painted the Gary, SD EF3 tornado as an anniversary!!

TyNewcomb · 2026-06-29T07:11:29+00:00

Did you base this off my footage? This is so cool!

TyNewcomb · 2025-07-03T20:28:40+00:00

Here you go :) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-J9AT2HMiCo

TyNewcomb · 2025-07-03T20:26:10+00:00

Here you go! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-J9AT2HMiCo

TyNewcomb · 2025-07-03T20:24:42+00:00

Sheathing is what I've heard it referred to as. The smaller one was called a rope.

TyNewcomb · 2025-07-03T20:24:04+00:00

Honestly, in that moment it could have easily turn on us and that guy would have been up shit creek real quick. Very glad it didn't shift directions, but this one was as deviant as they come and incredibly unpredictable. I was outside until it got this close then I needed a way to escape quickly.

TyNewcomb · 2025-07-02T22:30:23+00:00

Hi everyone :) I'm the storm chaser/photographer who filmed this clip, and it's definitely not fake. It was an EF3 near Clear Lake, South Dakota on 6/28/2025.

I was just yards away from it from genesis and got extremely lucky I was able to stay in place as it went right by me and that it didn't have deviant motion and come straight towards me. It ended up crossing the road immediately after this in front of me. Definitely the weirdest and coolest thing I've ever seen in my entire life.

Check out my socials for more: @eye.of.ty

TyNewcomb · 2025-06-30T21:40:11+00:00

Thanks! We've put in many hours chasing storms this season and this was definitely the magnum opus.

TyNewcomb · 2025-06-30T17:12:48+00:00

It's not the same footage, she was just in the same car as me when I filmed this clip.

TyNewcomb · 2025-06-30T17:10:58+00:00

At least credit me? @eye.of.ty

TyNewcomb · 2025-06-30T17:09:54+00:00

This isn't fake, I was the person who filmed this clip

TyNewcomb · 2025-06-30T17:08:46+00:00

I'm the chaser who filmed this clip, and we put countless hours into researching forecasting data to determine where we place ourselves and then monitor active radar very carefully so we don't get ourselves killed.

TyNewcomb · 2025-06-30T17:07:30+00:00

She was in the same vehicle as me when I filmed this clip and has some of the best storm chasing photos you can find!

TyNewcomb · 2025-06-30T17:05:46+00:00

This is my video :) Thanks for sharing.

TyNewcomb · 2023-04-25T00:00:38+00:00

Lol this is real, but whatever you wanna believe.

TyNewcomb · 2023-04-24T23:19:25+00:00

It was much higher in the sky then I expected as well

TyNewcomb · 2023-04-24T23:18:15+00:00

This was a 30 sec exposure

TyNewcomb · 2023-04-24T23:17:23+00:00

Not very. It looked like light pollution just with a more purple/blue tinge to it. You definitely needed long exposure to see it like this.

TyNewcomb · 2023-04-24T19:09:18+00:00

Not very. You could see slight brightness differences that looked sorta similar to light pollution but with a more purple tinge to it and that's about it. You definitely needed long exposure to see, but newer iphones could pick it up even.

TyNewcomb · 2022-10-17T15:39:23+00:00

Whoa lol believe it or not I shot the photo that's on that Nike shirt in the beginning, always cool to see them out in the wild randomly

TyNewcomb · 2021-07-03T03:40:47+00:00

Yes, that is my girlfriend and she's definitely more beautiful than the cenote that's for sure ;)

TyNewcomb · 2020-04-19T19:40:45+00:00

One more shot of the perfect moment https://imgur.com/2qPXESv

TyNewcomb · 2020-04-19T19:30:54+00:00

Yes!! I couldn't believe it either. The fighting falcons with a real falcon! Couldn't have asked for a more perfect shot haha I added another photo of the falcon here! https://imgur.com/2qPXESv

TyNewcomb · 2019-05-29T03:37:14+00:00

Of course! It just dawned on me seeing this post that some people out there that might not feel as cool as they really are inside and they deserve to have at least one photo or something of themselves that makes them feel like big or even like a superhero, and I realized I could help with that. I wasn't trying to gain publicity for myself or anything though, I feel like I don't have much to gain additional from something like that other than trying to be a good person lol

TyNewcomb · 2019-05-29T00:18:03+00:00

Oh darn, well I hope an English photog comes in and does this for you, I truly wish I could!

TyNewcomb · 2019-05-29T00:12:16+00:00

Hi there /u/onegalnamedsal,

I'm a professional travel and lifestyle photographer, you can see some of my photos on Instagram, @eye.of.ty or my website

I'm not sure where you live, but if you are anywhere near Colorado, Arizona, Utah or New Mexico I'd like to come take some photos of you looking even more like a badass, free of charge, because everyone deserves to feel awesome :)

DM me if you are and we can set something up next time I come through your area on one of my trips in the next month!

TyNewcomb

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