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…
The best part of living in Albuquerque for storm chasing is getting the random marginal risk storm chases on your way out to your main target the next day. These chase days are quickly becoming a favorite part of my residency out in the desert, because they always find a way to give me a…
Join me for a field test day of new equipment and a marginal risk of severe storms in New Mexico!
Before I took off for my first chase of the year, I distinctly remember weather models really weren’t giving a ton of confidence that storms would form. In fact, in the infamous TPC (that’s Titan Prediction Center) group chat…we were debating it up until late morning. But not only did storms go, they went big.…
Eugene Thieszen and myself sat north of Flagstaff for over two hours, waiting patiently for developing storms to finally unleash tons of lightning. I was about to give up hope until, near sunset, the final storms of the day finally showed their fury. The bolts varied from massive branched bolts to quick single strokes. It…
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…
Tornadoes at night are exceedingly difficult to chase, even under idealized conditions. In the case of a supercell churning out twisters in every direction? Yeah, that’s another thing entirely. We’ll have more from this night soon enough, but here’s a quick and basic breakdown of the supercells that did a dance just east of the…
I absolutely love chasing the high desert of Northern Arizona during monsoon season. The landscapes are absolutely breathtaking, but in a different sort of way. The area around/near Flagstaff is one of my favorite places in the whole country, and seeing storms over this area is almost a yearly tradition. In this video, myself and…
Haboobs (another name for dust storms) are usually outflow-driven events with collapsing thunderstorms throwing out strong wind gusts, which pick up ample dust at the surface. As this mini cold front surges outwards and away from the collapsing storms, a wall of blinding dust accompanies it. On this day, Raychel and Eugene finally achieved their…
In this video, storm chaser Raychel Sanner is taking a look back at the Spring storm season and then taking a look at what the rest of the summer holds. Additionally, get a sneak peak at some of the educational content we’ve got coming in the next several months. There’s a lot to discuss, let’s…
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