Chase Log
 | Isolated supercells tear up Southern Illinois - Friday, September 22, 2006Isolated discrete supercells tore up much of Southern Illinois today. I was able to leave work at 2:00 to head south for some action. 13 Images1 Video |
 | South Dakota Gustnado fest - Tuesday, May 23, 2006Postponed. 23 Images |
 | Elevated storms in Colorado - Monday, May 22, 2006We watched some sad looking storms in the front range today. 11 Images |
 | First tornadoes of the year - Sunday, April 16, 2006Today I intercepted my frist 2 tornadoes of the year. I captured excellent footage and it appeared on WAND TV News at 10:00. 14 Images2 Videos |
 | Funnel cloud rotates overhead - Sunday, April 2, 2006Today's storm chase was short lived due to quick storm movement. However, we did intercept a rotating wall cloud with a funnel before the storm moved away. 42 Images1 Video |
 | Western Illinois hail storm - Saturday, March 11, 2006Scott and I chased Western Illinois while under a tornado watch. 1 Image |
 | Day 5 - New Mexico - Wednesday, May 25, 2005We chased in New Mexico Today... 40 Images1 Video |
 | Day 4 - Colorado, Kansas - Tuesday, May 24, 2005This was the best chase I've had to date. We intercepted two tornadoes and got some awesome video. 27 Images2 Videos 2 Weather Events |
 | Day 3 - Colorado - Monday, May 23, 2005This was the first day of our trip that we actually saw storms. We were able to intercept a tornado warned supercell and captured a nice video of its wall cloud. 23 Images1 Video |
 | Day 2 - Kansas, Oklahoma - Sunday, May 22, 2005Yet another bust... Man I really hope this isn't going to happen every day. 3 Images |
 | Day 1 - Nebraska, Iowa - Saturday, May 21, 2005Today was your classic huge bust. Even though it was a bust I was able to meet many other chasers. 3 Images |
 | Local chase yields strong winds and some small hail. - Wednesday, May 11, 2005This local chase gave me the opportunity to try out my new chasing vehicle and equipment. I was able to shoot some decent video of the weather. 8 Images1 Video |
 | First chase yields lots of rotation - Tuesday, April 12, 2005My first chase of the year turned out to be a pretty good show. Many of the clouds associated with the shelf cloud had decent rotation, clockwise and counter clockwise. Not too bad for a 16 mile chase! 1 Image1 Video |
 | Total waste of time - Wednesday, August 25, 2004Today's chase ended up being a total waste of time. I could not be more annoyed that nothing came out of the storms. 6 Images |
 | Large slowly rotating wall cloud structure - Wednesday, August 18, 2004I encountered a large slowly rotating wall cloud only a few miles from home. This day would end up being particularly exciting! 27 Images1 Video 2 Weather Events |
 | Extreme wind producing supercells, transformation to derecho - Tuesday, July 13, 2004Several tornadoes, large hail, and extreme wind was reported from Northwestern Illinois into Tennessee. The SPC placed the eastern half of Illinois in a moderate risk, expecting a widespread wind event and a few isolated tornadoes. 9 Images1 Video 5 Weather Events |
 | Pulse storms are difficult to chase - Tuesday, July 6, 2004I learned yet another lesson on storm chasing today. I've been doing a lot of reading and research on how and why storms develop. Today I tried to put that information to the test, and failed miserably. 12 Images |
 | High risk chase during the May 30 2004 outbreak - Sunday, May 30, 2004Scott and I chased several storms during this chase. The atmosphere was extremely unstable, with milcape values around 4500-5000 j/kg. The SPC had us in a high risk for severe weather, and there were at least 8 PDS Tornado Watches issued. 13 Images1 Weather Event |
 | Chased in a PDS Tornado Watch - Sunday, May 23, 2004Even though I chased in a PDS Tornado Watch I didn't see any tornadoes or funnel clouds. Besides that, I saw some really cool stuff! 7 Images3 Videos 1 Weather Event |
 | First chase of the year - Tuesday, May 18, 2004This was my first chase of the year. We had a severe thunderstorm watch issued at noon until 7:00 P.M. This chase didn't yield very much for me, but I was able to test my new chasing equipment. 8 Images1 Weather Event |