Paris, Texas: May 8, 2024
I found myself storm chasing in North Texas today and I observed my first tornado of the year. A storm cluster formed just south of the Red River and intensified as it moved east-southeast. ...
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Western North Texas: May 7, 2020
An intense supercell thunderstorm tracked across western North Texas, producing very large hail along its path.
Southwest Texas: April 10, 2020
A little storm formed near Fort Stockton Friday afternoon. While innocent looking at first, the supercell would end up producing a prolific amount of hail.
Southwest Texas: June 16, 2019
This storm chase targeted Southwest Texas for the potential for a few supercell thunderstorms.
Texas Panhandle: June 1, 2019
It is only fitting that a string of 13 chase days in a row would finish off in the Texas panhandle. Expectations were far exceeded with this chase.
Southwest Texas: May 31, 2019
After spending the previous day storm chasing down near the Mexico border in Southwest Texas, this chase was targeting the same general area.
Edwards Plateau: May 30, 2019
A storm chase over very remote parts of Edwards Plateau with virtually no radar data or internet access. within 50 miles of the Mexico border.
West Texas/Panhandle: May 7, 2019
This storm chase was all over the place. I left Oklahoma City for Amarillo, TX first thing in the morning and arrived earlier than expected. Despite this time savings, storms were already developing by...
OK/TX Panhandles: May 4, 2019
Yesterday’s storm chase was focused on the High Plains. The first stop was Amarillo, TX, to stop and assess the environment around midday. I opted to drift north, as there were signs that convection...
Clay County, Texas: April 30, 2019
For the first time in what seems like ages, a tornado outbreak was threatening a broad swath of the Plains and Midwest in April. With the focus of tornado activity expected to be around...
West Texas: April 22, 2019
I woke up very early today. I couldn’t sleep and I was on the fence about chasing, but I rarely back out of a chase unless the setup completely falls apart. Going into today,...
Southwestern Oklahoma: April 3, 2019
I started the chase near Turkey, TX, as I observed agitated cumulus along the dryline relatively early. There was one robust storm north of I-40, otherwise some other convection was ongoing just to the...
Texas Panhandle Storms: May 18, 2018
The day started in Dodge City to keep multiple chase targets in range, but it became clear fairly quickly that I was going to favor the Oklahoma/Texas panhandles. The moist axis verified well and...
Fire-Induced Supercell: May 11, 2018
This was one of the most interesting chase days in my career and it seems fitting that it would happen in the Texas panhandle. Due to the variety of storms I’ve seen in 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...
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...