📸 Photographer 🌪️ Storm chaser 🌌 Aurora hunter 📍 South Dakotan 🪪 Licensing options through SevereStudios 🎞️ Check out my work: alexreselwx.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3m2kjkofuoc27Pretty surreal to say I’ve officially documented an EF5 tornado. The first EF5 tornado since Moore 2013. Enderlin, North Dakota - June 20, 2025.06 Oct 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2kjkofuoc27https://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lvjzu3eyzk24One week ago today, Mother Nature gifted me a birthday tornado intercept in my own backyard. Watertown, South Dakota - July 27, 202504 Aug 2025 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvjzu3eyzk24https://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3ltb2pdb4m22iOne week ago today, I had the chase of a lifetime in my backyard Gary, South Dakota - June 28, 202506 Jul 2025 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltb2pdb4m22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3ln4xqgwsfc2aLast night I chased this monster supercell and wedge tornado in southwest Iowa. Some of the most incredible structure I’ve ever seen!19 Apr 2025 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln4xqgwsfc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lm42u4q7622jA stormy night in northeast Nebraska last week ⚡️05 Apr 2025 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm42u4q7622jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3ll5yg2cdp22iThe night sky came alive recently near Watertown, South Dakota.25 Mar 2025 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5yg2cdp22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lkjqwxer6c2zWe documented a violent tornado near West Plains, Missouri on March 14, 2025. The most intense tornado I’ve ever chased. The roar sounded evil as it moved in with extreme RFD winds associated with a very wide circulation. Extreme damage also occurred near Bakersfield-South Fork, Missouri.16 Mar 2025 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkjqwxer6c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lixugryelk23Today I documented the first EVER February tornado in South Dakota HISTORY! 🌪️ 📍 Watertown, South Dakota 🗓️ February 24, 202525 Feb 2025 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lixugryelk23https://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lgccta3f522mCraving more nights under the aurora22 Jan 2025 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgccta3f522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lexmqjgjbs2nThe first aurora of 2025 danced in the night sky last night.05 Jan 2025 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lexmqjgjbs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3len63oz5f226It’s been real, 2024. Thank you.31 Dec 2024 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3len63oz5f226https://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lekqnavduc2pI chased tornadoes in Mississippi on Saturday. This is my view back home in South Dakota today.31 Dec 2024 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lekqnavduc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3ld33xopfnc2gLight pillars this morning in Watertown, South Dakota. This stuff never gets old. #sdwx #atoptics #photography12 Dec 2024 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld33xopfnc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lcvyywqg522bCrazy to think I captured these photos just in South Dakota this year10 Dec 2024 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvyywqg522bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lclwy6b5ys2uBeam me up, Scotty! Incredible display of light pillars last night in Watertown, South Dakota. The -20°F wind chill and strong winds were brutal but it was great to get back in the elements after a long month of not picking up my camera. #sdwx #atoptics #photography06 Dec 2024 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclwy6b5ys2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lcgxrp4ewc2vA large tornado ripping through farmland near Harlan, Iowa. By far the craziest storm chase of my life.04 Dec 2024 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgxrp4ewc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lccbfbce6k2mIt felt like I was in a snow globe tonight in Watertown, South Dakota. A great start to December!02 Dec 2024 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccbfbce6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lc54qpnnnk23Lock Screen 🌪️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Nov 2024 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc54qpnnnk23https://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lbvbe4hr4s2cNights under the aurora never get old27 Nov 2024 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbvbe4hr4s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lbnspupx722rThere’s nothing quite like supercells in the High Plains24 Nov 2024 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnspupx722rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aresel.bsky.social/post/3lbito34zlc27Some of my most sentimental shots from 2024 📸22 Nov 2024 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:el6mmmkzln4ujrzal4pbphz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbito34zlc27