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@NOAASatellites · Silver Spring, MD · joined 30 Apr 2009
The NOAA Satellite & Information Service (referred to as NESDIS) is a line office of @NOAA.
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#NOAAHeritageWeek is almost over! Check out some of the tools that NOAA and our predecessors have used.
Learn about Engineering Development Units (EDUs), which were used to develop and test updates for the instruments on NOAA’s retired Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental ht
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It’s been one year since #SOLAR1 🛰️, formerly named SWFO-L1, was sent to space on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from @NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 24, 2025.
On this SOLAR-1 launch #anniversary, explore how the observatory was built, its journey to launch and the
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.@NOAA's #GOESWest (#GOES18) 🛰️ has been monitoring monsoonal moisture streaming into the Southwest via its water vapor channel.
#Flood Advisories and Watches as well as #FlashFlood Warnings are in effect throughout the region—particularly southeastern New Mexico, western Texas
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.@NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ is monitoring a strong coastal storm off the East Coast this morning that is expected to bring moderate to major coastal flooding, strong winds, heavy rainfall and high surf to the Mid-Atlantic and New England.
Coastal #Flood Watches and Warnings
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Moonlight illuminated Hurricane #Polo yesterday as it intensified over the eastern Pacific. 🌕🌀
NOAA’s #NOAA21 and NOAA/NASA’s #SuomiNPP satellites captured this nighttime view of Polo’s cloud structure on September 22, 2026.
By September 23, Polo was Category 4 with 150 mph htt
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We’re halfway through #NOAAHeritageWeek!
Today, we’re highlighting some of the remarkable people who helped shape NOAA’s work and legacy.
Dr. George Washington Carver was a pioneering agricultural scientist, inventor and educator in the early 20th century, who understood the h
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.@NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES19) is monitoring multiple threats of significant #flooding across the U.S. today.
Water vapor imagery shows deep moisture streaming into New Mexico and western Texas, as well as parts of the Ohio River Valley, where Flood Watches are in effect.
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It's the first official day of #AstronomicalFall in the Northern Hemisphere! 🌎🍂
Let's celebrate by watching the past year of changing seasons unfold from space in this timelapse from @NOAA’s #GOESEast (#GOES19) satellite! https://t.co/QFpeJwBD6L
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#HurricanePolo continues to swirl in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico this #TimeLapseTuesday. The Geostationary Lightning Mapper instrument on board @NOAA’s #GOESWest (#GOES18) 🛰️ helps show the lightning flashing in the cyclone’s eye in this imagery captured htt
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There's a lot going on weather-wise today!
@NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ is monitoring #thunderstorms across the Southeast as well as over parts of Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is prompting #FloodWatches from New Mexico into western Texas and across htt
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#NOAAHeritageWeek Online continues with today’s theme: Transformation! We’re here to wow you with some of NOAA’s most impressive work!
On April 1, 1960, NASA launched TIROS-1, the world’s first successful weather satellite. Its groundbreaking design and observations paved the ht
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Yesterday, @NOAA's #GOESWest (#GOES18) 🛰️ captured Tropical Storm #Polo rapidly intensifying into a #hurricane off the southwestern coast of Mexico in less than 24 hours. #HurricanePolo is now a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 mph.
Latest updates and advisories: ht
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Welcome to #NOAAHeritageWeek Online!
Each day this week, we’ll explore a new theme highlighting NOAA’s history and legacy. Today’s theme is Foundations! Learn why NOAA and its predecessors were created and how they’ve served the nation.
Since 1970, NOAA’s satellites have https:
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.@NOAA’s #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ captured this water vapor imagery of the Midwest, South and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States today, where there is a #MarginalRisk of #severe weather. #FloodWatches are currently in place in much of Ohio and West Virginia.
Latest: https:/
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Heavy rainfall is expected to continue today, prompting #Flood Watches across parts of the northern Rockies, New Mexico and the Midwest.
Water vapor imagery from @NOAA’s #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ is tracking deep atmospheric moisture fueling the rain.
Latest updates and https://t.
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#FloodWatches are in place today over a large swath covering New Mexico, Colorado and Utah due to excessive #rainfall. This composite imagery from @NOAA’s #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ combines infrared and visible bands to help show where the atmospheric moisture is located.
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🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED!🚨
Nominations for @NOAA’s 2027 David Johnson Award are now due by Wednesday, October 7!
Presented annually by @SpaceClubNews, the award recognizes young professionals who have developed innovative applications of Earth observation satellite data.
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Time for another #WhereInTheWorld Wednesday!
On August 4, 2026, #NOAA20 captured imagery of this 160-mile-wide circular dome of mountains. Among them is Mount Marcy, the highest point in its state. The mountains—which are composed of rocks more than a billion years old, yet http
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.@NOAA’s #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ is monitoring deep atmospheric moisture streaming across the U.S. this morning. The moisture could fuel repeated rounds of showers and #thunderstorms from parts of the Four Corners and mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Some #Flood
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How's this for a bonus #TimelapseTuesday loop?
Yesterday morning, @NOAA’s #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ watched as thunderstorms rolled across the Midwest for more than 10 hours. Check out all that #lightning!⚡ https://t.co/8RQVMMqTti
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This #TimeLapseTuesday brings enhanced color imagery of #HurricaneLowell captured from August 27 to September 10, 2026. @NOAA’s #GOESWest (#GOES18) 🛰️ closely monitored the cyclone as it formed in the Pacific, became a Category 5 Hurricane and dissipated—but not before bringing h
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Strong to severe #thunderstorms are expected today across parts of eastern Nebraska into western Iowa. @NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ is monitoring conditions throughout the region as they evolve. This imagery is via its infrared channel (band 13).
Latest updates and advisories:
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#HurricaneLowell lashed Hawaii's western islands this week as @NOAA satellites carefully monitored the storm.
Learn more about #Lowell's journey in our latest #EarthFromOrbit video:
https://t.co/vINdsDqgEE https://t.co/U2oHuFiTvE
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A view via @NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ is showing the weather across the contiguous U.S. as the sun rises this morning.
#Thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall is expected from parts of the Central Plains to the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and across the Southeast.
Check h
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It's #WhereInTheWorld Wednesday! 🎉
Have you ever heard of island ranges?
These mountain ranges exist separately or in almost total isolation from larger chains, appearing as "islands" of higher ground. https://t.co/yl20bLMG5m
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Severe #thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains to the Ohio Valley today, with the greatest threat from eastern Ohio into western New York. @NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ is monitoring developing conditions. This enhanced-color imagery helps differentiate
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.@NOAA's #GOESWest (#GOES18) 🛰️ is closely monitoring #HurricaneLowell, which made a close pass off western Hawaii today. The storm is expected to continue bringing rain, elevated water levels and dangerous surf conditions to the islands. A #FlashFlooding risk also remains. https
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Severe #thunderstorms are expected to develop later today across parts of Iowa and eastern Nebraska. @NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ is monitoring conditions as they develop, with frequent lightning already visible in the latest imagery.
Latest updates: https://t.co/5fy3XgK4XK ht
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#Hurricanes #Lowell, #Karina and #Marie are active in the Pacific Ocean today. This imagery of all three comes from @NOAA’s #GOESWest (#GOES18) 🛰️, which continues to monitor the cyclones closely.
#HighSurfAdvisories and #SmallCraftAdvisories associated with Lowell and Karina ht
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It’s been an active hurricane season in the Pacific so far! 🌀
This #FullDiskFriday, we're showcasing a stunning GeoColor image of three tropical cyclones in the eastern Pacific—Marie, Karina and Lowell—captured by @NOAA’s #GOESWest (#GOES18) 🛰️ on September 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM ht
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Against accounts of the same size
40 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 1M–10M follower range. ordinary reach for its size, stronger reaction than most.
Median views10 225this account14 648median for 1M–10M
Reach, %0.70%this account0.74%median for 1M–10M
Engagement, %0.89%this account0.70%median for 1M–10M
| Metric | This account | Median for 1M–10M | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median views per post | 10 225 | 14 648 | 0.70× |
| Reach (views ÷ followers) | 0.70% | 0.74% | 0.95× |
| Engagement rate | 0.89% | 0.70% | 1.27× |
Others in this range → Compare with another account → How these benchmarks are built →
Growth & engagement
How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.
Views per post
8.3K21 Sep
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15.9K22 Sep
3.7K
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20.8K23 Sep
6.2K
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6.3K24 Sep
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Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.
Engagement rate per post
0.54%21 Sep
0.58%
2.14%22 Sep
0.65%
0.90%
2.34%
2.34%23 Sep
0.96%
0.82%
1.60%
1.44%24 Sep
1.11%
0.80%
0.37%
Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 1M–10M accounts is 0.70%.
What the audience does
Likes74.1%2 996 in total
Reposts17.6%712 in total
Replies1.9%75 in total
Quotes0.9%38 in total
Bookmarks5.5%222 in total
Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.
Followers by day
22 Sep
Daily snapshots since 22 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.
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