Storm Photographer Chris Rhodes

08/01/2025

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07/28/2025

Keep an eye out if your in any of the risks zones today. Follow along here and wicked weather for the latest.

🌩 Severe Weather Outlook (Today)
⚠ Moderate Risk (Level 4 of 5)

Summary:

A derecho (long-lived, fast-moving line of severe storms) is likely across parts of the northern Plains.

Widespread damaging winds, with several gusts expected to exceed 75 mph.

A few line-embedded tornadoes and some severe hail are also possible.

Montana: Isolated to scattered severe storms could bring large hail and damaging winds.

🔍 Details

An upper ridge dominates much of the U.S., but disturbances moving along the ridge will spark storms.

In the northern Plains, a thunderstorm cluster is expected to quickly organize into an intense MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) by late morning or early afternoon.

The atmosphere will be extremely unstable, with very high CAPE values (>5000 J/kg), mid-70s dewpoints, and steep lapse rates, helping storms become very powerful.

Strong wind shear (50+ kts effective bulk shear) and high low-level shear (300+ m²/s² SRH) could allow some tornadoes to develop within the line.

📍 Track & Timing Uncertainty

Exact path of the derecho depends on where earlier storms leave outflow boundaries.

Some guidance suggests a second bow echo may develop closer to the SD/NE border.

⚠ Montana

Afternoon storms may become multicellular or supercellular.

Favorable lapse rates and strong shear could produce large hail and damaging winds.

07/23/2025

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07/23/2025

Another skilled storm chaser on the team i belong to is Storm Chaser Trin.

She consistently delivers exceptional live streams and photographs.

so I recommend checking out her content. https://www.facebook.com/share/16Y5w1FLTR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Small town girly that has a passion for storms and loves an adrenaline rush 🖤 Serving ND, SD, MT 💜 Chasing with Wicked Weather 🖤 SkySpotter Trained https://linktr.ee/StormChaserTrin

07/23/2025

Go give Dylan a follow. He’s a storm chaser thats on the team I belong to. He is just building his page so just go hit the follow button.

Hello everyone and welcome to my Storm chaser page! I decided to create a page that is strictly weather related to include severe weather and winter weather so that my personal page can be simply that. Little bit about me you ask? I’m 31 and born and raised in the great state of North Dakota. I have always been fascinated by storms ever since I was young. My parents and grandparents could always expect me to give “weather forecasts”. Fast forward to 2011 and the major wind storm hit Oakes which was my first time seeing natures true destruction from a straight line wind event and getting to meet the well know John Paul Martin (Retired) from the NWS in Bismarck. Now 2025 and I am trying to expand my storm knowledge and model reading knowledge. When I’m not working my full time day job you can find me out spotting severe weather, photographing and reporting to the NWS. I also joined a team of storm chasers called Wicked Weather. Go over and give there page a like and keep an eye out for severe and winter weather coverage! Wicked Weather
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07/21/2025

I'm excited to announce my partnership with Wicked Weather.
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I'm truly excited to be given this chance Thank you, Wicked Weather, for this opportunity. I’m looking forward to what the future holds as we work together to make a greater impact.

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07/06/2025

A NEW TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED:
RAH [issues Tornado Warning](https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/f/2025-O-NEW-KRAH-TO-W-0012_2025-07-06T17:49Z) [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: 0.00 IN] for Harnett, Lee [NC] till 2:30 PM EDT * At 149 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Lillington, moving west at 45 mph.
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Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD, Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD, Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to...

06/08/2025

A NEW TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED:
AKQ [issues Tornado Warning](https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/f/2025-O-NEW-KAKQ-TO-W-0017_2025-06-08T18:37Z) [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: 0.00 IN] for Richmond, Westmoreland [VA] till 3:15 PM EDT * At 237 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Newland, or near Montross, moving east at 10 mph.
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Richmond, Westmoreland

06/08/2025

A NEW TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED:
AKQ [issues Tornado Warning](https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/f/2025-O-NEW-KAKQ-TO-W-0018_2025-06-08T19:22Z) [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: 0.00 IN] for Richmond [VA] till 3:45 PM EDT * At 322 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Sharps, or near Robley, moving east at 5 mph.
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Richmond

06/08/2025

A NEW TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED:
AKQ [issues Tornado Warning](https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/f/2025-O-NEW-KAKQ-TO-W-0019_2025-06-08T19:29Z) [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: 0.00 IN] for Gloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex [VA] till 4:00 PM EDT * At 329 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Church View, or near West Point, moving east at 10 mph.
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Middlesex, Gloucester, King and Queen

06/08/2025

A NEW TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED:
PBZ [issues Tornado Warning](https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/f/2025-O-NEW-KPBZ-TO-W-0017_2025-06-08T19:34Z) [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: 0.00 IN] for Washington [PA] till 4:00 PM EDT * At 334 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 5 miles east of Avella, moving east at 20 mph.
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Washington