Drink of JesusMay 1

EF-3 tornado ripped through North Texas town, causing damage and injuries, officials say

A powerful storm ripped through the North Texas city of Mineral Wells Tuesday evening and caused serious damage, authorities said. Mineral Wells is located about 45 miles west of Fort Worth. The storm appeared to have blown through an industrial park, shredding buildings, ripping apart roofs and scattering debris across the area. Metal was wrapped around poles and an HVAC plant was heavily damaged, but employees had been sent home ahead of the storm. Mayor Regan Johnson confirmed two major […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/01/ef-3-tornado-ripped-through-north-texas-town-causing-damage-and-injuries-officials-say-cbs-texas/

Drink of JesusMay 1

North Texas storms spawn multiple tornadoes, injure several and cause widespread damage

Powerful storms, hail up to softball size and multiple tornadoes tore through North Texas on Tuesday, causing serious damage, injuries and widespread power outages. As of Wednesday, nine tornadoes occurred in North Texas between Saturday and Tuesday night.  Tuesday, there was an EF-3 tornado in Mineral Wells with winds up to 145 mph, three tornadoes in Johnson County, an EF-U tornado in Montague County, 70 hail reports, with hail as big as just below the size of a softball, and seven […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/01/north-texas-storms-spawn-multiple-tornadoes-injure-several-and-cause-widespread-damage/

Drink of JesusApr 28

Baseball-sized hail, damaging winds possible across North Texas amid severe weather threat Tuesday

The two main threats are wind and very large hail, with the possibility of an isolated tornado. Tuesday starts cloudy, warm and breezy, with temperatures in the 70s. Areas of fog are possible for the morning commute. But it will once again be a busy afternoon with severe storms as a dry line and a cold front increase the potential for severe weather, prompting a First Alert Weather Day. The timing of Tuesday's storms will be between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m., with 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. being the most […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/28/baseball-sized-hail-damaging-winds-possible-across-north-texas-amid-severe-weather-threat-tuesday/

Drink of JesusApr 23

Illinois surpasses 100 tornadoes for fourth year in a row

Severe weather season has been off to a very active start in Illinois, with everything from flooding, hail, and damaging winds – and more than 100 tornadoes statewide. As of April 22, the preliminary count for tornadoes across the state of Illinois stands at 101 and counting, easily leading the entire country by far. That's nearly double the annual average of 54 tornadoes in Illinois. With our severe weather season just getting started and lasting through September, that number has the […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/23/illinois-surpasses-100-tornadoes-for-fourth-year-in-a-row/

Drink of JesusApr 15

Storm chaser captures video of tornado in southern Minnesota

Most people run to their basement during severe weather, but Melanie Metz instead runs toward the storm. The National Weather Service confirms three tornadoes hit southern Minnesota Monday night in Amboy, Matawan and Elmore. That's on top of dozens of hail reports and even some gusts of wind nearing 60 MPH in southern parts of the state.  The weather allowed Champlin based meteorologist and storm chaser Metz to capture some seriously captivating footage. Metz has been chasing storms for 25 […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/15/storm-chaser-captures-video-of-tornado-in-southern-minnesota/

RA BrookfieldApr 26, 2025

Incredible lightning filled the sky all around. The air was thick with electricity. I was inspired to form the clips into a music track synced to the lightning. I hope you enjoy. I know I did!

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The Storm That Shouldn’t Be – Chicago February 2024 – Lightning Synced to a Music Track

This was a storm that produced a tornado in the Chicago area on February 24th, 2024. Tornadoes in the area are unusual for that time of year. I of course grabbed my camera and went out to capture s…

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