Austin R

Severe Weather and Northern Lights Chaser
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[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

I STRONGLY recommend reading the full description to this map before choosing a spot.

https://t.co/lJUOhG24KW

[maybe: k*rk @a_dose_of_wx]

An incredible privilege to spend 13 days chasing some of the most powerful and beautiful storms on Earth alongside talented and professional storm chasers I a lucky enough to call friends from across the United States and around the world.

Here’s to paved roads, 00Z HRRR runs, intact windshields and another year spent in pursuit of the storm.

Days: 13
Tornadoes: 5
Supercells: 13
Border Crossings: 2
Miles Driven: ~7331
Deer Dodged: Numerous
1 Prairie Dog, 1 Bird lost :(
Speeding Tickets: 0
Hail Dents in the Rental: 0
National Parks Visited: 1
Fiancées: 1

A special thank you to everyone who checked in on us during our medical emergency, reached out with kind words after our engagement, and showed us such overwhelming generosity in places as random as Love’s parking lots, IHOPs, Steak ’n Shakes, and Canadian hotel lobbies.

There are too many of you to tag in one post, but I will do my best in another, because the support we felt from this community deserves to be recognized. What could have been one of the most stressful and emotional stretches of our trip was made lighter by the people around us. Your messages, your concern, your encouragement, and your willingness to stop what you were doing to help reminded us just how special this community really is.

Storm chasing has introduced us to incredible places and unforgettable storms, but more than that, it has brought us some truly extraordinary people. We are deeply grateful for the way so many of you showed up for us, whether it was with a message, a hug in front of your streaming rig, or simply a moment of kindness when we needed it most.

Thank you for making space for the Northeast crew, for looking out for us, and for embracing that one Twitter “shitposter” some of you have somehow decided to tolerate. We will never forget the kindness we were shown out there.

See you next season. Or maybe this one. 👀👀👀

[maybe: k*rk @a_dose_of_wx]

Northeast chaser dynasty year.

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@Intini_WX @NWSLincolnIL I should elaborate I took these looking N, NNW from Mason, IL between those time frames.

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@Intini_WX @NWSLincolnIL @NWSLincolnIL will you guys be surveying this area? West of Effingham. I got some pretty convincing pictures between 9:15 and 9:25pm local time. I can confirm that this was not scud:

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@GumryWX @a_dose_of_wx Couldn't be us

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

Why drive 7500 miles across the center of the country when you can be stuck in Missouri while your friends get tornadoes outside your house?

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@Schallskiiiiii @VermontJen @NickTWeather @NWSBurlington @TylerJankoski @Eweather13 @weatherchannel @WeatherNation @wcaxweather Sir, people need to report where the damage is so the NWS can go and survey it. How are they supposed to survey if they don't know where to look without reports???

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@Mighty__Muffins Because you make it a point to try to elevate yourself above others and it gets insanely irritating day in and day out. And before you say you don't, the gary SpongeBob gif/image is a prime example.

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@Mighty__Muffins Because it is a skill.

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@Mighty__Muffins Just wanna come back to this to say we bagged 3 tors today with minimal stress and zero chaser convergence issues at all.

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

Future Mr. and Mrs. Giglio with a large cone east of Teutopolis, IL about 10 mins ago

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@a_dose_of_wx PER KIRK: We are good now

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

Monticello cell having a KH shelf was not expected but certainly welcomed #ilwx

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

Ain't No Love in Oklahoma came on the radio as soon as that tornado watched dropped 👀

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

Putting @GumryWX and @a_dose_of_wx into the same room is a huge mistake... It's like an infinite feedback loop of shitposting

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@JeremyCruzWX WHAT

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@wxdragon YESSSSS, nice shot!

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@wxdragon dying to see what you are seeing right now... We almost went down to that cell with you

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@wxdragon Did you see the tor / got pics? 👀👀

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@danbutler_55 From a pic I took earlier tonight

[Austin R @AustinR_WX]

@danbutler_55 You also have mercury in there, it's below the moon and sliiiightly to the right