Spencer Dant

@sdantwx.bsky.social

Tornado chaser 🌪️⚡️⛈️. Except the ones in Alabama. Not those. Orders queso for the table. Taco Bell is my love language

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

two tornadoes just kinda hanging around

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 😍

noctilucent clouds over pikes peak