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Simon Brewer
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Meteorologist, Storm Chaser, Journalist & Photographer: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, & Winter Storms www.stormgasm.com

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Warm-up those cars before you head out this morning! Freeze/frost out there!
Dayton, Ohio October 24, 2025 #ohwx

Fall colors are popping!
October 22, 2025 Dayton, Ohio
#ohwx

OTD 25 years ago, October 22, 2000, I saw my first tornado over the Southeast-side of Oklahoma City, OK with friend and fellow newbie storm chaser Jim Bishop.
Saw powerflashes from a tornado near Crossroads Mall. Later, we were hit by possibly the same circulation northeast of the mall. #OKwx

OTD 3 year ago tonight, October, 22, 2022, I was in Nayarit, Mexico waiting for Category 4 #Hurricane #Roslyn. It made landfall during early morning hours the following day, the 23rd, as a strong CAT 3.
Please watch the chase video below:
youtu.be/UGIByoYXqoo?...
NEWS: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva have SUED the U.S. House of Representatives in federal court in Washington, D.C. over Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to swear in Grijalva.

Grijalva would be the 218th vote for the Epstein Files discharge petition.

Found Comet Lemmon!
Crappie cell phone long exposure.
Will pull out thd bigger guns in a few days to better capture this ball of ice and dust.
#ohwx

Only way to move forward is to have as many on-board the 'Progress Freedom Train' as possible.

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October 18, 2007:

A significant outbreak of over forty tornadoes impacted numerous states from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. Seventeen tornadoes were significant (EF2+), three of which were rated EF3. Five people were killed and 25 were injured.

OTD 7 years ago, October 10, 2018,
@JustonStrmRider and I rode-out the intense right 'eyewall' of devastating CAT 5 Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida. We barely stayed above a rushing 15 foot storm surge.
VIDEO LINK BELOW:
youtu.be/XdTRboLzoUo?...

First frost of the season in Dayton, Ohio (October 10, 2025). Relatively close reporting ASOS stations are at 40°F, but that's at 10 meters or ~30 feet elevation. The metal roofs of cars radiate heat more efficiently at lower elevation, so the morning dew froze. #ohwx #frostwarning

#weatherpicofday
OTD 24 years ago Jim Bishop and I documented 2 twisters and several supercells during little outbreak in Western Oklahoma. Incredible how many years have passed!
#okwx

Wow, over 3 inches of rain less than storm total since last night in Moraine, Ohio (evening of October 6 to even of October 7, 2025).
@NWSILN
NWS Wilmington Ohio
#ohwx

Unfortunately, no photos or video of my first tornado. Just memory.

@JustonStrmRider and I were mesmerized by this incredible supercell structure as the Enderlin, North Dakota EF5 tornado was occurring! This was the first official NWS-assigned EF5 tornado rating since the infamous Moore, Oklahoma Tornado on May 20, 2013. #ndwx

My first tornado was on October 22, 2000 - I've seen tornadoes every year since, 26 years and counting.
#grateful

You can see some video of the 2013 Wayne,Nebraska tornado in a video about Megawedges in the link below:

youtu.be/j6x7TvRIlCQ?...

#weatherpicofday
2 mile-diameter megawedge tornado hits the east side of Wayne, Nebraska during a significant Fall outbreak OTD 12 years ago, 4 October 2013. Juston Drake and I documented 3 twisters from this high-end tornado event. #NEwx #IAwx

"government of the people, by the people, for the people"
- Abraham Lincoln

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CORN-ADO CHASING! It was another hot, sunny day with record heat in the Midwest, ripe for dust devils. During the harvest season when cornbelt dust devils fill with corn stalks, I call them corn-adoes! Got my drone into a few of them today.

How abouts those Epstein Files???
Quick reminder: they can still release the Epstein files during a government shutdown.
Quick reminder: they can still release the Epstein files during a government shutdown.

OTD 3 years ago, September 30, 2025, @JustonStrmRider and I documented the landfall of CAT 1 Hurricane Ian over Garden City Beach, South Carolina. Destructive storm surge flooded the island and stranded us for several hours. #scwx

VIDEO LINK BELOW:
youtu.be/WmgVRhqaQy0?...

Hurricane Humberto and Hurricane Imelda dancing in tge open Atlantic looks like a massive mega-storm:

Hurricane Humberto and Hurricane Imelda dancing in tge open Atlantic looks like a massive mega-storm:

3 years ago yesterday, September 28, 2022, @JustonStrmRider & I documented the destructive & deadly landfall of CAT 4 Hurricane Ian over Placida, Punta Gorda, Cape Coral, and Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
Measured 947.3 mb min pressure in eye.
VIDEO BELOW:
youtu.be/tvb6WHU7uv8?...

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September 27th, 1906:
A hurricane made landfall in Mississippi. The storm was estimated to have been a Category 2. Damage was widespread on the Gulf Coast, with at least 130 people losing their lives and more than $19 million (1906 USD) being produced.

OTD last year, September 26, 2024, Juston Drake and I measured 944.9 mb min pressure in the 'eye' of landfalling CAT 4 Hurricane Helene in Hampton Springs, Florida. We then documented destructive storm surge in Steinhatchee. #FLwx

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September 25th, 2015:

In the early morning, a significant tornado struck Johns Island, South Carolina. 51 structures were impacted, including 33 that were severely damaged or destroyed. Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted. No casualties were reported.

Our TOP 10 Tropical Cyclone Lowest Barometric Pressure Measurements:
2017 Maria 926.6 mb
2005 Katrina 930 mb
2017 Irma 932.2mb
2005 Rita 939.0 mb
2021 Ida 939.8 mb
2017 Harvey 942 mb
2018 Michael 944.2 mb (right eyewall)
2005 Dennis 945 mb
2020 Laura 947.1 mb
2022 Ian 947.3 mb

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Lightning storm over the East Bay, visible from San Francisco. #CAwx