Tornado Chasing
Chasecation 2013 Day 4 – A leisurely stroll through Texas
We started the day not expecting much as far as tornadoes within our target area of central Texas. Persistent overcast…
Tornado Chasing
Chasecation 2013 Day 3 – Hat trick day?
We are targeting southern Oklahoma today for what might be our third tornado day in a row. It is quite…
Tornado Chasing
Chasecation 2013 Day 2 – Two tornado days in Kansas
We have spent the first two days of our chase trip nabbing tornadoes in Kansas. The storm on the 18th…
Tornado Chasing
Chasecation 2013 Day 1 – So… who’s NOT in Kansas?
Ian, James Hyde and I made the overnight trip from Maryland into Kansas! After a long night with little sleep,…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 16-22, 2013
NOTE: This is the last Tornado Threat Forecast for three weeks as I head out with Ian and a new-to-the-Plains…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 13-19, 2013
I gotta tell ya, Ian and I are among the most excited people on the planet right now. Fairly solid…
Tornado Digest
Tornado Weekly: May 5-11, 2013
The tornado drought lives on, at least for another week. Some picturesque supercells made up for lack of spiny things.
Tornado History
May 11, 1953 Waco F5: “Monster From the Skies”
One the worst tornadoes in U.S. history hit Waco in 1953. The Texas Collection at Baylor University has a fascinating…
Tornado Maps Tornado Outbreaks
Top 10 tornado days in the United States
When it comes to top calendar days for tornadoes, May leads all other months with six days falling into the…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 9-15, 2013
Just two more of these next week, then it’s time for some chasecationing for three weeks! 1-3 DAY Thursday Southern…
Tornado Threat Forecast
Tornado Threat Forecast: May 6-12, 2013
What’s this? Chaseable storms?!? Well gee golly gosh! Not much of a setup to look at, but it’s better than…
Tornado Digest
Tornado Weekly: April 28-May 4, 2013
It's been a historically low activity period in the past 12 months. With just a handful of tornadoes heading into…