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Jim Franc

@twisterjim3

Storm chasing and family-ing. Mid electrical substation designer. Yinzer. πŸ“ Pittsburgh, PA

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First chase of the year coming up tomorrow!

06.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So, the rumors about AI bots running deceased persons social media accounts are true!

26.02.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, definitely not. I just miss being out there.

25.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would love to be in Sidney right now

25.02.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The lemon calls to me, but I know I shouldn't bite

16.02.2026 12:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On a whim I posted a few of my fake 1985 PA tornado images from my documentary videos as prints on my FAA photography page. They are NOT AI-generated but are made from my own photos. Check them out here: fineartamerica.com/profiles/3-c...

#digitalart #stormchasing #tornado #photography #art

11.02.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I don't even know how to act right now

10.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Couldn't have it any other way

09.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Paging @donkeydownburst.bsky.social

09.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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GWC live: Discussing changes to SPC outlooks with SPC Forecaster Elizabeth Leitman YouTube video by Girls Who Chase Storms

Thank you to Jen and Raychel, with @girlswhochase.com and Tornado Titans for allowing me to talk about the upcoming SPC outlook changes. If you missed the live, you can view the discussion here. www.youtube.com/live/G0Nml1L...

04.02.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy crap

31.01.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Holy light pillars

30.01.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 πŸš€ A crude interface I built to expose an archive of College of DuPage GOES imagery since about 15 Apr 2017. The archive is around ~500TB in size over ~2.5 billion JPEG images. Yikes, but here you go.

mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/archive/cods...

Anyways happy for feedback. Not worth the effort?

13.01.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9
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THE CURSE OF MAY 31st | Pennsylvania's Worst Weather Disasters

is up on YouTube now! Discussing the 1985 tornado outbreak, the Johnstown flood of 1889, and more with lots of photography, more digital art, and a full musical score.

Right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2_i...

09.01.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Sun dogs!

08.01.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm addicted to Dunkin iced coffee. Large, with cream, sugar, and mocha, to be specific. 😬

07.01.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 4 year old's (and my) favorite father-son activity. ❀️

02.01.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy New Year! πŸŽ‰πŸŒͺοΈπŸŽ‰πŸŒͺ️

01.01.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ll still be telling people about last night decades from now.

13.11.2025 06:01 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Satellite image of a wake free of cold-air stratocumulus clouds surrounding Florida. These clouds form when cold air moves over warm water.

11.11.2025 22:25 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Aurora

Aurora

Ope

12.11.2025 01:29 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's the wonder of nature, baby! SKYDRAMA 2025 is coming.

My annual year-end storm chasing flick promises to be one of my longest winded ever, packed with supercells and tornadoes from the Great Plains to the Midwest.

Wednesday night before Thanksgiving release, Nov 26!

11.11.2025 14:28 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Grand Teton lenticular

Grand Teton lenticular

Grand Teton lenticular

Grand Teton lenticular

Grand Teton lenticular

Grand Teton lenticular

Man

21.10.2025 19:27 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday I got notified of this, which could be the earliest representation of an actual Italian tornado. Created by Norwegian painter Thomas Fearnley, this painting represents a waterspout in the Naples Gulf on July 8th 1833. The event is 100% real and not an harmless one

11.10.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are thrilled to announce that our beta experience is now available to everyone! Redesigned for every screen. The new responsive layout delivers a smooth, native-like experienceβ€”whether you’re on desktop or mobile.

beta.pivotalweather.com

08.10.2025 19:17 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
An erupting volcano. A black spatter cone with a gap in the front has lava fountaining out, hundreds of feet into the air, smacking against the cone, and flowing along a snaking lava river toward the camera. A plume of gas rises into the air with mostly cloudy sky in the background.

An erupting volcano. A black spatter cone with a gap in the front has lava fountaining out, hundreds of feet into the air, smacking against the cone, and flowing along a snaking lava river toward the camera. A plume of gas rises into the air with mostly cloudy sky in the background.

Just found this image of the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption in Iceland that I've never shared before. Being in the presence of this volcano and feeling the intense heat of the Earth on my skin was genuinely the best experience of my life and its not even close. #photography

07.10.2025 04:25 πŸ‘ 371 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 2

Wish I had better shots of it, but it looks like it wasn't a Bridge Creek look-a-like just for show after all.

06.10.2025 14:49 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Several models are suggesting that Imelda and Humberto could merge over the North Atlantic, as shown in this HAFS forecast.

30.09.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

Full on headbutt

29.09.2025 23:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0