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...
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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...
Storm Chasing: When Is It Time to Bail Out?
I recently had a storm chase in Oklahoma that lead me to purposely bail away from a tornado-warned storm. Why? In my mind there comes a time when you need to bail out of...
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...
Closing Out April With A Bang?
April is seen as a transition month during the severe weather season, as the frequency of tornadoes typically picks up rather quickly through the month. Despite what the calendar has to say, tornado activity...
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...
Arkansas Severe Threat: Sunday, March 13th
Graphics courtesy of College of DuPage A localized threat of severe thunderstorms, including possible tornadoes, targets Arkansas Sunday afternoon into the evening hours. A compact shortwave trough approaches from Oklahoma during the afternoon, with...
Looking A Month Ahead: March Week 2
It’s Monday evening and the new Euro weeklies are out, so it’s time to look ahead at what the rest of March may have in store, as well as early April. Despite all the...
A Casual Look at the Rest of March
A pattern change is soon underway that will leave much of the U.S., especially the eastern two thirds, feeling spring fever. Unlike patterns in recent years, a prevalent ridge of high pressure off or...
Affordable Lodging: Midwest, Plains
Storm chasing doesn’t have to be expensive! I have compiled a list of hotels and motels that are inexpensive, clean and comfortable across the Midwest and Plains. In order to make this list, the...
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...