Thank you!

Thanks! It's a DJI Mini 4 Pro.

For storm footage, flying drones is a risky business. I don't know of any water resistant drones, so if it's raining, you risk ruining the motors. You also are at a greater risk of losing the whole drone either because of rain or strong winds that either blow your drone away or force it into a tree, water, or other obstacle. Also, capturing timelapse photography like this is a challenge because while drones try to stay relatively geostationary, there is still going to be some drift as it fights against the winds. There is a feature to lock on a target, but in cases like in this video, there is no strong target to lock onto. So what I do is use a stabilization tool in your video editing software. I use DaVinci Resolve, which does a good job of stabilizing and locking the camera. Also, another challenge doing timelapses is your limited battery life. I had to descend twice to change batteries to capture all this footage, and you can see a transition partway through the timelapse. Because of that, I tried to stay consistent with location, I just went straight up from my property with the same orientation, ascending to the same altitude and hoped for the best.

@@JeffreyGreene Awesome advice, thanks - any recommendation for a drone to buy as a beginner who has little flight experience.

@@OneNationWX start cheap, and under 250 grams so you can decide if you want to invest further. Learn about the requirements to getting a drone license. Also about impacts on ever increasing legislation limiting what you can do it even what you can fly. That said, I've had three different DJI Mini Pro models and have been happy with them. But if you get more serious about flying near stormy weather, you'll eventually want to consider something larger and more stable. But you would be amazed at how well a little mini pro sub 250g drone can do, considering

@@JeffreyGreene I appreciate you, man! Thanks for your help. Have a great weekend!

There was no tornado warning issued for the Madison area. According to the NWS, there were small tornadoes reported to the east of Madison.

@@JeffreyGreene good to know.