Here is a Timelapse of the insane Aurora display on May 11th of this year from Southwest WI. I still have plenty of Timelapses to process from this day, I’m just a bit too lazy to get to them. Enjoy this one!
Quiet, hot weather will last until mid-late June, where severe chances currently look to rise.
#aurora #ilwx shot on #sonyalpha
Watch a shelf cloud engulf the camera earlier this morning in Dekalb, IL! Gusty winds and heavy rain followed this shelf cloud. Even though it looks threatening, this storm didn’t pack much of a punch. All bark no bite! More storms likely this afternoon! Severe hail and winds are the main threats, but a tornado or two could occur! Be safe #ilwx #shelfcloud #storm #thunderstorm #stormchasing #stormchasers shot on @sonyalpha
Watch Tornado #1 of the day form right in front of us!
This thing grew into a violent stovepipe tornado as it barely missed Lincoln, and Waverly NE. It did impact a few properties however, and currently has a preliminary rating of EF-3. I have plenty more content to post in the coming days! #tornado #newx #storm #stormchasing #stormchaser shot on @sonyalpha
One tornado ropes out, a new tornado is born. This is what’s known as a “hand off” where the storm cycles through mesocyclones. This process occurred several times before this storm produced a massive tornado that impacted Elkhorn and Bennington, Nebraska. This footage was captured north of Waverly, Nebraska just outside Lincoln. Hope you’re enjoying the footage because there’s a lot more! #tornado #nebraska #storm #supercell #stormchase #stormchasers #stormchasing captured on a @sonyalpha
Stovepipe tornado North of Waverly, Nebraska on Friday, 4/26. This tornado caused moderate damage to a farmstead we passed, and was the second tornado of 5 we saw from this cell alone. Even more content still on the way! #tornado #weather #storm #stormchasing #stormchasers caught on @sonyalpha
Watch as Tornado 1 dissipates, and tornado 2 forms right in front of us!
This is another video from Friday, 4/26 North of Lincoln, Nebraska. The first tornado began to die off as the mesocyclone began producing a second tornado. The second tornado starts as a tiny funnel above the surface, then you can see it start to kick up a vortex on the ground before the video ends (due to large hail falling on us). These were tornadoes 1 and 2 out of 5 that we saw from this cell alone, and out of 10 for the day. Still tons more pictures and footage to post! #tornado #storm #weather #stormchasing #stormchasers #stormphotography shot on @sonyalpha
WEDGE TORNADO near Manilla, Iowa on Thursday. This was the 3rd wedge this storm produced. This tornado was likely violent as it tore through desolate areas of the Iowa countryside. At least 1 more tornadoes touched down from this storm after this tornado lifted. This supercell alone likely produced 6-7 tornadoes, almost half of which likely being significant. #iawx #tornado #stormchasing #stormchaser
(Mild language) Waverly, NE is located approximately 10 miles Northeast of Lincoln Nebraska, a city of almost 300,000 people. This tornado touched down in between the two towns, missing Lincoln by about 6 miles. This tornado was likely EF-4 strength, and it absolutely obliterated what appeared to be a barn in this video. We positioned perfectly to let it develop, and head to our east on our road. This is the first of many incredible videos I got Friday, 4/26 in Nebraska/Iowa. Career day for storm chasing. More to come. #tornado #Newx #Stormchasing #storm #supercell captured on #sonyalpha
This time lapse is from 3/14 in southern IL! A tornado warned supercell strengthens and produces a little funnel in front of me as the Timelapse goes on. I wish I had my ultra-wide angle on the camera the whole time rather than my 24-70mm so I didn’t have to move the camera, but it still turned out great.
I will be time lapsing a whole lot more this year now that I have an effective way to quickly put them together and export them. Be on the lookout for many more throughout the year!
#timelapse #supercell #thunderstorm #sonyalpha #stormchasing #storm #tornado
Salem, Iowa tornado video:
Here’s 3 of my video clips from yesterdays chase spliced together (LANGUAGE WARNING). The first clip is as the tornado passes the town of Salem, sitting on rd 218. We then blast east (passing the tornadoes path which is a big no no if done incorrectly) which is the second video. The tornado got very close but we stayed ahead of it until we let it pass us to the west as we approached New London, which had an extremely close call with the tornado. The third video is as the tornado passes just north of town. You can make up a ghostly rain wrapped funnel underneath the mass of swirling clouds known as the mesocyclone. We executed this chase very well, but did a lot of risky things. I haven’t had this close of an intercept before, so there was a lot to be learned. Good thing is, I now have experience and am more confident than ever in my chasing skills.
I have a ton of awesome pictures I’ll be posting throughout the week. Stay tuned! More severe weather in southern IL tomorrow, then we are on a bit of a hiatus from severe storms until late April. #tornado #stormchasing #storm #sonyalpha #iawx #supercell #weather
Timelapse of a shrinking supercell south of Saint Louis yesterday evening. After the main supercell had died, smaller ones took over to the south. The updraft was very tilted and skinny compared to the bigger one earlier. This is my first Timelapse with the #sonyalpha. More pictures and another Timelapse coming soon! #illinoisweather #stormchasing #storm #stormchase
Yesterday I caught my first tornado of the year in Henry, IL! This was barely a tornado as there was no condensed funnel extending from the bowl lowering, just a weak sporadic ground circulation (something chasers call a “Bird fart” tornado due to the weak nature of it). I also captured some great images I can put into a Timelapse later today. I will post those tomorrow at some point! Illinois is on the tornado board for 2024 early this year! #ilwx #tornado #illinois_shots #illinoisweather #storm #stormchasing
