Monday was another day with numerous tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. We started the day in Arkansas and moved into Mississippi. By early afternoon, Tornado Warnings were rapidly firing. The first storm we came close...
I got a little too close for comfort to a destructive tornado in Mayflower, Arkansas last night. The day was relatively quiet in terms of severe weather up until about 7 p.m. A severe...
On Sunday, a significant severe weather outbreak that will likely last at least three days will get underway. I will be storm chasing each day Sunday through Tuesday as I work back east. Should...
Severe weather appears likely across a large portion of the south-central and southeastern United States between Saturday night and Tuesday. The above image compares a severe outbreak in April 2005 that has some similarities...
There is a severe thunderstorm threat late this afternoon and into the evening hours near the extreme eastern Texas panhandle and much of adjacent Oklahoma. While this is not a classic severe setup, as...
As we move into the final third of April, there are signs of more severe threats targeting the Plains after what has been a very slow start to the severe weather season. Models have...
The overall severe thunderstorm outlook from 12 a.m. on April 13th for the day verified quite well. There was high confidence (75%) in greater than 25 or more severe wind reports, but low confidence...
Severe thunderstorms are likely today across portions of the Plains and Mississippi River Valley. Ongoing thunderstorms early this morning may be marginally severe across portions of Iowa, northern Missouri and Illinois. Additional showers and...
The potential exists for a low-end severe weather outbreak across portions of the Plains this weekend. The first focus is on Saturday afternoon into the overnight period across the central Plains. Surface low pressure...
Similarly to 2013, the start of 2014 has been off to a relatively slow start in terms of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Through the end of March, there were only 70 tornadoes reported across...
The Diva Chasers are an all female chase team out of Texas/Oklahoma.
I took my first trip to North Carolina on January 11th to hopefully chase some storms. It was a complex setup in an area not particularly friendly for chasing. An intense line segment moved...
A major late season (fall) tornado outbreak occurred across the Midwest and Ohio Valley region on November 17th, 2013. It was my first opportunity to chase in the thick of such an outbreak. November...
A severe thunderstorm threat tomorrow includes damaging winds for much of eastern Texas into the Ark-latex region. An isolated tornado is possible. While more than ample shear is forecast, instability becomes a wildcard in...
This was my first attempt at storm chasing in the central U.S. and let’s just say that it made me take a step back and take some time to better prepare for future chases....
