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Tornado Season is here
I'm not chasing today, but thought I'd start a thread for today's Iowa & vicinity severe weather event. A triple point set-up with weak-ish CAPE and good SRH is sometimes enough to get it done.CAMS (Convective Allowing Models) have been consistently resolving supercells and mixed modes i...
Free Song - Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Here's my go at an old, old classic. You've heard it in several of my videos generally when something goofy is going on.FREE DOWNLOAD in Attachments below / Actual performance linked above. It won't be long before we're drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds... in RFD and inflo...
Live Chat - Feb 20 7pm cst
Hello Everyone!Here's the link to the live chat. Be sure and follow it to YouTube if you want to comment and ask questions. See you shortly.https://youtu.be/z42jFReCN8s
Live Chat Sunday 7PM CST
Let's catch up and discuss the big craziness around the corner. There are lots of gear decisions to make, chasing refinements and potential different strategies from last year we can sort together.I'll post a reminder and link tomorrow. Hasta Mañana.Hank
TORNADOES of 2021 tonight or tomorrow or...
UPDATE: It's looking like a SuperBowl Sunday Publish.After a grueling month of mad scientist editing, I think I can have this bad boy posted Saturday. Perhaps tonight if things go oddly smooth today.INSIDE THE EDITINGRoughly 26 minutes of Tornado Alley adventure with extra attention to storm cha...
GENERAL UPDATE: Editing & Lovely Distractions
"Tornadoes of 2021" is now whittled down to about 25 minutes. Fellow Patron Celton Henderson has just licensed me his sobering drone documentation of the Dec. 10-11 Kentucky tornado destruction. We've also licensed beautiful tornado footage from fellow Patrons Melonie Metz, Daniel Shaw a...
PHOTO of the Every Other Month
Greetings Patrons,Here's a May mammatus madness photo for you to download, print, screen save and what not. It's In the attachments below. (EXPIRED)TORNADOES of 2021 edit...Ive been cranking out a thousand little decisions a day and have the 2021 wrap-up edit whittled down to about 40 minute...
Live Music Tonight / now 7pm CST
Gonna be singing alone tonight. You can watch live and throw virtual lettuce at me with this link… https://youtube.com/c/McGonigelsMuckyDuck
Chasing Today - Jan 19 - SE TX
My first chase of 2022... Looks like I'll be breaking wind in the Sabine valley today. Lower dew points for this vicinity (60's) might yield more discrete photogenic storms than the typical high precipitation messes. As of now, the only thing I'm counting on is a rare, short commute. I&#...
2022 Storm Calendar Poster file
In the attachments below there's the 2022 poster file for you to download and print. There's an 11x17( inches) and a 12x18 depending on your printer's preferences. I'm still using mpix.com for all my printing, however I haven't shopped anywhere else.... Cuz that's what you do...
2022 Here We Come - General update
Good day generous Patrons.Just got back from my Thai-atus with lots of wonderful footage, stories and observations, however sadly, no cobras. Storm season 2022 already seems to be here with a couple wispy tornadoes touching down 30 miles from my home in Houston while I jet lagged yesterday.Today, I&...
12-10-21 Kentucky Tornado / Damage Discussion Video
I meant to say "Triangle" and "2013" and "2x4's"Let us know your thoughts on all this. It'll be great to reflect on the next round.https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?layers=1ec310977a974db78bd15421ad8f85e1
New Tornado T-Shirts Available
Greetings Patrons,For years I've been pondering the production of a T-shirt that focuses more on the storms we love rather than a just something boring that says "Pecos Hank." It took me 3 weeks of trial and error, but I think we have something pretty cool, artsy fartsy and tornadoey.We ...
Vortex Storm Sandwich Video & Discussion
Is it just me or is that thumbnail not very enticing?Here's a link for the Tees...https://pecos-hank-store.creator-spring.com/listing/no-place-like-tornado-alley
TORNADOES TODAY? 12-10-2021
Scary parameters today / tonight in Arkansas, SE Missouri, W Tennessee and vicinity. 70 knots of bulk shear, SRH in excess of 300 with 1-2K CAPE to name a few. The HRRR model is resolving established supercells around 5pm CT. There are actually splotches of good chase country in E Arkansas. It curre...
SONG of the MONTH - "Help A Good Guy Go Bad"
Hope Everyone is Healthy for the Holiday season. I just a got a booster jab of Moderna with no side effects. Attached is our version of "Help A Good GUY Go Bad," A Ruth Brown cover. I'll link her version here... A must listen.https://youtu.be/aYVJQrWpmA8I'm planning to schedule a cha...
TX/OK Tonight - November 10
It's currently looking plausible for a discreet supercell or two tracking near the Red River after sunset. At the moment I'm planning on sitting this one out, however if the next few model runs get more favorable for storms in the daylight, I could see a last minute jump into the WindBreaker...
Photo of the (every other) Month - Quanah TX Tornado
Happy Halloween guys!Download the high res photo above in the attachments below. HALLOWEEN MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS...Frankenweenie, Corpse Bride, Nightmare before Christmas (obviously) or anything Tim Burton. Young Frankenstein (1974), The Shining (duh)... What else? EXPIRED
Dudes hit by anticyclonic tornado
Hello Everyone. Thanks for the love regarding the last anticyclonic video upload. Dr. Anton just sent me this link of two chasers getting hit by an anticyclonic circulation near Seldon KS this year and almost having a panic attack (understandably). Note the anticyclonic funnel directly above them an...
NEW TORNADO VIDEO - Perhaps Tonight, Likely Tomorrow
Anticyclonic Tornadoes Explained. This collaboration with Dr. Anton Seimon, Dr. Tracie Seimon and Dr. Leigh Orf has been in the works since last April. It's a simple video revealing where you're most likely to see an anticyclonic vortex. Just wait until you see Anton and Tracie's footage...
Oct 12 - Today’s (tonight’s) chase..
I’m flip flopping on my forecasts (see below). I’my initial target in west OK around i40 is becoming less and less attractive with every run. This could just be my confidence insecurities attm. Grass seems greener in Kansas for a sunset tornado. Gonna head north some more and dial in hour by ho...
Scary Sneak Peek - Oct. 10, 2021 OK Storm Chase
Here's the highlights of yesterday's storm chase with commentary on how to safely chase fast moving high precipitation storms and the hazards to anticipate. The chase scenario currently isn't looking so great for Tuesday. If you don't hear from me, I bailed. Thanks gang!
Today's Chase - TX & or OK
The potential for strong tornadoes exists today in Oklahoma & North Texas...The CAMS (Convective Allowing Models) have been consistent resolving updraft helicity swaths (mesocyclone tracks) initiating near the Red River & i40 for many runs now. The HRRR (left image) has been more aggressive with lon...
Storms Today Through Wednesday
Good morning Patrons, Afternoon Europe,I'm currently planning to see how fast Sunday's storms turn into a squeegee in OK & TX. There could be. a couple hours of supercells before things go squally. Then do we pursue the squall into IL Monday? Lee cyclogenesis currently appears to assemble th...
LIVE CHAT - Pursuing Dreams - 10:30am CT / Now
Let's do this... in 15 minutes.To participate in the chat, follow this link out of Patreon to Youtubehttps://youtu.be/V4id0QIqvT0See ya there.
LIVE CHAT SUNDAY MORNING 10:30 CT
Hello Everyone, Let's chat it up Sunday late morning after the coffee has steeped through our brains. Been awhile / missing y'all / looking forwardAsta Mañana!
Song of the Month (August) Sinful Refrain
You guys might recognize this one from several storm videos. I wrote and recorded this song in 2001, however something was missing. That something was Emily Bell. So we re-recorded it in 2015 and brought her in. The percussion is Todd knocking on a cello with his knuckles and me on the tambourine (a...
NEW VIDEO TONIGHT... Or tomorrow.
Hey gang!I'm super excited to show you guys what I've been deeply emerged in the last 5 weeks. This one will be all the spectacular lightning & more from my New Mexico and Arizona sabbatical in August 2021. The above image portrays ridiculous magic hour colors straight out of the camera. Thi...
Photo of the Every Other Month - Lordsburg New Mexico
Download it from attachments below, print it, frame it, hang it, straighten it, look at it, rehang it better.Music and chat coming asap. Thanks as always Patrons!-h(EXPIRED)
New Dr. Orf Video
Brief and beautifully informative video by Dr. Leigh Orf about the history of supercomputers. Man we've come a long way. This was produced for the Computer Museum of America.It took two weeks, but I've completed labeling, archiving and building the animations of all the lightnings storms I d...
