Angel Escobales Jr
@angelandhiswx.bsky.social
29/M. Archiving hobbyist who likes collecting/preserving tornado vids from the days of tape. Landspout appreciator. AFIS Slippy. Opinions are my own. 🏳️🌈
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Familiar faces and new faces alike! I’m Angel, I am a Twister generation weather nut who somewhere along the way turned into an archivist/collector of tornado media from the days of tape/film, and appreciator of cold core and spouts/hybrids. Sometimes I take my own pics/vids as well. Also a cat dad.
He is “hiding”
October 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
He is “hiding”
I’m still alive, just settling into my new role at work and patiently awaiting the day computer storage prices return to prices I can afford 🥲
September 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I’m still alive, just settling into my new role at work and patiently awaiting the day computer storage prices return to prices I can afford 🥲
Well I told everyone in person that I could, I figure now that it is time I make the announcement official since I put it in writing: I have put in my two weeks notice at work, September 7 will be my final day after eight years here. I am transitioning into a pharmacy tech role elsewhere now!
August 27, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Well I told everyone in person that I could, I figure now that it is time I make the announcement official since I put it in writing: I have put in my two weeks notice at work, September 7 will be my final day after eight years here. I am transitioning into a pharmacy tech role elsewhere now!
Local weather weenie goes on local chase, sees and films tower/upward lightning for the first time in his life. I wish I could’ve set up my DSLR, but I only have one window clamp (the same one Mike Hollingshead used, fun fact) and there was a steady rain, so I had to commit to video.
August 8, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Local weather weenie goes on local chase, sees and films tower/upward lightning for the first time in his life. I wish I could’ve set up my DSLR, but I only have one window clamp (the same one Mike Hollingshead used, fun fact) and there was a steady rain, so I had to commit to video.
Behind the scenes I am working on trying to get a specific tape format to work. Your only hint.
July 27, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Behind the scenes I am working on trying to get a specific tape format to work. Your only hint.
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I wonder if I’ll get chicken today…
July 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I wonder if I’ll get chicken today…
Question for the folks who have been chasing long before the days of that fancy Gripper windshield mount: what was your dash mounted camcorder solution then? Asking mostly because strict New England windshield obstruction laws may necessitate my having to get a little creative, and also for fun.
July 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Question for the folks who have been chasing long before the days of that fancy Gripper windshield mount: what was your dash mounted camcorder solution then? Asking mostly because strict New England windshield obstruction laws may necessitate my having to get a little creative, and also for fun.
A question for the academics and especially anyone who was involved with VORTEX-2. I might be misremembering, but was there a paper mentioning the use of DSLR timelapse photography during 2010 operations and featuring the June 10 2010 Last Chance supercell as one of the cases?
July 5, 2026 at 12:07 PM
A question for the academics and especially anyone who was involved with VORTEX-2. I might be misremembering, but was there a paper mentioning the use of DSLR timelapse photography during 2010 operations and featuring the June 10 2010 Last Chance supercell as one of the cases?
Sorry for the radio silence, I was busy getting a driver’s license
July 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Sorry for the radio silence, I was busy getting a driver’s license
The downside of my ADHD meds: dry mouth causing me to always be thirsty
The upside: I have never been more hydrated in my life
The upside: I have never been more hydrated in my life
June 26, 2026 at 6:27 PM
The downside of my ADHD meds: dry mouth causing me to always be thirsty
The upside: I have never been more hydrated in my life
The upside: I have never been more hydrated in my life
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Fowler, CO landspout tornado at 5:21 p.m. local time
June 22, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Fowler, CO landspout tornado at 5:21 p.m. local time
The parental unit wants some metal prints of some of the photos I’ve taken this year (it’s like the grown up version of having your drawing on the fridge), so I got some cheap 4x6 prints done to see what we want committed to metal. These are the ones we’ve settled on. :)
June 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The parental unit wants some metal prints of some of the photos I’ve taken this year (it’s like the grown up version of having your drawing on the fridge), so I got some cheap 4x6 prints done to see what we want committed to metal. These are the ones we’ve settled on. :)
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June 17, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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BEAUTIFUL SUNSET TORNADO OMFG
June 17, 2026 at 2:35 AM
BEAUTIFUL SUNSET TORNADO OMFG
I dusted off my old Canon T1i since I wanna explore DSLR timelapses and it and the Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 attached is perfectly acceptable for my needs. Last night's sunset was a good test to see if it still works after six years of no use.
June 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I dusted off my old Canon T1i since I wanna explore DSLR timelapses and it and the Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 attached is perfectly acceptable for my needs. Last night's sunset was a good test to see if it still works after six years of no use.
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I have seen maybe 7 horseshoe vortices today but this one was the coolest
June 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I have seen maybe 7 horseshoe vortices today but this one was the coolest
The bag is aggressive
June 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The bag is aggressive
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This is probably tied for top chase of all time with 4/26/2024. And supremely local in areas I grew up in. Really hoping impacts were minimal.
June 12, 2026 at 2:25 AM
This is probably tied for top chase of all time with 4/26/2024. And supremely local in areas I grew up in. Really hoping impacts were minimal.
I found this a million years ago on the UCAR website, but found it again for reasons, here's some films and video to film shot during CINDE in 1987, featuring early video of a July 2nd landspout that passed near where Stapleton used to be. n2t.org/ark:/85065/d...
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June 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I found this a million years ago on the UCAR website, but found it again for reasons, here's some films and video to film shot during CINDE in 1987, featuring early video of a July 2nd landspout that passed near where Stapleton used to be. n2t.org/ark:/85065/d...
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June 10 is Uni’s gotcha day!
Thank you for filling our days with so much happiness. Please stay happy and healthy, Uni. We love you so much
Thank you for filling our days with so much happiness. Please stay happy and healthy, Uni. We love you so much
June 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
June 10 is Uni’s gotcha day!
Thank you for filling our days with so much happiness. Please stay happy and healthy, Uni. We love you so much
Thank you for filling our days with so much happiness. Please stay happy and healthy, Uni. We love you so much
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OTD 21 years ago, June 9, 2005, Shawn Maroney and I documented several twisters near Hill City and Stockton, Kansas. A couple instances of twin tornadoes occurred between the 2 towns. #kswx
June 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
OTD 21 years ago, June 9, 2005, Shawn Maroney and I documented several twisters near Hill City and Stockton, Kansas. A couple instances of twin tornadoes occurred between the 2 towns. #kswx
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#weatherpicofday
OTD 24 years ago, June 8, 2002, Reed Timmer and I documented a striated LP supercell over rural ranchland near the community of Biddle, Montana. We followed this storm from Wyoming into Montana before a stout CAP killed the updraft. #MTwx #WYwx
OTD 24 years ago, June 8, 2002, Reed Timmer and I documented a striated LP supercell over rural ranchland near the community of Biddle, Montana. We followed this storm from Wyoming into Montana before a stout CAP killed the updraft. #MTwx #WYwx
June 8, 2026 at 7:42 PM
#weatherpicofday
OTD 24 years ago, June 8, 2002, Reed Timmer and I documented a striated LP supercell over rural ranchland near the community of Biddle, Montana. We followed this storm from Wyoming into Montana before a stout CAP killed the updraft. #MTwx #WYwx
OTD 24 years ago, June 8, 2002, Reed Timmer and I documented a striated LP supercell over rural ranchland near the community of Biddle, Montana. We followed this storm from Wyoming into Montana before a stout CAP killed the updraft. #MTwx #WYwx
I bet if this were daytime and there were towers above, this would’ve spat out a spout
June 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I bet if this were daytime and there were towers above, this would’ve spat out a spout
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No customers… Still waiting…
June 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
No customers… Still waiting…