Hank Vlietstra
@FlatlanderHank
I have this same handle on most platforms, FlatlanderHank. Landscape-photos, Weather-watcher, Science-stories. Hiker, Backcountry explorer, SK Family-man.
#BearCub 1:40PM October 3rd, near Saskatchewan’s Peck Lake #BlackBear I never did see the Mom…. 😬
Insane, this is blowing up fast, checkout the pileus, Milk River, AB @teamdomcanada @ReedTimmerUSA #ABStorm
Some photos of the green monster from yesterdays chase near Wetaskiwin. This supercell came close to producing a tornado early on in its lifecycle. @teamdomcanada @ReedTimmerUSA #ABStorm
Honestly if I didn’t know better I’d assume Shasta was erupting (or on fire)
Time-lapse of today's awesome afternoon cloud formations around Mt. Shasta captured by the Grizzly Peak Shasta ALERTCalifornia cameras. See the view live: bit.ly/40yaifZ and don't forget to check the time-lapse 🏔️ ☁️
Backyard chasing with Freddy McKinney last night in Shelby, Nebraska while John McKinney was actually out covering this storm from Grand Island to David City, Nebraska. @FreddyMcKinneyR @jmckinneywx1 @NWSHastings @NWSOmaha @spann
Gm to those that are persistent in their craft 🤍 Never give up ✨
I’ve shared a lot of Black Skimmer videos, and people always ask: “Do they ever catch anything?” This video answers that question beautifully. And if you watch until the end… you’ll see that sometimes, it’s catch and release.
Breaking news - storm chase mode has been ACTIVATED today with a #tornado threat centered around Kansas City! Supercells are forecast to erupt by 4-6 pm in eastern Kansas and move toward the Kansas City Metro. I am chasing in the Dominator Fore today with my kayak on board
Green Monster supercell. July 24th 2025. East of #camrose @teamdomcanada @weathernetwork #ShareYourWeather #abstorm
Earlier panorama of the storm just before it hit Southampton, ON (and apparently destroyed the tent…)! #onwx #onstorm Gorgeous structure and had a classic rain foot look of a downburst earlier prior to this photo (the one that I originally posted)!
Peak. Fog. Trees. Austria #landscapephotography #Landschaftsfotografie #fog
South side of Chicago flooding. Midway Airport are: I’ve lived in this area 90% of my life and this is as bad as it gets. Not a super flood prone area so this is very impressive.
Mutant cloud-beast above Wainwright Alberta Canada last night, 11:15PM #ABstorm #BeastMode
The HUXt model has been updated: the CME from the filament eruption is expected to arrive on July 27th (Sunday), with considerable uncertainty. Solar wind speed is expected to rise only slightly, to ~410 km/s. However, if IMF is favourable (moderately to strongly negative and…
Theres never a bad morning in Rocky Mountain National Park!.
Very eerie skies near Wetaskiwin, AB 6:42pm #abstorm
Definitely a downburst!! Take cover in Southampton NOW!! #onwx #onstorm #ShareYourWeather