Pretty surreal to say I’ve officially documented an EF5 tornado. The first EF5 tornado since Moore 2013. Enderlin, North Dakota - June 20, 2025.

One week ago today, Mother Nature gifted me a birthday tornado intercept in my own backyard. Watertown, South Dakota - July 27, 2025

One week ago today, I had the chase of a lifetime in my backyard Gary, South Dakota - June 28, 2025

Last night I chased this monster supercell and wedge tornado in southwest Iowa. Some of the most incredible structure I’ve ever seen!

A stormy night in northeast Nebraska last week ⚡️

The night sky came alive recently near Watertown, South Dakota.

We documented a violent tornado near West Plains, Missouri on March 14, 2025. The most intense tornado I’ve ever chased. The roar sounded evil as it moved in with extreme RFD winds associated with a very wide circulation. Extreme damage also occurred near Bakersfield-South Fork, Missouri.

Today I documented the first EVER February tornado in South Dakota HISTORY! 🌪️ 📍 Watertown, South Dakota 🗓️ February 24, 2025

Craving more nights under the aurora

The first aurora of 2025 danced in the night sky last night.

It’s been real, 2024. Thank you.

I chased tornadoes in Mississippi on Saturday. This is my view back home in South Dakota today.

Light pillars this morning in Watertown, South Dakota. This stuff never gets old. #sdwx #atoptics #photography

Crazy to think I captured these photos just in South Dakota this year

Beam me up, Scotty! Incredible display of light pillars last night in Watertown, South Dakota. The -20°F wind chill and strong winds were brutal but it was great to get back in the elements after a long month of not picking up my camera. #sdwx #atoptics #photography

A large tornado ripping through farmland near Harlan, Iowa. By far the craziest storm chase of my life.

It felt like I was in a snow globe tonight in Watertown, South Dakota. A great start to December!

Lock Screen 🌪️

A wonderful display of light pillars near the University of North Dakota's campus in Grand Forks last night. #NDwx

The colours of 2024 🤩 as we hit a solar maximum! #solarcycle25 Activity fluctuates on an 11yr bell curve cycle, so we can still expect to see big shows for a cple years before things start to quiet down toward another solar minimum #northernlights #auroraborealis #nightphotography #astrolandscape

Here is some lightning in a tornado for #TornadoTuesday Kimball, Nebraska, June 2023

Nights under the aurora never get old

Desperately waiting for our next displays of aurora here on the northern plains. Central North Dakota, October 2024. #NDwx #aurora #northernlights

That moment when the aurora fills the entire sky… 💚🤩

This shot over a small Oklahoma homestead last month involved a close sprite grouping. The almost circular pattern can be seen where sprites trigger in the QE field conditions centered around the parent stroke.

I am still in disbelief that this happened back in April. Several prominences attempting to release from the Sun's surface during the April 8th, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse from Franklin, Vermont #VTwx #eclipse #solareclipse

Stacked lenticular in the sunset tonight #wywx

There’s nothing quite like supercells in the High Plains

Some of my most sentimental shots from 2024 📸

The idea that the Great Plains are just “flyover states” is just utter crap. You know what, though? More for me. I’ll take the sweeping grasslands, fields of corn and wheat, and nomadic cloud-mountains every day.

Winter is coming.

I've spent the past week or so sending emails, trying to make contacts, looking into press wire agencies and it's exhausting. I just want to be able to go take pictures. The nice thing about tornadoes is that they don't require permission or networking.

It’s crazy to think our atmosphere does stuff like this

Got my IEMBots all up on BlueSky on Monday, a look at current follower counts. @box.weather.im in the lead for WFOs! @spc.weather.im overall.

When the night sky explodes with color

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This year, man. Some of the most remarkable light I'll probably ever see. #eclipse #aurora #comet #rainbow

Let the darkness lead us into the light

A late season "transitional" trough is racing across the plains, and should produce some tornadoes tomorrow. But they aren't likely to be this kind - well structured, surrounded by dry air, slow moving, and easy to see. Can't wait for more of these.

Exercising your rights feels so good. Get out and vote! 🇺🇸

I chased a historic tornado outbreak across Nebraska and Iowa on this day 6 months ago. Check out my video perspective of the Minden, IA EF3 tornado here: youtu.be/VsCDIURt26E?...

Where are the "luckiest" places to chase in the Great Plains? Here's some hotspots that you've probably ended up before...

I captured these 4 photos in 2024. What an incredible year for astronomy!

Never in my life did I think I’d intercept a #tornado let alone in the Dominator 3 while simultaneously flying a drone filming ourselves! Spaulding, Nebraska 2023📍 #wxsky

The 🐐 is here!

It’s #TornadoTuesday so here are 4 tornadoes from my top 4 states to chase! 1. EF2 - Mound City, South Dakota 2. EF3 - Waverly, Nebraska 3. EF3 - Minden, Iowa 4. EF3 - Yuma, Colorado

Tornado Tuesday! Let's see 'em! EF-1 tornado on July 14th, 2021 tornado near Jewell, IA.

I created a starter pack of storm chasers. If you would like to be added to this starter pack or would like to suggest someone for it, respond or tag me! #wx #wxsky @jordanhallwx.bsky.social go.bsky.app/KMshJUU

The McCook, Nebraska EF2 tornado from 5/17/19 for #TornadoTuesday