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James Wilson

@nmjameswilson

Father 👪 | Combat Veteran 🇺🇸 | Storm Chaser 🌪️ | Mountain Climber ⛰️ | Colorado 14er Finisher🏆

Kansas City Katılım Mart 2009
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James Wilson
James Wilson@nmjameswilson·
Wedge tornadoes are among the most destructive due to their width, with the capacity to devastate an entire town. I have observed multiple instances exceeding a mile in width, with the largest I wit being 2.6 miles wide. As storm chasers, we define a wedge tornado as one that is "wider than it is tall." Although no tornado perfectly fits this definition, as they all extend thousands of feet into the storm, we utilize the visible portion to define the wedge shape, from the base of the clouds to the ground. Here are just a few examples of wedge tornadoes. #wxtwitter #tornado
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James Wilson
James Wilson@nmjameswilson·
@CoreyGerkenWX Your awesome video shows how big it was... Our vehicles look so small lol.
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Corey Gerken
Corey Gerken@CoreyGerkenWX·
I don't think the Waverly, Nebraska tornado will ever be topped
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James Wilson
James Wilson@nmjameswilson·
Here's what it looked like a few seconds later crossing the road directly behind me and almost eating chasers. x.com/i/status/20338…
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These two photos were taken 91 seconds apart. That's what happens when a tornado is moving toward you at HIGHWAY SPEEDS. This was the Villisca, Iowa tornado of May 21, 2024; it preceded the infamous Greenfield tornado. Its forward speed averaged 50 mph, covering 32 miles in 38 minutes. I was positioned near the intersection of Highways 34 and 71. The tornado was moving northeast. It was barely a distant bowl-shaped lowering at first; within 3 minutes, its outer circulation would sideswipe me as I raced east, stuck behind a slower-moving chaser. Winds of 90+ mph buffeted my vehicle, even though the core funnel itself contained 140-150 mph. I had about 15-25 seconds to spare. Sometimes it's easy to underestimate how quickly a tornado – especially if it's moving directly at you.

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Lauren Baca 🌪️ Storm Photographer
Lauren Baca 🌪️ Storm Photographer@laurenbacawx·
Truly humbled to be a @thestormys finalist for Storm Photographer of the Year, Storm Photo of the Year, Tornado Photo of the Year, and Photojournalism! 📸🌪️ The quality of entries continues to rise and you all deserve recognition!
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James Wilson
James Wilson@nmjameswilson·
9-7-01 Milford Kansas - me and the brother-in-law thought it would be cool to get up on top of a hill at night and watch the Storm come in. Well the meso went right over the top of us and scared the crap out of us. A few power flashes and a vehicle almost flipped we made it to safety. BUT I was hooked 🤣
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JohnsonWx
JohnsonWx@225MPH_EF4·
What was your first tornado? #wxtwitter #QOTD Mine was 8/20/2022 in Central IL from an EXTREMELY weak tornado. Of course, I double tapped the record button, but I still managed to get a brief shot of the world's weakest tornado while hanging out the window blasting down the interstate. Post your photos and stories from your first tornado below!
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James Wilson
James Wilson@nmjameswilson·
🔥The greatest tornado video EVER! 🔥 Well maybe if my dashcam hadn't prioritized the sunny background over the EF3 #tornado crossing the road directly in front of me in #Nebraska Dashcams can be unreliable during chases, particularly in low-light or high-contrast environments, which are common for chasers. Despite this, I still use them, as they offer some safeguard against completely missing the shot. 😒 #wxtwitter #spring
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Brandon Payne 🥋
Brandon Payne 🥋@brandonwxOK·
The last thing some poor local chaser in western Kansas sees before getting steam rolled by an occluding EF5
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DFWStormChasers
DFWStormChasers@DFWStormChasing·
We gotta bring these back ITS #WEDGEWEDNESDAY POST YOUR BEST WEDGE PHOTOS (Or post your favorite wedge of all time) Photo 1: Morton, TX 6/5/25 Photo 2: Tolar, TX 4/19/25
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James Wilson
James Wilson@nmjameswilson·
@MatthewCappucci pretty cool send out! Good luck to you this year too! Watch for the black Tundra 😉
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Max Olson
Max Olson@MesoMax919·
Baby Max filming a supercell exactly 14 years ago near Crowell, TX.
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Jakob McMillin
Jakob McMillin@JakobWX·
There are some elite chasers on this list
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James Wilson
James Wilson@nmjameswilson·
@AdamLucioWX @Meta So length of views.. Interesting and just a way to trim earnings I am sure. I know you had like two with 6 million so I think I would be super pissed. Hopefully they make it right.
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Adam Lucio 🌪️
Adam Lucio 🌪️@AdamLucioWX·
@nmjameswilson @Meta Yea that has happened to a ton of people I know. I think its because they recently changed their metric from 3s to 5s for qualified views to earn $ so everyones stuff was recalculating. Id've rather dealt with that than this BS. Always something with friggin FB I swear.
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Adam Lucio 🌪️
Adam Lucio 🌪️@AdamLucioWX·
Latest example why @Meta is the worst platform for creators. They give you this "Content Protection" tool that "supposedly" protects your content, yet this still happens, and it doesn't show me who the alleged claimant is and apparently THEY have the final say? Even though I uploaded the clips with PROTECTION ON. I guess the lesson is don't do TOO WELL there, or they'll withold your earnings for BS excuses. Get it together, Meta.
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