Phil Ostroff

An Aussie-Brit in Texas. Analyst of sorts, amateur astronomer, published photographer, amongst other things.

Be nice to each other! Life's too short.

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

Storm cell near Andice in Central Texas this afternoon. Potentially producing decent hail and some lightning. Taken with a DJI Mini2 drone from Liberty Hill.

#txwx #wxtwitter #storm #weather #atxwx

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

Interesting skies over central Texas, looking toward Austin from Liberty Hill.
#wx #atxwx #wxtwitter #storm #weather #txwx #texas #atx #libertyhilltx

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

Shot this near Lometa, Texas at around 5:11pm today. It was right where radar indicated a storm cell. Looks interesting, but may be just a well-defined rain shaft???

#txwx #wxtwitter #wx #Texas #weather #atxwx

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

Behind the storm that rolled over Liberty Hill, Texas this evening.

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[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

Here it comes. Rain falling over the Bertram, Texas area.

#txwx #wx #weather #Texas #atxwx #rain #stormchasing

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

@patagleason Again, I'm very sorry for your loss.

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

Little bit of the lightning show from Liberty Hill, Texas this morning.

#txwx #wx #wxtwitter #atxwx #Texas #weather

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

@patagleason ...I am also not knowledgeable about how to protect your animals against lightning. I found this which may be useful.

https://t.co/euOxeulfoK

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

@patagleason ...I looked for historia ground strikes data but nothing much came out, just this animation of lightning timing that day...

https://t.co/lvxCwD9c4I

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[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

@patagleason I am so sorry about your horse. That is very sad. I often wonder about livestock and other animals during these storms because the ground strikes are ferocious.

I don't have any pictures from that day, I'm afraid. I typically shoot lightning at night.

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[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

Tonight's mammatus display over Bertram, Texas.

#mammatus #txwx #atxwx #Texas #TX #weather

[Evan @evan7257]

My Chloe died at Camp Mystic. Don't let the camp reopen until state investigations finish. | Opinion https://t.co/otGV4FfzFT

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

Storm season has officially kicked off in Texas!

Taken from north Liberty Hill, looking north towards Lampasas at aboutn8:30pm local.

#wx #txwx #weather #lightning #stormchasing #atxwx

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

@ArkbyKOMI Hi there. Thanks for asking. You can use this video per the agreement. Please cite my name, Phil Ostroff, and X account. Cheers.

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

The Lunar Eclipse is playing hide and seek here in Central Texas.. Taken from Liberty Hill.

#Eclipse #LunarEclipse #atx #atxwx #txwx #astronomy

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

A final, unexpected view of the lunar eclipse through the clouds. Liberty Hill, Texas.

#eclipse #lunareclipse #bloodmoon #astronomy #LunarEclipse #txwx #atxwx

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

@ShimodaSpct You too. Thank you!

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

@MTHolroyd Hello Matthew. Thanks fo asking. Happy for ABC to use this video. Can confirm it's mine, taken from Liberty Hill, Texas at 5am.

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

@ShimodaSpct Hi Yasu.
1. Yes.
2. Yes. PLS use my X username and "Phil Ostroff"
3. Video was taken at approx. 5am on March 3, 2026.

[Phil Ostroff @philostrophy]

A little Aurora, taken from Lampasas, Texas. Always a treat to get it this far south!

#aurora #Texas #astronomy #photography