![NWS Huntsville on Twitter: "👀Looking Back: The mysterious CHAFF event was 9 years ago! That afternoon under mostly clear skies, radar depected a large "storm" develolping. Turns out it was CHAFF which NWS Huntsville on Twitter: "👀Looking Back: The mysterious CHAFF event was 9 years ago! That afternoon under mostly clear skies, radar depected a large "storm" develolping. Turns out it was CHAFF which](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUcSfBzWQAASmCy.jpg:large)
NWS Huntsville on Twitter: "👀Looking Back: The mysterious CHAFF event was 9 years ago! That afternoon under mostly clear skies, radar depected a large "storm" develolping. Turns out it was CHAFF which
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![NWS Tampa Bay on Twitter: "Similar to last week, chaff is showing up on radar over southwest Florida. #FLWX http://t.co/iPTXTGuFC1" / Twitter NWS Tampa Bay on Twitter: "Similar to last week, chaff is showing up on radar over southwest Florida. #FLWX http://t.co/iPTXTGuFC1" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bd4bXg4CUAAFMxp.png)
NWS Tampa Bay on Twitter: "Similar to last week, chaff is showing up on radar over southwest Florida. #FLWX http://t.co/iPTXTGuFC1" / Twitter
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