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TWO LP Beauties Near Hope, New Mexico – June 3, 2022
By June, it was becoming painfully apparent that the season in the Central and Southern Plains was not long for this world. Weather models held little promise of any major…

Southern Plains Winter Storm Through Wednesday! (1/30/23)
A storm system will bring more precipitation over the region through Wednesday, with a couple of additional rounds possible. There will be a round tomorrow and then a much larger…

Southern Plains Ice Possible Tuesday! (1/31/22)
It looks like a quick shot of precipitation will fall on the Southern Plains on Tuesday with the potential for ice accumulations during the day. There is a pretty pronounced…

Weather Satellite and Mesoanalysis Top to Bottom Walkthrough and Demo
Satsquatch is one of the best apps for storm chasers on the market today! It features all the mesoanalysis essentials you need and every satellite view you could ever dream…

Winter Storm Impacts and Timing (1/23/23)
A winter storm will move through the Southern Plains tonight into Wednesday morning bringing heavy snow and treacherous travel conditions for large swaths of the region. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect and snow totals could approach 8-12 inches in…

Winter Storm Incoming (1/20/23)
Two different shots of winter weather look likely in the next five days on the Central/Southern Plains with some significant travel impacts expected. The first wave will pass through tonight and tomorrow across Colorado and Kansas mainly with the second…

Almost Every Sky A Storm Chaser Could Imagine! – Texas Panhandle Storm Chase – May 31, 2022
I left my home with VERY low thoughts on May 31, but with big hopes. There was just enough turning of the winds, lots of instability, maybe…just maybe May could do May things and I could see something interesting?! I…

Can You Spot Tornado Lookalikes Underneath Storms?
One of the biggest ‘bad’ storm reporting trends I see are areas of spinning dust under a storm seemingly almost always ending up as a tornado report. This is irrespective of the broader context that said spinning area of dust…

First Severe Weather Threat of 2023
The first severe weather risk in the middle of the country for 2023 waited a full day to appear: it looks like we’re in for an enhanced threat of a few tornadoes in the region starting this afternoon and lasting…

Chasing LP Supercells in the Desert! (Beware of Ants) – May 16, 2022
I had such big plans to chase the last 1/2 of May but the atmosphere, had less ambitious plans. Still, a localized event with marginal moisture but plenty of shear presented itself in east-central New Mexico — with supercells possible….

Winter is Coming
A major arctic air intrusion is on the way with wind chills below zero expected for much of the Southern/Central Plains. This will be some of the coldest air we’ve seen in years. Some people will experience their first White…

This Arctic Airmass Is No Joke (And Snow?)
A major arctic intrusion is set to spill down the country just in time for Christmas. Temperatures below zero will be very common in the Central and Southern Plains by Friday morning. There will also be a chance of snow…

LIVE CLASS REPLAY: Let’s Diagram Basic Storm Structure Together!
Wow! Last night was awesome. Thank you to everyone who came on, watched, and participated in our discussion! Myself (Raychel) and Eugene had a great time talking storm structure and explaining some of the basics to everyone. This was a…

UNREAL Storm Structure: A Compilation of AMAZING Supercells and More
Over the years I have seen some INCREDIBLE storm structure. From flying saucers to menacing HP monsters with dark underbellies and everything in between. Tornadoes are always a big success forecasting wise for storm chasing, but I feel the same…

Significant Tornado Threat in the South Today (12/14/22)
A significant threat of tornadoes exists today across the south, with several tornadoes expected from a band including Eastern Louisiana into Western Alabama. Storm mode is the thing to watch, but instability is much higher than yesterday with comparable wind…

Severe Weather Threats Today into Tomorrow
A multi-pronged cold season storm system will march east across the country, bringing severe weather chances from the Plains into the South and a whopper of a snowstorm to the Northern U.S. The severe weather threat will include a risk…