Pecos Hank

Louisiana Tornado Sneak Peek - March 26, 2023

Hello Patrons, 

Here's my first tornado of the year for your eyes only.  

Hank 

March 26 Chase - TX or LA or MS or AL?

Today's set up is not one I'm too familiar with. Besides the 10% Sig Tor hatched by the SPC, storm cell motions closer to 40 mph is much more doable than Friday's 50mph+ nightmare. Below is my expr...

March 24 - 15% Sig Tor - Not Chasing

After a detailed forecast I've decided to sit this one out.  The weak signal of discrete supercells in the models + distance + 50 mph potential cell motions + jungle = slim odds of pretty phot...

2% Tornado Risk Chase? March 23

Flip a coin...

HEADS / A = Tail End Charlie potential. Tornado more unlikely but perhaps some good structure and lightning in great chase terrain. 

TAILS / B = Best hodographs / ST...

Storm Chase - March 16

Above is my current target (black circles). I'll be watching for discrete supercells a little further south and will try to update here with notes throughout the day if you guys do the same.  ...

Chase Tomorrow - March 16 - Why Not?

Looks like a chance for supercells tomorrow around the Red River & the following day (Friday) is the premiere of "Supercell" in North Dallas.  Why not chase even if it does line up into a ...

"Supercell" Premiere in Dallas - tickets

Hey Gang, 

Next Friday March 17th I'll be in Dallas TX for a premiere of the movie followed by a discussion Q&A with the director.  I'm posting the ticket sales link here first....

NEW VIDEO TONIGHT & More

Tonight I'll be uploading a video to YouTube of one of the greatest things I've ever captured.  This incredible blue jet was the fruit of a 2 year project collaborating with Paul Smith for NHK...

March 2 - Storm Chase & Discussion

I've focused my attention on the early, western, minimal forest portion of the 10% risk when storms have the best chance of being discreet according to the CAMS (Convective Allowing Models).

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Sever Weather Event Tomorrow & TODAY?

ABOVE: It currently looks like supercell structures are going to track along the warm front across the ArkLaTex vicinity. I'm currently nervously sitting out this event at home with FOMO. Say "home...

Last Night Recap & Next Thursday

Things panned out as expected yesterday with a mostly QLCS (Linear storm mode) tornado event.  QLCS tornadoes are often weak and non-photogenic compared to supercell tornadoes.  

RA...

Feb 26 - FOMO Storm Chase

My forecast target for highest supercell tornado potential appears in agreement with the SPC (Storm Prediction Center)...

2023-02-26 12:25:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Sunday February 26 - Severe Storm Event

Long range models saw this event coming days ago and have been fairly consistent run to run resolving a target in the ENH (Enhanced) zone above.  

Below, at 6PM, the GFS has an area of 1...

High Res Photo file - Somewhere in Texas

Hello Patrons,

Below in the attachments is a high res photo file for you to download, print, or just save as a screen saver.  This was a tornado warned storm on May 31, last year just so...

Feb 15 Storm Chase? - Movie Poster for "Supercell"

I'm currently still sitting on the fence for either bailing on my scheduled obligation this evening and chasing what appears to be low chances of daytime photogenic tornado opportunity near Dallas....

"SUPERCELL" Movie Trailer

Here's the trailer to the new movie I've been supplying with actual storm footage the last couple years. 

Director Jamie Winterstern will be coming over to my place Wednesday to record a...

Tornadoes of 2022 tonight?

Hello Patrons, 

If there are no unseen snags, There's a good chance I'll upload Tornadoes of 2022 tonight or tomorrow morning.  If I can't complete it by then, it'll have to wait an...

Jan 24 - TX Coast Storm Chase

Messy, nasty, early coffee burrito storms threatening my little bungalow today. SPC hatched a 10% Significant Tornado threat.  Current plan is to have the WindBreaker on the road at 9:35am and...

LIVE CHAT TONIGHT - 7:30 CT (like in 15 minutes)

Hey Gang! 

Here's the link to the live chat. Be sure and follow it to YouTube if you want to ask questions.  See you soon

2023-01-18 01:11:31 +0000 UTC View Post

LIVE CHAT- TUESDAY Jan 17 - 7:30pm CT

"Tornadoes of 2022" is whittled down to about an hour.  Wednesday might be a storm chase in TX, LA, AR, & MS.

Let's catch up on all the craziness tomorrow night.  I'll post a re...

Tornadoes od 2022 Update & Free Song

Hello Patrons, 

Tornadoes of 2022 has been whittled down to 4 hours of useable clips.  The pic above is of a secret tornado I withheld just for this video.  It was an OK year ,...

NEW VIDEO TONIGHT (probably)

For two years Paul Smith & I worked on a science based Japanese TV show about Lightning and TLEs. Now that the show has aired in Japan, we are free to use our footage on our platforms.  Th...

Storm Chase Jan 2

I need to get on the road. At a glance, today's setup looks to be a haystack needle hunt with a few clues where the needles will be.  Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will complicate precision...

Tornado Season 2023 - Beginning Monday?

Hello Everyone! 

Monday and Tuesday might be one of those nasty, speedy,  jungle tornado chase attempts.  We'll continue to monitor the timing and possibility for burrito succe...

Storm Event Dec 13-15 (Gulf States)

Tornado warned supercells have been marching across TX/Ok/KS overnight. I haven’t seen any nasty reports in my feeds.

Today has potential for nasty jungle reports. I’ll be boarding a fli...

New Coffee Mug & Merch discount code

Hello guys, 

I've got some new "Happy Trails" merch on my TeeSpring store.  All Patrons get 20% off with the promo code... "BURRITO"

Apologies if you saw this post on Facebook...

December High Res Photo

Hey Golden Grahams,

2016 was the year. Almost every chase provided extremely photogenic storms, tornadoes, lightning, structure and clouds.  I often wonder if I will every see a better s...

Storm Forecast, TV & New Video Tonight

Greetings Patrons of the Arts, 

Next Monday and Tuesday currently look ripe for tornadoes... 

2022-12-07 21:21:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Nov 29 Tornadoes?

I'm still on the fence about chasing tomorrow.  Besides not being a big fan of chasing 45+ mph storms through the LA / MS jungles, the Nam 3KM isn't resolving anything... 

2022-11-29 04:15:21 +0000 UTC View Post

2PM Premiere Interview with Astronaut & TOPGUN

Former Astronaut Dr. Sandra Magnus and Retired TOPGUN Navy fighter school instructor Admiral James "Sandy" Winnefeld interviewed me for their podcast "The Adrenaline Zone." It was a lotta fun and I...