The Basic Ingredients for Storms, And The Tools Used to Forecast

This is the first video of a longer series of videos on the basics of storm forecasting and observation built specifically for storm spotters, weather enthusiasts, and storm chasers. This video series will teach you all of the basics on how to forecast and spot storms successfully. Think about this series, when it is done,…

Things You Are Probably Getting Wrong About Storm Chasing

Today we’re going into the comments section to talk about some of the most popular comments (or at least topics) that we see. Simply put, it seems like there are a lot of misconceptions about storm chasing and what it is all about, including how easy it is and how each of us approaches it.…

Weird Tornado Tracks: Why El Reno (2013) Wasn’t That Strange

Tornadoes taking highly deviant turns is not really that unusual, even with large and violent tornadoes. That’s the inspiration behind this video, where I recount our storm chase of the infamous El Reno tornado in 2013 and also talk about how, at least when it comes to the track, it was a perfectly normal type…

Weather Satellite 101: Discerning Environmental Differences

We’re starting a new series on Tornado Titans, “Weather Satellite 101”. This series aims to teach you everything we know about satellite imagery, which we’ve been using our entire chase career as one of the biggest weather data sources you can get. Satellite images can clue you in on what is going on in real…

Drylines 101: The Basic Things You Should Know About These Tornado Hotbeds

Many people have a love/hate relationship with the dryline on the Southern and Central Plains — UNDERSTANDABLE! This unique boundary is what touches off many/most of the most major tornado outbreaks in that part of the region, and up until this last year, it had been pretty quiet for several years. But the dryline isn’t…

Unlocking Nature’s Fury: The Science of Instability

oin Storm Chaser Raychel Sanner as she delves into the captivating world of atmospheric instability. Discover the secrets behind convective available potential energy (CAPE) parameters and other methods of measuring instability, unraveling the mystery of what storm chasers seek in the sky. In this video we break down the different CAPE parameters (SBCAPE, MLCAPE, and…

Go to Top