Pecos Hank

New Single Mp3 & more

Howdy Patrons,

We release 2 new singles including this one at Dan Electros Guitar Bar in Houston Friday night, but you guys get it now. Your free mp3 is in the attachments below, or you can just listen from the YouTube link above.

"Give Us Strength" is a straight up classic rock vibe from the late 60s / early 70s. I can already ...

Digital Photo Download - KS Supercell

Howdy Gang,

Below in the attachments is your free digital photo file to save as a screen saver, print and hang, or wad up and throw at the noisy person next to you.

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I say that to the pounding sound of nail guns and Tejano music emanating from next door. As annoying as it is, it cant possibly be a fraction as bad as th...

New Video This Weekend (I Think)

Hello Patrons,

I think I can have a new video uploaded this weekend. Its all over the place... Kind of a vlog, behind the scenes, beautiful lightning hang but there's also a dog, snake and lots of chaser cameos. I finally got to put my new Sony A9 global shutter camera to work. Here are some of the raw results...

2024-07-26 01:17:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Is it a Tornado, Landspout, Gustnado or Burrito?

Happy Friday Patrons,

Last night's chat was a lot of fun. One particularly extra fun topic was the KS lightning storm / landspout event on June 18th. Multiple dust vortexes spun up with characteristics of both landspouts and gustnadoes. Perhaps hybrids. So what exactly were they and how many do we tally? Some chasers claim to have see...

Live Chat 8PM cT (that's in 10 minutes)

Good Evening Patrons!

I'm pumped to catch up with you guys. Be sure and follow the link to YouTube if you want to participate in the chat. I won't be reading comments here on Patreon.

See you soon.

https://www.youtube.com/live/ZM...

Live Chat Tomorrow 8pm CT

Good evening Patrons!

Hurricane Beryl tore down our Magnolia tree. The good news is that it just missed our house. The power just came back on and the trees have been cleared. Let’s chat!

I’ll ping you guys again tomorrow evening 20 minutes or so prior. If you got any questions, bring ‘em. Otherwise I’ll just flap my gums ...

Hurricane Beryl in TX

Good morning Patrons,

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Current CAMS are resolving the eye wall striking around Corpus Christi to Rockport TX (again) Monday morning around 4-7AM ***THIS COULD CHANGE.

The HRRR appears to be resolving a lower end storm while the NAM NEST buys the storm a little more time in the...

Storm Chase - July 1st

Good Afternoon Patrons,

Today I’ll be targeting Nebraska for possible burritos. It’s currently looking like the best STPs (Significant Tornado Parameters) are around 7-9 PM, so just a little heads up for those around Kearny to Lincoln. If storms get messy, I might bail early and try for TLEs above the complex.

HURRICANE BERYL ...

Storm Chase - June 28

Good Morning Patrons,

In the wake of ongoing storms there’s lots of uncertainty regarding this evening’s target. On the right shoulder the NAM consistently blows up storms in Kansas saying “Do it!” On the left shoulder, the HRRR foreseeing a cap bust whispers “Go home and save your energy.”

In similar scenarios last wee...

Storm chase June 18

Good afternoon Patrons,

Based on hotel breakfast conversations with a couple dozen chasers and COD tour forecasters it appears there was a unanimous target today…

Hrrr then Nam Nest…

2024-06-18 17:01:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Storm chase June 17

Good morning Patrons,

Today I’ll likely be targeting SW Nebraska vicinity under a formidable cap. SPC is using bold wording here… “isolated supercells should develop… “

I ENDED UP CHASING YESTERDAY. I didn’t want to ping you guys as I was expecting a cap bust on the northwestern / southwestern KS/NE border. Thanks to Dr...

Storm Chase June 15

Morning Patrons,

It appears I’ll be targeting somewhere in eastern Nebraska today. My mesoanalysis lines up well with the SPC’s, however I wasn’t able to zero in a localized target. Current plan is to get near Lincoln and then try to chisel the target down. As of now the HRRR hints a blip of a supercell in Northeast NE, but tail en...

6 - Day Supercell Forecast & Productivity Report

Happy Friday Patrons,

For the last several days I’ve been drooling over chase potential tomorrow in Nebraska, however guidance has rained on that parade. The HRRR, the NAM and the SPC are saying “scattered unorganized storms but a supercell cannot be ruled out.” Hardly a Pilger Twins outlook near their 10 year anniversary,

R...

Free Tornado Photo & Forecast

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Power lines are usually annoying, however I love how these summon a Jurassic Park vibe. Getchyo high res digital file in the attachments below. Use it as a screen saver, print it and hang it, or use it as parakeet tray paper.

THE LONG TERM FORECAST is calling me up.

2024-06-10 00:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Storm Chase June 3

Howdy Patrons,

Today I’m blasting 5 mph over the speed limits to the 5% Target. Didn’t have time to forecast properly so I’m leaning heavy into the SPCs wording of a possible strong tornado and old runs of the HRRR that resolved isolated supercells in the target.

2024-06-03 18:24:55 +0000 UTC View Post

CNN, 8 Day Forecast & the Deadly Valley View TX Tornado

Good Afternoon Patrons,

Tomorrow, CNN premieres their “Violent Earth” series with a small boatload of my tornado and lightning footage. Judging by the trailer, it looks to be high quality, perhaps competing with BBC and NatGeo.

CNN also timely released a short conversation Dr. Orf and I had about his simulations. It’s nice ...

Next Video Sneaks & Impaled Shingles

Above might be the final thumbnail of my next video that I’m hoping to upload tonight or tomorrow. Let’s explore what we should title it?

It’s a very short video (2:30) focusing on the horses that are impacted. But there are other interesting things you might miss if not watching very carefully.

2024-05-30 20:14:22 +0000 UTC View Post

15% Sig Tor Storm Chase - May 25

She rarely makes it easy, that Mother Nature. According to my HRRR mesoanalysis… TX tails is the high percentage guarantee of daytime storms. Biggest Caveat is much higher potential of bottlenecking conga lines… never a fun thing.

Kansas heads would offer many road options to reduce chaser traffic psychosis. My biases against that sid...

Yesterdays TORNADO (and todays chase)

Afternoon Patrons,

Just a quick ping with a link to yesterday’s score. Congrats to all who got to marvel it. I’m slowly rolling toward the developing storms today after downloading , editing and uploading til 7am this morning.

2024-05-24 20:30:14 +0000 UTC View Post

May 23 Storm Chase - Heads, Tails or Wild Card?

Morning Chasers,

Storms in the TX Hill Country are consuming tornado parameters along the dryline. To what degree? Not certain. The HRRR appears to be trending toward less storm intensity and coverage along the dry line each run (if I'm seeing it right) while the Nam Nest blows up the dry line with storms. With that, Do you choose head...

Storm Chase May 22 & More

Morning Chasers,

I hope all the non-slackers who chased yesterday are okay. I caught wind that two chasers were impacted by tornadoes in Iowa but were not injured. I'm feeling some regret burn for not being there, however it was the right call factoring in my exhaustion. It was good to hear that fellow Patrons Scott Currans and Mike Olb...

Storm Chase May 20 & yesterdays tornado

Good morning Chasers

No time for a proper forecast so I’m going to roll with the SPC and the CAMS again today. If I leave in 30, I might get to Colorado in time for the possible supercells.

Yesterday’s ...

Storm Chase May 19

Good afternoon Patrons,

The Convective Allowing Models (CAMS) have been consistently resolving a strong outflow dominant windstorm in Kansas with a possible discrete supercell in Oklahoma. I’m taking the latter bait hook, line and sinker.

Looks like we’re entering another round of active weather.

2024-05-19 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post

May 6 High Risk Chase & Saturday's Tornadoes

When the SPC upgraded the moderate risk to high risk, every redneck with a vehicle and camera phone decided to chase... Including me.

Those of you chasing in Tennessee might have a better chance of catching a tornado than us in OK & KS...

Storm Chase May the 4th (be w/ U) & Yesterday's Tornado

In past similar scenarios I chose target "B" because of the very limited road networks around Ft. Stockton "C."

In the past, I have lost.

YESTERDAY...

You mean that's a Tornado? Very Impressive reflectivity of very large tornad...

Storm Chase May 3rd & Yesterday's Tornadoes

Super fun chase yesterday with two tall burritos in the middle of nowhere not hurting anybody (I think).

 Above was just outside Balinger Texas. Below was in metropolitan Melvin Texas...

2024-05-03 15:40:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Storm Chase May 2nd & Yesterday's Tornad

I'm calling it a "tornad" because it was over before you could shout "Tornado!" This was in Spearman Texas.

Today is a tough choice. I've overlaid the SPCs outlook over my forecast to reveal this. So place your bets. A / Texas, or B / Mexico?

2024-05-02 14:55:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Storm Chase May 1st

Wow, what a legendary April. Let's see what May has in store.

Heads or Tails y'all? Today I'm thinking the triple point in Kansas. The HRRR is saying "Play ball!" the NAM is saying "You're Out!" Yesterday it seemed the NAM was more accurate.

Also yesterday I'm 99% certain I saw a tiny saggy nipple, far far away spinning up. I co...

Storm Chase April 30

Place your bets, A or B?

Today I'm embracing the southern end "B" in the SPC's 5% tornado risk...

I didn't consider the NE/IO play today largely because I can't make it there in time. After plowing over the branches chasing the large ...

TX WEDGE from Yesterday Sneak Peak

Scored a big clean tornado yesterday in no mans land. Again I had to navigate poor road networks and trees so I wasn't able to get the sweet close shot. I was very fortunate not to drive through a net of power lines. Who knows what fun that would have been.

I sent a quick highlight edit to Live Storms Media hoping to make a buck or two...