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Paid WX forecaster. #1 hail interceptor in El Paso County, CO. I storm chase and other shenanigans in my customized 2020 Ford F150: Blue Thunder II (RIP BT 1)

Joined March 2009
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1st of the 3 tornados from May 22, 2021 in Eastern Colorado. I was amazed that it touched down right in front of me! As soon as it lifted, raced north to get in position for the next one as the storm cycled. Vid is sped up a bit, 2min in 15sec. #cowx #tornado
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Sunrise on mountain wave clouds. #cowx
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Huge 2" to even some 3"+ snowflakes falling this morning in the Scottsbluff/Gering Nebraska area 10/26/26 @KNEBStormCenter @NWSCheyenne @dayweather @SevereStudios #newx
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Fresh snow covered Pikes Peak. #cowx
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#wxchallenge city #2 complete and another solid finish, 5th overall and 1st in Cat 0! And also puts me in 1st overall after first 2 cities!
#wxchallenge I finished 12th overall and 2nd in CAT 0s for KTPA. Got lucky on 6/8 days of precip which helped a ton. Hot start to the season with a -5.40 score!
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Nice sunrise from Colorado Springs. #cowx
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My brother sent me this photo from east of the Grand Canyon of low clouds/fog spilling over.
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Sun pillar east of Colorado Springs #cowx
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#wxchallenge KOLM. What a week! From Day 1 779th -> Day 2 256th -> Day 3 26th -> Day 4 4th.
#wxchallenge KOLM. Is this the greatest 2 day rank jump ever in wxchallenge?! From Day1 779th -> Day2 265th -> Day3 26th! What a comeback!
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#wxchallenge KOLM. Is this the greatest 2 day rank jump ever in wxchallenge?! From Day1 779th -> Day2 265th -> Day3 26th! What a comeback!
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Nice lenticular cloud stack on a fresh snow covered Pikes Peak. #cowx
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#wxchallenge KOLM, After a terrible start, I had a SOLID day 2 forecast that jumped me 514 ranks in 1 day!
#wxchallenge KOLM Day 1. What was thought to be solid radiational cooling like previous 2 nights ended ended up radiational warming overnight as mid clouds moved in early with low temp of 39F right at 06z. I went 32F, so that sucks.
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#wxchallenge KOLM Day 1. What was thought to be solid radiational cooling like previous 2 nights ended ended up radiational warming overnight as mid clouds moved in early with low temp of 39F right at 06z. I went 32F, so that sucks.
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2 rounds of strong winds in Alamosa, CO today with showers and storms, 61mph and 75mph. #cowx
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Some people get all the luck
MONTANA WINTER STORM! ❄️☃️ Over 13" of snow fell this weekend across the state, especially in Helena and Great Falls, who broke a daily snow record. The heavy, wet snow brought down numerous trees on to cars and powerlines in the region. Believe it or not, extra moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Rachel in the Pacific helped to boost snow totals! @stormhour
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Death Valley might fill up with water again.
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#wxchallenge I finished 12th overall and 2nd in CAT 0s for KTPA. Got lucky on 6/8 days of precip which helped a ton. Hot start to the season with a -5.40 score!
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TsOTY
Double waterspout off of Marsala, Italy! Courtesy Ignazio Zichittella. icwr.ca
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