Where Did I Chase in 2017?
This was my first full chase year based out of Oklahoma. I did not chase nearly as many events as in 2016, but I witnessed at least three tornadoes in Oklahoma, one on which...
Category: Storm Chasing
Alabama Hail: March 19, 2018
The first legitimate storm chase of the season took place in northern Alabama, where significant severe thunderstorms produced destructive hail and tornadoes. Most of the tornadoes were rain-wrapped or occurred after dark, but I...
High Plains Tornadoes: June 12, 2017
The storm chase took a while to get going, as relatively high cloud bases limited the tornado potential until late in the afternoon. Once that happened, it turned into one of the top chases...
Western Kansas Supercells: May 25, 2017
Thursday’s storm chase in western Kansas featured quite a bit of structure. Although expectations were fairly low to start the day, it is late May and it’s hard to ignore a threat for severe...
New Mexico Supercell: May 8, 2017
I chased this supercell thunderstorm just to the southwest of Tucumcari, New Mexico Monday evening. The thunderstorm had mid-level rotation, but aside from a few brief funnels, low-level rotation was not particularly impressive. Nonetheless, the...
Brief Tornado Near Abilene: March 28, 2017
I followed an isolated supercell in the warm sector of a southern High Plains storm system Tuesday afternoon, southwest of Abilene, TX. As this supercell approached town, it briefly produced a small/narrow tornado. Similarly...
Oklahoma Tornado: March 26, 2017
I caught this tornado about five miles east of Ada, Oklahoma this evening. This storm chase was interesting, as it took a while for storms to mature and they struggled with only marginal boundary...
AR/KS/MO/OK Severe Threat: Thursday, March 9th
Thursday PM is gradually becoming more interesting with respect to a localized severe threat across the southeastern KS/southwestern MO/northeastern OK/northern AR vicinity. The large scale pattern is not particularly interesting, but a wave of...
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...
Where Did I Chase in 2016?
This was my most active chase year with the most miles driven, tornadoes seen and chase days in a calendar year. The year started quickly with my first tornadoes coming on February 2nd in...
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.
Midwest/Lakes Severe Setup: June 22, 2016
A threat for severe thunderstorms with large hail, destructive winds and a few tornadoes is taking aim at portions of the Midwest and Great Lakes late this afternoon into tonight. Chicago is very close...
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.