Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @NWSGrandRapids
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
122
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a range of topics related to weather in Michigan, including hail, thunderstorms, wind speeds, snowfall, and the Aurora Borealis. They also mention the importance of weather spotters and staying informed about weather alerts. There are photos and videos included, showcasing the beauty and power of nature. Some posts mention updates from the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids and provide information about specific weather events and advisories.
Topic Modeling
- Michigan weather variability (hail, thunderstorms, snow, auroras)
- Role of weather spotters during severe weather events
- New research on estimating wind speeds from tree damage
- Updates and alerts from NWSGrandRapids
- Discussion on advanced weather training courses and education
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express various emotions related to weather, with some expressing excitement and wonder at natural phenomena such as hail, thunderstorms, and the Aurora Borealis. Other tweets express concern for severe weather events and updates on weather advisories. There is also a sense of appreciation for the work of weather spotters and researchers in understanding weather patterns and keeping people safe. Overall, the emotions expressed in the tweets vary depending on the specific weather event or topic being discussed, but they tend to be focused on either wonder and fascination with nature or concern for safety and preparedness.
Trend Analysis
- Weather conditions in Michigan, including hail storms, thunderstorms, and snowfall
- The role of weather spotters and new research on estimating wind speeds
- Updates and alerts from @NWSGrandRapids regarding weather conditions and advisories
- Photos and sightings of the Aurora Borealis in Michigan
- Discussions and recommendations for advanced weather education and training
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
44
Percentage of total tweets
36%
Number of Original tweets
29
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
122
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
47
Percentage of total tweets
38%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
2
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
26
Percentage of total tweets
21%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 48 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 38 |
| Twitter Web App | 34 |
| TweeseCake | 1 |
| TweetDeck Web App | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODTV | WOOD TV8 | Official account of WOOD TV8 in Grand Rapids, Mich. Follow us for the latest breaking news and weather in West Michigan. | 153,149 |
| migovernment | Michigan.gov | Promoting #Michigan as a great place to live, work, play, visit & do business! News from your #MIGov #StateGov agencies. | 75,505 |
| NOAA_GLERL | NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory | Innovative research on the dynamic environments and ecosystems of the Great Lakes. | 17,480 |
| weather_katie | Meteorologist Katie Nickolaou | Emmy Award Winning CBS Morning Meteorologist for WLNS. 3X Emmy Nominee. Creator of the #FandomForecast CBM #918 Opinions are my own | 13,198 |
| ellenbacca | Ellen Bacca | Emmy Award Winning Chief Meteorologist @WOODTV - CBM & NWA Certified - Adjunct Prof @ValpoU Send me a weather question: #AskEllen | 12,820 |
| StaceyALee | Stacey Anne Leeson | Weather & Nature Photographer 🌊⛈☀️❄️🌙 | 7,166 |
| Christina4casts | Christina Anthony | Public Information Officer (PIO) for @KzooCountyHCS 🇺🇸 Former TV Meteorologist ☃️ Cat Mom 🐱 Dog Mom 🐶 Wifey 💍 | 6,018 |
| weathermankeith | Keith Thompson | Chief Meteorologist, WWMT-TV | 5,698 |
| CIGLR_UM | CIGLR | The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research. Working for the Great Lakes region since 1989, thanks to @NOAA and university partnerships. | 4,405 |
| glessens | George Lessens | WZZM 13 Chief Meteorologist. CBM-certified. Penn State/GRCC graduate. Multiple MAB Best Weathercast/Emmy Awards. Factual tweets, few opinions. | 4,135 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| StaceyALee | Stacey Anne Leeson | Weather & Nature Photographer 🌊⛈☀️❄️🌙 | 6,147 |
| ScottSincoff | Meteorologist Scott Sincoff | @news12 ❄️ Freelance Meteorologist | @FairmontState ⚡️⛈️ Prof. | @RutgersU/@msstate alum | Eagle Scout | 🏳️🌈 he/him/his | 🐶 Dog Dad | Tax Professional | 5,134 |
| benroethig | Ben Roethig | Frequent guest on Tech Podcasts. Trekkie, Hawkeyes, Bears, Cubs and Bulls fan. terrible musician. Same username all social media including 🐘 | 4,993 |
| conservative22 | John Waller III | Ministry student @ MACU, Christian conservative, loving husband & friend, sports, Star Wars & weather geek!!! | 4,977 |
| CIGLR_UM | CIGLR | The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research. Working for the Great Lakes region since 1989, thanks to @NOAA and university partnerships. | 4,542 |
| Oh_Fizzle | Fizzle | She/they. Queer. Pan. 36. Wife of trans woman. Mom. #ADHD and #Fibromyalgia. I mostly follow other people. Don't mind me. @Fizzle@projectmushroom.social | 3,953 |
| WillWWMT | Meteorologist Will Haenni WWMT | Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (#876) for @WWMTNews in Kalamazoo/Grand Rapids, Michigan. PDGA #100136🥏 | 3,393 |
| m_k_s_n_b | nerdiebirdie | - | 3,134 |
| TonyArdinger1 | Tony Ardinger | - | 3,010 |
| GOESguyHarlie | Harlie C. #GOESEast #GOESwest | #NASASocial Alum. Space Nerd Storm chaser / Spotter for @nwsgrandrapids,@NWS_mountholly / Photographer / Meteorologist at @NerdoMedia https://t.co/q7rVYdK735 | 2,861 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| conservative22 | Ministry student @ MACU, Christian conservative, loving husband & friend, sports, Star Wars & weather geek!!! | 8 |
| TonyArdinger1 | - | 5 |
| CarmenA48081593 | - | 5 |
| MarkHol33038539 | Ham Radio, Computer Nut, Married 21 Yrs. Ordained Minister, Full-Gospel. Bible School. JESUS IS LORD! | 5 |
| Martens6Marilyn | Since of humor never give up | 4 |
| GOESguyHarlie | #NASASocial Alum. Space Nerd Storm chaser / Spotter for @nwsgrandrapids,@NWS_mountholly / Photographer / Meteorologist at @NerdoMedia https://t.co/q7rVYdK735 | 3 |
| m_k_s_n_b | - | 3 |
| BtlWx8 | Battle Creek/Calhoun County SKYWARN® - Auxcomm Amateur Radio operators trained in National Weather Service SKYWARN® storm spotting and emergency communications | 3 |
| NathanBruinsma | - | 3 |
| Ana4Latinas | Not everything I do is right, not everything I do is wrong. But everything I do, I want it to be a choice I've made. | 3 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639020475622780928 | Ernest Ostuno from @NWSGrandRapids is diving into how new research is estimating wind speeds from tree damage alone. #SSDRC25 https://t.co/LLWEbM9TVL | 3 |
| 1639660507966701568 | Fabulous weather spotter presentation by @NWSGrandRapids Jim Maczko in Battle Creek this morning. Weather spotters play a vital role during severe weather events especially, as they can provide “ground truth” that the radar may miss. Online course: https://t.co/pZkMmIgNG8 https://t.co/EqtlAuFRKy | 2 |
| 1638678917962711040 | 71% of March's produce at least one thunderstorm @NWSGrandRapids #wmiwx #miwx | 2 |
| 1639329609333321728 | The greatest impact of the forecasted event for late tonight into Saturday should stay north of Kent County, but we could see 1-3" (with the heaviest snowfall in the northern portion of the county.) Crews will continue monitoring conditions and respond, as needed.@NWSGrandRapids https://t.co/OHSX8LKaIu | 1 |
| 1640115773698985984 | Either Mother Nature is making fajitas or we have pea sized hail! 🔊 Gotta love Michigan weather 🤪 This was filmed in Battle Creek @NWSGrandRapids https://t.co/iTsvIh5mox | 1 |
| 1639114223300263937 | Aurora seen from my back porch 1 mile SE of Mount Pleasant, MI looking due north. Thankful for my roommates better photo quality. First time ever seeing the aurora this visible in my life! @MiStormChasers @NWSGrandRapids - 📷 Josh Wright https://t.co/4YBZjgrRaa | 1 |
| 1639355984307994624 | UPDATE (4:00 P.M.): Winter Weather Advisory from @NWSGrandRapids for Muskegon, Montcalm, Newaygo, Mecosta counties Saturday 2 a.m. thru 4 p.m. 1-3" snow with up to .20" ice possible. Winter Storm Warning (pink) for counties Up North. Take note if traveling north. #WeatherAlert https://t.co/eXOXcMAt8X | 1 |
| 1641183237698379782 | Plus, 12- to 15-foot waves happening on #LakeHuron & #LakeOntario right now! https://t.co/N96b0gxDI6 #GreatLakes #GreatLakesSci #waves @NOAAResearch @CIGLR_UM @RealGLOS @NWSBUFFALO @NWSGaylord @NWSDetroit @NWSGreenBay @NWSGrandRapids @NWSChicago @NWSMilwaukee @NWSCLE @NWSduluth https://t.co/jkfjI1Gu6C | 1 |
| 1641467719663906816 | @ReneeBlv The @NWSGrandRapids, and my friends @wxblakeharms, @SaraFlynnWX, @ellenbacca at WOOD will be your best source of information. Simply put, stay weather aware and have a way to get warnings Friday evening and night. | 1 |
| 1639691294199914498 | @jasbuddy @ellenbacca @Christina4casts @bsteffen @WillWWMT @WXSamantha @weathermankeith @RadarReeceWx @glessens @NWSGrandRapids I haven’t looked at the numbers or any of the resources so I don’t really know to be honest… | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640115773698985984 | Either Mother Nature is making fajitas or we have pea sized hail! 🔊 Gotta love Michigan weather 🤪 This was filmed in Battle Creek @NWSGrandRapids https://t.co/iTsvIh5mox | 70 |
| 1639660507966701568 | Fabulous weather spotter presentation by @NWSGrandRapids Jim Maczko in Battle Creek this morning. Weather spotters play a vital role during severe weather events especially, as they can provide “ground truth” that the radar may miss. Online course: https://t.co/pZkMmIgNG8 https://t.co/EqtlAuFRKy | 23 |
| 1638678917962711040 | 71% of March's produce at least one thunderstorm @NWSGrandRapids #wmiwx #miwx | 14 |
| 1639020475622780928 | Ernest Ostuno from @NWSGrandRapids is diving into how new research is estimating wind speeds from tree damage alone. #SSDRC25 https://t.co/LLWEbM9TVL | 14 |
| 1639329609333321728 | The greatest impact of the forecasted event for late tonight into Saturday should stay north of Kent County, but we could see 1-3" (with the heaviest snowfall in the northern portion of the county.) Crews will continue monitoring conditions and respond, as needed.@NWSGrandRapids https://t.co/OHSX8LKaIu | 9 |
| 1639114223300263937 | Aurora seen from my back porch 1 mile SE of Mount Pleasant, MI looking due north. Thankful for my roommates better photo quality. First time ever seeing the aurora this visible in my life! @MiStormChasers @NWSGrandRapids - 📷 Josh Wright https://t.co/4YBZjgrRaa | 9 |
| 1641467719663906816 | @ReneeBlv The @NWSGrandRapids, and my friends @wxblakeharms, @SaraFlynnWX, @ellenbacca at WOOD will be your best source of information. Simply put, stay weather aware and have a way to get warnings Friday evening and night. | 7 |
| 1641183237698379782 | Plus, 12- to 15-foot waves happening on #LakeHuron & #LakeOntario right now! https://t.co/N96b0gxDI6 #GreatLakes #GreatLakesSci #waves @NOAAResearch @CIGLR_UM @RealGLOS @NWSBUFFALO @NWSGaylord @NWSDetroit @NWSGreenBay @NWSGrandRapids @NWSChicago @NWSMilwaukee @NWSCLE @NWSduluth https://t.co/jkfjI1Gu6C | 7 |
| 1639355984307994624 | UPDATE (4:00 P.M.): Winter Weather Advisory from @NWSGrandRapids for Muskegon, Montcalm, Newaygo, Mecosta counties Saturday 2 a.m. thru 4 p.m. 1-3" snow with up to .20" ice possible. Winter Storm Warning (pink) for counties Up North. Take note if traveling north. #WeatherAlert https://t.co/eXOXcMAt8X | 7 |
| 1639699410295697408 | @Christina4casts @NWSGrandRapids Was thinking of going, but late game last night/this morning, back in early tomorrow morning. Nah. I'm sure it was good. Jim does a great job. | 6 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #wmiwx | 14 |
| #miwx | 9 |
| #lakehuron | 2 |
| #lakeontario | 2 |
| #greatlakes | 2 |
| #greatlakessci | 2 |
| #waves | 2 |
| #weatheralert | 2 |
| #ssdrc25 | 2 |
| #cmuwx | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @nwsgrandrapids | 122 |
| @christina4casts | 16 |
| @ellenbacca | 13 |
| @weathermankeith | 13 |
| @nwsduluth | 10 |
| @bsteffen | 10 |
| @wxsamantha | 9 |
| @glessens | 9 |
| @nwstwincities | 8 |
| @nwsbismarck | 8 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
26
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 💗 | 4 | growing_heart |
| 🛰️ | 3 | satellite |
| 👀 | 2 | eyes |
| 🔊 | 2 | speaker_high_volume |
| 🤪 | 2 | zany_face |
| 📷 | 2 | camera |
| 🕊 | 2 | dove |
| ⛈️ | 1 | cloud_with_lightning_and_rain |
| 🌧️ | 1 | cloud_with_rain |
| 🤔 | 1 | thinking_face |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 14 |
| Travel & Places | 8 |
| Objects | 4 |
| People & Body | 3 |
| Animals & Nature | 2 |
| Symbols | 1 |