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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Scientists at the NSSL recently concluded that tornadoes reproduce via mitosis. What do you think? 4.23.2026 - Braman, Oklahoma

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Things that turn night into day are universally fun. Sunrises, shooting barrels of thermite at 2 am with a long rifle, lightning - you know, all the usual stuff. 8.16.2026 - Colorado Springs, Colorado

lightning over cheyenne mountain and fort carson

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Tornadoes over unplanted fields are such a vibe 4.13.2026 - Amboy, Minnesota

a tornado over a farm field reflecting off a creek bed

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Poor beetles 8.16.2026 - Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

All fields must be bean fields, yes

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I humbly request that Congress write up a bill to ban trees in places where tornadoes happen

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Make sure you take time to pan from one 🌪️ to the other 🌪️ 6.23.2023 - Granada, Colorado

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The moment those weird little condensate blobs start circulating the outside of the tornado is when you know it's about to get real 6.17.2026 - Effingham, Illinois

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The rattlesnakes in the canyons have the best views during the monsoon, no matter what anyone else says. 7.27.2026 - Colorado Springs, Colorado

lightning strikes the foothills west of colorado springs

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Seems like yesterday, plus like 144 days 4.13.2026 - Amboy, Minnesota

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you don't understand all the stories that people told hundreds of years ago to make the things nature does make sense, you haven't lived yet. 8.28.2024 - Mound City, South Dakota

a tornado underneath its parent storm flanked by blue skies and the setting sun over south dakota prairieland

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The ultrawide timelapse reveals how small this EF-3 tornado was relative to the monstrous supercell above. The storm prompted a tornado emergency and dropped 5-inch hailstones. 5.30.2024 - Midland, Texas

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

They say everyone likes a tall man but nobody ever talks about whether or not they like tall tornadoes 6.15.2023 - Perryton, Texas

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Spending too much time posting tornadoes and not enough time shitposting lately

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

An EF-3 tornado. 6.17.2026 - Effingham, Illinois

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'm at the age where everyone is having kids and when people say they're having twins I'm like oh congrats is this a satellite situation or the real deal 6.23.2023 - Granada, Colorado

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Sometimes tornadoes like to hide in the rain. Scientists have theorized that they're just shy. 9.29.2019 - Emden, Illinois

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Wind turbines look like toothpicks in front of a tornado 4.23.2026 - Braman, Oklahoma

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

A rare moment of excitement in 2026 happened when this EF-3 tornado condensed near I-70. After driving the approximate circumference of the Earth over May and June to see basically nothing it felt like a small victory. 6.17.2026 - Effingham, Illinois

a wide angle shot of a supercell with a damaging tornado

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Years later and no storm has impressed me the way this one did, and for some reason it was the secondary target. The nearly stationary EF-3 pictured was the first tornado of the day and lasted 45 minutes. 6.23.2023 - Granada, Colorado

a stovepipe shaped tornado in southeastern colorado

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

It's almost dirt wedge season 6.28.2023 - Kimball, Nebraska

a tornado churning dirt down a muddy road

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

To the archives we go for a picture of a multivortex tornado 12.1.2018 - Bluffs, Illinois

a multivortex tornado doing minor damage along some river bluffs

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

You know the great plains are in a drought when.... 5.16.2023 - Grainfield, Kansas

a dust storm under a supercell lit up by the setting sun

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

You have weird sci-fi expectations the first time you're abducted by aliens but in reality all that happens is you get hailed on. Not that memorable. 6.9.2022 - McCook, Nebraska

a storm that looks like an alien spaceship rolls over me

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I spend way too much of my time wondering what all the abandoned buildings on the high plains have seen. 4.26.2026 - Roswell, New Mexico

A developing tornado over an abandoned schoolhouse in New Mexico

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

That is pretty incredible, honestly. Why is it even in use if the goal is to cut operating costs 😂

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Ah, yes I did. I see what you’re saying. Thanks for clarifying.

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Theoretically that should be fixable, unlike the Fv3’s issues. Good to know. I sure wish that would happen before it goes operational as the only tool in town, but still.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Strongly disagree with this move. The RRFS is not ready for prime time. The NAM has value in corners of the universe. The HREF is a phenomenal model. This is not smart IMO.

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Some may argue that the “convection challenges” present a fatal flaw in the boundary layer scheme that is not ready to be used operationally yet, but I’m glad it will be better at getting my Kuchera forecast right.

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It was at about this time when storms went up off a dryline in Nebraska in a pristine environment for tornadoes. You weren't allowed to sleep in. Three insane tornadoes. Happy anniversary to those who celebrate. 5.12.2023 - Bartlett, Nebraska

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Some flashing lights from a random alien invasion a few years ago. 5.25.2023 - Grady, NM

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Breaking news: tornadoes are cool 4.23.2026 - Braman, OK

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

A wacky moment from yesterday's chase - as a long-lived tornado reintensifies, a satellite tornado develops, retrogrades toward me, and is absorbed into the larger tornado. 4.23.2026 - Braman, OK

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Was gonna post a video but those aren't working apparently so you get this picture of a tornado instead 4.13.2026 - Amboy, MN

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The ultrawide view of a developing tornado shows its foundations in the entire supercell. That's way more fun than zooming in on ground swirls, no? 4.13.2026 - Amboy, Minnesota

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Somehow at a mile wide this tornado is less than half the width of the largest tornadoes we have recorded.

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Can a tornado take down a wind turbine? I have absolutely no idea and this video is not informative on that subject. 5.23.2024 - Eldorado, OK

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Jeff Frame @vortexjeff.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Unfortunately, pseudoscience is on full display at Chaser Summit this year 🐍 🛢️

Screenshot from a presentation by Gary Lezak showing where to expect severe weather in early June.

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The sunset brought a surprise noctilucent cloud appearance to Colorado tonight, probably from a fresh rocket launch out west somewhere these past few days. The rarest clouds on Earth 😍

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

This is a very loud video of me being scared by lightning

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We love the middle of a lake

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Spencer Dant @sdantwx.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

A tornado wandering aimlessly under its parent storm. Some fire ants were bothered by this picture.

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