Southwest Oklahoma: May 23, 2024
Thursday’s storm chase went from 0-60 in a flash. The initial target area was somewhat unclear. Storms were possible anywhere from SW Kansas to NW Texas, so I split the difference and went to...
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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. ...
Southeastern Colorado: June 23, 2023
I witnessed a long-lived, slow-moving tornado in southeastern Colorado on June 23rd, 2023.
High Plains Tornadoes
It’s been an active stretch across the High Plains with daily bouts of severe thunderstorms for more than a week. I’ve traveled over several states during the time and May 26th brought me to...
A Tornado and a Ghost Town
One day, one ghost town and one tornado. It felt like a bit of panhandle magic, all over again.
Springer, Oklahoma tornado: April 22, 2020
April has been off to an active start, as I recently caught my second tornado of the year near Springer, Oklahoma.
Cash, Arkansas tornado: April 8, 2020
It was a race to the clock, but I managed to witness a tornado just as it was starting to get dark in northeastern Arkansas.
Twin tornadoes: August 13, 2019
An eight hour drive from Oklahoma City did not stop me from making it to Colorado in time to see my first tornadoes since May of this year.
Northeastern Oklahoma: May 22, 2019
A grueling forecast makes for a tough chase decision. Flooded roads rule out targets. Is it even worth it?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...