State of the Chase Season 2026

[Jason N]

One of the things I noticed this year in Alaska was that for the first time in at least 5 -7 years, all of the Turnagain arm and most of the cook inlet was completely frozen. The first few months of 2026 Ice year were above 2025's and just slightly below the 10yr mean but that's come down a bit in the last month. probably doesn't mean a ton, just an interesting side note.

 

[William Monfredo]

A good sign for the upcoming chase days this week...
a tornado reported in California Sunday associated with the western trough that will later eject into the Plains.
Hopefully, that's not too much hype.

 

[Evan Hawkins]

My state of the chase season includes my chasing partner hopefully able to participate more this year than last.
It helps me a great deal to have a second set of eyes on the roads and sky. Think so?

When I mentioned La Niña & dry conditions and that we’d be “dancing with the one that brung us,” the retort was, “But, what if there’s no band?”
I laughed and said, “Yeh, maybe the equipment truck will break down.”

Band or not, we’re living in amazing times to be a weather geek. It’s not just the anomalous ridge and heat in the West.
On 03/24/2026, Juneau, Alaska broke its seasonal snowfall record, with more than 201.2 inches, 16.7 feet, at JNU.
That same day, Vostok Station, Antarctica recorded a temperature of -105.5° F, the coldest temperature ever recorded globally in March.

if you need a radar guy, I'm available from 7:17 to 14:15 (except for weekends, which I spend with my family

 

[Evan Hawkins]

if you need a radar guy, I'm available from 7:17 to 14:15 (except for weekends, which I spend with my family

I can PM you pictures of the radar and stuff, update you when you need