George Ilstrup
@georgeilstrup
Landscape photographer, storm chaser, 4th grade teacher
A tornado on the horizon in Clear Lake, SD from June 28
Spent the day tracking down some Lake Superior agates in Minnesota
Lightning illuminating the bell shaped mesocyclone that was responsible for the Enderlin ND tornado from June 20
Some pretty colors on this storm in Colorado from June
A year ago today I had an awesome chase near Barney, ND. In a summer where tornadoes were a little harder to come by, this was easily one of my favorite chases.
The colors and light as the Gary tornado first condensed were dreamy as can be 👌🏻
Little throwback to one of my favorite shots I’ve ever taken of this cute little supercell over some flowers in Dalhart, Texas 2023
1. Tornado 2. Structure 3. Lightning 4. Other (Lake Sup. Ice cave)
1. Tornado 2. Structure 3. Lightning 4. Other (space lights)
Thank you, June. Let’s see what July has in store. 🌪️
Although completely overshadowed by Gary the following day, this twister near Bismarck on 6/27 was pretty mesmerizing
Lightning strikes as the Gary tornado begins to rope out and a new wall cloud takes over. Originally thought I blew this shot because it had slight motion blur but I was able to salvage it in post. 🕺
Beautiful supercell west of Bismarck on 6/27 shortly before producing the first tornado of the day
This moment has lived rent free in my head for the last two days and I don’t think it’s leaving any time soon
The Gary, SD tornado crossing the road as a stout stovepipe after it got its wiggles out.
Yesterday, Junec28, 2025, @JustonStrmRider, and I documented several tornadoes near the communities of Clear Lake and Gary, South Dakota. Thread with some photos we took. Going to be working a bit on the long format YouTube video. #sdwx
Amazing supercell structure and lightning in North Dakota from last night.
A tornado from yesterday outside of Jamestown, ND
