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Mark Ingalls

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Meteorologist in White Rock, B.C. ingallswx.com mstdn.ca/@ingalls

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · Nov 7

Hi all, I’m Mark Ingalls - a meteorologist in British Columbia. At work I forecast for #energy related things in the Eastern U.S. Here I’ll post about Pacific Northwest #weather and other general thoughts related to my recent move to Canada, my #LDS faith, and other stuff.

#BCstorm #WAwx #ORwx

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 9h

#Vancouver #weather
20251029

Rain showers tapering off this morning. Some clearing in Surrey and Langley otherwise mostly cloudy. Mix of clouds and sun tomorrow and it's looking quite moist for trick or treating.

#YVR #BCstorm

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 19h

I should’ve learned this by now but DO NOT use FedEx. The diseased monkeys I ordered haven’t arrived and I can’t get a straight answer on what happened to them

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Brendon 🐻🌪️❄ @brendonme.bsky.social · 1d

I STRONGLY CONDEMN the actions taken by the hurricane

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 1d

Reposting this old article I wrote because even though hurricanes are becoming stronger due to #ClimateChange we still don't need a category 6 on the current scale.

Those who say we do misunderstand the point of the Saffir-Simpson scale.

ingallswx.com/2017/09/08/n...

#weather #hurricane

No, we don’t need to add a ‘Category 6’ to the hurricane scale

Hurricanes are categorized according to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, which organizes tropical cyclones with winds greater than 74 mph into categories from 1 to 5. Each category comes wi…

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Vincent Grovestine @vincent.grovestine.com · 1d

The Melissa disaster porn crowd is insufferable: Why is it only raining? Buildings aren't damaged? It's not that bad. Boring. (vid from eastern Jamaica) // Video must be fake, using old storm footage on a loop. Why is there no live feed from inside the eye? Wind didn't shift, so not a hurricane. 📹🌀🤦

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 1d

Update: Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in southwestern Jamaica — and has tied the all-time record for strongest Atlantic basin hurricane landfall.

Hurricane Melissa will be a generational-scale climate disaster and will require an international response to help Jamaicans recover.

Hurricane Melissa Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025
100 PM EDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MAKES LANDFALL IN JAMAICA...
...ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE LANDFALLS ON RECORD IN THE
ATLANTIC BASIN...

Melissa has made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with
estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and an
estimated minimum central pressure of 892 mb (26.34 inches).

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION! Do
not leave your shelter as the eye passes over, as winds will
quickly, and rapidly increase on the other side of the eye.
Residents should remain in place through the passage of these
life-threatening conditions. To protect yourself from wind, the
best thing you can do is put as many walls as possible between you
and the outside. An interior room without windows, ideally one where
you can also avoid falling trees, is the safest place you can be in
a building. You can cover yourself with a mattress and wear a
helmet for added protection.

The next position update will be provided with the intermediate
advisory at 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC).

SUMMARY OF 100 PM EDT...1700 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.1N 78.0W
ABOUT 25 MI...40 KM SE OF NEGRIL JAMAICA
ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM S OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...892 MB...26.34 INCHES

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 1d

Right now in my office where the RH is 32%.

Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 1d

The last time a hurricane as intense as Melissa made landfall in the Atlantic was 1935.

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 1d

#Hurricane #Melissa now has winds of 290 km/h and central pressure of 896 mb as of 09:00 ET Tuesday.

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 1d

#Vancouver #weather
20251028

A few showers this morning, especially near the mountains. Clearing this afternoon for communities like Surrey and Langley. High around 11. Light rain showers near the mountains tomorrow. Partly cloudy Thursday and rainy this weekend.

#YVR #BCstorm

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 2d

Thundersnow in Rexburg, Idaho.

#IDwx #weather

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 2d

2PM EDT, #Melissa now est’d at 280km/h (175mph) max sustained winds & 906 mb central pressure.
That places it among the most intense Atlantic hurricanes: likely in the top 10 lowest pressures on record, & one of the highest-wind #Cat5 storms in the N Atlantic.

Jamaica just to N.

#Hurricane #ATLwx

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 2d

just don't lick the boot

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · 2d

#CAT5 Major Hurricane #Melissa with its max sustained winds of 260km/h (160mph) and higher gusts moving painstaking slow at 6km/h (3mph) as this monster storm set to have its biggest impact on Jamaica.

For Hourly Updates Go To: hurricane.gov

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Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · 2d

Next System & Potential Halloween Atmospheric River
#wawx

youtu.be/d_F3NZzKURs

Next System & Potential Halloween Atmospheric River

YouTube video by Western Washington Weather

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 2d

i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 2d

#Vancouver #weather
20251027

Post-frontal rain showers gradually tapering off over the course of the day, high near 12. Isolated thunder possible. Showers continue with less frequency tomorrow. A break in the rain Wednesday and Thursday then a possible return on Halloween.

#YVR #BCstorm

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 5d

12:25 Friday - There are 13962 customers without power in the Lower Mainland/Sunshine Coast.

#YVR #BCstorm #weather

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 5d

11:45 Friday - There are 6129 customers without power in the Lower Mainland/Sunshine Coast.

#BCstorm #weather #YVR

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pnwcatlover.bsky.social @pnwcatlover.bsky.social · 5d

It's still dry here in Bellingham, but quite windy!

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Dennis Mersereau 🛰️ @wxdam.com · 5d

I love the texture of the clouds over the Great Lakes, but the valley fog between Minneapolis and Dubuque is pretty awesome.

A satellite image showing ripply, puffy, highly textured clouds draped over the Great Lakes. A ribbon of valley fog is visible along the Mississippi between Minneapolis and Dubuque.

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 5d

a little girl is making a funny face while sitting in front of potted plants .

ALT: a little girl is making a funny face while sitting in front of potted plants .

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 5d

I don't think there's a significant tornado threat for Cancun.

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Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 5d

Send noods

Mark Ingalls @ingallswx.bsky.social · 5d

The Olympic Rain Shadow is clearly visible on #weather radar this morning with Sequim, the San Juan Islands, and Bellingham all dry.

Interestingly, Sequim averages less rain annually than Walla Walla in the Eastern Washington desert!

#WAwx

A radar image of Northwest Washington and adjacent British Columbia showing widespread rain except northeast of the Olympics to around Mount Baker.

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