I started out today in Kingfisher, on the CU field that was developing off the Dryline. Got on the initial storms as they went up over Calumet. Stayed with that storm until Edmond, Ok. Then finally filmed the Edmond tornado from Arcadia, Oklahoma.



I was also able to roll some pretty decent footage of it as well...I ended up letting this storm go by, and called my chase... [Read More]

Thoughts and prayers for the people of Moore & other places affected by todays storms. Man, if I lived in Moore I would have to make sure I built an underground shelter. Today, 1999 and one other time I believe Moore, OK. has been hit hard.

I can't remember a season that stayed as cold (throughout all levels) as late as this one. Can anyone think of good analogs to this year? I'm inclined to think that the late retreat of colder air (at the surface and aloft) may help things come mid to late April, increasing baroclinicity (stronger surface lows) and mid/low level lapse rates, at a time when high sun angles and longer days finally get the low levels where we want them. It's almost like having March upper patterns with April... [Read More]

I'm not quite sure how they are figuring this, but...

http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-...-2013-20130415

In preparation for Sunday 5-19-2013's chase, I decided to play Central KS solo. I departed Denver at approximately 8:15 Mountain Time, and made way to Colby, KS.
I saw this Phased Array Radar Truck while eating my sandwhich



After topping off my fuel, grabbing a bite to eat and checking radar, forecasts and seeing where the radical number of... [Read More]