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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Check out this terrifying, close-up view of the EF2 that hit Lena, Illinois on 04/17/2017. The tornado may have been rain-wrapped, buts its raw power couldn’t be missed. Video recorded and shared by Kevin Yaun, an area local! #wxsky #tornado

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Kerry is Now Just Crabby (and Inclusive) 🚲 @airbornegeek.com · 18/04/2026

Climate change is pushing Tornado Alley north and east and I don't think there's actual data yet, but my sniffer is telling me that it's also leading to more nighttime tornados, and y'all, none of us are ready for it (night tornadoes are THE worst; I mean, watch this video)

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

A gargantuan, nightmare of a tornado hit Easton, Illinois tonight in the pitch black darkness. Only with the lightning and a few power flashes can make out the shape of this beast... May everyone across the midwest remain safe tonight, it's been one hell of a day. 🎥: Ali Wilson #wxsky #tornado

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A traffic camera's POV of the tornado that swiped Lena, IL earlier today, 04/16/2026. The power slowly but surely going out is terrifying to watch in real time. #wxsky #tornado

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A viewer captured this brief tornado that touched down near Rochester, MN this afternoon! #wxsky #tornado 🎥: Ivy Tesmer

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Little twister, big damage! Here's a crazy closeup look at the sheer power of tornados, even when they're only a few feet wide... 🎥: Gary Lezak #tornado #wxsky

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Check out this stunning shot of a photogenic rope tornado that touched down near Webb, Iowa today! An absolutely breathtaking shot of Mother Nature's fury. Props to the photographer, Andrew Anderson, for having the wherewithal to wait for the perfect angle despite standing a few hundred yards away!

a curving rope tornado funnel touches down in the distance, softly lit by a setting sun that makes the actual funnel cloud itself appear pink and orange, despite the end scouring the open field. Trees and an american flag pole blow in the surroundings and the rest of sunset sky appears calm and peaceful

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A shot of the nasty twister that hit Ottawa, Kansas earlier this evening... #wksky #tornado 📸: u/Electrical-Ad5969

dark green and black clouds with a vague funnel cloud hanging over the horizon with a telephone pole in the foreground

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Blurry yet bone chilling photo of a tornado captured near Shawnee, Oklahoma earlier tonight... #severewx #wxsky 📸: u/Shutter_Stuck

a blurry photograph out of a car window along a nighttime freeway showcases a massive funnel of a lowering tornado with Scary Looking Clouds hanging around the sides making the cloud look Lovecraftian with horizontal vortices lit up by lightning

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Curious what nearby tornados sounds like? While we can't see the funnel itself, the 03/10/2026 Kankakee twister was close enough to hear its explosive roar. Many compare the sound of a tornado to a freight train or jet engine. What do you think it sounds like? 🎥: Tabitha Boshears #severewx #wxsky

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Jordan Hall @jordanhallwx.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The National Weather Service in Chicago has given the Aroma Park/Lake Village #tornado a preliminary EF-3 rating. "A EF-3 tornado tracked 36.6 miles from W of Aroma Park, IL to near DeMotte, IN. This is the tornado that caused 2 fatalities near Lake Village." #IllinoisWeather #indianaweather

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Check out this new footage of the Kankakee, IL tornado from yesterday! Come for the blitzing funnel moving at lightning speeds, stay for the insane hailstorm raining into the Kankakee River! 🎥: Matt and Patricia Olzewski #severewx #wxsky

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

More terrifying footage coming out of the midwest. A couple of locals near Wheatfield, Indiana, captured this massive stovepipe twister lurking in the shadows of the storm. The lightning gives it an especially ethereal, spine-chilling appearance. 1st 🎥: u/TomboyAva 2nd 🎥: @violet_sunsetss

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Another haunting look at the nocturnal twister that triggered the Tornado Emergency alert earlier tonight... 🎥: @reag.kelly on TikTok

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

While the Tornado Emergency missed the heart of town, it certainly left its mark on the outskirts... This is a whole 3-ton grain dryer knocked over. 📸: @LukeZimWx on X #wxsky

a large, heavy grain dryer the size of a large shed leans on its side

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🚨 Tornado Emergency issued for Knox, Indiana! If you or anyone you know lives in the area, PLEASE alert them to take shelter. Tornado Emergencies are rare occurrences, and are meant to stress how serious the situation is. Do not take it lightly! #wxsky

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

A brief glimpse at the nocturnal wedge tornado striking near Wheatfield, IN earlier this evening. Screenshot shared by @Pandrew_Wx on X. #wxsky

a menacingly dark wedge funnel kisses the earth as a lightning flash illuminates its massive structure over a flat, rural plain

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

This has sadly morphed into a very large, rain-wrapped wedge heading through Aroma Park, IL. If you live in the area or know folks who do, please take shelter or call for them to do so! #wxsky

a large rain-wrapped wedge tornado in the background of a very rural stretch of corn fields and woodlands

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

A snapshot of the tornado tearing through the NE side of Kankakee, IL. This image comes from Cory Gerkin's live stream of the ongoing severe weather outbreak.

A large cone tornado sits in the background of a rural stretch of storage buildings. Chyrons showcasing radar information sit at the bottom of the frame

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Chris Kwinta, better known as The Lightning Hunter on YouTube, came into contact with whopping 4-inch hail shards near Odell, IL! When they say "tennis ball-sized hail," this is what they mean... #wxsky

a hail shard sitting flat on gravel ground, a tape measurer extended to 4 inches sitting next to it to display the shard's massive size

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🚨 First tornado warning of the day, hitting north of Pontiac, Illinois and greater Livingston County. #wxsky

a screenshot of a weather radar showing a classical "hook" setup of a supercell, covered by a red tornado warning polygon, just north of the town Pontiac and heading towards Odell, Dwight, and Reddick, Illinois

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Storms will begin firing in the next hour or so. Stay tuned here for major breaking news, local updates, or any relevant footage depicting the day's severe weather!

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MyRadar @myradar.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

NEW: A Level 4 out of 5 severe weather risk has been introduced in the red zone across portions of north central Illinois and adjacent western Indiana. Several tornadoes, including a couple strong and/or long -track, are expected.

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MyRadar @myradar.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

An UPGRADED tornado risk has occurred in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. If you live between Galesburg, Peoria, Kankakee, Bloomington, Champaign, Rochester or Renssalaer, Indiana, please review your severe weather plan ASAP!

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

To the good folk of BlueSky: Before the next wave of severe weather hits tomorrow, I want to take a moment and share a few vetted fundraisers and charities accepting donations for the families of the March 5th-7th tornado outbreak victims in Michigan and Oklahoma. Thread!

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Another vantage point of the Union City, Michigan tornado, filmed by a local technician, Mitchell Hart. We do not recommend ever getting this close to a twister... #severewx #wxsky

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Survey photos of the damage in Union City, Michigan. These images were taken around 1239 Prairie Rose Ln, where the preliminarily rated EF3 tornado struck the lake town. The key quote from meteorologists: "Sill plates were screwed into concrete and ripped out (not broken)." #severewx #wxsky

a car with a busted back windshield sits on a slabbed foundation with debris and broken trees clustered around it

a slabbed foundation with debris littered about sits on the shores of a small woodland lake. The skeleton of a fireplace is the only thing still in tact on the foundation

a close up of a slabbed foundation with debris littered about. You can see how the carpet and/or floor was ripped straight from the nails holding it down

a mess of debris sit around a completely destroyed house. a couple of mangled car frames sit on either side of the image

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Beam me the f up @supmdoc.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Before the Union City hit, a tornado in Three Rivers, MI. was filmed out of vehicle. It yanks up an row of storage units like they're pebbles.

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Destructive Tornado Tears Through Three Rivers, Michigan, Ripping Roofs Off Of Several Businesses

YouTube video by FOX Weather

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AzumangWX 🌪🌀 @azumangawx.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Multiple fatalities reported homes swept clean and possibly trees debarked. This likely violent #tornado occurred in a 2% risk likely due to a boundary interaction. This is the perfect example of why no matter what risk the SPC has highlighted for you you should ALWAYS be weather aware! #WxSky

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Julie Elliott @julieelliott.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

And here I was complaining about a loud thunderstorm that interrupted a work meeting when this was going on to the southwest of us. This is an early start to tornado season. Time to make sure the emergency kits are ready.

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David John Gagne II @djgagnedos.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Observational evidence for the use of a semi-slip lower boundary condition in idealized tornado models.

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DaytonCharityChicken🐔💜 @charitychicken.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Today’s tornado damage in Michigan (level 1 Marginal) is a reminder you don’t have to be in the highest risk level area to get a🌪️. Other states have higher level 2 Slight & 3 Enhanced risk. Damage bsky.app/profile/wilx... News www.woodtv.com/weather/weat... Outlook www.spc.noaa.gov/products/out...

Photo in parking lot looking at damaged front (only the DS at the end of the store’s name in the giant sign above the entrance is still intact) of a Michigan Menards store (large warehouse style store like a WalMart). Big sheets of metal (from sign and likely the roof) are twisted and strewn in the foreground and around vehicles. The link to the post that provided this image follows the word Damage toward the end of this post.

Screenshot of the current NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Categorical Outlook map of the continental US for the afternoon of Mar 6 2026 showing the highest risk (3 Enhanced) in the central plains west of the Mississippi River on the borders of NE/IA, KS/MO, OK/AR, and just into northern east Texas. Link to the website where you can see the updated version of this map follows the word Outlook at the end of this post.

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Tom Stef 🇨🇦🇭🇷🇧🇧🌪️ @vaughanweather.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

This storm went very tornadic right as it hit the surface warm front where there was substantial shear in the lowest 1km (veering from a SW to SE to E flow). The storm has since crossed into the cold air north of the front. Look at all the ice on the water!

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Footage coming out of Union City, Michigan of the violent tornado that just hit the area. The lake seen in this clip is frozen. Footage provided by @WSLPIG on X. #severewx #wxsky

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Stormchaser Brad Arnold captured this incredible shot of the drill-bit twister that struck northern Alabama earlier this evening.

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Whoever decided to run a region-wide software update at the NWS the same day the impacted region deals with projected severe weather and legitimate potential for tornadoes needs to answer for this. #wxsky

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MyRadar @myradar.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🚨 Tornado warnings in Tennessee today aren’t coming from NWS Nashville — they’re being issued by backup offices in Morristown, TN and Fort Worth, TX. Weather radios are also down. A software upgrade may be the cause. We’re following up for more details. #TNwx #Tornado

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Unreal footage showcasing a close-up view of one of several tornadoes that struck Bennett, CO on May 18th, 2025. One rarely films a twister at such proximity and lives to tell the tale. #wxsky #tornado

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Footage of the gargantuan wedge tornado cycling through Kansas tonight, between Greensburg and Plevna. #tornado

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

An unbelievable recording of a tornado’s intensification, filmed near Linton, IN on May 16th. 📹: Emily Abrell #severewx

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Terrifying nighttime tornado that just passed through Somerset, KY. 📹: Joe Hayden

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

A traffic cam shot of the Marion, IL twister from earlier this evening. Reports have confirmed this was moving at 80mph at the time of capture.

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Footage coming out of Marion, IL where a tornado emergency just ripped through. #tornado #severewx

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Screenshot from a Facebook livestream of the Cool, TX twister earlier tonight. One of those terror-inducing liminal nighttime tornadoes that triggers our fight-or-flight. 📸: Jephph Petrall #severewx

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Images out of Essex, IA tonight as a wedge and/or twin twisters swept through the area unannounced. Our thoughts go out to that community! #severewx

Twin vortex tornado are lit up by lightning across the open plains at night, captured a few miles away

A massive wedge tornado is captured on a livestream at night, lit by a lightning flash. The quality is poor and grainy but the tornado is so big it still looks apparent and terrifying

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The tornado that hit Cape Giradeau, MO earlier this evening, as captured by an I-55 traffic cam.

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Chris McBee @mcbeewx.com · 05/04/2025

Saw this post on X. Apologies for the foul language, but the #tornado in Gilmer, TX appears to have scoured asphalt off a road. #WxSky

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Absolutely stunning footage of the Lake City, AR tornado as it develops from funnel cloud > rope > drill bit cone. 🎥: @gmanr26 on TikTok #tornado #severewx

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TJ Ruesch-Willison @tjruesch.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

There aren’t enough NWS staffers to assess this morning’s tornado outbreak aftermath, and the SPC outlook for future severe weather is almost just as bad for tonight, tomorrow, and through the weekend. The reckoning is not going to be fun. Soul crushing is probably the right word!

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Here is footage of the Selmer, Tennessee tornado, before it hit town, near the border of Walnut, Mississippi. Footage captured by @actionnews5.com #severex

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