Mastodawn

Here's a closeup of the fireball. I could actually hear the thunderous WHOOSH as it erupted in flame after appearing to be struck by a large piece of debris from the #tornado
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James Hammett🌪️2d ago

June 15, 2023: As many were just going about their day, this #tornado formed and immediately began to carve an EF3 damage path through Perryton, TX. After impacting residential and downtown areas, the tornado collapsed a radio tower and exploded a fuel storage tank as I rushed to escape
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James Hammett🌪️Mar 4

From a 0% "marginal" day to a confirmed #supercell #tornado — sometimes the high plains over-deliver 🌪️
May 25, 2017 I caught this spinner in Yuma County, CO, on timelapse — Turretcam footage shows clear ground circulation (arrow) forming right on the inflow boundary. Full chase log link in 🧵
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James Hammett🌪️Mar 2

Everyone remembers Wray, but for a few the magic started in Eckley. May 7, 2016 I blasted east, betting on a #supercell cluster erupting near the state border. Just as I arrived this scene unfolded — a ghostly #tornado touching down north of Eckley, #Colorado 🌪️ Full chase log link in 🧵
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James Hammett🌪️Feb 20

It's gonna be May 🌪️ in 71 days. Tornadoes will again be roaming the Plains.

Flashback: May 17, 2019 I was chasing this monster #supercell near McCook #Nebraska. After a white-knuckle detour through a torrential rain core, I broke out just in time to intercept this EF-1 #tornado near Farnam.
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James Hammett🌪️Nov 7

I've been chasing with OpenStreetMaps on the OsmAnd app with great success. I made a custom rendering style optimized for storm chasing that highlights road surface integrity and I've spent the last several years updating the data while I'm out.

Check it out and download here: https://github.com/pqo/stormchasing-rendering-style

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James Hammett🌪️May 31, 2025

Exhibit A

James Hammett🌪️Mar 25, 2025

My Laramie #tornado video says "hallo!" from #dresden https://www.dhmd.de/en/exhibitions/the-air-we-share
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James Hammett🌪️Dec 10, 2024

Gift it in print with my 2025 Storms and Skies of the High Plains wall calendar!🗓️🎁
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1834644761/2025-storms-and-skies-of-the-high-plains

James Hammett🌪️Dec 10, 2024

June 19, 2018. This serpentine #tornado formed near the backside of a supercell near Prospect Valley, #Colorado during an incredible stretch of severe #storms on the high plains

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