Dan Robinson

The sound of a tornado moving through trees near Enfield, Illinois

Video | 3 months ago

A small tornado north of Enfield, Illinois is audible as it moves through a wooded area next to the road during the outbreak of June 21, 2026. Copyright Dan Robinson

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Tornado creates cycloidal scour marks in fields

Video | 3 months ago

A large multiple-vortex tornado east of Dwight, Illinois leaves cycloidal ground scouring marks in a soybean field near the town of Reddick on June 11, 2026. Copyright Dan Robinson

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EF3 Tornado drone intercept at Hebron-Kouts, Indiana - June 11, 2026

Video | 3 months ago

An EF3 tornado is captured moving between Hebron and De Motte toward Kouts, Indiana, intensifying with multiple vortices during an outbreak in Illinois and Indiana on June 11, 2026. Copyright Dan Robinson

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Upward lightning striking the Sears Tower at 4,000 FPS during intense Chicago severe storms

Video | 3 months ago

Intense severe thunderstorms moved through Chicagoland on Wednesday afternoon, producing widespread downed trees. Upward lightning struck the Sears (Willis) Tower several times, captured with a professional high speed camera at 4,000 frames per second. Shot...

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Close intercept of tornado near Blue Rapids, Kansas (timelapse)

Video | 4 months ago

Dash camera timelapse of a close intercept of the Blue Rapids, Kansas tornado on May 18, 2026. Copyright Dan Robinson

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Numerous power flashes over Kansas City during severe thunderstorms

Video | 4 months ago

A severe thunderstorm squall line "bow echo: moved through the Kansas City metro area with 80mph winds on Monday, May 18, 2026. This drone view shows numerous power flashes over and behind the city as the storms move in. A funnel cloud is visible above some...

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Birth of a lightning strike captured at 6,000 frames per second!

Video | 5 months ago

A capture of the start of a bidirectional leader with a high speed camera gives a rare glimpse of how all lightning starts inside of a thunderstorm. Three bidirectional leaders in clear air were produced by this storm at St. Morgan, Illinois, just east of S...

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Aerial view of vivid lightning over downtown St. Louis and the Arch

Video | 5 months ago

Thunderstorms with vivid lightning moved over the St. Louis metro area on the evening of Tuesday, April 28, 2026. This aerial view shows the storms and lightning moving over downtown and the Arch. Copyright Dan Robinson

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Tornado-warned storm over St. Louis takes nearly the same path as May 16 tornado - April 27, 2026

Video | 5 months ago

Just before 1PM on Monday afternoon, April 27 during a Moderate Risk for tornadoes in St. Louis, a tornado-warned storm tracked in nearly the same place as the May 16 EF3 tornado in 2025. Thankfully the storm did not produce a tornado or any reported damage...

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Lightning shock wave blasts dirt 20 feet into the air!

Video | 6 months ago

A supercell thunderstorm near Havana, Illinois produced an incredible display of lightning as tornado warnings were issued. Lightning strikes power lines at close range, causing a flashover arc and smoke. A second close strike, a powerful positive lightning...

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Severe storms move through St. Louis with tornado warnings

Video | 6 months ago

A severe thunderstorm squall line with multiple embedded mesovortex circulations triggers continuous tornado warnings as it moves through the St. Louis metro on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Copyright Dan Robinson

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Kankakee, Illinois tornado: timelapse from start to rain wrap

Video | 6 months ago

5x timelapse of the start of the Kankakee, Illinois tornado through its total wrapping in rain near the airport. March 10, 2026. Copyright Dan Robinson.

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