Husband to an amazing Wife | Dad-life | Meteorologist - B.S. Iowa State | Storm/Aurora Chaser | Storm Chaser Academy Coach

Joined February 2013
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I *cannot* believe this was real. These colors were real. I've never seen such a deep blue Aurora before. I've seen blue Aurora, but my goodness this was something else. What a beautiful night. Oh, and yes, the snow is purple from the Aurora light reflection, I kid you not. Central Colorado last night/early this morning. #cowx #aurora
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This morning between 3:20-4:00 @markskaggs10 and I captured noctilucent clouds above Seattle! These clouds are the highest clouds on planet earth. I have been after this composition with them, Mt Baker and the Space Needle for close to a decade now! We finally got it! #wawx
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No cap, saturated boundary layer and up to 3km, very strong flow aloft, northwest flow, strong deep layer shear and very intense low level shear? What if it was all a QLCS with tail end Charlie spinnies?
Wednesday is the most insane kinematic environment I have ever seen modeled.
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But seeing the Euro model produce this kind of an environment with anything over 1000 sbcape, is pretty bonkers.
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Oh yeah, that's hot
Gorgeous Tornado warned storm NE of Westmoreland, KS at 18:26
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Sorry guys, the chase is over. A left split flying out of the Oklahoma/Kansas border is going to kill off your storms. (satire)
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Potential anticyclonic rotation or a faux velocity signal.
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📡 Storm chasing season isn't over. Neither is your chance to save 20% on every item in our merch store 👇 🛒 Shop now: buff.ly/PyPSgMS
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What if it’s just a Roomba?
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So stoked for @skydrama and @gabecox who had career days yesterday. They're top-tier chasers in terms of professionalism and quality. Beyond that, they're even better people. They both went out of their way to be positive influences to me early in my time and are stellar role models in this space. No drama (unless its SKYDRAMA), no safety concerns, just stellar work. More people should be looking to them as role models, imo. Fantastic works, my guys.
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I’ve had several people ask me how I’m doing now after surgery to remove half of my thyroid gland and the cancerous tumors growing on it, so here’s a little update. 🤍 I’m recovering very well, thank goodness. Although talking, swallowing, and moving my head and neck have been difficult at times, I’ve been lucky enough to experience very minimal pain. The few times I did have pain, the prescribed opioids quickly resolved it. Clearly, I haven’t been letting this slow me down too much (although I probably should be taking things a little easier than I have been), considering the amount of chasing I’ve done this past week… with likely more to come next week. I want to thank everyone who has checked in on me and sent words of encouragement. It truly has meant the world to me. I also want to specifically thank @TylersWXcorner and @JordanS_WX for letting me tag along with them as they drove during chases this week, as I was unable to drive. I’m so lucky to be a part of this unique community of truly wonderful people who always have each other’s backs. Oh, and two more very important things before I go: (1) Fuck cancer, and (2) never stop chasing! 🌪️ #wxTwitter #NeverStopChasing #FuckCancer #StormChasing #GirlsWhoChase
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Little SkyDrama before my shift tonight. Every year has those 1 or 2 defining tornado events. Those setups that one simply cannot miss out on. They feature numerous photogenic tornadoes of all shapes & sizes. 2023 was March 31 2024 was April 26 2025 was May 16 2026 was June 11
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Super excited to announce that we have received the preliminary results from SPC's Spring Forecasting Experiment! StormNet scored 1st place overall, plus: -1st place at each lead-time. -1st place each week of the experiment. Even beating CSU-MLP (GEFS-MLP) and WxNext2!
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PSA: Stop clicking links people randomly DM you. I got 3 more DMs this morning from people who's accounts were hacked. Stop. Clicking. Malicious. Links.
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The wife and I were productive this afternoon. Chicken wire fence up around the house garden. ✅
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Career day yesterday. Still can’t believe it #ilwx Streator Illinois
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Given the lull here in NA, I'm sharing my guide on storm chasing in South America. I did the best I could with all relevant materials I could gather: climatology, trends, ENSO influences, sources of convective outlook, live data and models, and challenges youtube.com/watch?v=IySw8bFx…
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Likely violent #tornado (EF3 ) destroyed multiple homes, twisted high tension power lines, and left significant ground scaring north of Kouts, Indiana. @MyRadarWX #inwx
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Significant ground scouring north of Koats, Indiana. @MyRadarWX #wxtwitter #inwx
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Timelapse shot of just a section of damage path north of Kouts, IN. This was a very violent #tornado with significant ground scaring. @MyRadarWX #inwx
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Insane rope tornado hitting the town of Ipava, Illinois during yesterdays storm chase
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