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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · May 21

If you look closely, you’ll also see Reed Timmer’s vehicle on the right shoulder. This video came moments after the tornado made contact with the Dominator and spun it off-course.

Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · May 21

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 · May 20

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

MyRadar @myradar.bsky.social · May 20

🚨 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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MyRadar @myradar.bsky.social · May 20

🚨 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 · May 20

I can’t find the original filming credit so if anyone knows who caught this one, let me know!

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · May 20

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 · May 19

📹: Aaron Jayjack

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · May 19

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

#tornado

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · May 18

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 · May 17

Terrifying nighttime tornado that just passed through Somerset, KY.

📹: Joe Hayden

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · May 17

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.

Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · May 17

📹: Christian Eden

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · May 16

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

#tornado #severewx

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · Apr 20

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 · Apr 18

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 · Apr 5

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 · Apr 4

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 · Apr 4

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 @tjruesch.bsky.social · Apr 3

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 · Apr 3

Here’s another angle of the twister, closer to Selmer.

Unknown source.

#severewx

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · Apr 3

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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MyRadar @myradar.bsky.social · Dec 28

A moderate risk has been issued today. Strong long track #tornadoes are forecasted from Texas to Alabama.

Here is an update from @jordanhallwx.bsky.social
#txwx #lawx #mswx

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · Dec 16

🎥: @bushmantribe, X

Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · Dec 16

Late Night #wxsky!

An extremely rare California tornado hit Scotts Valley — just 55 miles south of San Francisco — yesterday.

While it only received an EF1 rating, the twister managed to injure four people while snapping power lines like match sticks.

#californiatornado

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Tornado Detective @tornadodetective.bsky.social · Dec 5

Late Night #wxsky!

Have you ever seen tornado genesis from the comfort of the driver’s seat in your car? No?

Luckily, this dashcam footage saves you the hassle of realizing that’s a scenario you never actually want to find yourself in.

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