Jake Heitman

MN based Storm Chaser. #mnwx

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

Tornado! Jewell, Iowa tornado from yesterday. At different points the tornado went from a fully condensed cone, to a small drill bit corn munching tornado and finally monster tree eater. #iawx #tornado @NWSDesMoines

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

Tornado yesterday around St. Libory, Nebraska. Got on this storm early which cost me getting close to this storm due to falling behind a little bit. There was some rain on the south side, making the tornado hard to make out. Not all tornadoes will be up close visible tornadoes.

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

@MatthewCappucci Yes! This happened to me in 2020 at the start of a chase. Had to wait out the heavy rain and then chase very passively.

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

Rainbow Lighting!

Crazy to think I filmed this 6 years ago somewhere in Oklahoma. I’m still in awe of how that bolt struck perfectly right in the middle of the rainbow. Truly a once in a lifetime capture!

[Dan Whittaker @severeforecast]

Explosive lightning on the ground in front of me! Parts of the road hit my arm as I filmed it in slow motion out of my window 😳 all I still see is the lightning strike ⚡️ North of Pawhuska on the tornado warned storm

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

Insane tornado, unreal view!

[Daniel Shaw @DanielShawAU]

The terrifying view of the tornado near Enid, Oklahoma this evening as it crossed the road. Join our live streams & watch the full chase edit coming up via https://t.co/nieJn2YwxP

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

@DanielShawAU @NWSWichita @NWSNorman Insane stream Daniel! Unreal! Good job dropping onto that storm.

[Brandon Sullivan @btsullivan91]

Documented another, intense tornado today, that just hit south of Enid, OK #okwx

[Matt Ammon @matt_ammon_wx]

No words for this Violent tornado near Waukomis, OK #okwx #wxtwitter

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

Wow, what a week of chasing it has been. Seeing tornadoes 3 out of 5 days and in 3 different states is crazy! I am grateful for the opportunity to chase this stretch of storms and can’t wait to chase the next setup. #mnwx #iawx #wiwx #tornado

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

@ColdCoreCowboy Thanks. Leaving late mainly and thought storms wouldn't get tornadic until crossing the river. Was not my most favorite chase. Haha.

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

Tornado moments ago by Montana Wisconsin. #wiwx #tornado @NWSLaCrosse @NWSTwinCities

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

@NWSLaCrosse @NWSTwinCities Yes you do. Thanks for asking :)

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

Tornado ropeout just north of Montana, Wisconsin at 3:46pm. #wiwx #Tornado @NWSTwinCities @NWSLaCrosse

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

Sometimes you have to backup a little bit, just to give the tornado a little more space when it's coming right at you. Truman, Minnesota on Monday evening. This was the first touchdown of this tornado. #tornado #stormchasing #mnwx

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

UNREAL COLORS from this tornadic supercell yesterday near Masonville, Iowa.
At 27 seconds there's a cool lightning bolt! #iawx #supercell

[Drew @Wx_Beans]

I love you Iowa!

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

Hubbard, IA storm looking real good already! #iawx @NWSDesMoines

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

Tornado near Truman, Minnesota yesterday. Very fun chase, lots of close range intercepts, lots of tornadoes. 10/10. #mnwx #tornado

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

And we are starting to uptrend for Monday/ Tuesday. This is very accurate.

[John White @WhiteWeather_]

5-7 days out: OUTBREAK OF THE CENTURY

3-4 days out: MID STAY HOME

1-2 day out: Wow, a decent tornado potential

This legitimately happens every time.

[Jake Heitman @HeitmanJake]

@ChrisReeceWX Same! My wife and I got our blizzards earlier this evening as well! 🤣