Central Kansas: May 9, 2023
Starting a 3-day chase trip with low expectations, central Kansas lit up yesterday. I didn’t even leave Oklahoma City until 2 p.m., but I had more than enough time to chase a few storms....
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Return of the Supercell: April 21, 2022
I’ve been out storm chasing several times so far this year, but most of the storm chases have been relatively underwhelming. This recent chase on April 21st, in southwestern Kansas, saw a return of...
Satanta, Kansas: May 21, 2020
Good things to those who wait and that was certainly the case with tonight’s storm chase in southwestern Kansas.
Ravanna, Kansas: Ghost Town
This is the story of Ravanna, Kansas, a once bustling city in the 1880s. After a controversial vote for a county seat, everything seemed to change as Ravanna faded away into the Kansas countryside.
Nebraska/Kansas: June 25, 2019
This storm chase across the Central Plains featured multiple supercell thunderstorms in two different states and several photo opportunities.
Outflow Dominance: May 9, 2018
Not every successful storm chase requires a tornado and sometimes the least impressive looking atmospheric setups produce some photogenic storms. Today’s storm chase featured very low confidence that anything impressive would form, as the...
Western Kansas Supercells: May 25, 2017
Thursday’s storm chase in western Kansas featured quite a bit of structure. Although expectations were fairly low to start the day, it is late May and it’s hard to ignore a threat for severe...
Saline-Dickinson County Kansas Tornado: May 25 2016
I watched a long-lived tornadic supercell over north-central Kansas on May 25th, 2016.
Tornadoes Near Dodge City: May 24, 2016
Here are videos from the first of several tornadoes between Minneola and Dodge City, Kansas on May 24th, 2016.
Leoti, Kansas Tornado: May 21, 2016
Here is a short video showing the life cycle of a brief tornado near Leoti, Kansas late Saturday afternoon. I was chasing with Ian Livingston and we had a very eventful chase. This video...
Back to the High Plains: May 7
It was back on the road for May 7th for the first High Plains storm chase of May. The prior day was a travel day from Georgia to Kansas, putting me into great position...
Back to Kansas: April 26, 2016
After a short day off, it was right back to Kansas on Tuesday. The day was being hyped up as a major severe weather event and although it arguably was, the main stories of...
First Plains Chase of 2016: April 24, Kansas
It was great to get back out to the Plains for the first chase of the spring season on Sunday. Central to northeast Kansas was my target yesterday and although there were no tornadoes...
Top 10 Storm Chases of 2015
Here is a countdown of my top 10 storm chases in 2015. Storm chases were ranked by a number of factors, including photo opportunities, storm structure, excitement, etc. Let me know what you think!...
Central Plains: 9/7
September 7th was an interesting severe weather setup across the central Plains. It was fairly complex from the start, several days out, but even leading up to the night before, there were uncertainties with...
High Plains Getaway
I’ve been spending a few days in the central High Plains before I eventually move northeast for more storm chasing opportunities. Today was a relatively low-end day in terms of severe threats, but even...