Simon Brewer
@stormgasm.bsky.social
Meteorologist, Storm Chaser, Journalist & Photographer: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, & Winter Storms www.stormgasm.com
CAT 5 Super Typhoon #Bavi 'eye' encompassing Rota in the Mariana Islands. They likely got hammered with intense winds as the 'eyewall' moved overhead, and will get slammed again soon when the backside hits! Looks like shear has eroded the northeast quadrant of the cyclone.
Juston Drake and I documented an impressive supercell mesocyclone structure with multivortex tornado over farmland outside Chester, Nebraska earlier this evening, July 3, 2026 (view looking south-southeast from the inflow notch). #newx
Half through 2026: Naturally, my personal bar for storms and tornadoes has risen over 26+ years of chasing. Despite seeing at least 40 twisters, IMO 2026 has been relatively mediocre or "mid". That said, it hasn't been a bad year. Juston Drake and I have seen some cool stuff.
Minnesota at 8:49 pm CDT on June 29, 2026 with Juston Drake and Kimberly Lowery. Blurry because we were moving and made sure to get powerlines in the shot! #mnwx
On this date 12 years ago, June 29, 2014, Juston Drake and I documented several tornadic supercells over Western Iowa corn fields. #iawx
#weatherpicofday On this date 21 years ago, June 29, 2005, I documented a skinny cone-shaped tornado over corn and soybean fields near the community of Lake Crystal, Minnesota during a small outbreak. Witnessed several small twisters like this one on that day. #mnwx
#weatherpicofday On this date 21 years ago, June 29, 2005, I documented a skinny cone-shaped tornado over corn and soybean fields near the community of Lake Crystal, Minnesota during a small outbreak. Witnessed several small twisters like this one on that day. #mnwx
#weatherpicofday OTD last year, June 28, 2025, Juston Drake and I documented a few decent twisters near the communities of Clear Lake and Gary, South Dakota. #sdwx
#weatherpicofday On this date last year, June 27, 2025, Juston Drake and I documented several twisters near Bismark, North Dakota. #ndwx
Juston Drake and I followed a supercell from Wildarado to Canyon, Texas today, June 23, 2026. We saw some monster hail come down, and the frequent lightning was incredible at times, and nice updraft structure. #txwx
#weatherpicofday OTD 3 years ago, June 23, 2023, Juston Drake and I documented at least 6 twisters between Chugwater, Wyoming and Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The highlight was a larger rope-shaped tornado emerging from rain at sunset with mammatus. #newx #wywx
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OTD last year, June 22, 2025, Juston Drake and I captured a nice supercell and cone to bowl-shaped multivortex tornado over the Big Woods of Minnesota near the community of Grygla. We dodged falling trees and navigated sketchy forest roads to get these views. #mnwx
#weatherpicofday OTD 3 years ago, June 21, 2023, Juston Drake and I documented an incredible tornado event south of Akron, Colorado. We filmed ~20 #Twisters with several twins. A Top 10 tornado chase and our top High Plains chase. #cowx
Couple very close lightning strikes, near supercell structure early, big fog=dirt gust front later, and ridiculous 'dust bowl' near zero visibility inflow near Rexford, Kansas. Juston Drake and I chased today, June 20, 2026. #kswx
OTD last year, June 20, 2025, Juston Drake and I documented multiple powerful supercells and tornadoes between the towns of Spiritwood and Enderlin, Nirth Dakota, including the 1st official NWS-rated EF5 Twister since May 20, 2013. Then got hit by a ridiculous MCV. #NDwx
#weatherpicofday On this day 8 years Go, June 19, 2018, Juston Drake and I documented an intestine-shaped tornado over rural farm country near the community of Keenesburg, Colorado. #cowx
#weatherpicofday OTD 12 years ago, June 18, 2026, Juston Drake and I documented several twisters near the community of Alpena, South Dakota. The final tornado was relatively violent and went through one of my favorite ropeouts. #sdwx
Juston Drake, Kimberly Napier Lowery, and I documented 2 twisters over Central Illinois this evening, June 17, 2026. Most notable was a strong, damaging tornado over Effingham and Teutopolis. #ilwx
OTD one year ago, June 16, 2025, Juston Drake and I documented a long-lived tornado from a sculpted supercell near the community of Wellfleet, Nebraska. #newx
#weatherpicofday OTD 12 yesrs ago, June 16, 2014, Juston Drake and I documented a significant tornado with a brief satellite from a sculpted supercell near the community of Burwell, Nebraska. #newx
#weatherpicofday OTD 17 years ago, June 15, 2009, Judton Drake and I documented a sculpted LP supercell at sunset near the rural Panhandle community of Slapout, Oklahoma. #okwx
OTD 22 years ago, June 12, 2004, Jim Bishop, Kyle Mozley, Mark McGowan, and I documented 3 twisters from a cyclic supercell near Rock, Kansas. This storm became well known for a photogenic tornado near Mulvane, which we were late. #kswx
#weatherpicofday OTD 9 years ago, June 12, 2017, Juston Drake and I documented at least 7 twisters from 2 supercells across Southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle. #wywx #newx
