Candyse Arivett

Candyse Arivett

@thewxcandy.bsky.social

Mom💙|🌪️Storm Chaser |astrophotography🌌💫|Former Intern @ KOTA| IN➡️SD,Black Hills🌄Geoscience&Meteorology Major@ Mississippi State '26| BHSU M.S.Ed ‘27|Climate change advocate|Sony a7iii📸|DJI Mavic Mini 3|Instagram @wx_candyse

1,170 Followers 874 Following 113 Posts Joined Oct 2023
4 months ago

Little me in elementary school would be losing her mind right now, five classes left until I become one of those scientists she used to read about in tornado and weather books at the library! Nine months to go until I have my degree in Meteorology🌪️📚

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4 months ago
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This a dropsonde that was dropped into the most intense part of Hurricane Melissa eyewall with winds over 247 mph just a few hundred meters above the surface. It is expected to make landfall momentarily.

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6 months ago

Am I finishing meteorology school…or is meteorology school finishing me? Tune in tomorrow at 7am MDT for the thrilling final season of Candyse Goes to Meteorology School—starring caffeine, chaos, and questionable math skills.

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9 months ago

Heartbroken to hear of the passing of world renowned meteorologist Gary England tonight. Know for his in-depth reporting on tornadoes, particularly the devastating Bridge Creek-Moore
Oklahoma tornado on May 3, 1999.

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10 months ago
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A year ago today, I discovered the breathtaking beauty of the Aurora Borealis in the heart of Badlands National Park during the incredible G5 geomagnetic storm, a night that left an indelible mark on my soul. ✨

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10 months ago
Me about 8 years ago holding a sign that says “A woman scientists place is in the resistance “

May the fourth be with you #StarWars #Resist 👩‍🔬⚛️

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10 months ago

Fellow #WomenInSTEM let’s connect 💜

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10 months ago

The administration's plan to withhold NOAA's approved funds threatens vital research and the development of life-saving severe weather forecasts, from long-term mitigation to providing life-saving lead time before catastrophic weather events like hurricanes and tornadoes.

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10 months ago

Katy Perry taking a quick 10-minute trip to "space" was supposedly a way to inspire women to pursue careers in aerospace/STEM fields. Meanwhile, women already established in STEM roles at organizations like NASA and NOAA are—*checks notes*—losing their jobs because of this crap of an administration.

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1 year ago
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Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving🌩️

Happy 30th Birthday to me, happy storm chase season to all my storm chaser friends and happy meteorological spring! 🤍 #WomenInSTEM #fundNOAA #30thbirthday

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1 year ago

Tomorrow is my 30th birthday as well as the first day of meteorological spring/tornado season and this year I just want NOAA to be fully funded and operational.

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1 year ago
Tornado as it first formed southeast of Watertown, South Dakota - 4:11 pm (2/24/2025) Video screenshot of tornado southeast of Watertown, South Dakota - 4:12 pm (2/24/2025) Photo of supercell with evident low level features, organized base, and lightning on the west side of Watertown, South Dakota - 3:30 pm (2/24/2025) Rainbow over Watertown, South Dakota after tornado - 4:20 pm (2/24/2025)

Today I documented the first EVER February tornado in South Dakota HISTORY! 🌪️

📍 Watertown, South Dakota
🗓️ February 24, 2025

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1 year ago

South Dakota putting down a tornado in February was not on my 2025 bingo card.

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1 year ago

It’s unsettling to think I’ll graduate with a Bachelor’s in Geoscience next year while questioning whether there will still be an Earth able to be saved.

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1 year ago
screenshot of the german paper Die Zeit with the headline and subhed reading

Ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß
Elon Musk streckt den rechten Arm, und alle springen drüber. Willkommen im neuen Aufmerksamkeitsregime. in english: 

A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a
Hitler salute
Elon Musk stretches out his right arm, and everyone jumps over it.
Welcome to the new attention regime.

while musk’s fanbois and the ADL tap dance around it, the German papers call it what it is

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1 year ago
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I have wanted a Subaru for the longest time, and tonight I adopted a 2016 Subaru Outback. Her name is Gaia, named after the Greek goddess of Earth. She is my first vehicle. I can’t wait to chase so many storms with her. Also, I am wearing my new destroy the patriarchy, not the planet shirt🌎🌲

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1 year ago

The insanity of being a fire ecologist in the epicenter of a major fire event, bags packed and ready to evacuate, watching active fire from my window, while taking media requests and explaining to the public, for the 100,000th time how climate change is largely responsible for this

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1 year ago
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January 1st, 2025
Pactola Lake
Pennington County, South Dakota

What an absolutely beautiful way to ring in 2025! Happy New Year everyone!

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1 year ago
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Thank you to everyone who has supported me in 2024. This year has been filled with hard work and challenges, but it has also been incredibly rewarding and beautiful. I am grateful for the encouragement, kindness, and love that have helped me through it all. I couldn't have done it without you.

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1 year ago

Happy Solstice to all those who believe the Earth has an axis.

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1 year ago

Officially to 1K on the butterfly app 🫶🏻 Thanks y’all.

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1 year ago

This morning I passed Synoptic Meteorology!

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1 year ago
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Something deorbited and punched through the ionosphere causing the red aurora effect around 1145 UTC this morning. Here is the view looking SW from Rapid City, SD with Nikon D850 full spectrum. Was heading SE. I have included a list of candidate rocket launches. @planet4589.bsky.social

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1 year ago

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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1 year ago
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Happy Holidays from my family to yours🎄🕎❄️

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1 year ago
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Space is neat🔭

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1 year ago

🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

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1 year ago

Yes! I got to meet you and chase tornadoes lol

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1 year ago

Thank you!!!

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1 year ago
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Alexa play Astronomy by Conan Gray…

Andromeda 💫😌

🔭 RedCat51
📸 Canon 90D

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