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A meteorologist/storm chaser who has had a passion for weather since early childhood. Book a storm chasing tour with me. I'll show you some amazing storms!

Wichita, Kansas
Joined February 2012
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Brandon Ivey
2 years
Watching a severe storm near Emporia, Kansas at 3:45pm #kswx
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2 years
We chased a couple of severe storms in southwest Kansas yesterday evening. Here is a shot of lightning striking north of Ashland. We saw a couple of lightning induced grass fires that started in the area. I’ll post some video later today. #kswx
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5 years
Beautiful storm over far southwest Texas at 8:00PM. #txwx
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6 years
I’m in love with Colorado! #cowx
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7 years
7 years ago I lost my best friend. If you suffer from depression, please get help. Suicide affects the lives of others too. Miss you bud 🌪⚡️
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2 years
An impressive lightning strike in southwest Kansas on Friday evening. I’ll post video of the chase in the morning. #kswx
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3 months
Two large tornadoes from southwest Indiana yesterday. I was east of the large tornado that formed north of Mount Vernon, IN and west of the tornado that developed near Johnson, IN. Full length chase video in comments. #inwx #tornado #mountvernon
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5 years
Jaw dropping structure near Imperial, Nebraska this evening! Seeing structure like this rivals a tornado for me any day! Wow!!! #newx
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2 years
A photo of me with the dusty wedge yesterday! Photo by @TrischaSheridan #txwx
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6 years
This one may have to be framed and hung on the wall at home. #txwx
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4 years
A beautiful display of mammatus clouds over Tulsa County, Oklahoma this evening. #OKWX
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2 years
We caught three tornadoes in Illinois today. All quickly became rain wrapped on this high precipitation storm. This is a video grab of the Lewistown, IL tornado. A bit blurry due to driving at the time, but shows a pretty stout tornado. #ilwx
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4 years
Tornado north of Clarendon, TX. #txwx
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4 years
Some big hail in western Kansas today near Kinsley. #kswx
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6 years
Some photos from Monday and Tuesday’s chase in Colorado. #cowx
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3 years
Tornado #4 south of Lockett, TX. Cell phone shot by @JustTrischa #txwx
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7 years
A meteor falls over Kingman County, Kansas tonight west of Pretty Prairie. #kswx #meteorwatch #Geminids #GeminidMeteorShower #photograghy
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5 years
When Slash stopped by to Trick-or-Treat the other night, he jammed out to some tornado footage for a few minutes, playing "Riders on the Storm". Imagine that...
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3 years
This, was hands down, the most amazing structure I’ve ever seen in 25 years of chasing. Amazing!!! Fieldton, TX 5/16/2021 #txwx
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5 years
Images of the tornado that occurred northeast of Wichita Falls, Texas on 4/30/19. #txwx
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6 years
WOW!!! That’s all I can say right now. #cowx
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6 years
A beautiful storm near Beloit, KS @ 6:40PM. #kswx
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2 years
Incredible LP supercell along the KS/OK border at 8:15pm!!! #kswx #okwx
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2 years
Some large hail we found south of Vaiden, MS. #mswx
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5 years
A lightning strike behind a rain wrapped tornado illuminates it enough to be seen southeast of San Angelo, TX. (video frame grab/contrast enhanced). #txwx
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4 years
Check out this beautiful tornado warned supercell in Kansas this evening! This image was taken along K-25 in between Lakin and Ulysses. #kswx #tornadowarning #supercell #kansasweather #photography
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4 years
It was nine years ago today that I was able to capture the best video footage of TIV2 driving towards a tornado. We were near Bradshaw, Nebraska. This is a frame grab from the video I captured after I jumped out of the TIV to get closer on foot! #NEWX
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Brandon Ivey
3 months
A couple large tornadoes developed this afternoon across southwest Indiana. Here are a few screenshots. Video link is in the comments. #inwx #tornado
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7 months
Frame grabs from video of a tornado we captured near Alta Vista, Kansas this evening around 8:00pm. #kswx
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It’s not the prettiest tornado and never fully condensed, but it’s the earliest in the year that I’ve seen a tornado. Henry, IL #ilwx
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6 months
A train derailed near Trent, Texas due to strong winds associated with a severe thunderstorm on Tuesday evening. #txwx
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3 years
Tornado north of Crowell, TX moments ago. Photo taken by @JustTrischa #txwx
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7 months
A funnel cloud develops this evening on a tornado warned storm near Sublette, IL. #ilwx
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Brandon Ivey
5 years
Check out this awesome time lapse our tour guest Michael captured yesterday of the tornado southwest of Eden, Texas! Amazing footage here! #txwx #tornado
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Michael LaBeau
5 years
@ReedTimmerAccu time lapse of that Eden,TX tornado yesterday that I caught, I’m on the chasing tour with Brandon.
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4 years
Captured this tornado from the east side of Madill, Oklahoma this evening. Unfortunately it appears it caused some damage on the south of town. #OKWX
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Brandon Ivey
3 years
I was able to capture some amazing still photography of the landspouts in Colorado yesterday. I might need to make a wall hanger out of this set as well. #cowx
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4 years
Storm near Kingfisher, Oklahoma at 5:30pm. #okwx
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Brandon Ivey
3 years
Here are a few tornado photos I took on Friday in Texas. I am getting one of these printed at 16x20 and it’s going on the wall! Which one is your favorite shot? #txwx #tornado #photography #weather #wallart
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Brandon Ivey
5 years
We chased a beautiful storm in southwest Kansas yesterday that produced golf ball sized hail. Video will be posted soon. #kswx
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Brandon Ivey
1 month
A large tornado developed this evening near Mound City, South Dakota. Click the video link in the comments to watch all the tornadoes from today. #ndwx #sdwx #tornado
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4 years
A tornado warned supercell near Arnold, Nebraska on Monday evening. #NEWX
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6 years
Meteor from tonight’s Perseids meteor shower. #perseidmeteorshower #meteor #nightsky
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7 years
A storm at 6:30PM near Salina, Kansas. #kswx @NWSWichita @KSNNews @LisaTeachman
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Brandon Ivey
3 years
Rip windshield. You lasted me a week! #kswx
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Brandon Ivey
3 years
Heading out to chase some storms today! Hoping to find some softball sized hail and a photogenic supercell. A 🌪 would be a bonus. Here are some photos from Tuesday’s chase that I’m finally getting around to posting. #kswx #lightning #mammatus #weather
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3 years
A pano shot of a shelf cloud in western Saline County, Kansas at 5:45 pm. #kswx
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Brandon Ivey
6 years
Some lightning photos early this morning north of Wichita, Kansas. #kswx
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3 years
Storm over Scottsbluff National Monument at 8:15pm MDT. #NEWX
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Brandon Ivey
1 month
A couple of tornado photos from Wednesday near Mound City, South Dakota. A full length video from the storm chase can be found in the comments. #tornado #SouthDakota #MoundCity
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Brandon Ivey
7 years
A tornado near Marquette, Kansas this evening. #kswx #tornado #kansas
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3 years
Some photos from Monday near Selden, Kansas. #kswx
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6 years
Hail shaft southwest of Eads, CO at 5:30PM MDT. #cowx
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Brandon Ivey
2 months
I documented a tornado this afternoon near Maple Hill, North Carolina. A separate tornado caused damage to two homes near Harrells, North Carolina. Video in the comments. #ncwx #tornado
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Brandon Ivey
1 year
The snow is tapering off for now in Minot, ND, but another round of snow will impact the area tomorrow. Total accumulations could reach one foot in localized areas. A winter storm warning continues until 6am Friday morning. #ndwx
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3 years
A severe storm near Tescott, Kansas at 2:00 pm. #kswx
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5 years
A beautiful supercell storm with a textbook beaver tail near Kit Carson, Colorado at 7:15PM MDT #cowx
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6 years
Two tornadoes on the ground south of Cope, CO at 5:10PM MDT. #cowx
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Brandon Ivey
6 years
2019 tours are being booked faster than any previous year! Spring into action and reserve your seat this today for the vacation of a lifetime! My customer service is first class and I will get you on the best storms! 🌪 #stormchasingtours #vacation #adventure #travel #bucketlist
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Brandon Ivey
3 years
When the beauty of this earth comes together with a beautiful sky, I’m left speechless....The sky was on fire last night over Scotts Bluff National Monument. Wow! #NEWX
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Brandon Ivey
6 years
The chase is just beginning over northwest North Dakota. #ndwx
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5 months
Some pictures of the tornado north of Eldorado, Oklahoma on Thursday evening. The multiple vortices were insane with several horizontal vortices. Video link in the comments #okwx
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4 years
As the storms began to weaken yesterday evening, I decided to get west of the activity for a different perspective. This was the tail end storm that was east of Burns, Kansas. It was a small storm on radar, but had a visually impressive updraft tower. #KSWX #Kansas #Supercell
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Brandon Ivey
7 years
Beautiful tornado warned supercell north of Cope, Colorado at 5:20pm mdt. #cowx
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6 years
Iowa put on a fantastic lightning display last night! Here are a couple of images from Osceola, Iowa. #iawx
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7 years
We have seen some very photogenic storms this week! New Mexico 5/22/2017 #nmwx
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4 years
I’m keeping an eye out for some potential storm chasing next week if things come together as the models have been advertising so far. This chart shows the supercell composite for 6pm on Wednesday, March 10th. Who is ready for spring? #kswx #okwx
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3 years
Landspout tornado north of Haswell, Colorado. #cowx
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5 years
Supercell with lowering at 5:20PM over Pratt County. #KSWX
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7 years
This is my favorite lightning shot I’ve ever captured. I wish I had set a smaller aperture, but I didn’t expect a strike this close. This was a 20 sec. exposure at f/5.6 @ ISO200. I wish I would have had my aperture set somewhere in the f/11-16 range. Would have been perfect.
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5 years
Documenting tornado #3 in Nebraska yesterday. This one touched down southwest of Farnam. #newx #tornado #stormchasingtours #weather #photography #travel #adventure
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4 years
A vehicle buried in snow in Buffalo, Oklahoma at 3:00pm. #okwx
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6 years
Lightning over Valley Center, Kansas on Friday July, 13th. #kswx
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7 years
Lightning strikes near Wichita, Kansas this evening. Image taken west of Valley Center looking south. #kswx #lightning
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5 years
Beautiful tornado seen about an hour ago southwest of Chugwater, Wyoming. #wywx #tornado
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Brandon Ivey
6 years
4 years ago I captured this tornado just after sunset near Dexter, Kansas. Conditions are not looking as favorable today, but some severe storms are possible this evening over north central Kansas. #kswx
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7 years
Today marks the first day of meteorological spring, which is based off of the temperature cycle. Astronomical spring, which is still 19 days away, is based off of the earth’s orbital position with respect to the sun. #spring #weather #storms #photography #photooftheday #tornado
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4 years
Interstate 25 covered in hail southwest of Wagon Mound, New Mexico at 3:30 MDT. A couple slide offs occurred and the snow plows (hail plows) are out clearing the interstate. #NMWX
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Brandon Ivey
5 years
Large tornado northwest of Canadian, TX this evening. #txwx
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1 year
Baseball size hail hits southeast Colorado Thursday night. Check out the video in the comments below. #cowx #baseballhail #haildamage
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Brandon Ivey
6 years
We couldn’t chase this storm in Montana today because it was on private property. #mtwx
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Brandon Ivey
5 years
Tour #2 got treated to a quick stop at the Twister museum in Wakita, Oklahoma this afternoon before our chase. #okwx
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Brandon Ivey
3 years
Our last tour for 2021 ended on June 25th. I wanted to thank everyone who came out to chase in 2021! If you are looking for a fun, educational, and exciting vacation for 2022, join us on a storm chasing trip across Tornado Alley! Visit for details.
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5 years
Watching a beautiful LP supercell structure near Walsenburg, Colorado. #cowx
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3 years
Images from the Sterling City, Texas tornado. #txwx
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We chased a tornado warned yesterday about 70 miles west of Chicago. It produced a funnel cloud just after sunset and dropped some hail while we were near Sublette, IL. Video link in the comments. #ilwx
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3 years
Large hail southwest of Spearman, Texas today. #txwx
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6 years
Enjoying a beautiful display of mammatus clouds at sunset near Cleo Springs, Oklahoma. #okwx
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2 years
Storms are trying to get going in Kansas. This storm is developing northeast of Jetmore at 7:10pm. #kswx
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Brandon Ivey
6 years
Supercell and lightning on the Kansas-Oklahoma border this evening after we were treated to a tornado. #kswx #okwx
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6 years
A beautiful storm near Plainview, TX at 8:45PM. #txwx
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5 years
We just saw a tornado (rain wrapped from the south) cross highway 287 near Bosler, Wyoming. #wywx
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Brandon Ivey
4 years
I’ve been doing a lot of traveling over the past week and I’ve seen some amazing sights along the way. I love the feeling of freedom and exploration that comes along with chasing Mother Nature’s temper tantrums across the country. #photography #weather #travel #storms #nature
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2 years
I posted a video of my top ten chases of 2022. A link to the video can be found in the comments. #tornado #hurricane #stormchasers
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6 years
A severe storm near Goodland, KS at 6:30PM. #kswx
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Brandon Ivey
7 years
This is my favorite shot from early this morning over Kansas of a meteor streaking through the sky. #Geminids #meteorshower #kswx
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Brandon Ivey
4 years
A high risk for tornadoes has been issued for today. Stay weather aware if you live in these areas. Could be a dangerous day. First map shows the overall severe risk area, second map shows tornado probabilities.
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This supercell had some incredible structure as it tracked across northeast Kansas yesterday evening. This was taken near Wheaton, Kansas and the storm was tornado warned at the time. #kswx #supercell #tornadowarning
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