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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 27/07/2026

A Black Witch moth a.k.a. Mariposa de la Muerte -- it's the size of a hand! They're not native here in Colorado but occasionally migrate up on winds from Mexico. This one is beating the heat by resting on shaded bricks outside my door

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 04/07/2026

Happy Chugwater EFU day for those who celebrate! I was hiding behind this hill as the tornado dropped 😒 #wywx #WxSky

hazy frame grab of a tornado lurking behind a hill

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 22/05/2026

A more recent EF3 tornado was also an oddball: The 2015 Berthoud tornado began approximately 3 miles south of Berthoud, then tracked to the west-northwest! www.stormdig.com/index.php?op... #WxSky

View of a tornado on the horizon while driving on the interstate

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 22/05/2026

I'm always concerned about my antenna wires breaking the Faraday cage and routing a lightning strike into the cabin. OTUS guy is routing that possibility straight to his skull #WxSky

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 06/05/2026

Tons of heavy, wet snow in the trees in south Denver pushing branches to the ground. Just had to shake the snow out of my small trees to save them #WxSky

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 21/03/2026

The #tornado pushed a full tanker truck into a pond along Loop 143 (see map). It then struck a pickup truck on the same highway I used as my escape route. I flashed my lights to warn the oncoming driver but the tornado behind me became shrouded in rain, rendering it nearly invisible. #WxSky

still image of an oncoming truck before driving into the tornado

still image of an oncoming truck after driving into the tornado

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 18/03/2026

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 #WxSky

Still image of a bright orange fireball in the debris field at the base of a strong tornado

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 17/03/2026

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 #WxSky

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 04/03/2026

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 🧵 #WxSky

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 02/03/2026

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 🧵 #WxSky

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 22/02/2026

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. #WxSky

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 12/11/2025

Phone photo of back yard aurora in Denver's light pollution

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 06/11/2025

I've published my storm chasing rendering style here - enjoy! github.com/pqo/stormcha...

Action shot of the Stormchasing rendering style

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 17/06/2025

Unbelievable structure with tornado S of North Platte, NE

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 19/04/2025

Building out Squidville one scrape at a time

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 25/03/2025

My Laramie tornado video says "hallo!" from Dresden!🌪️ www.dhmd.de/en/exhibitio...

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 10/12/2024

Gift it in print with my 2025 Storms and Skies of the High Plains wall calendar!🗓️🎁 Link: www.etsy.com/listing/1834...

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 10/12/2024

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 #WxSky

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 07/12/2024

Gift it in print with my 2025 Storms and Skies of the High Plains wall calendar!🗓️🎁 Link: www.etsy.com/listing/1834...

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 07/12/2024

May 26, 2017. Sometimes the show truly begins after the storm passes. Here in Colorado, the sky transforms as mammatus clouds reflect the fiery hues of the setting sun, painting a masterpiece of light and texture that feels otherworldly #WxSky

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 06/12/2024

Gift it in print with my 2025 Storms and Skies of the High Plains wall calendar!🗓️🎁 Link: www.etsy.com/listing/1834...

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 06/12/2024

June 17, 2015. A lone supercell with double #rainbow hovers over the grasslands adjacent to the rugged Badlands of #SouthDakota #WxSky

A vivid rainbow beams out the side of a single fluffy white thunderstorm cloud.

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 05/12/2024

Gift it in print with my 2025 Storms and Skies of the High Plains wall calendar!🗓️🎁 Link: www.etsy.com/listing/1834...

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 05/12/2024

June 22, 2021. An intensely electrified #supercell over 10 miles tall crackles with power as it towers above an ethanol plant in #Nebraska #WxSky

Brilliant white lightning branches out across the sky over deep purple thunderstorm hues

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 03/12/2024

Gift it in print with my 2025 #Storms and Skies of the High Plains wall calendar!🗓️🎁 Link: www.etsy.com/listing/1834...

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 03/12/2024

A strongly rotating #supercell churns over the open plains near the North Dakota – Montana border. The #storm surged with energy before finally dropping a few #tornadoes #WxSky

Saucer-shaped storm hovering over grasslands with rain falling through the center.

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 02/12/2024

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 02/12/2024

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 02/12/2024

Finally publishing an image from this year's G5 #aurora! Gift it in print with my 2025 #Storms and Skies of the High Plains wall calendar🗓️🎁 Link in comments⤵ #WxSky

Image of the aurora borealis filling the northern skies with purples, greens, blues, and yellows.

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 01/12/2024

NEW 2025 Storms and Skies of the High Plains wall calendar! I've been wanting to produce a photo calendar for a few years now and finally got it done. Check it out🗓️🎁 Link: www.etsy.com/listing/1834... #WxSky

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 24/11/2024

A powerful Texas tornado carves a path through Perryton, leaving devastation in its wake. After toppling a 300-foot radio tower, the storm strikes a fuel tank, erupting into a fiery explosion. Rated EF3, the tornado’s fierce winds left a scar on the town—a stark reminder of nature's power. #WxSky

Close-range tornado striking a fuel tank causing a fiery orange explosion. A dark cloud of lofted debris fills the air.

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James Hammett 🌪️ @jameshammett.com · 08/11/2024

It's been 10 years since the mothership landed right here in Colorado near Last Chance. I took this photo off Highway 36, known as the "Highway to Heaven" among veteran storm chasers.

Photo of a supercell thunderstorm in the form of a dark circular cloud appearing over the highway.

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