Summary: A localized significant tornado outbreak took place over Central and Southeast Iowa on the afternoon of July 19, 2018 producing numerous photogenic and strong tornadoes. Leaving Galesburg by late morning, we were able to get onto a tornadic supercell that fired near Des Moines, Iowa and track it from…
Summary: A one day chase to Kansas would prove to be the best chase of the year for us thus far. Leaving Illinois around 6:30 AM, we departed for north-central Kansas where conditions looked quite favorable for tornadic supercells. As the evening progressed, we were able to intercept two tornado-warned…
Summary: A warm front set up across Indiana and Ohio looked promising for severe storms and possible tornadoes throughout the afternoon and evening hours. My initial target near Indianapolis would be shifted much further south and east into western Ohio where I was able to intercept a tornado warned storm.…
Summary: A chase presented itself on Friday the 13th in April this year in the far southwest corner of Iowa. A dry line/warm front intersection was in place with good instability, wind shear, and dynamics. Moisture was limited however, leading to high based storms and only a couple high based…
Summary: The first Moderate Risk of 2018 is issued for parts of Tennessee and Alabama for the possibility of several strong tornadoes. After making an 8 hour drive south from my friends house in Ohio, I was sitting in a a great environment for tornadic supercells to develop by late…
Summary: After waiting what seemed like months since my last chase, I was finally preparing for my first chase of 2018. Not only was I was excited to get back on the road but the setup was in my back yard. My original target of central Illinois would pan out…
