Big Lake, TX Supercell Time Lapse
Here’s another time lapse, this time from the Big Lake area in Texas on May 24th, 2014. The storm had a rotating wall cloud, but was beginning to weaken as we approached it. A...
Monthly Archive: May 2014
Saturday Supercells
A weekend of chasing is over and Saturday was the most successful day. We chased a couple of supercells and saw some great structure. I will have more information and footage in the coming...
Chasing in Western Texas
I’ll be chasing storms this weekend on both Saturday and Sunday across western Texas and the panhandle region. A slow-moving upper level low will rotate east over the next few days. Ahead of the...
Active Weather Pattern Developing
After a few isolated severe thunderstorms over the past couple of days, a prolonged active weather patterns appears to be underway. Today and tomorrow (May 20-21): An upper level shortwave moving across the upper...
Looking Ahead Out West
Looking deeper into May, there could be some localized severe leading into the weekend as the Southwest trough slowly ejects. The next notable threat is across the High Plains by early next week. While...
June Outlook
May has been a changeable month so far with temperatures and more changes are in the store for the next 4-6 weeks or so. Looking at the first 15 days of May, temperatures have...
Ohio Supercell Time-Lapse
It was already after 7:30 p.m. by the time that a pair of supercells were approaching I-70, to the southeast of Columbus, Ohio. With daylight dwindling and not much else lighting up on radar,...
Last Minute Ohio Chase
I was not expecting to be in Ohio on Wednesday, but after waking up early and reviewing data, I had to give it a shot. While I wait for the next extended chase out...
Severe Prospects Heat Up for Late May
With weather patterns projected to shuffle around over the next week or so, the potential is increasing for an uptick in severe thunderstorm activity for late May. While portions of the eastern U.S. may...
Next Chase Trip Coming Up
Aside from some severe weather across the Plains over the past two days, this severe weather season continues to be moving along at a slow pace overall. I’ve taken the downtime to catch up...
Crawford, MS Tornado (short time-lapse)
Here is a quick time-lapse of a tornadic supercell near Crawford, MS on April 28th.
Mayflower Tornado Footage
It’s not the best footage, but it’s what I’ve got. I came too close to the tornado from the north end and my view was greatly obscured. I bailed north, perhaps further than I...
Back and Working on Video Footage
I’m back in Connecticut, where I will be staying for the next two weeks or so. While I have no trips planned back west until at least the second half of May, I...
Lessons/Advice from Storm Trip
I learned a lot from my first legitimate chase trip out west. There were some things I did well and other things I can do differently in the future. I was in the midst...