


On the board with the first tornadoes of the season, but this chase will forever be known for the Illinois record-breaking hail over 5″ in diameter, largest hail I have ever seen! And the best single lightning clip I’ve ever shot!

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Illinois Went to Hail
So much to digest after yesterday’s chase… much more on this to come (including the full chase log), but despite seeing two tornadoes (Pontiac and Kankakee), I am going to remember this day for what likely may be the state record-setting hail. I measured 5.25″, which MAY be the largest…
Lackluster Chase, But Quick Turnaround?
From a chase perspective, it was a rather lackluster couple days out this last stint; a lot of excitement going in yielded little for me. Thursday’s setup in northwest Texas went down about exactly as it was forecast, mostly after dark, despite some afternoon storms attempting to go up a…
Good Morning From Amarillo
Arrived safely to Amarillo early yesterday evening where I awaken this morning to find myself no more than a couple hours from my potential targets for the day. Hi-rez cams continue to indicated supercells initiating later this afternoon with a window of about an hour or two before dark where…
Career Stats

Tactical Weather-Instrumented Sampling in/near Tornadoes Experiment
HAIL CHASES
FLOOD CHASES
LIGHTNING CHASES
MY CHASING HISTORY
The first chase, the first tornado, the May 14, 1997 Ohio-chase that started it all.
The number of Washington Redskins great, Art Monk, becomes a storm chasing icon.
In 22 years, 2 months, and 2 days, I drove half-a-million mile chasing storms across…



















































