Top 10 Storm Chases of 2016
It was an exciting year in 2016 as I chased dozens of storm events all across the United States and even Canada on a pair of occasions. This countdown highlights some of the most...
Category: 2016 (Chasing)
South Dakota Storm Chase: Aug. 9, 2016
This video condenses about an hour’s worth of video into less than four minutes.The chase began with a dominant supercell thunderstorm that passed from southeastern Montana into northwestern South Dakota. Through early evening, multiple thunderstorms...
North Dakota Tornado: Aug. 3, 2016
These are a few clips of a tornado I chased just southwest of Warwick, North Dakota early yesterday (Wednesday) evening. This footage is from the early portion of the life cycle of the tornado.
Tornado Near Amarillo: June 13, 2016
I pursued a slow-moving supercell to the north of Amarillo, Texas on June 13th, 2016. After producing a large, rotating wall cloud, the storm proceeded to drop a few funnels, but no tornado, at...
Saline-Dickinson County Kansas Tornado: May 25 2016
I watched a long-lived tornadic supercell over north-central Kansas on May 25th, 2016.
Tornadoes Near Dodge City: May 24, 2016
Here are videos from the first of several tornadoes between Minneola and Dodge City, Kansas on May 24th, 2016.
Leoti, Kansas Tornado: May 21, 2016
Here is a short video showing the life cycle of a brief tornado near Leoti, Kansas late Saturday afternoon. I was chasing with Ian Livingston and we had a very eventful chase. This video...
Back to the High Plains: May 7
It was back on the road for May 7th for the first High Plains storm chase of May. The prior day was a travel day from Georgia to Kansas, putting me into great position...
Mini-Supercell in Arkansas: April 30
After starting the day with a lot of uncertainties, I’m glad I stuck with this chase, because it ended up being worth the patience. Having chased the previous four days and five of the...
Return to the Panhandle: April 28, 2016
Today was a classic panhandle chase that also brought me into northwest Texas and others into southwest Oklahoma. Structure was the key word tonight. As with many storms this season, the supercells in this...
Missouri: April 27, 2016
Wednesday almost wasn’t a chase day, but having spent the night near Kansas City, it seemed silly to not at least give it a shot. The setup arguably outperformed the previous day, at least...
Back to Kansas: April 26, 2016
After a short day off, it was right back to Kansas on Tuesday. The day was being hyped up as a major severe weather event and although it arguably was, the main stories of...
First Plains Chase of 2016: April 24, Kansas
It was great to get back out to the Plains for the first chase of the spring season on Sunday. Central to northeast Kansas was my target yesterday and although there were no tornadoes...
Tornado in Arkansas: March 13th
A chase in Arkansas is a battle between harsh terrain in the western part of the state, and the more chaser-friendly Mississippi Valley to the east. I found myself in the middle of these...
Rough Clips of Memphis, AL Tornado
Here are a few raw clips that I shot of a tornado near and just south of Memphis, AL late yesterday afternoon. This was likely a strong tornado, associated with a long-lived supercell. I...