Taylor Kanost
@tkanost.bsky.social
Chief Meteorologist at WACH FOX in Columbia, SC
Easily visible with the naked eye in Elgin, South Carolina right now 😍
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Easily visible with the naked eye in Elgin, South Carolina right now 😍
Vibrant northern lights display over Lake Murray this evening.
Photo: Bryan Sharpe
Photo: Bryan Sharpe
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Vibrant northern lights display over Lake Murray this evening.
Photo: Bryan Sharpe
Photo: Bryan Sharpe
Newberry County (South Carolina) Sheriff explains why he sounded the tornado sirens for a severe thunderstorm warning on Saturday.
Questioning every NWS decision because Helene went worse than you expected isn't a good way to operate, Lee.
Questioning every NWS decision because Helene went worse than you expected isn't a good way to operate, Lee.
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Newberry County (South Carolina) Sheriff explains why he sounded the tornado sirens for a severe thunderstorm warning on Saturday.
Questioning every NWS decision because Helene went worse than you expected isn't a good way to operate, Lee.
Questioning every NWS decision because Helene went worse than you expected isn't a good way to operate, Lee.
As things stand tonight, I think the coast and the Pee Dee region have the highest chance of experiencing tropical impacts (wind, rain, tornadoes) from future Imelda. Timing looks to be Monday-Tuesday next week.
September 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
As things stand tonight, I think the coast and the Pee Dee region have the highest chance of experiencing tropical impacts (wind, rain, tornadoes) from future Imelda. Timing looks to be Monday-Tuesday next week.
My alma mater, the University of Nebraska, has proposed eliminating the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. This department provides the only undergraduate meteorology degree program in all of Nebraska.
nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/09/13/u...
nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/09/13/u...
September 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
My alma mater, the University of Nebraska, has proposed eliminating the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. This department provides the only undergraduate meteorology degree program in all of Nebraska.
nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/09/13/u...
nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/09/13/u...
Another fun day on X
August 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Another fun day on X
Erin is on track to become a hurricane tomorrow, then track east of the U.S. next week. wach.com/weather/hurr...
August 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Erin is on track to become a hurricane tomorrow, then track east of the U.S. next week. wach.com/weather/hurr...
Can't wait for another whack job to try this on a NEXRAD
This guy deliberately downed the News9 radar. This is equal parts troubling and confusing.
www.news9.com/story/686c14...
www.news9.com/story/686c14...
Vandal disables power to lifesaving News 9 weather radar
Surveillance captures vandal sabotaging News 9's NextGen Live weather radar in Northeast OKC—full story and how services have been restored.
www.news9.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Can't wait for another whack job to try this on a NEXRAD
Highly recommend you give this a read theeyewall.substack.com/p/making-sen...
July 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Highly recommend you give this a read theeyewall.substack.com/p/making-sen...
Reposted by Taylor Kanost
SPC’s severe weather database is now QC’ed and updated for all of 2024. It was quite the year, coming in 2nd place for number of confirmed tornadoes since 1950, trailing the prolific 2004 season and overtaking the historic 2011 season. 2024 did see the most Sig Wind (65+ kt) reports since 1955.
May 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
SPC’s severe weather database is now QC’ed and updated for all of 2024. It was quite the year, coming in 2nd place for number of confirmed tornadoes since 1950, trailing the prolific 2004 season and overtaking the historic 2011 season. 2024 did see the most Sig Wind (65+ kt) reports since 1955.
The research arm will be replaced with John's Weather Forecasting Stone.
April 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The research arm will be replaced with John's Weather Forecasting Stone.
Reposted by Taylor Kanost
National Weather Service employees were encouraged to take early retirements at an all-hands meeting Thursday. The union believes as many as 1,000 could leave in the coming months - out of a workforce of just over 4,000.
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Weather Service Merges Offices as Staffing Pressure Mounts
The US National Weather Service will merge two of its largest forecasting units as it prepares for the loss of as many as 1,000 staffers.
www.bloomberg.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
National Weather Service employees were encouraged to take early retirements at an all-hands meeting Thursday. The union believes as many as 1,000 could leave in the coming months - out of a workforce of just over 4,000.
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Pretty serious situation developing in Upstate South Carolina this evening. Residents along nearly 100 roads in Greenville and Pickens Counties are under mandatory evacuations due to the ongoing Table Rock Fire Complex. It's 0% contained, and more elevated fire danger is expected tomorrow.
March 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Pretty serious situation developing in Upstate South Carolina this evening. Residents along nearly 100 roads in Greenville and Pickens Counties are under mandatory evacuations due to the ongoing Table Rock Fire Complex. It's 0% contained, and more elevated fire danger is expected tomorrow.
Of note for South Carolina: "An EF-1 tornado in Cordova, South Carolina is now the widest documented tornado (1,100 yards) in the entire U.S. tropical cyclone tornado database, which goes back to 1995."
For those interested the @NOAA National Hurricane Center has released their #Helene Tropical Cyclone Report.
Got some reading to do
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Got some reading to do
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https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL092024_Helene.pdf
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March 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Of note for South Carolina: "An EF-1 tornado in Cordova, South Carolina is now the widest documented tornado (1,100 yards) in the entire U.S. tropical cyclone tornado database, which goes back to 1995."
A multi-day severe weather outbreak is likely for late this week from the Mississippi River Valley to the east coast.
March 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A multi-day severe weather outbreak is likely for late this week from the Mississippi River Valley to the east coast.
Got word from a broadcast meteorologist buddy in Oregon that management is forcing them to show a 14 day forecast because a consultant thinks it's a good idea. TV consultants have a lot of big ideas - because they wouldn't have a job if they didn't - and they're mostly bad.
March 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Got word from a broadcast meteorologist buddy in Oregon that management is forcing them to show a 14 day forecast because a consultant thinks it's a good idea. TV consultants have a lot of big ideas - because they wouldn't have a job if they didn't - and they're mostly bad.
Of all the things that are pissing me off today, this is the part that's pissing me off the most.
I wasn't going to look, because everyone else was clearly handling the replies for me, but... what part of "private services use NOAA/NWS data for everything" excludes TWC from also using the data as a private service 🤦🏼♀️
February 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Of all the things that are pissing me off today, this is the part that's pissing me off the most.
Reposted by Taylor Kanost
Bad, bad timing and bad, bad look from Accu on this. The old rules no longer apply. We're either in this together to fight on behalf of NOAA or we're intentionally putting our own self-interest first, consequences be damned. Sorry, but I'm not sorry.
This is…not helpful. And likely aimed at an audience of one that rhymes with MAUDGE.
February 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Bad, bad timing and bad, bad look from Accu on this. The old rules no longer apply. We're either in this together to fight on behalf of NOAA or we're intentionally putting our own self-interest first, consequences be damned. Sorry, but I'm not sorry.
*Whispers* All of these AMG mets should take the severance and leave anyway www.wtva.com/news/local/w...
January 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
*Whispers* All of these AMG mets should take the severance and leave anyway www.wtva.com/news/local/w...
Reposted by Taylor Kanost
Who wants to see an airboat in snow?? (Video from Chase Businelle on Twitter)
January 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Who wants to see an airboat in snow?? (Video from Chase Businelle on Twitter)
It's gonna snow. Back to you.
January 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's gonna snow. Back to you.
Here's what I'm fairly comfortable saying at this point:
🔵Potential snow or wintry mix would move through Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night
🔵 Snow is the most likely precipitation type for the Midlands
🔵 Wintry precipitation will be most likely south of I-20
🔵Potential snow or wintry mix would move through Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night
🔵 Snow is the most likely precipitation type for the Midlands
🔵 Wintry precipitation will be most likely south of I-20
January 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Here's what I'm fairly comfortable saying at this point:
🔵Potential snow or wintry mix would move through Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night
🔵 Snow is the most likely precipitation type for the Midlands
🔵 Wintry precipitation will be most likely south of I-20
🔵Potential snow or wintry mix would move through Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night
🔵 Snow is the most likely precipitation type for the Midlands
🔵 Wintry precipitation will be most likely south of I-20
Another winter storm next week? It's possible. wach.com/weather/skyw...
January 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Another winter storm next week? It's possible. wach.com/weather/skyw...