchill and drifting snow to provide great insight … you can see the pain in his face from the cold.
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Biggest flakes I have seen today. Going to be some slick spots on area roads and wind chills could be below 0 when you head out in the morning. #beaware
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A great friend of News 3 Weather dropped by to hang out with @NickHausenWx and me for while this afternoon and brought treats that make the tastiest partly cloudy ⛅️ I’ve seen. Thanks JD & happy holidays.
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I have this ... well ... it’s an obsession with timelapse imagery. My TL camera has been pointed on this storm all afternoon. Hoping I get to share a good one later.
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Thanks to Randy Nichols for the great video clip of a cold air funnel near Eddyville, KY today.
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Farmers & gardeners get your gear ready. The break we have all been looking for is in the charts. Arriving Sat. & running out to midweek next week an overall warmer & drier period is likely. Motorists #beaware there will likely be an increase of farm equipment on area roads.
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Comments about bad forecast by local forecasters and this is just rain. Sure looks like freezing rain to me.
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Control room and studio view of the debut of the newest meteorologist on the WSIL team. Welcome John Ross. One more member to arrive soon.
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Preparations continue for NASA Edge live coverage of eclipse. Happy to be a very small part of such a big production. #Eclipse2017
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Got to meet Clayton this morning. He is a big fan of weather and says his favorite Weather is when he can ride his 4 wheeler. Nice to meet you Clayton.
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In Jackson county to share some time on the air with Will Stevens. It’s been a while since anyone was brave enough to put me on radio live.
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IF, big IF, I were to start a ‘weekly’ live stream for Q&A … how much interest from Twitter followers? .. and .. 2:30PM or 7:30PM sound better?
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1000 miles in less than 30 hours round trip.. Helped my son catch a unicorn in butterfly net. Worth it. Enjoyed almost every minute.
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As soon as I walked outside this morning, 1 of the most humid days I have measured in the last 10 years, my immediate thought was “where is the front, where is the relief?” Looked at a lot of maps and I don’t see it anywhere in the next week to 10 days for SIL. #airthatyouwear
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The good news is: the arrival of the cold front is accelerating in the FX … the even better news: we should start to feel a break from the heat Friday & heat and humidity should both be down for the weekend.
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My team & I worked a lot of hours last couple days. Be nice to take day off & enjoy the views. #wsilwx #snow #snowday @ Jim Rasor - WSIL TV instagram.com/p/BqNMBzshggQ/…
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congratulations to @wx_rachelj for recent announcement as finalist for best weathercaster medium market by IBA, good luck in finals
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The news coverage converging at SIU reminds me of the Browning earthquake prediction for New Madrid in SEMO. World will watch #Eclipse2017
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my recorded low for this morning is 71 … my records show a normal high today of 71 & 71 is the warmest low I have recorded in October in my 30 years of records at WSIL and only the 2nd time for an October low to be warmer than 69.
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Wishing all a safe, enjoyable & relaxing Thanksgiving with friends & family. A great day to make the best with what you have before you.
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surveys split storm track into 3 tornadoes for Tuesday evening event in Williamson/Saline counties .. 30 mile path had nearly 25 miles of tornado track split between EF1 & EF2 … my favorite statistic of the night is no serious injuries.
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there are some big numbers in my outlook today and they are not all attached to chances for rain …. guidance package strongly suggesting we could see some 70s by late next week … if we can just hang in there a few more days … SPRING.
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IMO, the best part of February weather is that we gain just about 1 hour of daylight per day from Feb 1 to Mar 1.
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Chatted with old friends, made new friends, handed out a lot of candy and brought home some hardware. Overall a pretty good day in Murphysboro at Apple Festival. #milesofsmiles
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2 days of tornado warnings and rounds of SVRWX my job made easier by 2 great young mets. @NickHausenWSIL & @wx_rachelj #greatteam
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there will be a lot of internet noise this week about a snowstorm for SIL Fri/Sat … guidance presenting a southern track storm which in general presents potential for big events somewhere close but also potential for big missed forecasts #BeAware
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75º at 9:30pm … warmer right now than the forecast high for every afternoon this week in SIL plus the humidity will make a big drop.
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Lots of farm equipment on the road right now. Give em space and patience. They are working long hours.
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Why so difficult to get decent internet connectivity in SIL? Current provider is slow & option makes a new connection a series of hurdles
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As of today, we have 1 hour 40 minutes less daylight than we did on Summer Solstice (June 20) … getting closer to fall. #wsilwx
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1.02” today pushes 3 day total above 7.50”, also makes only the third time I have measured more than 1” on 3 consecutive days since 1987
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A sweet sight in my neighborhood. Futiva is putting in fiber optic cable. I will finally have reliable high speed Internet access at my house and provided by a southern Illinois based company.
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What will I do if skies look like this all weekend? Better find an answer because it looks like we will enjoy sunshine this weekend in SIL.
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At work before 11 on a Saturday. Must be some exciting stuff. Let’s do some stuff. #upgrades #notjustaweatherman
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What a week coming up for SIL. Warmup and rain to increase melting will bring increased street flooding concerns. Cold blast could bring small ice/snow event Wednesday and arctic blast Friday could bring another light snow event. #beaware
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Exciting day in WSIL weather center as we add a southern IL meteorologist to the team. Welcome Rachel Duensing.
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make your plans, Wednesday is the best chance to see some sunshine this week in SIL … can we store it in a jar?
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you know it has been a long week when you grab the Oregano instead of Cinnamon and sprinkle on your oatmeal … #newfoods
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Snowfall expected to continue all night. Will be biggest November snow in more than 30 years for most. #wsilwx #wsil #snow #siuc @ Jim Rasor - WSIL TV instagram.com/p/BqLfbduBXdO/…
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Today would be a nice day in March for SIL but it is a great day for January if you like to be outside.
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Saturday morning snow shower. 1/2” left on the board when fall stopped. I don’t expect much will be left by afternoon.
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Whatever it takes to cover SIL News as a crew leaves on @blackdiamondhd helicopter.
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Left phone on truck hood. Watched it bounce off pavement land in ditch at 55mph. Tweeting from it now. Thanks @OtterBox, not a scratch.
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Sunny skies and temperatures near freezing provided a great time lapse of melting snow at Herrin HS football field.
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seems a safe forecast that today will be the last 90º+ day for SIL until 2017, strong chance of very few 80º+ days left in 2016 … if any
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today the anniversary of the coldest reading in my record book: -22, 1977, know exactly where I was & what I was doing - unforgettable cold
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the wettest August in my records back to the 80s was 6.30” in 2012, as of today Aug. 14, 2016 I have more than 6.75”… it is still raining
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Thank you Dr. Gilbert, @SIUC_CASA , for the unique experience of driving your ’29 Model A Phaeton.
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Encourage all in and around SIL to #beaware of FX updates and changing weather conditions focused Friday afternoon and evening. The combination of ice/snow could make safe travel nearly impossible for several hours and possibly well into Saturday morning.
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Good day spent in #duquoin at #streetmachinenationals BUT shade and large quantities of water were my friends. Good friends to know if you are going to be out this weekend. We expect afternoon heat index values to top 100. #beaware of heat safety practices.
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Seeing lots of tractors in the field. Be aware when machinery is on the road. Hard working families on those tractors, sprayers and trucks.
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Been wet. Forecast is wet. Starting to seem hopeless for farmers/gardeners. I looked back and at the end of April last year (2018) I had 21” of rain. Right now I have 19.6”. May 2018 was a near normal precip month. I see May 2019 outlook leans wet. Going to be a struggle.
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