Matt Minnillo and Blue Thunder (@mattbluethunder) 's Twitter Profile
Matt Minnillo and Blue Thunder

@mattbluethunder

Paid WX forecaster. #1 hail interceptor in El Paso County, CO. I storm chase and other shenanigans in my customized 2020 Ford F150: Blue Thunder II (RIP BT 1)

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There have been some heat bursts in northeast Colorado and southwest Nebraska. These are max temps since midnight, some locations reaching the low 90s thanks to showers and storms moving through mixing down a warm and dry layer above the surface. #cowx #newx

There have been some heat bursts in northeast Colorado and southwest Nebraska. These are max temps since midnight, some locations reaching the low 90s thanks to showers and storms moving through mixing down a warm and dry layer above the surface. #cowx #newx
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Maybe not. Over 4 years and 40 total days of chasecation from end of April through early June across 10 states, I only had 5 days of tornados and yet the best tornados I saw was only an hour from my house.

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By popular demand here is the full slow-mo #hail video from south of Limon, Colorado 8/9/25. I'll work on getting this video with 4"+ hail falling! #cowx

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Why do I think hail>tornados? Success rate while chasing. I have a ~95% success rate chasing hailstorms when I go out to see hail. Tornados is wayyyy less, and I don't like that.