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Severe Weather Incoming in the Northern U.S.
It’s hard to imagine a more traditional summertime pattern than the one setting up over the next week with a strong ridge of high pressure dominating the southern and central…
Severe Weather Still on the Menu!
First off, it should come as no surprise that we will have sporadic chances of severe weather, including supercells and tornadoes, over the next few months on the Plains. That’s…
The monsoon season in the western U.S. is a bit early and should get off to a fast start!
If you live in the Western US, the monsoon season is early and off to a fast start. The CPC has just released a new set of graphics showing above…
And Quickly, Now Comes Summer
As promised, the pattern was busy the last couple of days of May into this first week of June. We should see a few more days of busy severe weather…
We're Exiting a Quiet May Into a More Active June
If there is one way to describe May so far, it’d be in like a lion (May 2 and 4 were very active), hibernating like a bear in the middle, and perhaps storming out like an elephant (this weekend).One of…
Are we about to enter an active pattern?
We talked about it in our last newsletter, but we might finally be getting that potential flow + moisture link-up we’ve been waiting for in late May. Right now it appears that we’ll see this come in two phases.Early Next…
May 2nd, 2022 Loyal, Oklahoma Tornado
A tornado touched down mainly in rural areas surrounding the town of Loyal, OK. While the rotation was impressive, the tornado only touched down a few times and never got very strong. Also included in this footage is video from…
Beautiful Tornado Producing LP Supercell in New Mexico! – June 12, 2021 Storm Chase
Ah yes, a home field chase in the Land of Enchantment! Ever since I moved here, I’ve dreamed of a supercell forming off of the Sangre De Cristo mountains and spinning over the open high plains just to the east…
Texas Panhandle Dryline Supercell and Tornado! – May 26, 2021 Storm Chase
There weren’t many traditional dryline setups on the menu for me this year, so when one finally matched up with my schedule on May 26, I had to give it a go. My initial target was the Oklahoma Panhandle with…
How I position around storms to get great photos of supercells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcATU3Rc8tM Storm chasing is a giant game of chess. There are so many decisions I have to make when it comes to chasing storms to get in good position for photos and videos — from road networks to storm mode…
When storm chasing goes bad! How to bust the Titan way! 5/23/21 Storm Chase
There was SO MUCH anticipation for May 23 in Eastern Colorado. A (rare for this region) 10% tornado outlook was issued by the SPC and morning models were very bullish on isolated supercells forming along a dryline and racing east…
Incredible tornadoes over the open high plains! Colorado Magic – 5/22/21 Storm Chase
Ohhhhhh Colorado! Like for real this state has been the bane of my chase existence since I started. Colorado chases meant one thing: bust. Not just any bust, but the silliest and weirdest ways to bust. From no roads to…
Beautiful white tornadoes in Texas on a classic triple point storm chase!
In what was one of the only dryline/triple point setups of the year, I happened to time some PTO just right to give this day a go and I’m so glad I did! On the Southern Plains, the very biggest…
What happened? How Two Severe WX Setups Underperformed Expectations
Both October 10 and October 12 saw big severe weather risks introduced over the Great Plains. On both days, the possibility of long-tracked, strong tornadoes was discussed and on both days that threat largely failed to materialize (at least in…
Low CAPE/High Shear rocketships in the Texas Panhandle with a side of twisters! (3/13/21)
Heading into 2021, I felt so much uncertainty about the prospect of making a full storm chase season happen again. I had largely taken 2019 off due to some extreme burnout after a (successful) stint doing storms on TV. I…
Sangre De Cristo Magic – Pretty Storms At the Intersection of the Rockies and Plains
One of my favorite places to chase storms is in Northeast New Mexico where the Great Plains kiss the Rocky Mountains. This is a hotbed that is historically under-chased with multiple supercell and severe storm days every year occurring when…