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6/20/25 tornado in Enderlin, ND

[a-deadly-serenade]

so, the newest trailer for the reboot of Twister, "Twisters" dropped yesterday.

on the surface, it's not really something to write home about. classic disaster porn of a movie.

the plot definitely is where i took my first issue. sure, the original 1996 Twister was campy and some of the scenes involving tornadoes were silly, but the main goal of the characters is that they became chasers and scientists to obtain data on the formation of tornadoes to increase the amount of warning time we can give the general public. a noble one, especially since it is still the main goal of meteorologists today nearly 20 years later.

in "Twisters", our main protagonist wants to discover a way to "disrupt" tornadoes. so, my guess is that she and her handsome co-star are going to find a way to stop the Super Mega Crazy tornado that's for sure going to be at the end of the movie. very dumb. and she has a phd? ok.

however, that silliness all but pales in comparison to what i'm actually upset and outright angry about.

during the last 30 seconds or so of the trailer, a tornado is currently hitting and destroying a town. our main characters are fleeing from debris as the storm closes in. the last shot of this scene, focuses on the water tower's supports collapsing under the force of the winds, and for a few seconds, we can read the name of said town being destroyed: El Reno.

El Reno is a relatively small city in Oklahoma, USA. In 2013, the widest tornado ever recorded formed on the outskirts of El Reno. it clocked in at over 2.6 miles wide (~4.2 km) and had the 2nd highest wind speeds measured on Earth at over 291mph (~468km/h).

video: The Storm Chasing Channel

for reference, from the video above, this is the scale of the entire circulation:

the storm thankfully stayed over a fairly rural portion of Oklahoma and therefore, didn't cause nearly as much catastrophic damage it could have. however, this being an impressive storm is not the only reason why this day lives in infamy amongst the weather community.

El Reno's tornado was unique on top of its incredible storm structure. the tornado was rain wrapped, which means that the classic condensation funnel most people associate with tornadoes,

was completely obscured by a dense layer of wind and rain.

photo: Jason Weingart

these types of tornadoes are especially dangerous because you can't see them. in El Reno's case, the storm was such a rain-wrapped mess that no one in the vicinity could really tell just how large it really became. add to that, it took a path that most tornadoes usually do not and did a nearly 360 degree change in direction as it scoured the ground. for a more comprehensive breakdown of that days events, i'd highly recommend watching this Weather Channel's analysis video.

tornadoes this large usually contain multiple vortices, which are the funnels of wind that do most of the catastrophic damage associated with ones like this. these vortices are what led to the death of 3 experienced storm chasers: Tim Samaras, his son, Paul Samaras, and Carl Young.

in total, 8 people died as a result of the El Reno tornado.

now, what puzzles me most about this being a detail in this trailer, let alone in the movie, is why. the original Twister is what got many people my age and older into storm chasing and weather in general. and if you're at all familiar with the history of tornadoes, which i'm more than certain a fair majority of their intended audience is, then they are going to 100% recognize the town on that water tower and what it means to the community.

if this had simply been a crazy, unique storm that went through the open plains, i would have no issue with them putting this little nod to El Reno in. but the fact of the matter is, this tornado took 3 experienced chasers from us and killed 5 other civilians.

i just find it incredibly distasteful and disrespectful. it would be like having them try to stop a tornado from destroying Moore--a town that was impacted by the last rated EF5 in the same year, 2013. people died. you couldn't have made up a town name?

this whole thing has had me in a tizzy since i saw the trailer yesterday and it compelled me to make this thread that is v specific and probably no one will care about... but I CARE!!! what the hell!!! FUCK YOU "TWISTERS"!!!!! BOOOO!!!

[atlanticinfocus]

From Nebraska: Images of the Cornhusker State, one of 31 photos. Mammatus clouds cover the sky during a thunderstorm in O'Neill, Nebraska, on June 13, 2017. (Jason Weingart / Barcroft Media via Getty)

[predicti0n]

Exposed mesocyclone and CG barrage from a tornado warned supercell. by Jason Weingart

[mscoyditch]

“Evolution of a Tornado”.

Wikimedia Picture of the Day 2019-06-19.

Wikimedia Picture of the Year 2018.

(c) Jason Weingart. Taken 2016-05-24.

This image is created from eight images shot in two sequences as a tornado formed north of Minneola, Kansas on May 24, 2016. This prolific supercell went on to produce at least 12 tornadoes and at times had two and even three tornadoes on the ground at once.

[therutshack]

Jason Weingart has been professionally shooting weather and landscapes for the past five years. He became interested in meteorology and storms when he was a child, and grew up wanting to be a storm chaser. Although those dreams eventually slipped from his reality, he enrolled in photography school on a whim. In 2009 when he got his first lightning shot, he reignited his interest and began studying meteorology and weather patterns. He currently enjoys traveling, storm chasing, and teaching photography with his wife, Savannah.

Source: http://www.jasonrweingart.com/meet-jason-1#meet-jason

[weatherevents]

"Train derailment outside of Thrall, Texas from storms last night. Containers all had brand new vehicles in them, of which many looked heavily damaged. Lots of power poles/trees snapped and roofs blown off across the area as well."

Photo Credit: Jason Weingart

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8/4/22 lightning in Tombstone, AZ

[quandary-deeper-higher]

(c) Jason Weingart - A stacked image of lightning from thunderstorms along a cold front in Florence, Texas

[atlanticinfocus]

From Oklahoma: Images of the Sooner State, one of 34 photos. Cloud to ground lightning captured during a thunderstorm near Boise City, Oklahoma, on May 21, 2017. (Jason Weingart / Barcroft Media / Getty)

[predicti0n]

Credit storm-chasing photographer  Jason Weingart     

Mammatus clouds at sunset over an abandoned farmhouse in Texas. We documented these after witnessing two tornadoes and extreme flash flooding from trailing supercells across Williamson County. 05.25.15

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[Spotter Network Report] Other near 1 miles E of SWEETWATER, TX

"(Reported By) Jason Weingart (Time) 2019-05-02 16:30:57 UTC (Notes) Second semi blown over 1 mile east of Sweetwater. " from Spotter Network trained spotters. The Spotter Network is dedicated to bringing storm spotters, storm chasers, coordinators and public servants together in a seamless network of information. We strive to provide accurate position data of spotters and chasers for coordination/reporting which in turn provides ground truth to public servants engaged in the protection of life and property. The network is a combination of locally installed software for position and status reporting, and web based processing and mapping.

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Commentaires : Wikimedia Commons dévoile sa plus belle photo de 2018

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Wikimedia Commons, c’est une médiathèque collaborative en ligne regroupant plus de 52 millions de fichiers librement réutilisables, qu’il s’agisse d’images, de sons ou de vidéos. C’est aussi le lieu d’évènements ponctuels : actions thématiques (pour valoriser l’outre-mer ou bien le patrimoine), défis mensuels et, forcément, concours pour désigner la plus belle contribution de l’année. Tornade mise à l’honneur Justement, on connaît désormais la photographie lauréate de 2018. Il s’agit d’une série de clichés prise par Jason Weingart en mai 2016. Elle….

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Wikimedia Commons, c’est une médiathèque collaborative en ligne regroupant plus de 52 millions de fichiers librement réutilisables, qu’il s’agisse d’images, de sons ou de vidéos. C’est aussi le lieu d’évènements ponctuels : actions thématiques (pour valoriser l’outre-mer ou bien le patrimoine), défis mensuels et, forcément, concours pour désigner la plus belle contribution de l’année. Tornade mise à l’honneur Justement, on connaît désormais la photographie lauréate de 2018. Il s’agit d’une série de clichés prise par Jason Weingart en mai 2016. Elle….

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This Photo Shows the Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse Rising in Texas

Photographer Jason Weingart shot this beautiful composite photo of the super blood wolf moon total lunar eclipse on January 20th and 21st. The image features six stages of the moon that night as it rose from the horizon and became totally eclipsed.

“I shot the barn at 105mm to give a compressed effect and eliminate some trees on both sides of it,” Weingart tells PetaPixel. “I shot the progression of the moon through the night at 250mm.

“I went back out every half hour, to give myself a good selection of moon images. I grabbed a shot of stars to the west, so I would have a good clean sky, although I probably could have used the stars around the peak eclipse. It got really dark!

“I should point out I did take some liberty with placement and size of the moon. I didn’t want to have 20 moon pictures in the same image, so I made the eclipse a bit lower in the sky than it was. I also enlarged the moon by 75%.”

With countless photographers trying to capture noteworthy views of the eclipse — the last total lunar eclipse until May 2021 — Weingart knew he needed to work and publish quickly to make a splash.

“I began working on the final product just after the moon rise,” the photographer says. “I knew that I wanted to get a good clean composite out just after the eclipse hit peak because it was a big story that day and there would be a ton of competing images.

“We hit peak in Central Texas at 11:12pm, so I was done shooting by 11:30. I had the final image up on my Facebook and Instagram by 11:50 and could tell that it was going viral, almost instantly. My phone actually died that night while it was plugged in because of the notifications continuously vibrating the phone.”

Weingart is the same photographer who struck viral gold with a composite photo of a tornado forming in Kansas back in 2016. You can find more of his work on his website, Facebook, 500px, and Instagram.

from Photography News https://petapixel.com/2019/01/23/this-photo-shows-the-super-blood-wolf-moon-eclipse-rising-in-texas/

[sailorrrvenus]

This Photo Shows the Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse Rising in Texas

Photographer Jason Weingart shot this beautiful composite photo of the super blood wolf moon total lunar eclipse on January 20th and 21st. The image features six stages of the moon that night as it rose from the horizon and became totally eclipsed.

“I shot the barn at 105mm to give a compressed effect and eliminate some trees on both sides of it,” Weingart tells PetaPixel. “I shot the progression of the moon through the night at 250mm.

“I went back out every half hour, to give myself a good selection of moon images. I grabbed a shot of stars to the west, so I would have a good clean sky, although I probably could have used the stars around the peak eclipse. It got really dark!

“I should point out I did take some liberty with placement and size of the moon. I didn’t want to have 20 moon pictures in the same image, so I made the eclipse a bit lower in the sky than it was. I also enlarged the moon by 75%.”

With countless photographers trying to capture noteworthy views of the eclipse — the last total lunar eclipse until May 2021 — Weingart knew he needed to work and publish quickly to make a splash.

“I began working on the final product just after the moon rise,” the photographer says. “I knew that I wanted to get a good clean composite out just after the eclipse hit peak because it was a big story that day and there would be a ton of competing images.

“We hit peak in Central Texas at 11:12pm, so I was done shooting by 11:30. I had the final image up on my Facebook and Instagram by 11:50 and could tell that it was going viral, almost instantly. My phone actually died that night while it was plugged in because of the notifications continuously vibrating the phone.”

Weingart is the same photographer who struck viral gold with a composite photo of a tornado forming in Kansas back in 2016. You can find more of his work on his website, Facebook, 500px, and Instagram.

source https://petapixel.com/2019/01/23/this-photo-shows-the-super-blood-wolf-moon-eclipse-rising-in-texas/

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