Past Storm Chases

This is a list of my past storm chases, organized by year. I’ve listed a date and a brief summary for each one. Click each date for an in depth look at each storm chase day. To view statistics, view my Storm Chasing Statistics page.

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July 20, 2026 – A strong jet stream brings low topped mini supercells to Northern Wisconsin where I witness a brief tornado near Tigerton (686 Miles) 11
July 4, 2026 – Destructive winds of over 100 mph impact my neighborhood in West Norman (0 Miles) 100 mph
June 29, 2026 – Explosive supercells produce a brief tornado near the town of Hawley, Minnesota (1392 Miles) 11
June 27, 2026 – Supercells and a beautiful shelf cloud near Buffalo South Dakota (554 Miles)
June 25, 2026 – Attempted to go see a supercell or two off the mountains and came up empty handed (480 Miles)
June 24, 2026 – Lost my windshield in the parking lot of the hotel I stayed at in Fort Morgan Colorado (872 Miles) 2.50″75 mph2
June 21, 2026 – LP Supercell in Northwest Oklahoma just west of Woodward with a beautiful stacked pancakes structure (447 Miles) 1.00″
June 20, 2026 – Extremely intense storm in Northwest Kansas produces wind measured at 85 mph and zero visibility with blowing dust (956 Miles) 11.50″85 mph3
June 17, 2026 – Multiple fast moving intense HP Supercells in Central Illinois (374 Miles) 260 mph1
June 13, 2026 – Photogenic HP Supercell near Frankfort Kansas (655 Miles)
June 11, 2026 – Multiple rope tornadoes in Western Illinois (852 Miles) 23
June 10, 2026 – Close encounter with a Tornado in Northwest Missouri near Jamesport (717 Miles) 3
May 30, 2026 – A few multi cellular hail storms south and west of Wichita metro (427 Miles) 1.15″1
May 29, 2026 – Some thundershowers north of OKC Metro near Perry (229 Miles) 50 mph
May 18, 2026 – Undercut and messy storms on a very crowded chase near Concordia Kansas (475 Miles) 1.00″65 mph
May 17, 2026 – Missed a tornado near St Libory by a couple minutes (399 Miles)
May 16, 2026 – On a tornado warned supercell at dark near Beatrice Nebraska (763 Miles) 1.00″55 mph
April 28, 2026 – Followed an HP supercell south of Fort Worth for a few hours dodging giant hail (632 Miles) 3.50″
April 26, 2026 – Explosive supercell fires off the dryline near Wichita Falls and drops some small hail near Petrolia (318 Miles) 2.00″1
April 25, 2026 – Supercell on and just north of the boundary from Stratford to Tupelo (270 Miles) 1.00″
April 24, 2026 – Tracked a supercell from Wynnewood to Durant (307 Miles) 1.75″
April 23, 2026 – Chose the south target and Blue Sky Busted in Elgin while tornadoes raged in Northern Oklahoma (153 Miles)
April 14, 2026 – Drove to Weatherford to watch a shelf cloud dissipate (178 Miles)
April 13, 2026 – Blue sky busted in Elgin (131 Miles)
April 3, 2026 – Strong storms and tornado warnings across Oklahoma City Metro. Some flooding across the area as well (101 Miles) 165 mph
March 10, 2026 – Tornado warned supercell tracks across Oklahoma City metro from Tuttle to Meeker (209 Miles)
March 6, 2026 – Followed a supercell from Asher to north of Okemah, dropping off just before the tornado in Beggs (176 Miles)
March 5, 2026 – Departed for the Texas Panhandle but turned around and stayed in Central Oklahoma. Gave up at dark and missed the Northern Oklahoma storm (163 Miles)

October 23, 2025 – Supercell with hail tracks across OKC (185 Miles) 2.00″50 mph3
October 18, 2025 – Sloppy supercells in a highly moist environment in East Texas and Western Louisiana (814 Miles)
September 8, 2025 – A marginal day northwest of Woodward resulted in 3 tornadoes from a supercell near Laverne (546 Miles) 31.50″70 mph3
September 3, 2025 – Weekday September drive up to Kansas to look at some clouds and gamble (369 Miles) 0.75″2
July 28, 2025 – Missed two days of epic tornadoes and wasted a bunch of time and money (1516 Miles) 0.75″
June 17, 2025 – HP Supercell that becomes outflow dominant pretty quickly in its lifecycle producing a nice shelf cloud near Blackwell (374 Miles) 0.50″
June 14, 2025 – Beautifully sculpted supercell slowly travels across the Oklahoma landscape near Weatherford (267 Miles)
June 8, 2025 – Intense HP Supercell dives southeast across the Texas Panhandle from Claude to Paducah dropping hail (573 Miles) 2.00″70 mph
June 6, 2025 – Intense supercell from Morton to Tahoka produced hail and multiple tornadoes as well as some structure (890 Miles) 32
June 5, 2025 – Didn't commit fully to the target and watched tornadoes ongoing west of Lubbock while sitting in Childress Texas (417 Miles)
June 3, 2025 – Tornado moved within a mile of my house in Norman, Oklahoma on a day I chose not to chase (0 Miles) 150 mph
May 25, 2025 – Supercells along a boundary in South Central Oklahoma results in a hydro event (171 Miles)
May 24, 2025 – Nocturnal supercell near Watonga after a strong cap suppressed daytime convection (282 Miles) 1.00″
May 19, 2025 – Fast moving messy storms in a 15% hatched Moderate Risk bust in Oklahoma (234 Miles)
May 18, 2025 – A beautiful supercell produced multiple photogenic tornadoes near Arnett Oklahoma (421 Miles) 14.00″
May 17, 2025 – Tracked supercell from Lindsay to Stratford and witnessed a brief tornado near Pauls Valley (203 Miles) 1
May 5, 2025 – Cold air always wins and it would win this day as supercells developed and immediately became undercut (1086 Miles) 0.75″1
April 29, 2025 – Made a run at the supercells west of Seymour Texas but decided to turn around and chase Southern Oklahoma instead (306 Miles)
April 28, 2025 – Supercells in Iowa are undercut by cold air (1085 Miles)
April 27, 2025 – The cap holds throughout Kansas while a tornado rages on for 3 hours in the Nebraska Sandhills (737 Miles)
April 26, 2025 – A small photogenic tornado near Bokchito Oklahoma (361 Miles) 14
April 24, 2025 – Multiple photogenic tornadoes near Matador Texas (607 Miles) 31.75″1
April 4, 2025 – Tornado near Clarksville Texas (737 Miles) 11
April 1, 2025 – Cap bust in Oklahoma (286 Miles)
March 15, 2025 – Witnessed a tornado near Bay Springs Mississippi during a high risk tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama (994 Miles) 1
March 14, 2025 – Multiple intense supercells in Northeast Arkansas after dark and observing a tornado near Poplar Bluff (835 Miles) 2
March 2, 2025 – Grungy low topped supercells produce hail (358 Miles) 0.75″

September 21, 2024 – Supercells along the TX/NM border on a fall Saturday produce heavy rains and small hail (798 Miles)
June 15, 2024 – A long trip for a shelf cloud while tornadoes happen on another supercell (936 Miles)
June 3, 2024 – Lacking sufficient upper air support, storms fail to maintain and die shortly after forming. (376 Miles)
June 2, 2024 – Multiple photogenic tornadoes on a supercell near Silverton Texas (653 Miles) 33.50″1
May 30, 2024 – Supercell along an outflow boundary produces a nice stovepipe tornado south of Midland Texas (723 Miles) 11.50″
May 29, 2024 – Late night chase on a supercell south of Clovis New Mexico (319 Miles)
May 28, 2024 – A busted chase with two broken wheels and tires (374 Miles)
May 25, 2024 – Another hyped day in Oklahoma that fails to materialize. (352 Miles)
May 23, 2024 – Multiple strong tornadoes on a supercell near El Dorado Oklahoma on the Oklahoma/Texas border (404 Miles) 22.25″100 mph2
May 21, 2024 – Multiple intense tornadoes in southwest Iowa (1260 Miles) 30.75″4
May 19, 2024 – Multiple tornadoes on an intense supercell from Western Oklahoma to the OKC Metro (451 Miles) 380 mph4
May 15, 2024 – Hail to the size of softballs falling out of a supercell in northern Oklahoma (298 Miles) 4.00″1
May 9, 2024 – Road construction delays me enough to lose a windshield in 2-4 inch hail near Brady, Texas (932 Miles) 4.25″2
May 6, 2024 – Multiple tornadoes on a overall high risk bust in Oklahoma (463 Miles) 21.50″
May 4, 2024 – Two tornadoes near Fort Stockton in far southwest Texas (857 Miles) 22.00″50 mph1
May 3, 2024 – Left late and missed all of the tornadoes (433 Miles)
May 1, 2024 – Two tornadoes observed on two separate supercells in the Texas Panhandle (550 Miles) 22.25″1
April 27, 2024 – A messy day of intense supercells in Southwest Oklahoma and Western North Texas (529 Miles) 1.50″60 mph
April 26, 2024 – Supercell from east of Lexington to Seminole before it evaporated (124 Miles)
April 1, 2024 – A moderate risk on April Fools day that failed to materialize (321 Miles)
March 24, 2024 – A funnel near Hammon Oklahoma on a moisture starved early season chase (458 Miles) 2

September 23, 2023 – A Fall Saturday chase in Eastern Oklahoma provides some good storms and lightning. (274 Miles)
June 25, 2023 – On a supercell near Indianapolis that becomes outflowy and evaporates while a nearby storm produces a beautiful tornado. (1692 Miles) 0.50″
June 21, 2023 – Strong tornado hits the town of Matador, Texas (737 Miles) 21.00″70 mph2
June 17, 2023 – Beautifully structured supercell tracks from near Pampa to Roger Mills County in Western Oklahoma (579 Miles)
June 15, 2023 – In proximity of a tornado near Loco, OK (387 Miles) 65 mph
May 26, 2023 – Sat in Roswell most of the day before heading south to a supercell near Orla, TX (1065 Miles)
May 24, 2023 – After targeting near Lubbock, we ended up on a supercell near Roswell at sunset (582 Miles)
May 13, 2023 – A brief tornado develops in an early day supercell near Chickasha Airport (139 Miles) 11.00″
May 12, 2023 – Supercell fires near Chickasha and tracks across Grady County while struggling to sustain. (113 Miles)
May 11, 2023 – Multiple tornadoes in Central Oklahoma (261 Miles) 32
May 4, 2023 – Chased a supercell from Windthorst to Bowie, TX (372 Miles) 50 mph
April 26, 2023 – An intense supercell tracks from Meridian, TX through Waco and southeast (680 Miles) 2.00″50 mph
April 25, 2023 – Blue Sky Bust in Lawton (185 Miles)
April 19, 2023 – Multiple Supercells with tornadoes in Central Oklahoma (191 Miles) 21.25″50 mph2
April 2, 2023 – Supercells with hail down near Dublin and Stephenville Texas (606 Miles) 2.00″60 mph
March 2, 2023 – Intense supercell in southeast Oklahoma near Hugo. (404 Miles)
February 26, 2023 – Storms moving at 70 MPH from the Texas Panhandle. Night ended with a tornado near my house in Norman. (460 Miles) 70 mph

November 29, 2022 – Moderate risk 15% hatched bust in late November in Dixie (1164 Miles)
May 30, 2022 – Started off near a moderate risk/15% hatched tornado risk in Sioux City and chased supercells in southern Kansas (648 Miles)
May 29, 2022 – A potentially potent day in Northeastern Nebraska in a showdown with the cap. The cap won. (709 Miles)
May 24, 2022 – Bust down near Brownwood in Central Texas. Outflow storm modes dominate. (624 Miles) 60 mph
May 12, 2022 – 80-90 MPH Straight line winds in a fast moving Derecho near Huron, SD (1585 Miles) 90 mph2
May 4, 2022 – Multiple tornadoes including wedges in Eastern Oklahoma. Witnessed the Seminole Oklahoma Tornado (342 Miles) 40.50″80 mph4
May 2, 2022 – Multiple intense supercells in Oklahoma with some local photo ops (399 Miles) 1.25″1
April 29, 2022 – Strong tornado rips through Andover, Kansas (395 Miles) 1
April 23, 2022 – An intense supercell rolls through Oklahoma City metro area on a Saturday evening (174 Miles)
April 22, 2022 – Insane surface winds lead to a dust storm that makes it almost impossible to see storms. (1302 Miles) 70 mph
April 13, 2022 – Moderate Risk bust in Arkansas (668 Miles)
April 12, 2022 – Tornado near Cyclone Texas and ended up getting cored near Briary (717 Miles) 12.25″70 mph4
April 11, 2022 – Supercell in Eastern Oklahoma tracks north of scenic Talimena Drive (464 Miles) 45 mph1
March 21, 2022 – Tornadic supercells near Austin (1038 Miles) 2.00″
March 5, 2022 – Just missed Winterset Iowa tornado on an early season fast storm motion day. (1128 Miles) 0.50″50 mph

October 12, 2021 – Daytime supercell in Southwest Oklahoma and night time Clinton Oklahoma Tornado (458 Miles) 11
October 10, 2021 – Intense shortwave produces outflow dominant supercell in southwest Oklahoma (351 Miles)
June 7, 2021 – In Longmont Colorado for work, witnessed a tornado from my hotel parking lot (0 Miles) 1
May 27, 2021 – Quick trip up to north Edmond for surging outflow supercells north of the boundary. (171 Miles)
May 24, 2021 – Close intercept to a tornado near the town of Selden in northwest Kansas (746 Miles) 41.25″90 mph
May 23, 2021 – Underwhelming storms in Colorado on a meridional flow day. (917 Miles) 1
May 17, 2021 – Beautiful LP Supercell west of Lubbock drops a tornado after dark while tending to a chaser car accident. (696 Miles) 12.50″50 mph4
May 16, 2021 – Tornado warned supercells crash into each other in Southern Oklahoma. (343 Miles) 1.00″60 mph
May 8, 2021 – Multiple high based supercells in Central and Northern Kansas (606 Miles) 1.00″50 mph1
April 28, 2021 – I drove all the way south of I-20 to end up with a hail storm back at home. (561 Miles)
April 27, 2021 – Hail and Structure in North Texas including a beautiful updraft near Electra. (504 Miles) 2.50″70 mph
April 23, 2021 – Multiple photogenic tornadoes and tennis ball sized hail near Vernon, Texas (400 Miles) 52.50″75 mph1
April 9, 2021 – Local chase after some hailers. Found some 2.25 inch hail down near Ninnekah (115 Miles) 2.25″1
March 27, 2021 – Followed a supercell from near Oakland to Linden, Tennessee which attempted wrapping up multiple times but never got it done. (784 Miles) 1.50″1
March 25, 2021 – A high risk day full of long tracked tornadoes results in a bust (1142 Miles)

October 9, 2020 – Hurricane Delta intercept along the Louisiana coast near Jennings. (1366 Miles)
July 9, 2020 – Busted chase near Seiling (282 Miles)
June 28, 2020 – Storms tried to fire along I-29 at sunset, but capping keeps convection from exploding. Bust. (1451 Miles)
June 21, 2020 – Photogenic shelf cloud in Northwest Oklahoma (624 Miles)
June 7, 2020 – Storms try really hard but fail to materialize in North Dakota. (677 Miles)
June 6, 2020 – Blue sky bust near Winner, South Dakota (473 Miles)
June 4, 2020 – Trip to the Dakota's to help a friend move and this is day 1 of 3 busts in a row. (452 Miles)
May 27, 2020 – Chasing old school without data for 3 hours to figure out storms are high based, undercut and garbage. (967 Miles)
May 24, 2020 – Started and ended the day in Pampa. Storms blew up, but they were mediocre. (546 Miles)
May 23, 2020 – Marginal supercells in the Texas Panhandle produces one of the best mammatus displays in memory (443 Miles)
May 21, 2020 – Two beautifully sculpted supercells in southwest Kansas. (652 Miles) 40 mph
May 13, 2020 – Pretty shelf cloud in southwestern Oklahoma (438 Miles)
May 7, 2020 – Followed a beautifully structured supercell from Vernon to Olney, TX (419 Miles)
May 4, 2020 – I chased some severe supercells northeast and east of Tulsa until they lined out near sunset. (464 Miles) 1
April 22, 2020 – Wedge tornado near Bromide, Oklahoma (324 Miles) 11
April 11, 2020 – Pretty supercell storms with some hail near Albany, Texas (569 Miles) 1
March 28, 2020 – Lack of insolation leads to messy supercells in Illinois as well as a brief weak tornado near Cambridge, IL (1617 Miles) 1
March 18, 2020 – Early season messy storms along the Red River. (440 Miles) 1
March 13, 2020 – Early season chase near Midland/Odessa ends up in missing a tornado by a few minutes near Orla (1229 Miles) 0.75″50 mph
January 10, 2020 – A busted chase on a moderate risk January day in North Texas (548 Miles)

June 23, 2019 – Storms line out very fast in marginal shear supportive of supercells (443 Miles) 0.50″
June 22, 2019 – Storms fail to maintain organization in a weakly sheared environment (358 Miles)
June 18, 2019 – Tornado warned supercell in Osage County, OK (371 Miles) 1.00″50 mph2
May 28, 2019 – Supercell from Northwest Oklahoma City to east of Guthrie (200 Miles) 0.75″40 mph
May 27, 2019 – Chance of supercells in western Oklahoma fails to initiate. (386 Miles)
May 26, 2019 – A tornado near Clayton, NM (787 Miles) 11.00″3
May 25, 2019 – Multiple delays lead to missing a tornado in the Texas Panhandle by 5 minutes (587 Miles) 1.00″
May 24, 2019 – Bust after work near Wichita Mountains. Introduced the Canadians to Meers. (229 Miles)
May 20, 2019 – Intense tornado near Mangum, Oklahoma (467 Miles) 1
May 18, 2019 – Shelf cloud in Northern Oklahoma (387 Miles)
May 7, 2019 – Funnel in Custer County, Oklahoma (474 Miles)
April 13, 2019 – Moderate risk bust in Louisiana (1139 Miles)

August 19, 2018 – Impromptu chase on the way back from KC. Missed tornado in SW Missouri. (616 Miles) 1
August 14, 2018 – Multiple supercells in the Oklahoma City metro area (111 Miles)
May 29, 2018 – Supercell along OK/KS Border provides a beautiful shelf cloud (398 Miles)
May 19, 2018 – Outflow Boundary fails to produce in Osage County (303 Miles)
May 13, 2018 – Brief hail and funnel in Texas Panhandle (568 Miles) 1.50″1
March 18, 2018 – Supercell near Hillsboro, TX (557 Miles)

September 10, 2017 – Intercepted Hurricane Irma in Naples, FL (478 Miles)
August 5, 2017 – On a supercell that produced a brief tornado just before going linear in SE Kansas (394 Miles)
June 29, 2017 – Supercell in Southeast Kansas dies just as we get to it (544 Miles)
June 15, 2017 – Severe Storms on our way home from Denver and rescuing Tom & Deb after they flip the Blue Moose (708 Miles)
June 13, 2017 – Picturesque Storms near York, NE (490 Miles)
June 12, 2017 – Saw tornadoes in both Wyoming and Nebraska and ended up in softball sized hail (514 Miles) 24.75″60 mph1
May 27, 2017 – On a supercell from birth to dark in Southern Oklahoma (328 Miles)
May 19, 2017 – Outflow/Cold front storms in North Texas (560 Miles) 1
May 18, 2017 – 4 great Oklahoma tornadoes from Seiling to Waynoka, OK (492 Miles) 44
May 16, 2017 – Intense supercell in the Texas panhandle. Wheeler, Texas Tornad (558 Miles) 22.00″80 mph4
May 10, 2017 – Storm from Matador to El Dorado (489 Miles) 2
May 9, 2017 – Chasing a cut-off low pattern in the Texas Panhandle produces a tornado near Sudan at dusk (805 Miles) 12.00″50 mph5
April 25, 2017 – Supercell almost produces multiple times after dark (303 Miles)
April 21, 2017 – Chased a storm from near Gainesville into the north DFW Metro area with decent structure and hail (457 Miles) 1.25″60 mph
April 16, 2017 – Great lightning show, first trip to the Big Texan (558 Miles)
April 15, 2017 – Beautiful supercell near Protection, Kansas (552 Miles) 2.00″2
April 9, 2017 – Blue Sky Bust (221 Miles)
April 4, 2017 – Severe Storms in Oklahoma (277 Miles)
April 2, 2017 – High Risk Bust in Eastern Texas (1345 Miles)
March 28, 2017 – Missed tornadoes near Stamford, TX (593 Miles) 2.75″2
March 26, 2017 – Multiple supercells and multiple tornadoes near Ada, OK (357 Miles) 12
January 22, 2017 – Tornado warned supercell aboard Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas (0 Miles)
January 15, 2017 – Ran into baseball sized hail on a supercell near Rocksprings, TX (1218 Miles) 2.75″
January 2, 2017 – Linear storms in South Central Mississippi (1498 Miles)

October 6, 2016 – Busted in Southern Kansas. Late to the show. (438 Miles)
October 4, 2016 – Daytime blue sky bust, but a storm fired at dusk (129 Miles)
July 1, 2016 – Photogenic supercell north of Calgary (117 Miles) 1
June 14, 2016 – Higher based supercell in Western North Texas (517 Miles) 1
June 13, 2016 – Chase in Colorado on the way home, missed the tornadoes near Trinidad (1560 Miles)
June 11, 2016 – Drove overnight, hit a deer, and chased a left split in Montana. (1515 Miles) 2.50″1
May 27, 2016 – Some briefly severe storms down south of Chicaksha, OK (134 Miles) 1
May 26, 2016 – 15% hatched tornado bust (785 Miles) 1.50″1
May 25, 2016 – Chose the wrong supercell, busted near Wichita, KS (440 Miles)
May 24, 2016 – Tornadofest of slow moving, photogenic tornadoes near Dodge City, KS (371 Miles) 82.00″3
May 23, 2016 – Great structure, lightning and a tornado on a supercell that remained pretty stationary near Turkey, Texas (653 Miles) 12.00″
May 22, 2016 – Big Springs, Texas Tornadoes and monster supercell (893 Miles) 52.75″70 mph9
May 16, 2016 – Great structure and hail (692 Miles) 2.50″70 mph4
May 13, 2016 – Decent lightning and storms from northwest flow (438 Miles)
May 9, 2016 – A career day with at least 4 tornadoes in south central Oklahoma including the Wynnewood, OK EF-4 tornado (336 Miles) 470 mph5
May 8, 2016 – Great structure from a left split then a brief tornado near Marlow, OK (351 Miles) 12.50″3
April 29, 2016 – Underwhelming storm near Chickasha along I-44 in Central Oklahoma (199 Miles)
April 26, 2016 – On a supercell near Vernon until it quickly became linear. (405 Miles) 2.00″
April 24, 2016 – Blue Sky Bust in Northern Oklahoma/Southern Kansas (368 Miles)
April 16, 2016 – Underwhelming supercells in the Texas Panhandle. (444 Miles)
April 15, 2016 – Four nice tornadoes near dusk in the Oklahoma Panhandle near Eva, OK (583 Miles) 42.50″5
April 10, 2016 – Tracked a supercell from near Frederick east to almost Duncan before dropping south into Texas (429 Miles) 1.00″
March 13, 2016 – Frustrating chase in Arkansas nets a tornado on Lake Ouachita (960 Miles) 12.00″

December 26, 2015 – Large and violent tornado in the eastern Dallas suburb of Rowlett, TX (704 Miles) 11
November 16, 2015 – Rare November setup with Multiple Pampa, Texas Tornadoes after dark. (659 Miles) 44
November 11, 2015 – Late season bust in Iowa (1226 Miles) 40 mph
July 13, 2015 – Supercell in Central IL tries hard but fails to produce (327 Miles)
June 22, 2015 – Cyclic supercell in Northern Illinois produces 10 tornadoes (1215 Miles) 13
June 20, 2015 – Straight line winds and brief EF-1 tornado (1155 Miles) 160 mph3
June 12, 2015 – Marginal supercell shear in West Texas leads to some photogenic storms south of Lubbock (842 Miles) 2
June 4, 2015 – Cap bust in Northern Kansas and nice lightning at dusk near Wakeeney (641 Miles)
June 3, 2015 – Marginal chase day results in the best structure of my chase career (208 Miles) 1
May 27, 2015 – Four tornadoes near Canadian, Texas (457 Miles) 41.25″5
May 26, 2015 – HP Supercell along I-20 from Graham, TX to Stephenville, TX (574 Miles) 11.50″70 mph3
May 25, 2015 – Linear modes and flooding lead to a busted chase in a moderate risk (403 Miles) 2
May 24, 2015 – Four tornadoes after dark southwest of Dodge City near the city of Plains, KS (768 Miles) 41.75″4
May 23, 2015 – Dryline fails to produce robust convection while tornadoes rage in Central OK (543 Miles)
May 22, 2015 – Possible tornado south of Fort Stockton from 20+ miles away (656 Miles)
May 19, 2015 – Tornado in Clay County, TX near the town of Buffalo Springs (514 Miles) 14.75″5
May 16, 2015 – Tornado intercept west of Tipton, OK (695 Miles) 1
May 15, 2015 – Junk cold inflow storms near Sidney produces a nice funnel and almost tornado (1115 Miles) 2
May 10, 2015 – Close encounter with a tornado between Argyle and Denton, TX (672 Miles) 11.00″2
May 9, 2015 – Supercell evaporates near Graham, TX (582 Miles)
May 8, 2015 – HP Supercells lead to significant flooding (418 Miles)
May 6, 2015 – Tornadoes near Amber, Bridge Creek and Norman, OK (221 Miles) 41.50″90 mph4
May 5, 2015 – Missed all tornadoes (729 Miles)
April 26, 2015 – Cone tornado near Stephenville, TX and a lost windshield near Dublin, TX (820 Miles) 34.25″3
April 25, 2015 – Bust in Southern Illinois (951 Miles)
April 24, 2015 – 80 MPH winds and golf ball hail near Stephenville, TX (785 Miles) 2.00″80 mph1
April 22, 2015 – Large amounts of golf ball hail in Happy, TX (878 Miles) 1.50″3
April 18, 2015 – No plans to chase, but baited out by a tornado watch (335 Miles)
April 16, 2015 – Plethora of weather conditions with HP Supercells in the Texas Panhandle (550 Miles) 14
April 11, 2015 – Nice supercell north of Amarillo with Hail, structure and a brief funnel (639 Miles) 1.00″
April 9, 2015 – Shelf Cloud over Lake Bob Sandlin (599 Miles)
April 8, 2015 – Supercell near Seiling, OK (404 Miles) 1.50″1
April 6, 2015 – Blue Sky Bust in Chickasha (97 Miles)
April 2, 2015 – Brief nocturnal tornado near Afton, OK (406 Miles) 12
March 31, 2015 – Sub Severe Storms in SW OK (387 Miles) 0.75″
March 25, 2015 – A busted chase along the dryline in Southern Oklahoma nets a nice shelf cloud in Central OK (301 Miles)

August 18, 2014 – Good lightning and storms around the Oklahoma City metro area (63 Miles)
July 12, 2014 – Chase in Eastern Iowa results in a quick funnel (1518 Miles)
July 8, 2014 – Nice summer thunderstorm near Wayne, OK (70 Miles) 1.00″60 mph1
June 29, 2014 – 2 brief tornadoes in Western Iowa (929 Miles) 11
June 28, 2014 – Blue sky bust in Oklahoma (598 Miles)
June 27, 2014 – Drove to NW OK and SW KS after work for a blue sky bust (404 Miles)
June 15, 2014 – Blue sky bust in Northern Oklahoma (140 Miles)
June 14, 2014 – Supercell with Landspout and nocturnal MCS in Northern Kansas (926 Miles) 1.00″
June 6, 2014 – Narrowly missed witnessing a tornado near Spearman, TX (498 Miles)
June 1, 2014 – 80 MPH winds and Golf Ball Hail near Ashland, KS (802 Miles) 1.75″80 mph3
May 24, 2014 – Storms in South Texas east of Fort Stockton, TX (717 Miles) 50 mph2
May 23, 2014 – Small storms near Odessa, TX (635 Miles)
May 21, 2014 – Brief tornado on a HP beast supercell near DIA (386 Miles) 11.00″
May 20, 2014 – Supercells near Torrington, WY (964 Miles)
May 8, 2014 – Bust in southern Minnesota (1631 Miles)
May 7, 2014 – Photogenic supercells southeast of Wichita Falls, TX (376 Miles)
April 29, 2014 – Moderate Risk Bust in Mississippi (1091 Miles)
April 28, 2014 – Two wedges near Columbus, MS (357 Miles) 22
April 27, 2014 – Large and violent tornado near Vilonia, Arkansas (887 Miles) 11
April 26, 2014 – Blue sky bust near Wichita Falls, TX (259 Miles)
April 23, 2014 – Supercells with hail west of Wichita Falls (453 Miles) 3
April 20, 2014 – Surprise supercell with incredible structure along the Red River (669 Miles) 2.00″1
April 13, 2014 – A couple of supercells along the dryline with the best one near Dublin, TX (595 Miles) 1.00″
April 2, 2014 – Northern Oklahoma Bust (350 Miles)
April 1, 2014 – Clear Sky Bust in Southern Oklahoma (265 Miles)

September 27, 2013 – Fall storms with prolific lightning in the Texas Panhandle (576 Miles) 1.00″
August 8, 2013 – Severe storms in the Eastern Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma (469 Miles)
July 29, 2013 – Severe squall line with a photogenic shelf cloud near Alva, OK (368 Miles)
May 31, 2013 – Chasing the monster wedge near El Reno, Oklahoma (144 Miles) 21
May 30, 2013 – Multiple photogenic supercells in Central Oklahoma (380 Miles)
May 29, 2013 – Linear storms in Texas, Brief tornado near Erick, OK (621 Miles) 12.50″
May 28, 2013 – Bust in Oklahoma Panhandle (417 Miles)
May 27, 2013 – Supercells near Russell, KS (495 Miles)
May 23, 2013 – Intense straight line winds & hail near Jayton, TX (658 Miles) 2.25″80 mph
May 21, 2013 – Cold front storms near Temple, TX (760 Miles)
May 20, 2013 – Witnessed the Moore, Oklahoma EF-5 tornado. (148 Miles) 11.00″3
May 19, 2013 – Worst bust of my chase career near Wichita, KS (546 Miles)
May 18, 2013 – Bust in Southwest Kansas (577 Miles)
May 17, 2013 – Outflow boundary and 25kts at 500mb leads to the Eliasville, Texas Tornado (470 Miles) 1
May 8, 2013 – Doomed chase day with marginal supercells in Western OK and Western North Texas (522 Miles)
April 22, 2013 – Supercells with hail in Northern Oklahoma (344 Miles) 1.50″
April 17, 2013 – Moderate Risk Tornadoes in Southwest OK (509 Miles) 31.00″
April 16, 2013 – Blue sky bust in north central Texas (381 Miles)
April 15, 2013 – Sunset, TX Hail Storm (379 Miles) 2.00″1
April 14, 2013 – Marginally severe supercell in Noble County, OK (308 Miles)
April 9, 2013 – Hail south of Wichita Falls, TX (458 Miles) 1.50″2
March 30, 2013 – Severe Hail near Brownwood, TX (474 Miles) 1.00″1

November 10, 2012 – Bust in Southwest Kansas (559 Miles)
October 13, 2012 – Severe Storms in Oklahoma (396 Miles)
October 12, 2012 – Hail and Tornadoes in Hale County Texas (742 Miles) 12.50″1
September 26, 2012 – An evening of storms producing some spectacular lightning here in Central Oklahoma (305 Miles)
June 15, 2012 – Severe Storms in Southwest South Dakota on the Pine Ridge reservation. (1069 Miles)
June 14, 2012 – Severe Storms in Western Kansas (646 Miles) 1
June 12, 2012 – Southeast New Mexico Chase (533 Miles) 50 mph
June 11, 2012 – Severe Storm near Graham, TX (443 Miles) 1.00″55 mph2
June 10, 2012 – Severe storms in Southeast Nebraska and Northeast Kansas (886 Miles)
June 9, 2012 – Bust in North Dakota (1295 Miles)
June 6, 2012 – Shelf Cloud in Southern Oklahoma (175 Miles)
June 5, 2012 – Severe Storms in Southwest OK (290 Miles)
June 3, 2012 – Northwest Oklahoma Supercell (418 Miles)
June 2, 2012 – Severe Storms in Southeast Colorado and Southwest Kansas (554 Miles)
June 1, 2012 – Outflow dominant storms near Dumas, TX (798 Miles)
May 29, 2012 – Monster hail in Oklahoma City Metro (386 Miles) 1.50″
May 27, 2012 – Severe Storms in Kansas and Nebraska (729 Miles) 1
May 26, 2012 – Bust in Nebraska (687 Miles)
May 25, 2012 – Cyclic tornadic supercell near LaCrosse, KS (543 Miles) 550 mph2
May 19, 2012 – Severe Storms in Western Oklahoma along a cold front. (377 Miles) 1.50″
May 17, 2012 – WDT Storm Chase in Southwest Kansas (714 Miles)
May 6, 2012 – Severe Storms near Jacksboro in North Central Texas (408 Miles)
May 4, 2012 – Thunderstorms near Ardmore, OK (249 Miles)
April 30, 2012 – Medford, Oklahoma Tornadoes after dark. A long-lived slow moving tornado on the night of April 30, 2012 narrowly misses the town of Medford. (337 Miles) 11.25″80 mph7
April 29, 2012 – Supercell with Baseball sized hail near Lubbock, TX (519 Miles) 3.50″65 mph1
April 28, 2012 – Insane Lightning and Tornado near Aspermont, TX (481 Miles) 160 mph
April 27, 2012 – Brief tornado near Council Grove, KS (758 Miles) 1
April 19, 2012 – Severe Storms in Grady and McClain Counties (142 Miles)
April 14, 2012 – High Risk Tornado Outbreak in Central Kansas (881 Miles) 62.25″5
April 13, 2012 – Norman and Saddle Mountain, OK Tornadoes (357 Miles) 41.50″2
April 12, 2012 – Cap bust in Western OK (260 Miles)
April 9, 2012 – Tornadic Supercell bust near Seiling, OK (395 Miles)
April 2, 2012 – Severe Storm in Northwest Oklahoma (406 Miles)
March 30, 2012 – Bust in Southwest Oklahoma (227 Miles)
March 18, 2012 – Incredible sculpted supercell with tornadoes near Willow, OK (486 Miles) 32.00″2
February 3, 2012 – Marginally severe storm along the Red River (342 Miles)

November 7, 2011 – Incredible November Tornado Outbreak in Southwest Oklahoma including Tipton Oklahoma Tornado (392 Miles) 72.00″50 mph
October 7, 2011 – OK and TX Panhandle Storms (723 Miles) 1.00″1
September 17, 2011 – Multiple fall tornadoes near Wakita, Oklahoma on a marginal chase day. (366 Miles) 34
August 12, 2011 – Northern Oklahoma Severe Storms (369 Miles) 50 mph
August 8, 2011 – Norman Lightning (8 Miles)
June 20, 2011 – Incredible tornado outbreak in Nebraska including the beautiful Bradshaw, Nebraska Tornado (605 Miles) 30.75″
June 19, 2011 – Storms in Northern Colorado/Western Nebraska southeast of Kimball (1293 Miles)
June 11, 2011 – Landspout in Colorado and brief Tornado in Oklahoma Panhandle (1162 Miles) 2
May 24, 2011 – My best chase day ever with multiple violent tornadoes near Oklahoma City (441 Miles) 21.50″75 mph1
May 23, 2011 – Beautiful Supercell near Boone, OK (186 Miles) 3.00″
May 22, 2011 – Chasing near Joplin, Missouri as the town was hit by the violent EF-5 tornado. (575 Miles)
May 21, 2011 – Multiple tornadoes near Ada, OK (174 Miles) 41.00″70 mph4
May 19, 2011 – Severe Storms near Apache, OK (142 Miles)
May 12, 2011 – Cold Core Landspout Tornado near Aurora, NE (729 Miles) 11
May 11, 2011 – Severe Storms in Northwest Kansas (1017 Miles)
May 9, 2011 – Severe Storm intercept near the Nebraska/South Dakota Border (503 Miles)
May 8, 2011 – Nebraska Bust (773 Miles)
April 24, 2011 – Tornado near Baird, TX (684 Miles) 175 mph3
April 22, 2011 – Outflow Dominant Storms along I-40 in Eastern Oklahoma (267 Miles)
April 21, 2011 – Blue sky bust in North Texas (418 Miles)
April 14, 2011 – Stroud, OK Tornado (431 Miles) 1
April 9, 2011 – Mapleton, Iowa Tornado/NW Iowa Tornadoes (1154 Miles) 760 mph6
April 8, 2011 – 90 MPH winds in Ponca City, OK (297 Miles) 90 mph
April 3, 2011 – Kansas Hail Storms (696 Miles) 2.00″1
February 27, 2011 – Early season supercell tracks across northern Oklahoma (382 Miles) 1.25″

November 24, 2010 – Bust in Northeast Oklahoma (434 Miles)
October 22, 2010 – Bust in North Texas (506 Miles)
October 10, 2010 – Supercell with hail from Hobart to Anadarko, OK (220 Miles) 1.00″60 mph2
September 2, 2010 – Severe Squall line hits Oklahoma City (63 Miles) 1
July 23, 2010 – Flooding near Battle Creek (142 Miles) 2
July 22, 2010 – Warm Front Supercells in Michigan (343 Miles) 1
July 18, 2010 – Photogenic shelf cloud comes ashore in Grand Haven Michigan (255 Miles)
July 15, 2010 – Severe Squall Line in Eastern Michigan (300 Miles) 3
June 27, 2010 – Brief Tornadic Supercells forms in Southern MI (182 Miles)
June 23, 2010 – Southwest Michigan/Northern Indiana Derecho (530 Miles) 80 mph4
June 21, 2010 – Late night Bow Echo sweeps across Lower Michigan (212 Miles)
June 18, 2010 – Illinois Derecho (661 Miles) 55 mph
June 17, 2010 – Major tornado outbreak in Minnesota where I managed to miss all the tornadoes and bust. (1247 Miles) 1.25″
June 15, 2010 – Shelf cloud near Bloomington, IN (685 Miles)
June 8, 2010 – Blue Sky Bust in Western Illinois (937 Miles)
June 5, 2010 – One of the worst busts in my career in Illinois (1207 Miles) 11
June 4, 2010 – Supercell tracks through Lansing, MI (338 Miles) 1
May 24, 2010 – Bust in South Dakota (1080 Miles)
May 22, 2010 – Multiple tornadoes in South Dakota including a crazy incident where we ended up stuck in a farmers field. (405 Miles) 81.50″70 mph
May 21, 2010 – Supercell and snake in Eastern Wyoming (1131 Miles) 1.75″
May 19, 2010 – Tornado Outbreak bust in Oklahoma (1693 Miles) 2.50″
May 12, 2010 – Severe Storms in Kansas (1301 Miles)
May 11, 2010 – LP Supercell near Woodward, OK (596 Miles) 1.75″
May 10, 2010 – Tornado Outbreak in Oklahoma (1332 Miles) 42.00″70 mph
May 7, 2010 – Supercells in Northwest Ohio (444 Miles) 70 mph2
May 1, 2010 – High Risk Bust in Arkansas (1257 Miles)
April 30, 2010 – Bust in Western Illinois (636 Miles)
April 29, 2010 – Washington County Kansas Tornado (1239 Miles) 11.00″1
April 24, 2010 – Yazoo City, MS Tornado (1254 Miles) 12
April 23, 2010 – Supercells in Eastern Texas (660 Miles)
April 22, 2010 – Monster Supercell near Childress, TX (1670 Miles) 11.00″
April 6, 2010 – Severe Storms in Iowa (773 Miles) 1.50″1
April 5, 2010 – Cap bust in Missouri (336 Miles)
April 4, 2010 – Severe Warned cells near Macomb, IL (450 Miles)

September 27, 2009 – Tornado Warned storms in Chicago (504 Miles) 1.00″60 mph2
August 19, 2009 – Tornado Warnings in SW Michigan (310 Miles) 1
July 25, 2009 – Bust in Ohio (575 Miles)
July 23, 2009 – Non Severe Storms in Michigan (95 Miles) 1
July 19, 2009 – Drove to Lake Michigan to chase waterspouts (210 Miles)
June 19, 2009 – Major Flooding in Holland Michigan (373 Miles) 1
June 18, 2009 – Iowa Blue Sky Bust (1256 Miles) 2
June 8, 2009 – Shelf Cloud comes ashore in South Haven, MI (710 Miles)
June 7, 2009 – Intense supercell in Northwest Missouri near the town of Oregon produces softball sized hail and very pretty supercell structure (481 Miles) 2.50″
June 6, 2009 – Blue Sky Bust in Nebraska (335 Miles)
June 5, 2009 – La Grange/Goshen County Wyoming Tornado (1386 Miles) 11.50″
June 1, 2009 – Bust in Southwest Michigan (256 Miles)
May 13, 2009 – Edina and Kirksville Missouri Tornadoes (1275 Miles)
May 8, 2009 – Severe Storms in South Central Oklahoma (1573 Miles)
May 5, 2009 – Monster Hail near Breckenridge, Texas (570 Miles) 3.00″1
May 1, 2009 – Western North Texas Supercells (538 Miles) 12
April 30, 2009 – Blue Sky Bust (68 Miles)
April 29, 2009 – Close encounters with multiple tornadoes in Floyd County TX (386 Miles) 51
April 28, 2009 – Supercells with hail in New Mexico (580 Miles) 1.00″2
April 26, 2009 – High Risk bust in Texas and Oklahoma (788 Miles)
April 25, 2009 – Brief tornado near Mobeetie, TX (1439 Miles) 12.00″
April 16, 2009 – Supercells and my first chase in West Texas (3162 Miles) 1.50″
March 8, 2009 – Southern Indiana Frustration (690 Miles)

August 4, 2008 – Chicago Derecho (378 Miles) 65 mph1
August 1, 2008 – Chase in Ohio/Indiana (360 Miles) 50 mph3
July 20, 2008 – Storms near NE/SD Border (175 Miles)
July 19, 2008 – Tornado Watch near Sioux Falls, SD (347 Miles) 45 mph3
July 16, 2008 – Pulse storms in Central Michigan (174 Miles) 40 mph1
July 2, 2008 – Severe weather in West Michigan (407 Miles) 60 mph2
June 15, 2008 – Branch County Michigan Supercell (314 Miles) 1
June 13, 2008 – Sub severe storms in Jackson County (118 Miles)
June 8, 2008 – Derecho with an embedded EF-1 Tornado hits Lansing, MI (25 Miles) 60 mph
June 7, 2008 – West Michigan Storms (256 Miles) 2
June 6, 2008 – Supercells with straight line winds and tornado warnings in West Michigan (193 Miles)
June 3, 2008 – Bust in Indiana (645 Miles)
May 30, 2008 – Central Illinois Supercells (850 Miles)
May 26, 2008 – Brief Tornado near Pratt, KS (1225 Miles) 12.50″4
May 25, 2008 – Supercells in Kansas (500 Miles) 3
May 24, 2008 – Bust in Nebraska (1075 Miles)
May 17, 2008 – Severe wind in Clinton County Michigan (70 Miles) 45 mph3
May 2, 2008 – Earle Arkansas Tornado. My first tornado. (1581 Miles) 12
April 25, 2008 – Pea sized hail in DeKalb, IL (575 Miles) 1
April 11, 2008 – Supercells in Michigan that never quite materialize (110 Miles)
April 10, 2008 – Moderate risk bust in Arkansas and Tennessee (1616 Miles)
February 5, 2008 – Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak across the southern US. 122-mile long tracked EF-4 tornado in Arkansas. (1468 Miles)
January 7, 2008 – A rare tornado warning in Michigan in January (337 Miles)

December 23, 2007 – Straight line Winds in Michigan. Pleasant surprise for December 23 (30 Miles)
October 18, 2007 – Funnel Cloud in Fulton County, IN. EF-2 Tornado in Williamston, MI (457 Miles)

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