вЂњLast summer, I drove to Aberdeen, S.D., for about an hour of chasing, then made it back to Minot around 3 a.m., then I went to work at 5 a.m. вЂњIвЂ™ll usu ally travel far enough where I can at least get back to Minot before work,вЂќ says Heskin. HeskinвЂ™s storm chasing has led him throughout North Dakota, eastern Montana, northern South Dakota, and western Minnesota. вЂњI gained about 10,000 new followers immediately after that storm.вЂќ

He streamed the video onto his DSS Facebook page, and it quickly traveled through social media. I had a great shot of the massive supercell as it moved over Killdeer and destroyed the town with baseball-sized hail and 80 mile per hour winds,вЂќ says Heskin. вЂњI was able to find a great vantage point about 15 miles east of Killdeer on a fairly tall plateau. His dream took off in the summer of 2017, when he was chasing a storm near Killdeer. In 2016, he created the DSS Facebook page to share his love for his hobby with family and friends. Heskin also took the annual Skywarn Storm Spotting class offered by the National Weather Service, and says he dreamed about livestreaming his adventures in storm chasing on Facebook. My dad would drive me around chasing when I was in middle school prior to me getting my license.вЂќ I used to pretend I was chasing storms on my bike or lawn mower. вЂњIвЂ™ve been fascinated by severe weather since I was a little kid. Heskin, a full-time student at Minot State University, was raised on his familyвЂ™s farm east of Minot and attended school in Granville.

For BrianВ Heskin, his love of watching North DakotaвЂ™s weatherВ unfold started at a young age and has now developed quite a following through his Dakota Storm Stalker (DSS) Facebook page. North DakotaвЂ™s weather is unique, covering blizzards, wind, sun, wind, storms, and wind.

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