Chase Season 2021 In Review

[Andy Wehrle]

Now that this thread has popped up again, I do have to add an addendum. 2021 redeemed itself a bit at least for (most) upper Midwest chasers (sorry, @Todd Lemery ) with a flurry of activity from mid-July through mid-August. In this I saw two tornadoes (and could easily have seen more/gotten better footage of the ones I did see had I not still misplayed them) and several additional quality thunderstorms.

 

[Ethan Schisler]

2021 was my best chase year since 2015 with tornadoes observed in March, April, May, June, July, August, and October. The best stretch of chasing was late July through early August in WI/IL/IA for me. I had a good spring on the plains and then came home to several days of photogenic tornadoes in the summer along with intense severe storms/derecho events. Can't ask for better really. Hopefully it repeats itself this year with these insane gas prices!

 

[Jeff Wright]

One of the most intense F-4s of the year took place overseas as caught in this recently released video