Top 10 Storm Chases of 2015
Here is a countdown of my top 10 storm chases in 2015. Storm chases were ranked by a number of factors, including photo opportunities, storm structure, excitement, etc. Let me know what you think!...
Category: 2015 (Chasing)
Top 2015 Chase Photos by State
#12 New Mexico – Supercell with inflow, eastern New Mexico plains, June 13th, 2015: #11 Nebraska – An explosive thunderstorm over north-central Nebraska, June 6th, 2015: #10 Wyoming – A pair of funnel clouds...
Panhandle Magic Part II: 11/16
In perhaps one of the last storm chases of the year, a tornado outbreak struck the High Plains from the Texas panhandle to western Kansas. It was a setup you would expect to see...
Panhandle Magic 9/20
A marginal severe setup worked out great, on a quiet day in the Texas panhandle with very few storm chasers out. A discrete supercell fired near McLean, TX in the afternoon and moved slowly...
Central Plains: 9/7
September 7th was an interesting severe weather setup across the central Plains. It was fairly complex from the start, several days out, but even leading up to the night before, there were uncertainties with...
Iowa Storms: 9/6
Thunderstorms developed across western Iowa during the afternoon on September 6th. Although a pair of supercells began to show rotation, storms tended to merge into line segments into the evening. Severe thunderstorm reports were...
Ohio Storm Chase 8/23
Sunday was an impromptu storm chase up to the Lower Great Lakes region. I was very much on the fence about making the 10-hour drive to the general target area, but once again, just...
Storm Footage and More: 8/9
On the heels of a conditional tornado threat, a setup with more widespread severe thunderstorm activity was likely on August 9th. I stayed in Omaha the night before, as I knew there would be a...
Elk Creek, NE Tornado 8/8
A long, three day weekend with a severe threat across the mid-Missouri Valley gave me the opportunity to get back on the road to chase. I left Atlanta around 4 a.m. that day and...
Illinois Doesn’t Pull Through
I dropped southeast through the Midwest today, after starting the morning in Minnesota, the target was once again northern Illinois. The area has been targeted many times this season, with some days ending up...
Nature’s Fireworks
Mother Nature provided some fireworks for the fourth of July across the northern Plains. A few severe thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon, persisting into the evening hours. While storms initially took a while...
Tornadoes Near Kansas City
Just three days after a tornado in portions of St. Louis, it looked like the Kansas City area was going to be under a tornado threat. Again, storm chasing is thrilling and exciting, but...
Wild Day in Missouri
Today’s storm chase felt like a tale of two stories to me. It started in northeastern Missouri with several discrete thunderstorms firing. For whatever reason, aside from the ongoing joke of “2015ing,” most of...
Winona Tornado
After a long day of storm chasing through eastern Colorado, I headed east into Kansas as the sun was beginning to set. At the southern flank of a line of thunderstorms, a section of...
Wyoming Funnels
An interesting first chase in Wyoming landed a couple of funnel clouds. They were associated with a relatively weak looking cell on radar, but wind shear and upslope aided in assisting the rotation. This...
Sunset Structure
Tuesday was a long day of storm chasing across the Dakotas. Not many storms reached severe limits, but there was plenty of neat structure to observe. The above photo is from about 9:30 p.m....