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How else can you go 231 MPH straight down without an airplane?Skydive head-down!

Posted: Jun 30, 2012, 10:12 AM



Chicken and rice behind the wheel on I-10 near Pensacola :-)

Posted: Aug 28, 2012, 6:38 AM



Surge covering highway 193 to dauphin isl.

Posted: Aug 28, 2012, 10:22 AM



Backing up a bit! Thank god for escape routes!

Posted: Aug 28, 2012, 1:25 PM



Back in Florida and heading home from awesome dolphin game!

Posted: Oct 14, 2012, 1:50 PM



Posted: Apr 8, 2013, 3:50 PM



Posted: Apr 8, 2013, 4:20 PM



Right now in Miami Florida!

Posted: May 9, 2013, 3:18 PM



Storm chaser 'flypaper' :-)

Posted: May 21, 2013, 1:01 PM



Ground zero ... Moore, Oklahoma - God bless all victims.

Posted: May 22, 2013, 1:05 PM



Ahhhh ... Made it and I got to saw wow!

Posted: May 25, 2013, 6:08 PM



North of salina now!

Posted: May 28, 2013, 3:55 PM



I wanna hit one of these things with a baseball bat! I fixed the flat with a plug in Guthrie but simply could not find an air hose - had 3 quarters, not 4. Destroyed the tire simply driving all over town looking for air ... Now a new tire. The air we breathe and some idiots charge for it :(

Posted: May 31, 2013, 11:16 AM



This should clear up the end of my cold!

Posted: Jul 7, 2013, 5:05 PM



Wow...

Posted: Oct 4, 2013, 4:50 PM



Go Dolphins!!!

Posted: Oct 6, 2013, 12:00 PM



Cold front reaches lake okeechobee - haven't seen one of these in FL in a while!

Posted: Nov 2, 2013, 1:19 PM



Happy St Patricks day ... From Chicago river walk!

Posted: Mar 15, 2014, 11:49 AM



Happy Easter - St David's church (Davie, Florida).

Posted: Apr 20, 2014, 8:12 AM



A new arrival at my office on May 2, 2014. Sony NX70U. ..

Posted: May 2, 2014, 12:07 PM



Here in Florida with family now. Back to Chicago on Monday. Hoping for an active chase pattern come mid to late May. Anyway enjoying time with my dad ... neighbors bird trying to bite him!

Posted: May 10, 2014, 3:07 PM



Charging for WiFi is like paying for local calls at a motel in the mid 90's ... Jeez ... come on already. That's why I have mobile broadband...

Posted: May 20, 2014, 9:44 AM



LP storm over downtown Denver...

Posted: May 22, 2014, 1:29 PM



Email this morning at the office. Only in the Midwest...

Posted: May 27, 2014, 7:13 AM



Another funnel or tornado LOOK ALIKE ... Non rotating scud tag on outflow dominant storm with small hail in NW Chicago suburbs on May 27. Even the clear slot to its left looks like an RFD ... Very convincing.

Posted: May 28, 2014, 7:32 AM



Today ... May 29 ... Back in 2008 I was looking at this near Beloit / Glenn Elder Kansas!

Posted: May 29, 2014, 5:02 PM



Pre chasing grilling in south florida... chicken legs and ribs ... NOM NOM :)

Posted: Jun 1, 2014, 6:11 PM



Always sad seeing a fellow co-worker being let go (or fired). Seems like every little thing ends something nice - such as your income. Glad it wasn't me ... Just helped clean his desk and pack up his "box". learned to always have a financial "cushion" just in case with 9/11 being the eye opener. Remember a job is a privilege. Yes ... a privilege!

Posted: Jun 9, 2014, 9:50 AM



It's starting...

Posted: Jun 14, 2014, 5:05 PM



Tornado during the night near Harvard, Nebraska.

Posted: Jun 14, 2014, 10:02 PM



West of Portsmouth, Iowa .. 1 pm

Posted: Jun 16, 2014, 10:59 AM



Holy cow!!!

Posted: Jun 16, 2014, 2:49 PM



My favorite place to be!

Posted: Jul 3, 2014, 8:04 PM



Hurricane chasing :)

Posted: Jul 4, 2014, 1:23 AM



Posted: Jul 4, 2014, 3:28 AM



Highway 64 near nags head. NC

Posted: Jul 4, 2014, 3:31 AM



Yuck ... Sitting here at my office coding away at IT projects and I figured I'd push a lil fart into my chair ... Went 'splat' instead of 'boom' - A shart. Wiping off chair and changing my pants (have to run back to hotel and back) and throwing away my undies. Great White-Staining Shart ... Big mistake!!!

Posted: Jul 8, 2014, 8:51 AM



Sorry FB guys ... But removing my messages and instead attempting to force messenger down my deep throat won't convince me to install it :(

Posted: Aug 2, 2014, 6:36 PM



Whoever thinks this parked limo is just slightly inconsiderate and rude click like or share. So stupid... parking across a few disabled spots. Imagine a guy in a wheel chair keying the long side of the limo - scrrrrreeeeeaaaacccchhhhhhh!

Posted: Aug 18, 2014, 3:20 PM



Time for snack in the office! Gotta have my almonds!

Posted: Aug 19, 2014, 9:07 AM



That's it ... I told the folks at my hotel to STOP dropping free daily newspapers by my door each morning! Not the kind of F*cking bullshit we want to wake up to / start our day with ... Right?

Posted: Aug 20, 2014, 7:57 AM



Thus is when car rental blows donkey ass ... Why? When I rent a car I swipe me credit card and in 5 minutes I'm in the car and on my way ... BUT this fucker in front of me took 55 minutes to do the same thing I would do in 5 minutes. Also there are SIX positions and only ONE open. What would happen if there were 15 people in front of me? Exactly! How about some kiosks? So people like me who know HOW to rent a car could be at my office now...

Posted: Sep 2, 2014, 11:08 AM



Numerous wind gusts near or exceeding 80 MPH with the passage of a bow segment / embedded HP supercell storm near 3 PM in the northern and NW Chicago suburbs. Some trees down and power outages.

Posted: Sep 5, 2014, 1:49 PM



You just cannot prepare yourself for this. Browsing through hard drive pics after work at hotel here in chicago and my eyes water and I cannot breath for a few seconds.Yeah I'm wiping tears off my eyes and there she is, my beautiful mom on one of the pics on my laptop ... hitting me like a brick. She passed away just about a year ago this week. Time for a glass of wine...

Posted: Sep 10, 2014, 6:01 PM



Just had to post it ... some sort of "chaser" in hotel parking lot.

Posted: Sep 16, 2014, 11:12 PM



Sitting here (9/26) in Schiller park at motel 6 for cancelled flight from chicago to florida. Nice to hear airplane noise every 2 to 3 minutes again. Hopefully my flight tomorrow late will be fine. Earlier the "hole" of missing air traffic over and near Chicago.

Posted: Sep 26, 2014, 4:39 PM



Seriously? That many disabled parking spots on the BACKSIDE of this motel in Chicago, 1000 feet away from the front and office?

Posted: Sep 27, 2014, 7:53 AM



Screw you Gonzalo ... Why won't you kick Murphey's law in the nuts and MISS Bermuda. No one there needs you and chasers who didn't / couldn't go won't be too happy either! Just MISS you bastard!

Posted: Oct 16, 2014, 11:30 AM



Wow ... Bermuda dead center in the eye of Gonzalo. Speaking about Murphey's law paying off chasers who went...

Posted: Oct 17, 2014, 5:56 PM



Crazy shot of Bermuda just exiting the eye now of Gonzalo. What a perfect dead center hit. Screw you, Murphey. ..

Posted: Oct 17, 2014, 7:09 PM



Some peace and prayer here in Chicago after skydiving today and before dinner later.

Posted: Oct 25, 2014, 2:14 PM



Damage near Michigan City along lakefront. Tipped beach hut. The winds on 10/31 must been over 60 mph!

Posted: Nov 2, 2014, 11:41 AM



Here is my black and white challenge. Like @[593439289:2048:Roger]Hill's posting but from a different perspective on June 16, 2014 near Pilger NE ... looks vintage and wicked in B/W!

Posted: Nov 7, 2014, 9:10 AM



You know you are a technical IT guy when someone dumps THIS by your desk and tells you to trouble shoot it.

Posted: Nov 12, 2014, 9:16 AM



Well nothing like farther north ... But Chicago finally gets first measurable snow of the late fall 2014 season. Great night for chicken Pho soup!

Posted: Nov 15, 2014, 6:39 PM



Snow sun shower? With a surface temperature of 15-20 deg F or so, and -25 F at 10,000 feet up ... You get cold convective showers (small cumulonimbus) with brief heavy snow squalls interrupted by sunshine and strong winds.

Posted: Nov 17, 2014, 1:31 PM



Here in warmer S Florida. Beautiful sunset from 39,000 feet!

Posted: Nov 26, 2014, 3:32 PM



Great time with family (dad, his friend, neighbors, and brother) here for thanksgiving. Deep fried turkey, mashed potatoes, chicken stew (my recipe), and the trimmings including wine and apple pie with ice cream topping for dessert! After that, off to Best Buy to see of there were any fights over discounts!End of line at 6:30 pm on Thursday at Best Buy ... What about your families? Lol...

Posted: Nov 27, 2014, 8:27 PM



Let the bling begin...

Posted: Nov 28, 2014, 11:49 AM



Posted: Nov 29, 2014, 11:17 AM



My life saving back pack? Yup! Jump out of a plane almost 3 miles above the ground and this "back pack" saved my life 596 times! Once I leave the plane, I'm as good as dead ... UNLESS I do everything right!But skydiving is a fun sport, and we try not to think of that, and we trust the professionals who pack our parachutes!

Posted: Nov 29, 2014, 1:05 PM



Now I feel good ... Thanksgiving is done and my tree is up at my place down in Florida in 80 deg weather. Back to Chicago on Tuesday (12/2).Happy Holidays!

Posted: Dec 1, 2014, 3:52 PM



I guess this evenings not a good time to call my dad (an avid Dolphins fan) and say hi.Freaking team that just can't "get it up" at times...

Posted: Dec 7, 2014, 6:05 PM



I'd rather see snow and white landscape ... About 2 weeks of high-pressure gloom due to a layer of stratus just sitting over much of the area (N Midwest). I guess the next time I see the sun is when I'm on an airplane?

Posted: Dec 16, 2014, 6:16 AM



My daily newspaper with wonderful news dropped at my door step every day. Got to the point that the paper goes right into the trash after a brief glimpse of the US weather map :/

Posted: Dec 17, 2014, 6:24 AM



Much better news on the cover of this mornings newspaper! Opening up a country almost forbidden to most travelers in the USA. Bring on some hurricane chasing? In a yank tank (classic car) maybe? Looks like the place will need some serious upgrades and, of course, a fresh coat of paint first!

Posted: Dec 18, 2014, 6:13 AM



Once again ... Some "rats" in my apartment stole stuff here in Florida. This time much more subtle ... some shaving supplies and toiletries (placed in THIS box) went missing after the bathroom was remodeled when I was in Chicago. To ALL of those who STEAL THINGS ... ANY thing (a shaver, an ipad, my grandfather's gold medallion): YOU ARE A FUCKING THIEF ... And you'll get what's coming to you !!!!!!!

Posted: Dec 24, 2014, 7:37 AM



The cure for all anxiety or depression...Fast, cheap, and effective. Happy holidays and stay thirsty my friends!

Posted: Dec 24, 2014, 9:46 AM



Glad I did not come here for a tan ... Front "hung up" over Florida and all that Spanish / Carribean moisture = no skydive either. More south Florida El Niño gloom ... Yucko.

Posted: Dec 26, 2014, 10:24 AM



Taking a nap now after day of skydiving......Nice the sun is shining today here in S FL!

Posted: Dec 27, 2014, 12:19 PM



Click "like" or share / comment if you see the "connection" between these two pictures :)

Posted: Dec 28, 2014, 8:07 AM



How about those "Dolphins"?Notice how they always "blow it" in the END...

Posted: Dec 28, 2014, 1:31 PM



John Hancock is up in the clouds today!

Posted: Jan 3, 2015, 2:50 PM



Posted: Jan 3, 2015, 3:07 PM



Cold and crystal clear morning with -5 deg below NW of Chicago. Ice crystals in the air make these sun pillars appear on each side of the rising sun (basically thin neae ground level cirrostratus in a sense).

Posted: Jan 5, 2015, 6:19 AM



Chicago is in the freezer now ... Happy I don't smoke because this is the only smoking area at my work here! Getting whipped by 40 mph winds at 10 deg F.

Posted: Jan 8, 2015, 1:14 PM



Brrr! Damn I just love the 4 seasons!

Posted: Jan 8, 2015, 7:04 PM



Good news for the day ... You WOKE UP!Many unfortunate people don't live to see another day so be grateful.This French terrorist BS is apalling. Not to mention that USA Today has the gall to actually post a picture of a Muslim police officer receiving his "kill shot" laying on the sidewalk.... As we wait in joyful hope: Of our coming savior, Jesus Christ.

Posted: Jan 9, 2015, 9:04 AM



Low gas "sub $2.00" gas prices arrive in the NW Chicago suburbs ... yaaay! $17.50 is more like it to fill her up!

Posted: Jan 9, 2015, 7:04 PM



Lilapsophilia ... It's a real word meaning you like storms (tornadoes and hurricanes in particular). The opposite is Lilapsophobia (fear of such).Astraphilia means you like thunder and lightning (an astraphile). If you are scared of thunder, then that's astraphobia.So I guess if someone calls me a "lilapsophile" I should take that as a compliment.

Posted: Jan 15, 2015, 11:45 AM



In addition to a fiber diet ... Metamucil works wonders. Just $10 at Walmart it lasts a month and pays for itself in toilet paper saved.Ever had one of those craps where you wipe yer butt 100 times and there's still chit on the paper? You know, where a big log is "pinched" 3/4 of the way through (as Chris Rock put it)!With a daily regimen of one spoonful of Metamucil, you'll get a clean 'break' every morning! Gone are the days of wiping and wiping and saying "aww chit" after you waste an entire roll of toilet paper! And you'll be healthier and feel like a new man (or woman) after a good clean dump!

Posted: Jan 22, 2015, 7:09 AM



Skyvan jump aircraft being worked on after a day of skydiving (Jan 25) as a problem with the fuel / throttle control developed.Look closely as the guy is all checking out to find the issue with a lit cigarette in his mouth! Luckily this uses Jet-A which is not explosive like avGas.

Posted: Jan 26, 2015, 3:14 AM



Here's my shot of a legendary blizzard. But I'm sorry to say this is NOT the one on Jan 27, 2015.This was taken in February (around the 7th) of 1978 on Long Island in New York. Thus storm dropped 3 feet of snow (over 30 inches) and had sustained winds of 86 MPH, with gusts to 111 MPH. Thundersnow was present with rates at 4 inches per hour.The picture is my dad trying to uncover his buried car (a Cadillac) with 5 to 6 foot snow drifts. Despite no school for a week as a kid, this was taken less hyped than 3" of snow in Atlanta would cause now.

Posted: Jan 27, 2015, 2:26 PM



Blizzard conditions this morning in portions of the Chicago area. About a foot of snow before it's all done later today. I guess we'll beat NYC's totals from the last storm.

Posted: Feb 1, 2015, 8:59 AM



A bit rough at the end ey?Amazing how quickly things can change with football!Great day for New England!

Posted: Feb 1, 2015, 7:08 PM



Icy cold morning here NW of Chicago. About 7 deg F in the wake of the major winter storm with cold clear Canadian air and NW winds in place. It was tough digging out this morning. Here at work, no school for the kids!

Posted: Feb 2, 2015, 8:10 AM



Remembering storm chaser Andy Gabrielson. A great guy on almost every storm, until some drunk driver (on his SECOND DUI incident) killed him this day 3 years ago in Oklahoma. RIP AG.

Posted: Feb 4, 2015, 7:44 AM



Seems like a "heat wave" today in Chicago at it was near 50 degrees. Roads all over are jammed with people going out on Saturday night. I don't blame them as its a nice night here.Then after church I was boxed in by some fire trucks with a supposed hi rise fire in downtown!

Posted: Feb 7, 2015, 8:49 PM



Interesting hurricane "remembrance" map I happened to come across. Any of these ring a bell?

Posted: Feb 11, 2015, 12:05 PM



Jeez ... My expertise in IT pays off last night!Download a version of odin (for flashing ROM on Samsung Android devices) and run the installer for version 3.10.x on my laptop. The installer hangs saying "please wait while we install your program" and right away (knowing something was not right), I killed it with task manager.Sure enough, these weird executables were running in "processes" with names like "1zamg1.exe", "vuupc.com", "cosd64.exe", and such. I killed those and they kept "re spawning" (kill them and they restart by themselves).I booted into save mode (after writing down these names) and deleted them via a file search.Booted again into normal mode (ofcourse with wifi OFF), and scheduled a boot time scan, rebooted again (with wifi OFF), and the drive was clean.Then removed all the garbage / rogue security programs in my "installed" (that I KNOW I didnt download) programs (things like "stormwatch", "coupon caddy", etc), plus deleting these physically in the "windows" and "program files" dirs (using shift delete), and scanned again.My laptop was saved (simply from catching this on time). Oh, and I reported this website posing as an official Samsung Odin support page with links to MS and Google as malware.I hope whoever writes this crap - Such as THIS GUY (hacker George Hotz) - Gets caught and goes to a federal prison, drops the soap, and his ass is "torn apart")!

Posted: Feb 12, 2015, 9:21 AM



A new tour group! Just kidding!

Posted: Feb 13, 2015, 10:18 AM



Here in Denver and looking at some pretty lenticular clouds over the front range while heading to ChaserCon.

Posted: Feb 14, 2015, 7:17 AM



ChaserCon 2015!

Posted: Feb 14, 2015, 8:39 AM



Chinese new year!

Posted: Feb 18, 2015, 9:26 PM



Wow ... speaking about a NW flow event. Polar vortex lobe easily seen departing NE USA! I guess if someone in Canada's NW territories farted ... It would be over Key West, Florida in no time!

Posted: Feb 20, 2015, 8:44 AM



Funny message in a store front ... Don't TRY to be a crook if you can't be a good crook!

Posted: Feb 21, 2015, 5:13 PM



OK ... Can anyone explain to me why "orphan" socks appear after a load of laundry?Did a load last night and CAREFULLY made sure what went into the washer ALL came out, transferring them to the dryer. Making sure NOTHING was dropped on the floor, nothing left clinging inside the washer or dryer.Still, low and behold ... ONE sock and the other no where to be found! Check the floor, check the machines, even spent an hour going through every pocket and sleeve / pant (to rule out the possibility of the other sock wedged in there) ... Nothing. I really do think the other sock either disintegrates, slips through a pipe or vent, or vanishes through a self-created rift in the space time continuum - Never to be seen again!Any thoughts?

Posted: Feb 24, 2015, 11:16 AM



Samsung has been flawless until just recently. Now these messages are commonplace. I'm going to speak to the folks at Samsung at best buy this weekend in Florida (or else it's back to apple, and my customer appreciation for them will also "have stopped").First of all ... AT&T offered a 4.4.4 OTA (over the air) KitKat update to their OS that is 481 MB to download. Then after about an hour, the phone reboots and "tries" to install the update ... gets to 25% and says "update failed". You can try again in 24 hours (if you want to see the 25% failure again).Why won't AT&T stay the fuck out of the way ... and let Samsung handle it like they should! Eversince this update failed my phone has been whacky (icons vanish, SD card not found, crashing apps), oh my!And yeah, yeah, yeah ... Samsung haters out there have already said "told you so" ... one of them threw his phone and broke it - twice - because of this nonsense.

Posted: Feb 25, 2015, 1:57 PM



Heading to Florida this weekend. Lots of work to do down there, plus my dad's BDay (if he wants to even see me this time, if not, I'll leave the "aftercard" in his doorway).If I'm in a bad mood down there just ignore those posts. Just a lil "trouble in paradise". Back to Chicago March 3 to extended stay with more amenities.

Posted: Feb 27, 2015, 6:56 AM



If I come back to Florida and find one of these again (from a past rental months ago) in my mail ... The next post will be me on a ladder with a can of black spray paint!

Posted: Feb 27, 2015, 6:05 PM



Try to blow off steam by skydiving on a beautiful clear sunny Florida afternoon and NOPE place is CLOSED. Picking up boxes on way back ... last straw. Gotta get started on the move out soon :/

Posted: Feb 28, 2015, 9:42 AM



Victims of high rent ... God bless.

Posted: Feb 28, 2015, 12:50 PM



Blue day ... Still celebrating my dad's birthday after he told me "Don't bother" when I was on my way up. Oh well ... another reason I hate FL. He'll get the message... that's his birthday card. Why the fuck dud you have to leave us, mom.

Posted: Feb 28, 2015, 3:29 PM



The "bitch is back" in Chicago (from Florida)!

Posted: Mar 3, 2015, 8:19 AM



Chicken soup and meds down ... Nyquil ready. Nighty night.

Posted: Mar 6, 2015, 5:34 PM



Long hard work week ... then spend my weekend like THIS. Sickest I have been since 2007 ... WTF do they put in those germs in Florida?

Posted: Mar 7, 2015, 10:53 AM



Ordered the iCom IC-V8000 75W mobile 2m VHF to replace my barely working 2100 2m mobile unit from way back in 2001. Gotta get ready for chase season!http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/mobile/v8000/default.aspx

Posted: Mar 9, 2015, 5:38 PM



Happy Saint Patrick's day from Chicago in spring like weather!

Posted: Mar 15, 2015, 2:09 PM



I am ABSOLUTELY FED UP with fucking Android ever since the idiots at Best Buy upgraded my Galaxy S5 phone from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4. I have no idea what the hell these errors are (systemmui - WTF app is that) - YES I reset the phone (WITH battery out for several minutes) umpteen times and the same shit ...... Pandora "stopped working", then "gallery", then "text to speech engine", then I use the camera and my phone locks up and magically reboots - then the camera is fine but "touchwiz" and "travel wallpaper" stops working (these are not even in the app management screen) ...... "some other" app stopped working, a DIFFERENT app each time "stopped working", then exit (or reset phone) go back in and that SAME app works fine.I showed this IN ACTION to the IDIOTS at best buy Samsung "experience" center SECONDS after they updated the phone and they said to me "something I put on the phone" is causing the crashes. Never once did they address the problem.Then for 2 weeks it was perfectly stable. Rebooted once and no crashes nor problems - I was delighted, and cancelled the UPS to send the phone in for repairs ... And a week later it acted up again (see the image)!I will spend the extra $$$ and go back to iPhone. Fuck you, Samsung S5 / Android.BTW ... WTF is the "green squares" in these crashes too?

Posted: Mar 16, 2015, 7:49 AM



Tornado number one for me (multi vortex too)!

Posted: Mar 22, 2015, 6:33 PM



Dentistry today!

Posted: Mar 23, 2015, 6:12 AM



Sharp gradient between "snow" and "no snow" over northern Indiana.

Posted: Mar 24, 2015, 7:33 AM



In lieu of IFLS (I F-cking Love Science) ... We need a new one called IFHI (I F-cking Hate Insurance).Why do we even pay money to activate coverage when they DON'T pay? Notice all zeroes under the "insurance" column and all the "no's" to the far right.Very sad ... You pay loyally. Then when you need them they let you down. Sigh.

Posted: Mar 25, 2015, 10:08 AM



I'm so fucking sick of this shit! And this fucking planet. I see a plane in Germany crashed ... and the pilot did it on purpose. I'm so mad seeing this on the news I want to punch a hole in the wall at my hotel.This is why God built a place called HELL.

Posted: Mar 26, 2015, 11:22 AM



Love one another and all will be good!

Posted: Mar 28, 2015, 4:53 PM



For the great tornado debates (landspout, gustnado, real tornado, whatever in between) ... This diagram I made up years back should come in handy!

Posted: Apr 1, 2015, 9:20 AM



Screaming kid out of dozens of kids on Chicago to Florida (FLL) flight. She doesn't wanna fly and shits herself. We're just about to take off on time and we taxi back to gate to let the bad kid and her mom off. Plane finally leaves an hour late. Dozens of missed connections. Comment as you wish :/

Posted: Apr 1, 2015, 2:10 PM



Nice view of Atlanta international airport from 40,000 feet! Huge airport!

Posted: Apr 1, 2015, 4:59 PM



As @[1039237590:2048:Jack Corso] would say ... two BOYZ in the distance (thunderstorms).

Posted: Apr 1, 2015, 5:11 PM



Crazy busy day packing tons of stuff into storage unit at my former Florida apartment. I was not alone, 15 other PODS were in my same complex. Glad the "rapid ascent" rent was not just me (obviously).

Posted: Apr 2, 2015, 7:53 PM



Absolutely painful night of SEVERE lower back pain and spasms after moving 99% of my stuff into the POD storage unit. Felt fine all day moving, went to sleep, no pain ... until 12 AM where each breath I took would trigger spasms keeping me awake - and literally on the verge of crying - until 7 am. Meanwhile ... Painkillers conveniently were sitting quietly 1300 miles away in Chicago. Screw moving...

Posted: Apr 3, 2015, 2:25 PM



Moving heavy stuff needs one big strong Italian guy like me to do it fast. But the key to a fast move is simply to NOT clutter up your house / apartment to begin with. Clutter makes me SICK.

Posted: Apr 4, 2015, 10:50 AM



Heading north out of Florida and hopefully Chicago by early Monday morning (4/6). Happy Easter and I'm bringing the hail grills as I soon will need them!

Posted: Apr 5, 2015, 6:37 AM



Leaving Chicago atea now for long trip through Iowa and late night into Kansas City and chase next couple of days.

Posted: Apr 7, 2015, 1:47 PM



Hold on ... I'm coming! About an hour from Wichita, KS and blasting into the target area!

Posted: Apr 8, 2015, 11:29 AM



Now the famous and anxious wait begins. Sitting on south side of Wichita, KS and watching the sky. The SVR storms (moving 60 MPH) to the east are from the lead impulse and not the main show to happen later.

Posted: Apr 8, 2015, 1:00 PM



Large tornado SW of medicine lodge (Kansas ). Time was roughly 7 pm CDT.

Posted: Apr 8, 2015, 5:46 PM



Huge hail to tennis ball sized near nashville, Kansas.

Posted: Apr 8, 2015, 6:30 PM



Yeah baby!!! Right now just west of Rochelle, IL.

Posted: Apr 9, 2015, 4:44 PM



Wedge on ground smashed through Kings, IL. .. Time 7:05 CDT.

Posted: Apr 9, 2015, 5:10 PM



Finally ... And we'll deserved.

Posted: Apr 10, 2015, 7:19 PM



Creepy ground scar viewed from skydive aircraft over Rochelle, IL looking north and northeast towards I-39 from over I-88.Ground scar from Rochelle IL EF-4!

Posted: Apr 11, 2015, 12:06 PM



An apple a day keeps the doctor (and hopefully the costly dentist) away :)

Posted: Apr 14, 2015, 6:28 AM



Walgreens supercells...

Posted: Apr 19, 2015, 2:44 PM



AOL email alert ... You got Mail? No Hail!

Posted: Apr 22, 2015, 7:12 PM



Wing vortex ... Got my tube for the week.

Posted: Apr 24, 2015, 3:38 PM



Moderate to heavy turbulence experienced between Florida (Fort Lauderdale) and Chicago this morning. Changed altitudes several times as it was hard to find smooth air, especially over Kentucky / Ohio / Indiana. Most of it was CAT (no, not the cute furry animal), for Clear Air Turbulence. Plane shaking despite sky being crystal clear and deep blue.

Posted: Apr 27, 2015, 12:28 PM



Posted: May 2, 2015, 12:29 PM



Saw this patrol vehicle rolling down I88 in west Chicago suburbs yesterday. Emblem on side reads "Ebola Outbreak Response Vehicle". Car had no other markings and white and black livery.

Posted: May 3, 2015, 10:46 AM



Whoever is in the Moore / Newcastle OK area (yes not again) better be taking cover NOW!And all those dots are chasers / spotters (I'm not one of them today, sigh, as I'm headed out there Friday) ... Mind what you are doing and stay safe!!!

Posted: May 6, 2015, 3:14 PM



If you're gonna chase ... use "protection" :)

Posted: May 6, 2015, 7:32 PM



Southwest of Snyder, Oklahoma just before 4:15 pm.

Posted: May 8, 2015, 2:15 PM



Yesterday's hail outlook on SPC ... Do the people in the "forecasting fishbowl" there even look at these before sending them out?The middle finger right at Chicago and Michigan, oh my...

Posted: May 9, 2015, 8:50 AM



South of Liberal, Kansas now and this sky is MUCH more like it along moisture axis!Red box in place...

Posted: May 9, 2015, 12:17 PM



Chaser convergence anyone? One of those dots is mine lol.

Posted: May 9, 2015, 12:22 PM



That's hail, not snow.

Posted: May 9, 2015, 6:01 PM



Interesting MCV NE of Kansas City over Missouri.

Posted: May 10, 2015, 1:15 PM



Interesting MCV over northern Missouri well east of KC and north of Carrolton. This is a wake low.

Posted: May 10, 2015, 1:28 PM



God bless and keep them in our hearts when chasing!

Posted: May 19, 2015, 8:37 AM



Hanging out here at Big Texan steakhouse in Amarillo. First time here since 2013. Chase vehicles parked in front. Classic.

Posted: May 21, 2015, 4:23 PM



It's go time for you guys. Don't worry I'm far enough away from this now to jinx it, so this should be the storm of the year :)

Posted: May 26, 2015, 1:29 PM



Looks like it is either recycling or upscaling into an MCS (again)...The upper flow is WNW on this cell.

Posted: May 26, 2015, 2:21 PM



Enjoy and be safe. Glad I wasn't there to screw it up.

Posted: May 26, 2015, 4:55 PM



Haboob (dust storm with outflow of severe storm near Hemingford, NE.

Posted: Jun 2, 2015, 4:34 PM



Northwest of Dalton, NE ... Weakening LP supercell.

Posted: Jun 2, 2015, 6:36 PM



Downscale LP evolution (barber pole up draft).

Posted: Jun 2, 2015, 7:28 PM



That's one big MCS. Doesn't look like a "broken bow" to me!

Posted: Jun 2, 2015, 10:34 PM



Early morning coffee here in Ogallala, NE before a big chase day. I hope this is a good sign for things to come (funnel wise)...

Posted: Jun 3, 2015, 7:07 AM



Yesterday (June 2) near Marshland, NE west of 385 and near SR 71.

Posted: Jun 3, 2015, 7:27 AM



For those headed west on I-80 today be wary of annoying "if it's not broke why fix it?" type of road work. Watch the speed zones in these areas.

Posted: Jun 3, 2015, 10:29 AM



25 miles from supercell. Might as well be 225 miles - Screw 2015.

Posted: Jun 3, 2015, 5:11 PM



That's scary. Lunch in Grand Island but a much milder version of the wings!

Posted: Jun 4, 2015, 10:48 AM



Phillipsburg, Kansas cap bust. Like if you wanna join us...Tiny funnel on orphan anvil.

Posted: Jun 4, 2015, 4:17 PM



Cap bust and finally starting the long trip back to chicago.

Posted: Jun 4, 2015, 4:30 PM



Cloud Punch cocktail. .. Humm very fitting

Posted: Jun 6, 2015, 10:59 AM



Like "flies on shit"!

Posted: Jun 6, 2015, 4:29 PM



Mamnatus west of Chicago, IL (June 10).

Posted: Jun 10, 2015, 6:10 PM



The magic of Colorado. Discuss. ...

Posted: Jun 11, 2015, 2:53 PM



Looks like meso scale convective vortex (MCV).It's north of the boundary so this may be mid level circulation from earlier Iowa MCS?

Posted: Jun 11, 2015, 5:30 PM



So here's where I was chasing late in the day on June 11 (after softball sized hail a day earlier 25 miles from my place when I was NOT chasing).My bad chasing luck cleared a big hole all around me - Amazing ey? I guess I saved a lot of lives and property yesyerday (think positive)!Whoever didn't get Rochelle in IL on April 9 pretty much got ALL the others.Who cleared that other "hole" in Kansas? Must be another storm chaser there related to the Collura family, or someone who shook my hand last week, or something. Lol.

Posted: Jun 12, 2015, 6:45 AM



Couplets appearing on radar now near Muleshoe, Texas and Dimmitt in a broken line of supercells. The cell near Muleshoe looks best for now!

Posted: Jun 12, 2015, 1:50 PM



So Tampa Bay and all of Florida now can view the Lightning as a measly little bird fart storm.Chicago takes triumph on the ice in one hell of a victory. Great job Blackhawks!

Posted: Jun 15, 2015, 8:58 PM



Interesting view of the circulation center of tropical storm Bill off the central Texas Gulf Coast. No one on spotter network is near the center.I am not chasing this. It's not a hurticsne, just 50 to 60 MPH gusts mainly in the intense bands east (right side) of the center. Dry air intrusion is occurring on the west (left) side.

Posted: Jun 16, 2015, 8:18 AM



Hard to imagine it's been a year already ... June 16, 2014 (Pilger, Nebraska). No trolling here...

Posted: Jun 16, 2015, 8:21 AM



Little baby LP supercell W of Chugwater, WY. How cute. @[100005493158221:2048:William Reid] is one of the only chasers on it. Hopefully cap will break in my virtual target farther north (W SD and NE WY), had I gone (decided not to go yesterday).

Posted: Jun 18, 2015, 4:25 PM



Awesome ....west of Billings, MT now. Start of the show!Just kidding ... A little help to a thermal ridge over central CONUS from TS Bill's upper anticyclone would do that ... ... Don't you hate when that hapoens?

Posted: Jun 18, 2015, 6:46 PM



This was May 11, 2010 in Oklahoma. Picture brought tears to my eyes because I was multi tasking (as many chasers do) with a camera taking this picture and phone on speaker in the other hand ... with my wonderful mom calling to see how I was doing right at that moment.I recall her saying "after you get back from chasing this week, you're coming over Saturday, right? I'll make you you're 'favorite' ... tuna-tenner sandwiches!" ... When I was a kid I always called tuna salad that. Don't recall why.Mom's are such wonderful people and have such great memories. Almost every time I see an LP Supercell now I think of that moment ... my "favorite" ... sigh.

Posted: Jun 19, 2015, 8:26 AM



Into the radar hole it goes...

Posted: Jun 19, 2015, 3:14 PM



Where's my rope (to tie to this and my trailer hitch) when I need it?

Posted: Jun 19, 2015, 6:30 PM



No chasers in front of it. Maybe that's a good thing. Velocity of 125 knots in the RFD.

Posted: Jun 19, 2015, 7:46 PM



Looks like RFD is so massive it's putting out a huge haboob as well (dust kicked up southwest of violent supercell).

Posted: Jun 19, 2015, 9:08 PM



Yah baby near Illinois city!

Posted: Jun 22, 2015, 5:19 PM



Wake low?At least I'm getting blue sky now

Posted: Jun 24, 2015, 2:08 PM



Beautiful storm SW of Des Moines, IA.

Posted: Jun 24, 2015, 5:52 PM



4th of July weekend coming up! Hopefully see best friends of mine here in town (Chicago).Rather cool this morning (50s) for July 1st. El Niño is making for a possible "year without a summer" (sorry kids) in the north central USA!

Posted: Jul 1, 2015, 6:10 AM



Jump the Shorts Skyvan. Tail gate exit. The plane that's "so ugly that the ground repels it"!

Posted: Jul 3, 2015, 2:56 PM



Ribfest Chicago (Naperville, IL).Junk en da trunk!

Posted: Jul 4, 2015, 5:42 PM



Have a happy and awesome 4th of July!And special thanks to those who served keeping our country safe!

Posted: Jul 4, 2015, 8:13 PM



Have a truly awesome and safe 4th of July.Remember all those who served keeping our country safe and strong!

Posted: Jul 4, 2015, 9:23 PM



Wow ... how "linear" can you get?

Posted: Jul 6, 2015, 11:16 AM



El Niño is developing and may be strong this year. Eastern Pacific SST's are already at least 8 deg above normsl.Remember that this pattern DISPLACES storm and weather systems (such as S California flooding and cooler summers in the north).

Posted: Jul 7, 2015, 11:20 AM



This is what I'm missing RIGHT NOW.Fix your airplanes, Southwest Airlines.

Posted: Jul 13, 2015, 4:04 PM



Drollin... trollin', trolling ... keep those doggies trollin'(No this is NOT Illinois)

Posted: Jul 13, 2015, 4:45 PM



Maybe TODAY we should be in Illinois.Same distance from the "setup" LOLJust kidding :)

Posted: Jul 14, 2015, 9:59 AM



One of those years ... Remembering the 80's once again when most people in S Florida now don't know what a major hurricane is, with major complacency. A decade without a strike and a threat very unlikely this Atlantic season would do that.Meanwhile - Like the mullets of the 80's - The Pacific rages on with "fish" storm after storm. This is Dolores, with 135 MPH winds, churning in the E Pacific well west of Mexico. But look at the tiny island there (uninhabited Isla Socorro) ... Anyone wanna be on that island now?

Posted: Jul 15, 2015, 7:09 AM



SE of Chicago over the lake. Gorgeous!

Posted: Jul 17, 2015, 5:48 PM



Weak tornado observed NW of Woodstock, IL at 2:30 PM central time!

Posted: Jul 18, 2015, 12:53 PM



Apple store after pretty good day at my brothers place / meeting finally...... Until looking at the price. Seriously? You know people DO steal things and people forget :\

Posted: Jul 25, 2015, 6:48 PM



A computer bag that's MORE than THREE TIMES as expensive as the brand new Sony Vaio I will put in it?And leave it at the airport / have it stolen ... No thanks!

Posted: Jul 26, 2015, 11:26 AM



View of supercell storm from airliner over central USA. Impressive.

Posted: Jul 27, 2015, 7:21 PM



Comment all you want ... but to be honest I'm getting FED UP with this BS.This time I had a witness (friend of mine in Chicago) in the car with me. I was making a right turn after full stop, you jerks.

Posted: Jul 28, 2015, 10:52 AM



Interesting cold front / outflow boundary type feature rolling across the NW Chicago suburbs this morning (7/31).

Posted: Jul 31, 2015, 6:45 AM



Stopped by Skydive Chicago on the way to Sturgis SD I assume...Got the balls? Don't hesitate!

Posted: Aug 1, 2015, 5:16 PM



Ominous radar image with a marine supercell just offshore in lake Michigan while driving from Chicago to the suburbs and watching CONTINUOUS lightning to my NE. Was anyone on this storm before it went offshore? I see SW Iowa finally showed speculative chasers who was boss hundreds of miles outside any SPC tornado probs today as well!

Posted: Aug 2, 2015, 7:57 PM



Western Pacific is literally a "world away difference" between the West Pacific and Atlantic basins - Tropically that is. The Atlantic remains a joke and will do so for much of the season (strong positive ENSO / El Niño). The Pacific is where the tropical "violence" will be this year...

Posted: Aug 4, 2015, 6:45 AM



Watching Typhoon Soudelor approaching the E coast of Taiwan with winds from 110 to 120 MPH. Some chasers are out there in Hualien City in the storms path. In the graphic (annotated radar image) we can clearly see a powerful -- and very LARGE outer eyewall, surrounding a smaller eyewall struggling inside. This could very well be an aversion to a far stronger storm, and such internal tropical cyclone dynamics are poorly understood (eyewall replacement especially).

Posted: Aug 7, 2015, 9:32 AM



Another view of typhoon Soudelor approaching Taiwan. It appears air flowing down from the higher terrain is descending and drying (compression) from the mountains. I've seen this in Rita in 2005 from the mountains in Hispaniola when the storm was near Key West. Interesting is the dry "punch" creating a front-like feature south of the eyewall segment SE of the eye (open SW). @[1274967078:2048:Josh Morgerman] and his group are entering that region in Hualien City. Taiwan is indeed an island ... but large enough (like Hispaniola) to disrupt an approaching storm.

Posted: Aug 7, 2015, 11:51 AM



Still even more bizarre ... Typhoon Soudelor looks like it has made landfall just north or near Hualien City. Look at how the inner eye completely vanished and deep convection replaced it (basically a thunderstorm spinning around like the hub of a wheel). The right side, including Su'ao is getting the maximum onshore flow. Mudslides and flash floods now are the biggest threats (highway 9 near river in Hualien City especially).

Posted: Aug 7, 2015, 1:42 PM



Guess what time this is...A). 5:30 PM on a Friday?B). 3:30 PM on a Saturday?If you live in Chicago YOU'LL KNOW!Funny when I skydived from 18,000 feet earlier - It took 85 seconds to go 3 miles (vertically). Took 35 minutes to go the same distance in this traffic jam :)

Posted: Aug 15, 2015, 2:12 PM



Holy Name Cathedral ... Downtown Chigago, IL.

Posted: Aug 15, 2015, 2:58 PM



Chicago Air and Water show ... More pictures to come later...

Posted: Aug 16, 2015, 1:46 PM



Tornado warned storm near Pontiac, IL.

Posted: Aug 18, 2015, 3:37 PM



Very interesting (north of Dwight, IL)!

Posted: Aug 18, 2015, 3:54 PM



Wow! possible brief touchdown west of Mazon, IL. Time was 6:05 CDT!

Posted: Aug 18, 2015, 4:07 PM



Tornado Tuesday dinner.

Posted: Aug 18, 2015, 6:40 PM



Hurricane Danny is in the tropical Atlantic and moving WNW with 105 MPH winds as of 11 AM EDT (Aug 21). This is a small storm with a "pinhole" eye making it very susceptible to intensity changes. This Saturday evening I head to FL for couple days for dental follow up on Monday early ... Then back to Chicago --Or maybe "stop over" in San Juan BEFORE going back to Chicago?Hummm ... Not sure given the intensity forecast, with dry air and shear forecasted to affect the storm by Sunday early, bringing it near Puerto Rico as a weakening tropical storm by Tuesday early. Might not be worth it but who knows. This might be one of the only interesting Atlantic storms this year...

Posted: Aug 21, 2015, 8:54 AM



Beautiful storms over FL west coast (from 37,000 feet)!

Posted: Aug 22, 2015, 2:18 PM



Gorgeous!

Posted: Aug 24, 2015, 6:33 PM



Maybe a special hurricane chasing trip is in the cards for next Monday if this verifies!The great thing us that it won't affect my weekend (Sat) in Chicago if I jam down there late Sunday night / Monday morning :)I hope this is some "different" kind of news than watching people getting shot in cold blood.

Posted: Aug 26, 2015, 6:17 AM



Looking at the IR channel of Erika yiu would think she's well organized. Even looping it you see rotation in the high altitude cloud tops!But don't be fooled. Looking at the visible satellite channel to the right, we see the typical "its not 2004-05" pattern with an exposed low level center creeping out from under the high cloud tops (especially if you loop it).The line and "x's" connect the upper rotation gyres of the high level clouds. The low level center (LLC) has been de-coupled as NW winds aloft blow off the convection to the SE, including the upper "gyre".Three things can happen. The center can reform under the high cloud canopy (unlikely), or convection can pulsatingly reform around the LLC and the process can repeat maintaining a weak storm until the shear weakens, or three, the shear strengthens and Erika degenerates entirely.A TUTT low (tropical upper tropospheric trough) over Cuba is producing the strong NW flow aloft over Erika.

Posted: Aug 26, 2015, 11:16 AM



Move over, Erika and go back in time 10 years ago (Aug 29) when the USA used to get hit with major hurricanes......This is the arrival of hurricane forced winds during the morning of August 29, 2005 between Biloxi / Gulfport, MS. The winds here are MINIMAL hurricane forced (70 - 80 MPH), far less than the soon to arrive eyewall and tidal surge, allowing one to stand in the winds as long as there is no "upwind" debris. The helmet and goggles are a MUST. Note the effects on my body!

Posted: Aug 28, 2015, 8:59 AM



We have something called El Niño in the Eastern Pacific off S America watching over is in the Atlantic basin...

Posted: Aug 28, 2015, 1:33 PM



Get that Indiana refinery fixed!This is embarrassing. ..

Posted: Aug 28, 2015, 5:50 PM



The Atlantic hurricane season 2015 ... Boooohooo = Lame Duck!

Posted: Aug 28, 2015, 9:47 PM



Sorry about the TUTT low, Erika :(

Posted: Aug 29, 2015, 10:27 AM



Late night snack ... cold leftover chicken from Chinatown! Still good!

Posted: Sep 1, 2015, 8:42 PM



WTF?Beautiful during the week and this garbage right over the skydive place every weekend now?There is an upper ridge, isn't there. God damn EML.

Posted: Sep 5, 2015, 9:57 AM



Time for prayer...

Posted: Sep 5, 2015, 2:55 PM



Holy Name Cathedral ... downtown Chicago.

Posted: Sep 5, 2015, 3:11 PM



Weber Grill Restaurant. BBQ ribs anyone?

Posted: Sep 6, 2015, 3:12 PM



Remember when these were 25 cents. We're getting old...

Posted: Sep 7, 2015, 8:15 AM



Now that's some "strong wording", you think?Doubt anyone will hop this fence :/

Posted: Sep 7, 2015, 8:09 PM



Red Light Camera violations being thrown away? Says who?"I fought the law and the law won!"

Posted: Sep 8, 2015, 4:11 PM



Are you ready? Hey are you ready for this?Are you bored on the edge of your seat?Up in the air the winds ripTo the sound of the subtropical-jet......Another one SHEARED to shitAnother one SHEARED to shitAnd another one gone, or another one "fished"Another one SHEARED to shitHey, El Niño's gonna get you tooAnother one SHEARED to shit --Freddy Mercury / Queen 1980

Posted: Sep 9, 2015, 8:42 AM



Chicago skyline from the air (departing Midway airport). Friday afternoon (September 11 ... Never forget).

Posted: Sep 11, 2015, 9:46 PM



If you are disabled ... this highway gas station is for you.I respect the fact that they put these designated spaces ... But do you think this is overkill?

Posted: Sep 12, 2015, 2:35 PM



Strong to severe thunderstorms rolling through NW Chicago suburbs ... Sept 17, 2015.

Posted: Sep 17, 2015, 2:24 PM



This number, 418-574-0594 (says it's in Quebec), was from a call I got from person (with a thick Indian accent and all) PRETENDING to be from Microsoft's "award winning" customer support team.I told them "I know what you're doing and who you are" and blatantly hung up.Never EVER ever give any information to these fraudulent spammers! Microsoft never cold calls anyone like that.They are trying to lure you into gaining remote access to your computer to plant maleware or viruses on it. Or even worse, simply get your SS and / or CC number to buy software or charge you to remove the planted maleware they infected you with!This is a KNOWN scam and already a link for it on Microsoft's site under "www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx". Don't talk to any of these "fakes"!

Posted: Sep 23, 2015, 1:47 PM



Ok ... this is a DUMB question ... Anyone know why this is still "Checking for updates..." after running since 5:30 PM yesterday?Why the heck would this hang like this?Yes ... I tried doing this in safe mode, rebooted, it's got latest 7.6.7600.320 for wuaueng.dll, Win7 SP1, blah, blah...

Posted: Sep 23, 2015, 4:09 PM



Missing noon flight out of Midway thanks to unexpected construction traffic!!!F-ck you I-90 & your construction ... If it ain't broken, don't fix it !!!!Closed on / off ramps, parking lot on a Saturday, one lane only, accidents ... Oh my!

Posted: Sep 26, 2015, 9:22 AM



Miami Dolphins getting the crap kicked out of them by Buffalo as we speak. Say you're prayers...

Posted: Sep 27, 2015, 2:22 PM



Like my momma always told me...Never give up the ship. There's always hope :/

Posted: Sep 27, 2015, 3:10 PM



Yeah ... Tell me about it :/

Posted: Sep 27, 2015, 4:35 PM



It would be so darn cool to be where the "X" is now! This is why it's a good idea to move to California eventually. @[1274967078:2048:Josh Morgerman] (with the icyclone page) is lucky to be out there chasing.Hope he stays safe and gets good footage of this storm!

Posted: Sep 27, 2015, 6:16 PM



Lester's diner by airport in Fort Lauderdale. Pretty big menu for a diner, plus coffee comes in 14oz "soup" cups!

Posted: Sep 28, 2015, 12:15 PM



Some interesting stuff going on here with hurricane Joaquin. The decreasing northerly shear as well as an explosive growth of "hot towers" (thunderstorms reaching over 60,000 feet, casting shadows on the top of the CDO) near the storm center. Good radial outflow in most quadrants as well.

Posted: Sep 30, 2015, 6:55 AM



Dusting off hurricane chasing equipment. Just in case.

Posted: Sep 30, 2015, 3:51 PM



With such a beautiful presentation and CONTINUED movement to the SW ... Whoever went to the central Bahamas to chase this made a lucky roll of the dice. On the other hand ... I'm sitting tight here in Chicago until I see a definite strike possibility on the Carolinas late weekend to next week (???). A new England chase will probably not bag a hurricane. The thing now is how sharp and WHEN will that N turn be?

Posted: Oct 1, 2015, 6:21 AM



Big waves off Lake Michigan near Chicago this morning (10/3). Fall weather is here!

Posted: Oct 3, 2015, 9:44 AM



2015 trolling along. Shear, Bermuda, Dolphins and Philbin......Discuss.

Posted: Oct 4, 2015, 10:28 AM



Got a laugh seeing this at work this morning helping some coworkers arriving by taxi cab at our office here from Chicago's airport.Reasonable cab fares - UNTIL you puke in it!

Posted: Oct 5, 2015, 7:00 AM



Vegetable porridge from Korean HMart tonight. Not as bad as it looks!

Posted: Oct 5, 2015, 4:59 PM



Now this is funny ... These signs have been posted in my office and I know exactly what's going on.There's this older white gentleman who literally chain smokes and when he uses the rest room, it smells strong of cigarette smoke - even 5 minutes after he's done!Being around him is like being around a chimney. Fortunately he works outside so no one complains inside (had he bern in an office). Now imagine what his lungs look like?Just quit...

Posted: Oct 7, 2015, 6:19 AM



The lack of a fall "mini" storm chasing season is quite understandable when you see this annotated H5 (500 mb flow) map. Be HAPPY we did not see this in May and June! A storm chasers nightmare.The good thing is that this blocking pattern should keep the central USA and parts of the Midwest warm and choke off any hurricane threats in the east Pacific and N Atlantic US coasts for at least a week.

Posted: Oct 8, 2015, 6:48 AM



Always pick up after yourself. Dog or no dog!

Posted: Oct 10, 2015, 2:40 PM



Ricky Martin just wrapped up a kick ass show in Chicago. La Vida Loca!

Posted: Oct 11, 2015, 8:28 PM



First big cold front is coming to the North / Central USA...

Posted: Oct 15, 2015, 9:49 AM



OK ... With the Atlantic void of any threats ... My turn to post a lame "anniversary" type story - Actually not all that "lame"!Hurricane Wilma was raging on a path from the W Caribbean through Mexico and into Florida exactly a decade ago (10 years). Ironically this was the last time the United States had a landfall of a major hurricane - Yes TEN YEARS (sorry, global warming advicates)!With an intensity of almost 190 MPH (try to wrap your mind around that - winds sustained at over 3 miles a minute, with gusts probably over 250 MPH ... An EF5 tornado is 200 MPH and up)! With an eye 2.5 miles wide and central pressure of 882 mb ... basically sea level pressure defecit of about 1.9 PSI (12.7 instead of 14.7) ... about the same as being 4000 feet above sea level. What a sight to behold. Then the storm goes through eyewall replacement cycles, and winds up with a giant eye 40 miles across, hitting the Yucatan, then South Florida at 125 MPH causing 87 fatalities and almost 30 billion dollars in damages. Meanwhile, tropical storm Alpha, the first storm to use the Greek alphabet, is in the Bahamas. Wilma's huge circulation eventually tears apart and absorbs TS Alpha (Fujiwara effect) after hitting Florida and going out to sea.Those were the days...

Posted: Oct 20, 2015, 7:58 AM



LOL ... The office has its fringe benefits. Free TP, accidents / spills cleaned up, just keep it confidential!

Posted: Oct 20, 2015, 9:51 AM



Here is the visible satellite image of Patricia off Mexico just after sunrise on Oct 23, 2015.This is the strongest tropical cyclone ever observed in the western hemisphere. Sustained winds at this time are 200 mph, with a central pressure of 882 mb ... and it's still intensifying.Basically this is a strong EF5 tornado ... same destruction possible (like Joplin, MO in May 2011) - But on a larger scale. Gusts can be 250 (or even 300) MPH in a storm like this! It's difficult to wrap your mind around this.Believe it or not, two chasers, @[1274967078:2048:Josh Morgerman] and his chase partner Erik are trying to find a substantial structure to document the core of this thing coming in (near the red "X" in the picture). There's not many major towns in that part of Mexico, along a small 2 lane coastal road (highway 200). The storm will come in sunset or a bit after at the landfall point as a record breaking category 5 hurricane.I was ready to head out yesterday to chase this. I couldn't get the time off due to work (supervisor and coworker out). Maybe this is a good thing because if you don't carry a bomb shelter around with you - how can you even chase something like this?May God be with Josh and Erik over there. Quite frankly, these two are in grave danger and to be honest, if I was them I think I would stand down from this chase. It's not worth getting hurt. I'm concerned for their safety.

Posted: Oct 23, 2015, 7:13 AM



Hurricane Patricia just took a big wobble to the NE! If this continues, Manzanillo will get the core of this storm. Very bad.Hopefully that's where @[1274967078:2048:Josh Morgerman] and Erik will be able to find something to hide under!

Posted: Oct 23, 2015, 10:01 AM



The terrifying jog to the NE was nothing more than a trochoidal loop (jog) so it appears Manzanillo, fortunately, won't get the small and devastating core of hurricane Patricia.The motion is more north now but may wobble again. It can come in anywhere from La Manzanilla and NW of there, but I doubt as far as Puerto Vallarta. The storm eye is also shrinking again, but a slight hint of shear is impinging on the west margins of the storm - but still far from affecting the storms core, since it's moving NNE to begin with.It's a matter of watching now ... landfall is only several hours away. I still hope @[1274967078:2048:Josh Morgerman] and Erik there score somehow on this 100 year storm ... and not get hurt.

Posted: Oct 23, 2015, 12:28 PM



Here is the landfall area of hurricane Patricia narrowed down. The worst case scenario will be not only being on the right side of the eye in the inner eyewall, but on the beach end of a cove or bay where water can funnel into. La Manzanilla is like this and if they get the core winds it will be catastrophic. Fortunately there isn't much there and it's been evacuated. I hope @[1274967078:2048:Josh Morgerman] and his group will be OK.

Posted: Oct 23, 2015, 1:29 PM



Rapidly deteriorating weather at La Manzanilla beach Web cam. Let's have a margarita and make sure it's got the little paper umbrella in it!

Posted: Oct 23, 2015, 2:06 PM



OK ... On a much more "humorous" note (besides exciting storms, extreme sports, or gathering with great friends types of events)...... Like or share if you ever wanted to say THIS for some lame Facebook posts!

Posted: Oct 24, 2015, 9:22 AM



OK ... It's the windy city but 67 degrees is shorts and T shirt weather for me!

Posted: Oct 24, 2015, 11:07 AM



Skydive today (probably on last real perfect day of fall). Head down through 10,000 feet (from just over 13,500) netted a true airspeed of 255 MPH (measured on Altitrak)! Maybe the gusts in hurricane Patricia at maximum intensity?

Posted: Oct 25, 2015, 2:01 PM



Taking a "knee" I guess. Not sure WTF happened as I don't remember banging my knee nor doing anything "rigorous" (since Sunday morning). Just like if someone whacked my knee cap with a hammer (but the pain is continuous, and almost un bearable). Woke up last night (Tue) and the pain kept me awake.Got tons of ice on it, taking Motrin, barely any swelling though. Not sure what the heck thus is (?).

Posted: Oct 28, 2015, 6:43 AM



Next week if it verifies... This is way out, so take this as a JOKE (it was originally an ad posted by Kohls saying 20% off but I couldn't resist taking the ad and altering it)!I could post comments on this post, but the little camera to the left wasn't there (screw FB and its bugs)!The moisture and instability will be lacking big time anyway.

Posted: Oct 29, 2015, 9:11 AM



Gotta unpack my ice scraper. Cold this morning and got our first frost (NW of Chicago) ... This plastic business card at least got the job done!

Posted: Oct 30, 2015, 9:45 AM



Fermilab (particle accelerator) ... Near Batavia, IL from flight departing Chicago Midway.

Posted: Oct 30, 2015, 8:13 PM



Thats my funny face for you all!Absolutely excruciating pain in my left knee. Spent a few hours around midnight in the FTL ER and was put on strong pain killers and antibiotics. I had a flare-up of first time bursitis.Man this is painful stuff ... on par with being whacked on the knee cap with a hammer (without the pain afterwards going away).I don't care if the ER Co payment is $20 or $20,000. Relief from this is worth any price now!I hope everyone had a good Halloween. What a drama scene watching people all busted up and drunk walking (or being carried) in here.

Posted: Oct 31, 2015, 9:44 PM



The excruciating pain I have been having non stop Saturday (like someone striking my knee with a hammer) is a bit better (on antibiotics and strong pain killers) after spending Halloween night in the ER (ofcourse it happens when I cannot see my doctor there in S Florida). I was even given crutches.I was finally able to put two and two together and remember WTF I did (pulled leg, banged it, etc) ... I remember last week doing some exercise in the hotel and I was on my knees and put my knee down on a sharp object (screw) in the carpet. I bled a little, cussed a bit (NYC in me), and shrugged it off.What happened was that bacteria infected my bursa (fluid filled sac below my knee cap) through that cut and flared last night (sat). This is extremely painful and I never EVER ever wanna get this again.

Posted: Nov 1, 2015, 9:45 AM



Walking by the TV at the lobby in my extended stay hotel here in the Chicago suburbs and I hear the words "supercell" and "tornado" and there I am on TV as they are showing "caught on camera". One of the guys in the lobby is like "hey, that's you? Awesome!" ... I took this quick shot of the TV!

Posted: Nov 4, 2015, 8:29 PM



Today's (Sunday 11/8) topics / highlights:Phone rings and answer ... "Hello?""Oh hi dad, it's Chris.""Hey Chris ... How's Chicago?""Pretty good, nice day up here.""That's good, Chris. How's the job there going?""Still good with the IT contract. But, jumping the subject, how 'bout those 'Dolphins'?" ------ "Fuck you, Chris!"Slam! Oooooeeeeee (dial tone)

Posted: Nov 8, 2015, 12:53 PM



Kind of a sad moment seeing this. Always remember not only our veterans, but those who passed on as our best friends / storm chasing buddies.

Posted: Nov 12, 2015, 8:47 AM



Awesome ... I know gas is getting cheaper but this place will actually PAY YOU 20 cents for each gallon you put in?Fill 'er up!

Posted: Nov 14, 2015, 8:45 AM



Taking a nice walk at the Chicago Botanical Gardens.Meanwhile I see the Miami Dolphins win by a single point!"... Life is a pathway so never worry too much about what's around the corner ..."

Posted: Nov 15, 2015, 1:48 PM



If this goes through or near Dodge City it would be very VERY bad.

Posted: Nov 16, 2015, 4:51 PM



I'm "Wired In" ... Like the dude in Social Networking, nothing like listening to music WHILE coding at my IT projects.

Posted: Nov 17, 2015, 12:27 PM



Whoever went chasing today got NO consolation.

Posted: Nov 17, 2015, 6:23 PM



Welcome to "Crazy Bowl" at Pinstripes Bowl and Bocci in Hoffmann Estates. I find this a little humerous...

Posted: Nov 18, 2015, 12:44 PM



Snow is coming in! Winter storm warning for Chicago area with nearly a foot of show expected by late Saturday (11/21)!

Posted: Nov 20, 2015, 2:50 PM



Heavy snow in progress NW of Chicago in the center of the snow swath. Nov 20, 2015.Looks more like Christmas now.

Posted: Nov 20, 2015, 5:54 PM



Winter wonderland ... NW of Chicago in brunt of snow swath (Winter Storm "Bella", or "pretty" in Italian as per TWC)!

Posted: Nov 21, 2015, 7:51 AM



This is what makes meteorology such an awesome topic. Check out the full on near blizzard conditions in the NW Chicago suburbs with a foot of snow. Yet, meanwhile (in the inset), and a mere 15 miles due east, NO SNOW and strong winds whipping up waves on Lake Michigan north of Chicago! This goes to show how localized and narrow a snow swath can be!

Posted: Nov 21, 2015, 10:15 AM



This was a hospital bill for an ER visit for a severely inflamed knee. They did NOTHING ... But to get pain killers and antibiotics, you gotta see a doctor.The minute clinic at Walgreens could have done all this for $40. But when does this happen? Yup on a holiday and Saturday night when nothing else is open.F-ck you, Murphey.This was a visit just for a prescription - For medicines costing no more than $30. Also note how much my super expensive insurance paid :)

Posted: Nov 22, 2015, 7:46 AM



Way ... way - WAY too early in the day for this BS! I empathize with anyone seeing all this RED. Glad it ain't me!NO, this is 2:15 PM, not 6 PM (11/25). 3 people in my office left for airport 3 hours before flight and all three MISSED them.This is why I chose to stay put and NOT travel to Florida until Saturday (my family there was smart and did the same thing).For anyone traveling be patient, expect a hellish commute, and most importantly stay SAFE and have a good Thanksgiving holiday.

Posted: Nov 25, 2015, 12:39 PM



Black Friday today (11/27) ... That's when they have all the big door busting SALES and "discounts"!With that comes pushing and shoving, tents camping out in front of stores, tramplimg, parking rage, holding parking spots, traffic jams, crazy people - And not to mention the deranged, knife wielding lunatic to avoid!Jeez people. Just order stuff online. No lines, no parking disputes, AND NO KNIVES.

Posted: Nov 27, 2015, 7:06 AM



OK ... No more RANTS. I'm grateful I got my health and do have good friends across distances.Don't wanna wind up in a line like this :(

Posted: Nov 28, 2015, 9:57 AM



This just isn't even funny anymore...

Posted: Nov 30, 2015, 12:01 AM



That most wonderful time of the year (NW of Chicago, IL this morning).TWC calls this winter storm "Delphi" (brother).

Posted: Dec 2, 2015, 6:10 AM



Be good for Christmas, kids - OR ELSE...

Posted: Dec 2, 2015, 11:06 AM



It would be kinda cool if they made a thrill ride out of this thing :)

Posted: Dec 11, 2015, 11:17 AM



Much better today as knee seems to have been just sore from working over the weekend on some cabling and NOT because of the feared bursitis.I think spending $834 THEN $355 back in the ER (it happened on a weekend at night when my primary care as well as all the non ER clinics were closed) in October just to get $20 in meds was enough. I kept them just in case, hehehe!And yes my $825 a quarter (and rising) health insurance is more active than the "skin folds on the Michelin man" ... But did they pay a penny? No.So yes ... The medicines were $20. The "PERMISSION" to be allowed to get them was $1189 :)Picture: I'm jealous. Canada, you lucky bastards! Lol...

Posted: Dec 15, 2015, 4:43 PM



This is kinda interesting. They took an old church in the NW Chicago suburbs and converted it into a gourmet steakhouse.

Posted: Dec 17, 2015, 5:35 PM



Tornado "TWIN" Thursday. This was Quinter, KS on 5/23 in 2008!This was a satellite tornado rotating around the wedge to the far left.

Posted: Dec 18, 2015, 11:37 AM



Here's to my "first tornado" Friday ... A long time ago from the very first entry in any of my chase logs at age 16.An F0 to F1 tornado touches down in Pompano Beach, Florida on January 5, 1987. This is my first tornado picture showing the funnel on the rear side of an HP supercell storm. Note the clear slot in the upper-left side of this picture associated with the RFD. This tornado blew down a light pole and uprooted some trees.

Posted: Dec 18, 2015, 8:24 PM



Ok ... What does THIS do?Should I pull this lever? Maybe I shouldn't. LOL

Posted: Dec 19, 2015, 8:33 AM



Stovepipe Saturday!Texas - June 12, 2005. Probably the top chase of my life.ONE cyclic supercell = ALL tornado "variants"!

Posted: Dec 19, 2015, 4:39 PM



Anyone seen this crap here on FB?Edit a post and it just sits there, like THIS for all eternity?As if it's updating something and never comes back? We still have people out there who CAN'T CODE I guess.

Posted: Dec 19, 2015, 6:59 PM



Here's a good one for stovepipe Saturday. This was on September 16, 2006. The tornado just crossed I-90 and was about 1/2 a mile to our north. This was near Canistota, SD west of Sioux Falls. I was with @[724566193:2048:Verne Carlson] and his sons.

Posted: Dec 19, 2015, 7:03 PM



Here's my entry for hail stone Sunday. Near Wisconsin Rapids, WI on June 7, 2007 while chasing with meteorologist @[72204051:2048:Tony Laubach]. I guess a money shot that HURTS!

Posted: Dec 20, 2015, 7:07 AM



Why not just score NOTHING and call it that (if you're gonna lose that bad)!Sounds like my love life ... So much effort, still make an ass out of myself at the end of the day :(

Posted: Dec 20, 2015, 4:03 PM



Here's my entry for meso-Monday! May 29, 2008 near Tipton / Beloit, Kansas. This is a frame grab from HD video. It's NOT HDR. What you see here is what you saw there (with less justice)! Yes there even a multivortex tornado under this monster. This went on to produce an EF-3 wedge near Jewell, Kansas with a sympathetic anticyclonic thin tornado on the south side if the massive RFD, which directly affected the TWISTEX group I was chasing with!

Posted: Dec 21, 2015, 6:15 AM



Who can forget the Custer County (near Broken Bow, Nebraska) LP supercell on May 26, 2013? This was another gorgeous storm as in this photo showing the edge of the "Independence Day" mothership creeping across the Great Plains of the USA!

Posted: Dec 21, 2015, 1:46 PM



Christmas Eve (12/24) in south Florida. 85 degrees and beautiful weather. The entire east Coast is actually in a summer like pattern today (even NY is in the 70s)!

Posted: Dec 24, 2015, 1:34 PM



Pelican at Boynton Beach, Florida on Christmas Eve (12/24). These birds don't appear to be afraid of people.

Posted: Dec 24, 2015, 1:36 PM



When "False Hope" makes everyone think a miracle can happen. Be happy it ain't a terminal illness (if it was, the Miami Dolphins would have been in Hospice a long time ago)...

Posted: Dec 27, 2015, 2:37 PM



Oh boy. No trip to Sacramento today. Flights out of Chicago cancelled on holiday week. Only alternative was to fly into LA instead and drive to Sacramento (office). What a MESS. TWC called this winter storm "Goliath".

Posted: Dec 28, 2015, 6:05 PM



Where's David and his slingshot when you need him? Winter storm "Goliath" killed most travel out of Chicago (Midway in this picture) starting 12/28 with even the hard-to-find rebooked flights severely delayed or cancelled! What an EFFing mess!

Posted: Dec 29, 2015, 10:24 AM



Go ahead "Goliath" (winter stotm) ... Come on! STOP DELAYING our flights!!!!!You'll deal with ME and I'll give you a taste of some NYC Italiano Mafioso! Let alone David and his sling :(

Posted: Dec 29, 2015, 12:20 PM



Should make Sacramento by noon or so. Better late than never :)

Posted: Dec 30, 2015, 10:40 AM



Near Sacramento, California. Looking north with sun behind me. This is NOT rain, just low and thin clouds. Interesting sun arc / halo.

Posted: Dec 30, 2015, 11:54 AM



Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to 2016. Have a happy and safe New Year.

Posted: Jan 1, 2016, 12:41 AM



Wine ... The ultimate anti-depressant!

Posted: Jan 3, 2016, 4:05 PM



My entry for Tornado Tuesday. September 16, 2006 west of Sioux Falls, SD along I90 near Canistota.

Posted: Jan 6, 2016, 9:28 AM



A bit different than Los Angeles :)

Posted: Jan 11, 2016, 7:11 PM



It's winter and it's COLD. I normally struggle with red and crusty areas with dry and flaking skin in such weather, and nothing (expensive creams) seemed to work. But this stuff, pure coconut oil, put on my skin once in the morning (after over a year of skin creams not working) cleared it in 3 days. Another remedy the big companies don't want you to know about!

Posted: Jan 13, 2016, 9:08 AM



The first named storm of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season?Yes! Forming on Jan 12 and churning in the east Atlantic basin as of Jan 14 making this one if the earliest systems (since Epsilon in a similar area from December 2005 to Jan 2006)!Meanwhile, the central Pacific basin also complimented with the formation of Pali well south of Hawaii. Weather can occur in the STRANGEST places and times and certainly does NOT follow rules!

Posted: Jan 14, 2016, 6:36 AM



Our attitude (positive or negative) is a powerful thing that can make or break our lives and anything in it. After my last trip and comments from best friend of mine here ... I realized how lucky I am to have what I got. The grass may "appear" greener on the other side but may not be that way when you get there!Like aviation ... Attitude (position / orientation of an aircraft, or skydiver) is a prominent driving force in the outcome of the flight. Look at what happens to my free fall VELOCITY (measured) just from a subtle change in my attitude!Think of that same affect with you're attitude around Co workers, friends, and family ... a little thing that can make a big difference.

Posted: Jan 21, 2016, 6:32 AM



Interesting horseshoe vortex over Chicago Midway Airport just after sunset as lake effect bands wind down.

Posted: Jan 22, 2016, 3:33 PM



Back in Chicago for a bit after a pretty fun trip with family and friends there. My dad really turned out to be a great guy and I'm grateful to have good family and friends there to join me! And great seafood too!

Posted: Jan 26, 2016, 6:22 AM



I guess this is what happens as soon as I leave FL?Intensifying couplet to move into SW portions of Palm Beach area soon!

Posted: Jan 27, 2016, 8:56 AM



The last time I paid this much a gallon in gas was probably in the 1990s!

Posted: Jan 28, 2016, 4:53 PM



Severe weather is started in the mid south with embedded possible rain wrapped tornadoes! Good luck and stay safe to anyone that rolled the dice and headed out!

Posted: Feb 2, 2016, 12:57 PM



Near Geiger across the border in Mississippi (due west of Geiger near Scooba). Rain wrapped tornado and debris ball showing up on Correlation Coefficient!@[26519264:2048:Brett Adair] was on large tornado with this cell!

Posted: Feb 2, 2016, 2:26 PM



Humm... why am I not surprised?

Posted: Feb 2, 2016, 2:38 PM



This is a perfect example of the importance of doppler radar! To the left (reflectivity), a tornadic supercell appears as just a blob of heavy rain moving from east central Mississippi into Alabama (SW of Tuscaloosa). But when you look at the same cell to the right (velocity), there's no mistake seeing the (gate to gate) velocity signature of a strong tornado! The red dots are storm chasers.

Posted: Feb 2, 2016, 2:48 PM



It appears Carrollton, Alabama had the debris signature pass right over them. I hope the storm has cycled down. More mesocyclones have also formed to the SW in a training line of supercells with the most violent lead storm heading just west of Tuscaloosa after passing over Carrollton. Take cover now!

Posted: Feb 2, 2016, 3:07 PM



Just in case you're wondering ... I am not chasing this as its well to my south. Reform, AL appears next to be potentially hit... take cover now!Anyway ... keep a close eye out if you are living (or chasing) near west central Alabama!Note the "training" mesocyclones in a SW to NE oriented line!

Posted: Feb 2, 2016, 3:09 PM



Great grandma's TV!Like or share if you remember the "bright white dot" when turning off the black and white TV years back!

Posted: Feb 4, 2016, 2:38 PM



It's only football, Carolina ... Don't cry!Denver Broncos win Super Bowl 50!

Posted: Feb 7, 2016, 7:26 PM



Happy Chinese New Year!

Posted: Feb 7, 2016, 9:19 PM



I see this logo every morning in my gallery (Android phone). I'm assuming it's Pandora. Not sure if it's a virus or what. I delete it and it keeps coming back.What on earth is it?

Posted: Feb 11, 2016, 9:11 AM



Watching old videos I converted from VHS to MPG. Cool stuff seeing my first skydives, flying in Pitts special over key west, boating, jet skis ...... Then it hits me like a brick ...... A scene of my mom dancing with my dad. So beautiful she was. The tough "storm chasing @[1496423261:2048:Chris Collura]" is brought to tears.Nothing prepares you for these things.

Posted: Feb 11, 2016, 6:46 PM



Again ... Tornadoes in my home town area in south FL (don't worry - hang on I'm coming - I'll be there this Saturday night to make it all go away) and in the deep south yesterday.Tornado season is in these areas in February, especially with strong El Niño energizing the subtropical jet stream.Late March to late June the Midwest and central USA should see tornadoes. In the picture, the April 9 Rochelle tornado in IL (2015) and ground scar (inset) viewed from an aircraft a couple days later.Always have a tornado plan!

Posted: Feb 16, 2016, 7:00 AM



A non - zero probability of tornadoes certainly is nothing to be laughed at ... Non zero (even a baby little 2%) does not mean zero.

Posted: Feb 16, 2016, 9:25 AM



Nice view of MDW (Midway Airport) with Chicago skyline in the background on a warm and clear winters day. Midway really looks like a postage stamp from the air!

Posted: Feb 20, 2016, 4:05 PM



Doing taxes today ... Let's see if I pay or get a refund!Refund = Storm chasing funds!Pay = Fuel for air shows (Blue Angels)?

Posted: Feb 22, 2016, 9:03 AM



Share or like if you get the point.How many times did you have to wait for a green light simply because the idiot in front of you ASSUMED no turn on red with no one coming, no children or pedestrians ... Simply because they didn't READ the whole sign?

Posted: Feb 26, 2016, 2:03 PM



Before you know it ... My little red wagon will be chasing again!

Posted: Mar 1, 2016, 5:35 PM



Dreary rainy day (good day to sleep) here in the Chicago area. Here's a radar image of an HP supercell now (around 7:30 PM in Arkansas) ... Can you spot the tornado within it?

Posted: Mar 13, 2016, 5:32 PM



Interesting day ahead in the IL / SE IA / NE MO areas unfolding with the HRRR painting a beautiful supercell storm tracking across West-Central IL late in the day! I'm done with work after lunch and headed out and SW later. Good luck to all chasers.

Posted: Mar 15, 2016, 6:11 AM



Hancock county, IL ... Haven't seen this in a while :)

Posted: Mar 15, 2016, 3:26 PM



Just west of Carthage, IL.

Posted: Mar 15, 2016, 4:08 PM



Not a juicy steak but it's the next best thing after a long "spot" chase :)

Posted: Mar 15, 2016, 10:49 PM



Thundersnow storm cell moving over NW Chicago suburbs! Surface temps near 60 deg F and 32 deg at 850 level will do that! Temp goes down to low 40's with wet snow, 50 MPH winds, and lightning! A magical experience :)

Posted: Mar 16, 2016, 4:30 PM



Wishing everyone a happy Saint Patrick's day!Figured if I'm not posting a photo of myself in a green shirt - I'll post the next best thing: A supercell GREEN hail core!

Posted: Mar 17, 2016, 6:15 AM



Sizing it all up ... Hail grill test (and jamming to music on a cool Saturday afternoon NW of Chicago) fitting on my 2009 Escape I call the "Red Wagon"!With one major chase already under my belt this year (2016), let there be many more to come!

Posted: Mar 19, 2016, 1:59 PM



Not chasing this one but this was pretty much my virtual target the past 3 days (not wanting anything to do with the deciduous jungles of the main E OK / Western AR targets).For those who went to SW Iowa and NW Missouri for storm chasing today (Wed 3/23) ... You chose wisely :)

Posted: Mar 23, 2016, 11:47 AM



So for those who chased yesterday (3/23), it appears it was indeed an over hyped winter chase. Meh.I highlighted Iowa in there because that's the state where something like this usually happens :(

Posted: Mar 24, 2016, 6:35 AM



She's not pretty but ready for the intense hail cores this upcoming season!

Posted: Mar 25, 2016, 2:15 PM



Ooohhh-kaaay...So what does this mean?Music still continued, still posting on FB, everything's working :)Weird.

Posted: Mar 30, 2016, 1:39 PM



Humm ... Maybe I need to leave work a bit earlier than normal for 3/31?

Posted: Mar 30, 2016, 1:46 PM



Dual velocities on the cell in far NE Texas! Interesting how the velocities can be so hidden in the "base reflectivity" view to the left, yet to the right, two powerful velocity couplets exist "in there"!

Posted: Mar 30, 2016, 2:48 PM



Debris in the air with the Oklahoma tornado NW of Tulsa! Strong wording on the warning text on this ... Large and extremely dangerous tornado confirmed!

Posted: Mar 30, 2016, 5:41 PM



The pain sure doesn't match the "visuals". Trimmed my nails (without professional Vietnamese help) last week (after I quit biting them after the New Year) and a little split formed in one of them.I removed the split and it was OK a few days then it became an ingrown nail and infected.You don't know it's there UNTIL you brush you're finger against something or bump it (like grabbing keys or such) ... THEN it's EXCRUCIATING pain!This morning I gently bumped my hand while brushing my teeth and got to see all the "stars" in one shot ... I think I even saw Jupiter and all its natural satellites too :-(

Posted: Mar 31, 2016, 6:13 AM



Strong thunderstorm passes through Hoffman Estates, IL with pea to dime size hail pelting my office :)

Posted: Mar 31, 2016, 11:09 AM



A nice spring morning out here NW of Chicago!

Posted: Apr 2, 2016, 7:16 AM



Plane on final approach in snow squall (near O'hare).

Posted: Apr 2, 2016, 11:24 AM



Came across this graphic from the US Air Force (I think). It's illustrated from the 60s space race era showing what would happen if you bailed out of high speed (such as an X15 or such) at extremely high altitude and hypersonic speed (~7,500 MPH). Basically from Boston to New York City in 3 minutes during the first "phase" of youre "skydive" due to the "throw" of the aircraft. What is not considered is that the heating would probably bake you long before you reach 150,000 feet :/

Posted: Apr 8, 2016, 6:16 AM



Happy Sunday to everyone. Hopefully warming up here soon. Spring on hold for now as I head for church services.

Posted: Apr 10, 2016, 8:21 AM



Landed in Denver for this weekends storm chasing. Sky already has that "look" to it.

Posted: Apr 14, 2016, 6:51 PM



Sitting here in Springfield, Colorado and creeping south along 385 ... but stop for pizza first!

Posted: Apr 15, 2016, 11:38 AM



Supercell in Texas panhandle spinning and pulling in dust!

Posted: Apr 15, 2016, 5:41 PM



Yeah!!!

Posted: Apr 15, 2016, 6:03 PM



Wow ... Tornadic wrap-up NW of Eva, Oklahoma. Scary stuff. Trust me, it's in there!

Posted: Apr 15, 2016, 6:34 PM



Better late than never ... Tornadoes and steak are like electricity and magnetism!

Posted: Apr 16, 2016, 11:46 AM



I 70 near Agate, Colorado. Into the wild white yonder :/

Posted: Apr 17, 2016, 9:13 AM



Hopefully we won't see much more of this type of winter weather (I 70 east of Denver).

Posted: Apr 17, 2016, 9:37 AM



Back in Chicago after great storm chase trip. 4 tornadoes THEN I see a few FEET of snow in Denver! Low and behold it's 80 degrees in Chicago. Spring weather rocks!Also grateful I'm not flying out of Chicago with a TSA line snaking out into the street!

Posted: Apr 17, 2016, 5:47 PM



Looks like I'll be seriously eyeing up what may be a potentially major severe weather outbreak during the early to mid week starting Tuesday, April 26. For storm chasers this may be a good thing (if this verifies, the chase areas I'll be working on are outlined in the diagram).On the other hand, if a severe weather outbreak does occur, there is the potential for loss of life and property. Let's hope that IF we get tornadoes, cities / towns are missed by them. Right now the jet stream "energy" for this system is currently crossing the central Pacific ocean at this time ... doing nothing more than providing a strong tail wind for Asia / USA eastbound flights!

Posted: Apr 21, 2016, 6:48 AM



Getting the mood set on TWC this morning, @[1530543922:2048:Doug Kiesling] :)

Posted: Apr 23, 2016, 9:07 AM



One fine day ... maybe a year (or more) ago ... These lanes were closed. Totally unsolicited and without notice.Notice no work being done, just narrow "bottle neck" jamming traffic for two miles in each direction! Chicago's great, but when it comes to construction management, they suck :/

Posted: Apr 23, 2016, 10:58 AM



High over the Chicago suburbs passes two planes, one possibly a 777 ... Nice contrails!X marks the spot ... I love the smell of Chem-trails in the afternoon!

Posted: Apr 23, 2016, 4:16 PM



Storm chasers on a supercell storm surely can be like flies on, well, you know!

Posted: Apr 24, 2016, 4:43 PM



Starting the long journey out to Kansas late this afternoon and evening. Obviously Tuesday (4/26) should be an interesting day. SPC is precluding a high risk at this time because the tornadic supercells will be "scattered", good for chasing (since storms won't fire everywhere and the storms you are on not producing).Let's hope this won't be a terrible Tuesday event. Stay safe for those chasing this setup. Anyone not chasing needs to have a tornado / disaster plan in place!

Posted: Apr 25, 2016, 6:12 AM



Straight out of bed and to the laptop to forecast in Kansas at hotel now. You just can wake up instantly when there's a risk of severe weather!

Posted: Apr 26, 2016, 5:40 AM



Getting ready. Kansas. Remember to "use protection" during any severe play!!!

Posted: Apr 26, 2016, 8:13 AM



Sitting here on west side of Wichita, Kansas. Cumulus bubbling up overhead as main windshield hail guard is in place.

Posted: Apr 26, 2016, 11:59 AM



LP supercell to the NW of Moberly, Missouri. Weird.

Posted: Apr 27, 2016, 3:56 PM



Persistence pays off again near Emden, Missouri just before 8:30 PM!

Posted: Apr 27, 2016, 7:15 PM



Good morning storm chasers and friends... I'm ready for some NE Colorado up-slope today!So happy I shaved off 642 miles driving from Chicago yesterday!Tomorrow in south - central Kansas or N Oklahoma is looking pretty crazy too!

Posted: May 7, 2016, 6:26 AM



Nearing Sedgwick, Colorado for later days storms. 835 miles since Chicago!

Posted: May 7, 2016, 9:24 AM



Cool multi tiered shelf cloud out here near Anton, Colorado.

Posted: May 7, 2016, 4:01 PM



Tail end Charley beauty near Anton, Colorado!

Posted: May 7, 2016, 4:30 PM



Sitting here in Greensburg, Kansas for Dillons chicken tenders. Target area for the day. DOW trucks here as well...

Posted: May 8, 2016, 11:15 AM



Dryline near OK / KS Border firing near Buffalo. It's go time!

Posted: May 8, 2016, 2:50 PM



Supercell panorama :)

Posted: May 8, 2016, 7:03 PM



In this image ... Both the visible satellite and radar image (base reflectivity) is shown for the violent tornadic supercell that occurred north of Sulphur, Oklahoma during the afternoon of May 9.The impressive radar presentation (right image) of this storm shows an extremely powerful mesocyclone (velocity is the upper-right inset, and correlation-coefficient in the lower-right inset - Prominently showing the grey-blue "debris" ball) as this storm was producing a potentially violent wedge tornado.The satellite image to the left shows the supercells in Oklahoma firing along the dryline (annotated), including the one in the radar images (circled). Impressive to say the least!

Posted: May 10, 2016, 5:05 PM



We can all laugh at this ... SPC tornado outlook. Looks more like a herpes lesion than a small 5% area ... LOL!

Posted: May 11, 2016, 2:23 PM



Let's just say IF this verifies on Monday (5/16) and we will leave it at that :)

Posted: May 12, 2016, 9:36 AM



What storm chasing is all about!

Posted: May 16, 2016, 2:47 PM



Headed back to Chicago this morning after pretty good chase yesterday with @[1552458090:2048:Mark G. Farmer] and @[1610340277:2048:Derek Sibley]. Should be back out again end of month!

Posted: May 17, 2016, 6:52 AM



Not sure why and where this comes from ... But in a humorous sense I'll post it...Basically it's literally HALF the cost of an airfare from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale (SW Airlines) to fly half way around the world from Los Angeles to Tokyo (American Airlines)...Can anyone explain that?

Posted: May 18, 2016, 9:22 AM



Long trip - AND week chasing ahead!Left Chicago late this morning and working my way SW for the first chase target areas. Picture : Passing Saint Louis :)

Posted: May 21, 2016, 1:56 PM



Almost to Oklahoma City for the night. The dark streak across the sky here is quite possibly the 60,000 foot over shooting top of the tornadic storm in W Kansas casting a shadow over the dusk teminator. Wow.

Posted: May 21, 2016, 7:00 PM



En route to Amarillo, Texas ... Always too much emotion visiting the Samaras / Young TWISTEX memorial east of Radio Road on Reuter. May these 3 great people be on EVERY storm...

Posted: May 22, 2016, 9:08 AM



Southwest of Memphis. Texas around 7 pm CDT!

Posted: May 22, 2016, 5:13 PM



Here in Shamrock, Texas in chaser convergence. Waiting for storms to go either to our west or south. @[846940369:2048:George Kourounis] here complimenting on my hail guards!

Posted: May 23, 2016, 12:21 PM



Convective Initiation just NW of Hedley, Texas. Nice LP storm.

Posted: May 23, 2016, 2:00 PM



Look at the "Godlight" on this LP storm :)

Posted: May 23, 2016, 2:34 PM



Near Turkey, Texas. Tail end supercell.

Posted: May 23, 2016, 5:33 PM



Southeast of Turkey. Texas!

Posted: May 23, 2016, 7:46 PM



Posted: May 23, 2016, 8:07 PM



Supercell storm north of Mineola, Kansas. It's go time!

Posted: May 24, 2016, 3:56 PM



Insanity begins...

Posted: May 24, 2016, 4:15 PM



Unbelievable. Major cyclic tornadic supercell passed near Dodge City. Fortunately the city was spared! Multiple tornadoes on the ground at the same time. More pics to come. What a day!

Posted: May 24, 2016, 5:28 PM



What's up with all these twin tornadoes lately?Unreal.

Posted: May 24, 2016, 5:56 PM



It's 1:30 AM at my hotel here in Wichita and the adrenaline is only starting to wear off now. So I'll sleep soon. What a day (5/24) to remember! Started with an awesome chaser convergence more fun than ChaserCon in many ways AND the trip north into Mineola and Dodge City, Kansas for tornado INSANITY. Witnessing this cyclic supercell go from a CU field through its many tornadoes, all the way to the end if it's life cycle puts this near the number one chase slot in all my chasing career. Congrats to everyone's great work out there!

Posted: May 24, 2016, 11:35 PM



Beautiful LP storm rotating hard earlier near El Dorado, Kansas.

Posted: May 25, 2016, 4:44 PM



Holy freaking CHIT !!!Violent tornado crossing I70 east of Abilene, Kansas#

Posted: May 25, 2016, 6:16 PM



These tors just keep coming from this Pacific trough, ey?

Posted: May 25, 2016, 8:05 PM



Today's moderate risk? Enough said... messy...

Posted: May 26, 2016, 12:38 PM



Panoramic view of the storm near Protection, Kansas earlier today (5/26). No tornadoes in Kansas ... Colorado trolled on that one. Nice running into @[1651511003:2048:Joseph Barton]Comstock's group in Greensburg earlier. He's got some incredible footage of the 5/25 wedge!

Posted: May 26, 2016, 11:59 PM



Driving 3,500 miles and finally I eat a ditch. But not in a remote area of the Caprock or Comanche Grasslands ... But 50 feet from the entrance of my hotel in Wichita in a flooded parking lot. Thank God for AAA and a 2 minute winch out.

Posted: May 27, 2016, 12:09 AM



A must after my past week of storm chasing!

Posted: May 28, 2016, 7:08 PM



Funnels to last me through the ridge! Never heard of the brand "core" but so fitting after this week!Three funnels ... Commemorative for Dodge City, Kansas :)

Posted: May 29, 2016, 2:11 PM



Tropical.strong to severe thunderstorms along the Florida west coast - Viewed from about 30,000 feet!

Posted: Jun 4, 2016, 4:27 PM



Har! Har! Har! ... I see you! No I'm not speeding ;)

Posted: Jun 6, 2016, 6:07 AM



The top side of TS Colin ... At least the mid level swirl sheared northeast of the surface circulation. For what it's worth at 35,000 feet off the FL big bend in bumpy air!

Posted: Jun 6, 2016, 2:51 PM



Car show up here in NW Chicago suburbs :)

Posted: Jun 10, 2016, 7:30 PM



Many cannot understand why I lose my temper in traffic on this road. Well ... maybe because it's NUMBER ONE in the entire USA for the WORST traffic... duh??Normally I am red with anger by the time I see the word "Cumberland" :/http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20151123/NEWS10/151129951/this-stretch-of-chicago-road-is-the-most-congested-spot-in-the-country

Posted: Jun 14, 2016, 9:16 AM



Transformation of the "Red Wagon" Ford Escape from a chase vehicle back to an SUV is complete. Over 10,000 miles logged this year and at least 20 tornadoes! Outside of dings, one would never imagine the hail grills were on there just a few hours ago. Most likely this vehicle is done chasing.

Posted: Jun 15, 2016, 7:06 PM



View of downtown Chicago after departing Midway airport for Father's Day weekend.

Posted: Jun 18, 2016, 9:05 AM



Summer is here as well as a potential tornado then derecho type event for Wednesday. Well see...

Posted: Jun 20, 2016, 9:11 AM



Northern Illinois looks to be potentially a violent setup for Wednesday (June 22). It is still unclear what will be the severe weather details, which can be anything from tornadoes to damaging winds and hail. SPC is putting a moderate risk on day 2 with a 45 percent (hatched for significant) chance of severe weather 25 miles of a point.

Posted: Jun 21, 2016, 6:48 AM



Hail grills are back on the vehicle using a more temporary mounting. Might need them tomorrow in Illinois!

Posted: Jun 21, 2016, 5:15 PM



Tornado earlier (around 9:05 PM CDT) near Seneca, IL off highway 6 and near mile marker 105 on I80. Lightning illuminated frame grab. Pretty big tornado I should say!

Posted: Jun 22, 2016, 8:53 PM



This morning (really early) ... I figured I could do the Pitts Special jump and be into work late morning. Boy was that a flop. They had at least 9 people waiting there since 7 AM and they're STILL waiting for the first load (Heather was the first in line for the manifest, Casey was number 2, I would have been 9).After hearing "It's delayed a bit and will be here within the hour..." (heard this 3 or 4 times since 8 AM) I just left and headed to work at 10:30 AM. The last "BS claim" was the plane will come at 12:45 PM. At work you can check online and it's still waiting at 2 pm, meaning these dumb morons (at West TN skydiving providing the Pitts) still couldn't get the plane there to Skydive CSC.Broken promises and failed dates... The "delayed a bit" was a nice touch guys.

Posted: Jun 29, 2016, 12:08 PM



You're probably wondering what the heck is this guy doing falling out of a Pitts Special aerobatic biplane WHILE it is upside down???

Posted: Jun 30, 2016, 2:52 PM



Skydiving here today at the Independence Boogie here in Rochelle, IL. Jumping from Otter, Skyvan, PAC 750, and even a Pitts Special! Just finished jump from nearly 18,000 feet MSL.

Posted: Jul 2, 2016, 11:11 AM



What a crazy crimson sunset out here in Rochelle, IL!

Posted: Jul 2, 2016, 6:53 PM



Happy 4th of July everyone!

Posted: Jul 4, 2016, 10:35 PM



In my sink this morning ... Big bug in it (macro shot of mosquito)!

Posted: Jul 6, 2016, 6:12 AM



True "perfection" to anyone who loves tropical cyclones! Ofcourse not --This is not the Atlantic (remember, Florida doesn't get these anymore -pun, sorry)!This is a radar and IR satellite of Typhoon Nepartak, bearing down on southeastern Taiwan. Just incredible. The iCyclone group (@[1274967078:2048:Josh Morgerman]) is on this storm and it's going to be quite interesting to see his updates from near Taitung City.

Posted: Jul 7, 2016, 6:36 AM



I decided to NOT be on Facebook this weekend. No postings, no looking at it, just taking a break. See you all on here next week after I'm done with business trip. Try not to shoot your toes off while I'm gone...

Posted: Jul 8, 2016, 8:50 AM



I have just about had it with the way people have gotten here lately in this country. Un F'cking believable. Rude, insensitive, treat our friends, co workers, and family like shit. Shootings (don't go there). Come on guys... grow up !!!I'm worried because I'm seeing these changes happening in a very short period of time (2 to 3 years at most). Everyone's looking at looks, age, and money when dating. I seem to be the only one left who says "please" and "thank you". I say good morning at work in the morning and hear nothing back. You gotta worry about our safety. Ugly.I try to wake up every morning so happy I'm here another day, all happy and excited. Then I see the news on the TV in the lobby. Say "Good morning, Frank" ... And hear ......... (nothing). Good mood stops there.I noticed some cities had this "pattern" first. Miami seemed to be like this since the late 90s. California got like this in the past 3 to 5 years. Chicago had a welcoming and nice crowd, but that ended in 2015 or so. Places like Toronto is still ok, as well as few and far places in the USA, like Wichita or Amarillo. I've heard comments from Canadians saying the USA is headed towards a new civil war.Even personally. Here I do my job, make up missed time, always polite. Go over in details with my boss here, and he gives me a tone if he has to repeat something I already agree with him on. Says good morning only to the full time people here. Nasty. Today he mad an ass out of me in front of a bunch of people. I got so miffed with him today I had to take a walk. I was close to breaking something. Not me.Like a dark tunnel with no light at the end.What the F'ck is this country getting itself into???

Posted: Jul 14, 2016, 11:40 AM



The TV in the lobby in my hotel here (after hearing a loud crash and someone say "I'm sick of the USA and it's gun violence" earlier)!As for me, at least now there's no news to spoil my day in the morning?

Posted: Jul 17, 2016, 4:07 PM



Nighty nite.

Posted: Jul 18, 2016, 6:42 PM



I always hated elevators. Slow, stops at ever floor, no exercise value ... Oh and occasionally they DO break...Goin' UP ?...Here some poor people wait patiently to be freed from an elevator that refused to release it's prisoners!Take the stairs !!!

Posted: Jul 25, 2016, 6:09 AM



Just saw something on here that touched me so much and made me in tears ... Reminded me too much of my beautiful mother. Damn I miss her so much. Not faking this feeling. I JUST took the picture of my eyes and tears now. Ugh.

Posted: Jul 28, 2016, 5:48 PM



Anticyclonic gloom = No skydiving today. Meh, turn around and back to sleep :(

Posted: Jul 30, 2016, 8:27 AM



Basically you have two types of people (suffering from a problem with their life, health, etc) that handle their limited time left in two ways...1). Drag everyone around them down to the same miserable mental state (preferably lower) as they are using guilt, anger, and just being down right rude. You'll lose whatever friends you have, die alone (and faster), and no one will miss you.2). Try to live day by day, enjoying that time with the friends and family you love. Making them love you more (and when your gone leaving good memories). Also, such good energy may actually make you live longer!I've personally (and unfortunately) seen #1 above. Doctor told him he had 5 to 10 years, but he lived only 2, and the death was slow and agonizing. I also seen #2, and after being told six months to live, she lived 4 more years with a quick and peaceful passage at the end.

Posted: Aug 1, 2016, 7:53 PM



These are all over South Florida. Not sure what they are called.

Posted: Aug 9, 2016, 10:53 AM



This view never gets old. Chicago arriving via Midway Airport.

Posted: Aug 9, 2016, 12:22 PM



The view was worth a stopover in DC heading to Chicago earlier today!

Posted: Aug 9, 2016, 3:30 PM



I got a chuckle seeing this ad on my doorstep for a milk farm / delivery. Not interested in the ad itself, but what's in the sky in the background!Maybe stock photo or the sky scape that a storm chaser quickly would recognize :)

Posted: Aug 17, 2016, 8:05 AM



From back in late September 2005 when Florida used to get hurricanes ... And more people partied IN them than those who CHASED them!Hurricane Rita brushes Key West, Florida around September 20, 2005 as locals there drink rum in the storm surge!

Posted: Aug 24, 2016, 9:14 AM



Good ... you folks finally noticed :)

Posted: Aug 24, 2016, 3:19 PM



There's the violent storm! 200 miles away. Hopefully not killing innocent people :(

Posted: Aug 24, 2016, 4:25 PM



Just a heads up on an app called "Personal Capital". It's a seemingly cool app showing a dashboard of your bank and investment monies all in one "glance". A friend showed it to me last month and I tried it. It seemed really handy...Until...BEWARE because this app SHARES your personal information - I know because I soon started getting sales calls and emails from people nagging me to put money in stocks. I mean sometimes a half dozen calls a day!Even scarier was that these sales calls or emails would have my balances and even bank accounts in them! Do NOT give this out - EVER!I removed the app and deleted my account for it. The calls continued for a while until I declined them and they dwindled down. Still getting spam though ... Just be CAREFUL of these things.Would you want strangers to see what you have in your bank / portfolio? ...Exactly.

Posted: Aug 25, 2016, 7:02 AM



Arrived at Orlando, Florida. Headed west and northwest soon to near panhandle area. Tomorrow late in the day is the time!

Posted: Aug 31, 2016, 11:46 AM



Settling into hotel in Tallahassee for the night. Hopefully something interesting with Hermine affecting the coast late tomorrow to my south. Seeing THIS on my desk after checking in was comforting!

Posted: Aug 31, 2016, 6:50 PM



I guess I'll sleep on THIS!

Posted: Aug 31, 2016, 8:58 PM



Here it comes...

Posted: Sep 1, 2016, 8:40 AM



Road getting washed out near Alligator Harbor, Florida.

Posted: Sep 1, 2016, 10:14 AM



Officially ... Hermine is now a hurricane as per the NHC 2 PM advisory. First hurricane to hit Florida in over a decade. Fixating on ground zero now in the FL Panhandle!

Posted: Sep 1, 2016, 12:14 PM



Don't worry ... I think I'll turn around!

Posted: Sep 1, 2016, 1:06 PM



Alligator point, Florida ... Coastal roads are under water now.

Posted: Sep 1, 2016, 1:18 PM



Coastal road out in Alligator Point, FL.

Posted: Sep 1, 2016, 2:25 PM



In the calm eye now with light drizzle and storm surge wreckage.

Posted: Sep 1, 2016, 8:17 PM



While driving ... Always a good laugh on some car stickers.

Posted: Sep 11, 2016, 10:27 AM



Got a sudden craving for Gorton's fish sticks!

Posted: Sep 13, 2016, 6:19 AM



Developing tropical storm "Julia" on the Florida east coast.

Posted: Sep 13, 2016, 4:16 PM



Today I said goodbye to my 2008 Ford Escape SUV at 184,588 miles (including 3 chase seasons) and stepped into a new 2016 Jeep Wrangler 4x4 for a good deal! Many years to come and many more chases...

Posted: Sep 20, 2016, 2:43 PM



Got a laugh doing my paperwork yesterday buying my new Jeep Wrangler and couldn't help to notice THIS picture as wall paper on the sakes managers computer screen (with loan, financial, and sales windows in front of it)!Big soup-a-cell !

Posted: Sep 21, 2016, 2:32 PM



Looking more like a tilted TCU tower in western Oklahoma during a moderate risk on May 22, no, this is over the south Florida coastal waters on September 22 ... High bulk shear values tilt the updraft in a similar manner, and basically kill off any hurricane potential in the state.

Posted: Sep 23, 2016, 8:50 AM



348 hours out on the 18z GFS (9/23) ... Black hole ... Imagine if this verifies?

Posted: Sep 23, 2016, 9:47 PM



Good day all ... Emotions got the absolute best of me last night looking at a very old piece of my mom's blue night gown with the words "SuperMom" down the side of it.This absolutely WONDERFUL women was taken from my family and I a little over 3 years ago, courtesy of a F'CKED UP thing called "CANCER" :(I'll never forget the sweet things she did, as well as her not tolerating any bull shit. One sticking memory was her drying my eyes with a balloon inflating pump when I was crying until she made me laugh.Sigh ... That's the kind of person she was.

Posted: Sep 24, 2016, 11:48 AM



Enjoying my birthday dinner here with family! Seawatch restaurant in Fort Lauderdale.

Posted: Sep 24, 2016, 4:48 PM



Birthday card ... Very fitting. I'll take "Choice #2" anytime...

Posted: Sep 24, 2016, 5:55 PM



Here at Miami Dolphins game. Can they play football this time?

Posted: Sep 25, 2016, 11:39 AM



Last super good steak dinner before hurricane chasing in Florida!

Posted: Oct 5, 2016, 2:02 PM



And I'm outta here ... Departed Dallas on last SWA flight before FLL airport is shut down and flights are cancelled. Climbing out with a beautiful sunset and distant supercell storm (far right)!I actually saw the pilot on the phone by the gate arguing with dispatch and asking to cancel the flight just as it was boarding. That would have sucked. Jeez speaking about cutting it close!

Posted: Oct 5, 2016, 8:00 PM



And I'm outta here ... Departed Dallas on last SWA flight before FLL airport is shut down and flights are cancelled. Climbing out with a beautiful sunset and distant supercell storm (far right)!I actually saw the pilot on the phone by the gate arguing with dispatch and asking to cancel the flight just as it was boarding. That would have sucked. Jeez speaking about cutting it close!

Posted: Oct 5, 2016, 8:18 PM



This is pretty much the target area ... I guess no rockets will be launched here anytime soon (NAM 4km 11z Oct 7). Jeez...

Posted: Oct 6, 2016, 8:42 AM



Here I am on the coastline at Cocoa Beach, Florida. Basically ground zero for the core of hurricane Matthew later tonight (or early Friday morning). It's coming and anyone in the path of this storm should leave now!

Posted: Oct 6, 2016, 2:42 PM



Storm and hurricane chasing the past week ... But now it's time to wind down a bit for some serious football today (Sunday)!Let's see if the Miami Dolphins can get a home win today against the Titans :)

Posted: Oct 9, 2016, 6:21 AM



Oh, come on, guys...

Posted: Oct 9, 2016, 12:58 PM



Well ... AND NOBODY went (sure with airfares there at LEAST $1,100) ... Bermuda is poised to get a DIRECT hit DAYTIME major hurricane (Nicole) around noon tomorrow AST!This will be the first major hurricane since Fabian in 2003. The absurdly high airfares discouraged me from going ... But maybe I should have (being the only one there and make $$$ back off footage)! The Sargasso Sea, Murphey's Law, and teenie weenie Bermuda? Oh well...

Posted: Oct 12, 2016, 2:40 PM



Go to store and the only f'cking item YOU NEED ain't there?Go to the wide expanses of the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic basin and the only f'cking island a MAJOR hurricane will hit is Bermuda? Go screw off, Murphey.

Posted: Oct 12, 2016, 6:21 PM



I think I would consider this a pretty DIRECT hit.

Posted: Oct 13, 2016, 8:38 AM



Notice that on the satellite, the eye is displaced far northeast of where the radar image is at that time.This is the start of some shear and tilting of the vertical structure of the core region of the hurricane.If you were inside the eye in Bermuda, most likely you would not see a "stadium" effect. Just lighter winds and brightening of the sky. Also note in the radar image that Bermuda is on the left side of the eye and the eyewall is open to the south and west.

Posted: Oct 13, 2016, 8:51 AM



Looks like the eye has passed and winds have shifted 180 degrees. Nice data log from Bermuda weather service!Also notice the warm core effect (80 deg in eye with lightest winds and 963 mb) :)

Posted: Oct 13, 2016, 9:00 AM



Aha haha ... That's all, folks :-)Bermuda radar and AWOS down after 93 mph gust from NW at 1:19 PM AST. Data resumed for AWOS at 1:55 but no radar.

Posted: Oct 13, 2016, 10:19 AM



When myself and maybe 20+ other hurricane chasers decided not to (or simply couldn't) chase Nicole :-P

Posted: Oct 13, 2016, 10:37 AM



I assume THIS will be my reaction when I see my next statement for my health insurance premium? Hope not...

Posted: Oct 21, 2016, 11:45 AM



Let's go Miami Dolphins!

Posted: Oct 23, 2016, 10:01 AM



Here's my cat picture ... That eerie silhouette atop the roof on Halloween weekend and the end of the storm chase season 2016 :)

Posted: Oct 29, 2016, 6:54 PM



Screw this election circus. I'm not logging onto Facebook until election day. That's a promise.Check "www.sky-chaser.com" for updates in the highly unlikely event there's storms being chased.See you all next month! Good luck. God bless...

Posted: Oct 30, 2016, 6:26 PM



Warning! If you get a link on FB or message with 5 free AMC movie tickets ... Just ignore it!There's a fake thing going around where you have to take a quick survey, share a hash tag on FB, and "step 2" where you have to share the movie link with 15 or more friends (in order to retrieve your free tickets).Step 2 does the 15+ shares, ofcourse, but you cannot get past that step (says "verifying" and gets stuck).I apologize about this as I accidentally tried step 2 and it looks like I made about 15 people quite upset. And "95th anniversary"? Maybe they should wait another 5 years?Don't follow this link!

Posted: Nov 11, 2016, 9:04 AM



Heading westbound on I 395 in Miami and the entire eastbound lanes there (as well as part of I 95) are filled with Clinton / Trump protesters.Stay AWAY from this area. YES ... That's ALL PEOPLE on the opposite side of a MAJOR interstate. No cars. Is this the USA or a 3rd world country?Rediculous.

Posted: Nov 11, 2016, 6:41 PM



Ok ... If you are gonna watch porn on your smartphone ... make sure you're "wifi" button is CHECKED first (I didn't realize it wasn't until around Nov 2 or so) :)

Posted: Nov 13, 2016, 3:14 PM



My "happy pills" ... Good night y'all.

Posted: Nov 13, 2016, 3:44 PM



I couldn't stop laughing at this poster!

Posted: Nov 14, 2016, 11:42 AM



#wedgewednesday Here's my pick ... North of Bowdle, South Dakota (at least EF4) on May 22, 2010!

Posted: Nov 16, 2016, 7:48 AM



The last official chase day for 2016 was Oct 7 in Kansas. That's it. That was our fall season. Winter is coming and folks up north will be facing a cold (but dry winter) thanks to La Niña. Spring 2017 will be pretty active come the April to June time frame. I'm up for some clear air turbulence (CAT)...

Posted: Nov 17, 2016, 10:29 AM



#wedgewednesday Wedge Wednesday ... So I'll make it a "Bennington day"!May 28, 2013 (near Bennington, KS).

Posted: Nov 23, 2016, 8:11 AM



Damn I miss the 4 seasons and Chicago. This is early winter in S Florida :(Rain every weekend. No outside activities, and accidents (people in S Florida never learned to drive in drizzle). 2009 !!!!

Posted: Dec 10, 2016, 8:42 AM



One second left ... Miami Dolphins kick winning field goal for 26-23 win over the Aruzona Cardinals!Football at its finest!

Posted: Dec 11, 2016, 2:19 PM



I see my mom in my dream last night. She tells me she's "going away" but takes her hand and puts it in the middle of my chest saying "I'll ALWAYS be here".Besides waking up crying uncontrollably like a baby, I know she just "visited" me from heaven in my dreams.

Posted: Dec 16, 2016, 9:41 AM



Did you just love the 80s? Who remembers CineMax? Art of Noise?Awesome era!

Posted: Dec 18, 2016, 2:59 PM



Jeez ... What a weather geek I am.I happen to wake up early looking at the surface obs (with 83 deg F in S Florida - sorry) and I see -5 deg F west of Chicago, IL.So I message an ex co-worker of mine (before she goes to work) there to boil a pot of water and toss it into the air outside their house and send me pics of it.Thanks for doing it! Now I'll see how the waves are at the beach :)

Posted: Dec 19, 2016, 7:27 AM



It's always quite scary when the IR satellite (colorizing only the high altitude clouds as colder) reports similar colors on the ground - In the absence of high clouds!

Posted: Dec 19, 2016, 8:56 AM



For anyone in South Florida: Plan on indoor activities for the most part.While it's clear and cold up north, South Florida really hasn't got a shot of cool air. Instead, the Canadian high pressure slides east instead of SE, causing these cold fronts to STALL over south FL and only cause dreary and wet weather - Taking a week or more to clear out!Looks like skydiving WON'T happen until well into the new year... 2009 / 2010 anyone?

Posted: Dec 22, 2016, 8:27 AM



And THAT'S how the Miami Dolphins LOSE a football game :(

Posted: Jan 1, 2017, 12:35 PM



Ok ... So I think I'll just keep my f'cking MOUTH SHUT on this one......Talk amongst yourselves - And blame it all on guns while your at it.

Posted: Jan 6, 2017, 12:05 PM



Got a good laugh seeing this posted on a social media site. I wonder how many times this is really true?

Posted: Jan 8, 2017, 9:45 AM



Now I have to.use my Web browser as an update broke all Android versions of the Facebook app.YES... I tried reinstalling, resetting phone ... Oh same thing on my tablet too. What did they update (break)?

Posted: Jan 26, 2017, 4:47 PM



I guess I'm happy since I did all my skydiving yesterday instead of today (Sunday) :)

Posted: Jan 29, 2017, 6:42 AM



Tornado "Triple Tuesday" ... Well almost at least!Feast your eyes on the Pilger "twins" with a possible third satellite to the far left trying to form.Note the devastated farmstead in the foreground - June 16, 2014 in Nebraska. The view is to the north of 275.

Posted: Jan 31, 2017, 3:14 PM



Let's put it this way ... The hail guards for my new Jeep.Wrangler are on the "drawing board". Spring 2017 is coming!

Posted: Jan 31, 2017, 6:17 PM



Hail guards coming along ... Slowly but surely.

Posted: Feb 1, 2017, 11:45 AM



Wedge Wednesday! I'm throwing in the Rochelle, Illinois EF-4 from April 9, 2015!What a beast that was (unfortunately 2 people in Fairdale were killed) and a restaurant (Grubsteakers) destroyed with part of its sign carried 80 miles away to south of Milwaukee in less than minutes!

Posted: Feb 1, 2017, 3:13 PM



Side hail guards for driver and passenger windows done and looking great. Just wrapping up front windshield hail guard that will protect the hood and Jeep window. These all will be painted matte black.

Posted: Feb 3, 2017, 2:03 PM



Anyone know what kind of insect this is? I'm assuming it's a brown marmorated stink bug?

Posted: Feb 6, 2017, 7:31 PM



Anyone in Madisonville needs to take cover NOW!Confirmed wedge tornado bearing down on that part of Louisiana!

Posted: Feb 7, 2017, 8:54 AM



Always tip based on the quality of the service. But AT LEAST tip :)

Posted: Feb 9, 2017, 5:48 PM



The hardest part with the Jeep hail guards was getting the rear window guard done. This was because the wiper still has to operate, yet making sure the rear door opens and spare tire / brake light also swings out. So far so good!

Posted: Feb 12, 2017, 12:30 PM



When that feeling of accomplishment comes over you ... Sigh.Outside of any minor adjustments, the hail guards are done and ready for the upcoming chase season. Goes into storage in the meantime!

Posted: Feb 13, 2017, 3:22 PM



Hail guards done. Fits Jeep pretty good. Takes a mere 10 to 15 minutes to take them off. Packed away until April to June time frame :)

Posted: Feb 14, 2017, 9:19 AM



You know you're in south Florida when (?) ...

Posted: Feb 16, 2017, 9:27 AM



Denver ChaserCon bound! In the meantime longing for completion of the new SW Airlines terminal at FLL.Even on slow times, the bar's jammed, and no where to sit (you stand until you sit on your plane). Certainly no where to charge devices, and long lines to piss or sh't :/

Posted: Feb 17, 2017, 7:07 AM



Over Gulf of Mexico headed to Denver. Who wants to be on this little island with a tall rum drink, paper umbrella, and a category 5 hurricane bearing down on you?

Posted: Feb 17, 2017, 9:10 AM



ChaserCon 2017 in Denver is underway (icebreaker night and forecasting class). This is the 19th annual storm chaser convention.

Posted: Feb 17, 2017, 7:25 PM



National storm chaser convention (ChaserCon 2017).

Posted: Feb 18, 2017, 1:32 PM



The storm chaser convention (ChaserCon) 2017 is pretty much done. Great turnout and another awesome job by @[593439289:2048:Roger Hill] and his group!

Posted: Feb 19, 2017, 11:58 AM



Tornado Tuesday (Dodge City, KS on May 24, 2016) ... Cool stuff, with or without enhancement! #TornadoTuesday

Posted: Feb 20, 2017, 9:36 PM



Picked up the "Storm Assist 2016" DVD at ChaserCon and hands down this has got to be one of the best documentaries I have seen in a long time!The way this has been put together will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Awesome music composition, time lapses, tornado footage that will give you the chills, and aftermath that would make you cry --It's all there!Hats off to @[22012908:2048:Skip Talbot] and his group putting this absolutely incredible documentary together and keep doing in helping raise money for such a good cause!

Posted: Feb 22, 2017, 6:34 PM



My post for "wedge Wednesday" ... The Chapman (Kansas) violent EF-4 tornado crossing I-70 late on May 25, 2016 as baseball sized hail streaks by in the foreground! #wedgewednesday

Posted: Feb 22, 2017, 7:19 PM



Okay... Another project to get my Jeep ready to chase. Let's see where I can put this winch and winch plate that just arrived!

Posted: Feb 23, 2017, 1:01 PM



One of the final touches ... Got the 9,500 lb winch installed and working on the Jeep. That feeling of accomplishment is wonderful after pulling off the bumper and getting the winch plate on, then the winch itself. Ready for storm chasing and assistance to anyone needing debris cleared or pulling out of ditches.

Posted: Feb 26, 2017, 12:05 PM



Tornadic supercell headed right for Joliet and I-55 / I-80 area right at rush hour! This storm has a confirmed large and destructive tornado with it - Take cover if your in the path!Yes, that's a debris ball forming on the southern tip of that storm!

Posted: Feb 28, 2017, 3:26 PM



Smoking is by far the most revolting and disgusting habit around (outside of doing illegal drugs)...1). Killed my best friend in 2007.2). Killed my mother in 2013.3). No one is comfortable visiting me at my dad's place (because of the "residual" smell)!4). I have permanent allergies growing up in a smoke filled house.I hope smokers kick their habits and LIVE! Clean air for you, me, and our kids.

Posted: Mar 1, 2017, 11:29 AM



While contemplating storm chasing some of these early setups ... Once again ... The high cost of airline travel (during Spring Break) might make this a little difficult!This picture I attached shows what it costs to go from Florida to the "not so exotic" destination like Kansas City from say March 10th to the 14th, just for fun, on SW (as well as many other carriers similar) in the left image --Ouch!But take a look at the right image ... YES, Florida to Tokyo (Japan) for the SAME days - literally to fly to the other side of the planet - Is nearly $300 CHEAPER than to some small midwestern city in the central USA (!?!)

Posted: Mar 6, 2017, 7:20 AM



Interesting ... But it would be kinda funny seeing the reaction when someone hangs their clothes on this and activates the fire sprinkler system!

Posted: Mar 7, 2017, 4:51 PM



Dust devil ... Western Palm Beach, FL :)

Posted: Mar 11, 2017, 11:34 AM



I am absolutely FED UP with links claiming "get a free product" from anyone (at first assuming it's a gift) so they can get free perks and if I'm dumb enough to sign up I have to "committ" to a long term contract!I had that BS a year ago with free movies that turned out to be bogus, and more recently someone saying I got (up to $70) free food with something like "Blue Apron". Yet when I catch the deal as spam and inform the person it's fake, they take it personally! Money and friendships, ESPECIALLY on Facebook, does NOT mix. Wake up and realize that nothing is for free and that there's a fine print for a reason! No free food and no free movies - There just isn't any!Anyone remember those music clubs in the 80s? You know, where you buy a cassette or 8 track for a penny or dollar, then you're locked into a $50+ a month "club" for at least a year? Don't get scrooged (or unintentionally un-friended) - Think!

Posted: Mar 12, 2017, 1:06 PM



Tornado warned storm passing Pompano Beach, Florida... Most likely rain wrapped.

Posted: Mar 13, 2017, 10:38 PM



Less restrictive cold air intake (K&N type filter) done on Jeep. This should add 2 to 3 MPG and you could feel a gain in power and response right off the bat.

Posted: Mar 16, 2017, 2:09 PM



Closing in :)Busy next few hours!

Posted: Mar 23, 2017, 4:06 PM



Supercell storm just west of Amarillo, TX :)

Posted: Mar 23, 2017, 5:09 PM



Chaser advice ... STAY the F'CK OUT of Dallas!!!!They close the interstates at night and you sit for an hour with a rolling roadblock on 35 E :(

Posted: Mar 24, 2017, 8:13 PM



Heading up to Oklahoma City area to get into position for tomorrow's setup.But first I'll stop and get some ribs off I-35!

Posted: Mar 25, 2017, 10:15 AM



God bless everyone chasing today and keep these fallen chasers in our hearts.

Posted: Mar 26, 2017, 10:00 AM



Sky over Chickasha, Oklahoma. This is the pre-storm elevated convection from upper wave lead impulse. Small hail falling to pea sized. A sign of things to come later.

Posted: Mar 26, 2017, 11:08 AM



Currently just west of Davis, OK with cumulus turkey towers struggling against weakening cap. Won't be too long now.

Posted: Mar 26, 2017, 1:56 PM



Safe to say there's some hail in there!

Posted: Mar 26, 2017, 2:56 PM



Explosive supercell development!

Posted: Mar 26, 2017, 3:18 PM



Wall cloud / funnel!

Posted: Mar 26, 2017, 3:34 PM



NW of Ada, Oklahoma.

Posted: Mar 26, 2017, 4:37 PM



East of Ada, Oklahoma!

Posted: Mar 26, 2017, 5:22 PM



Wow factor!

Posted: Mar 26, 2017, 5:36 PM



You know the tornado "drill" :)

Posted: Mar 27, 2017, 12:05 PM



By Stamford, Texas!

Posted: Mar 28, 2017, 4:12 PM



Tuesday March 28 was a chase day with frustration and excitement as I was able to work my way from the failed target area near Matador (Texas) southward to Haskell County for a beautiful stovepipe tornado!That aside, what caused MOST of today's frustration was hearing that storm chasers were killed in their line of work (due to a car accident). I've never intercepted a tornado while both laughing and crying at the same time. God bless those who lost their lives. Good night.

Posted: Mar 28, 2017, 11:49 PM



This "appetizer" chase trip from March 23rd through the 30th is just about completed with some severe storms (including this low topped LP supercell) observed in the Arklatex area on the 29th.Always keep our fallen comrades in our hearts regardless. I almost wanted to not chase today, but I did. That's what those 3 (Corbin , Kelly and Randy) would have done and wanted. Good night and God bless.

Posted: Mar 29, 2017, 10:31 PM



I should say that I was "going downhill quite FAST"!

Posted: Apr 1, 2017, 9:44 AM



Tornadic supercell with debris ball is just west of Woodworth, LA and headed towards Alexandria! This is serious ... Take cover if you're in the path of this storm!!!

Posted: Apr 2, 2017, 12:06 PM



It's NOT over guys ... Another prominent debris signiture passing west of Jena, Louisiana. This time there ARE more big chasers on it - Including @[1639197394:2048:Jeff Piotrowski]!

Posted: Apr 2, 2017, 2:15 PM



The focus should NOT be only on the HP storm (circled in blue) ... IF I was chasing this event, I would try to focus on the more discrete storms popping up to the south ... Those are what you should be chasing!I am not liking the SW winds though (instead of S or SE) in that region.

Posted: Apr 5, 2017, 1:38 PM



Probably the "Storm o' the Day" shaping up in east central Alabama well west of the Georgia-junkfest near I-20. Whoever stayed put to the west chose wisely (had I gone this area would have been my main target)!

Posted: Apr 5, 2017, 2:01 PM



This cell is just about to cross the AL / GA border near Ranburne and will be taking aim on Atlanta in about 30 minutes from now. This is very bad (let's hope it's just hail when it reaches the population areas in NW Georgia).

Posted: Apr 5, 2017, 2:45 PM



Guys ... Be careful out there!

Posted: Apr 5, 2017, 3:01 PM



The powerful supercell taking aim on the Atlanta area looks like it went HP and has weakened quite a bit into a line segment. But till don't let your guard down until it passes.A tornado WAS reported, but not from that storm, but one farther southwest earlier (circled) by Jenni Hughes, who looked like the only chaser on it!

Posted: Apr 5, 2017, 3:30 PM



Thoughts on today's (4/5) high risk with AM storms and veered (SW) flow...

Posted: Apr 5, 2017, 10:05 PM



So what's scarier ... Skydiving or seeing THIS on the hangar floor at the skydive place?Anyone know what kind of spider this is?

Posted: Apr 8, 2017, 12:47 PM



Ok guys ... I hear a lot of talk on comparing today's low end slight risk to April 9, 2011 in Iowa ... So let's pull the SPC outlook from the archives for "20110409" for let's say 1630z......Humm, now THAT DAY I would have definitely chased if I was not working. Today is a little bit less "ominous" :/

Posted: Apr 9, 2017, 7:20 AM



Hahaha ... When an elevator inspection certificate expires - The general public will remind you!

Posted: Apr 11, 2017, 1:11 PM



Wow ... In Boca Raton mall, things are kinda expensive (Nieman Marcus = "needless markup")!

Posted: Apr 15, 2017, 5:00 PM



Wishing everyone a happy Easter :)

Posted: Apr 16, 2017, 7:25 AM



Interesting reptile (about 8 to 10 inches long) clinging to my rear window of my Jeep this morning. Not your normal Florida lizard!

Posted: Apr 16, 2017, 7:30 AM



When in doubt, there's always the triple point!Storm chase passionately and safely!

Posted: Apr 16, 2017, 9:04 PM



Saw this supercell now on past 3 or 4 HRRR runs (S of Red River at 0z). Sounds like a troll to me (?)

Posted: Apr 20, 2017, 10:27 AM



In position for tomorrow's enhanced risk. Meanwhile looking at some LP leftovers before elevated hailers develop later farther north.

Posted: Apr 20, 2017, 6:03 PM



Being charged for wifi - Seriously? Do people still charge for local phone calls like they did in 1989 too?Yet I get a STRONGER wifi signal from the business nearby. And that one is free!

Posted: Apr 21, 2017, 5:45 AM



Out near Boswell Oklahoma wrapping up chase,of beautiful supercell storm.

Posted: Apr 21, 2017, 5:40 PM



Picking up some stuff in Paris, Texas. They apparently sell tornado shelters and you can pick one up just as if you can pick up paint or a lawn mower!

Posted: Apr 22, 2017, 9:57 AM



Good morning and happy Sunday. Beautiful weather now in Denton Texas...Preparing for a very active chase week ahead.

Posted: Apr 23, 2017, 7:50 AM



Killing some storm chasing "down time" at Skydive Dallas and taking advantage of the clear blue "calm before the storm"!

Posted: Apr 23, 2017, 12:28 PM



When you're having lunch in tornado alley and you see THIS word :)

Posted: Apr 23, 2017, 1:32 PM



Worried so much about late week storm chasing setups?Just chill with a cool margarita at Buffalo Wild wings......It'll take the "edge" off !

Posted: Apr 23, 2017, 1:41 PM



In the bow echo at hotel outside of Tulsa ... I open the door and the pea to dime sized hail blows into my room!

Posted: Apr 25, 2017, 9:14 PM



It's JUST a number and you're occasional "troll" here and there ... Always take weather with a grain of salt :/

Posted: Apr 26, 2017, 4:11 PM



1730z Hasn't changed ... Huge target area. Good luck to those who head out!

Posted: Apr 27, 2017, 10:49 AM



Woke up this morning to THIS as per SPC 13z......I'm not sure what happened, and I'm also sure about 200 other chasers near me (the "X") are also wondering what happened.This is why you DON'T HYPE stuff a week in advance. Good luck to anyone near S IL or W Kentucky today with your chain saws. OR ... Maybe the 2% around most of us won't be anything to laugh about later?

Posted: Apr 28, 2017, 7:02 AM



Cap still holding as we wait for it to hopefully break near Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.

Posted: Apr 28, 2017, 4:10 PM



The humor in Oklahoma small towns is so tongue in cheek it's almost illegal :)

Posted: Apr 29, 2017, 10:23 AM



Tired of "Long Lines"?"Linear", "Surging Cold Front", "Squall Line", "Capping", etc...Go home and come back out in mid or late May!

Posted: Apr 29, 2017, 11:19 AM



The "nose" of that cap over DFW today is like Pinnochio's nose after he lied :(

Posted: Apr 29, 2017, 11:26 AM



Wow .. just WOW

Posted: Apr 29, 2017, 4:24 PM



Gawd ... WHAT a BEAST that was!

Posted: Apr 29, 2017, 5:37 PM



Flooding becoming a big problem across the central USA and Midwest. Numerous places still in rising flood waters.

Posted: Apr 30, 2017, 10:16 AM



Happy May 1st chasers!May this month be filled with lots of THESE - BUT without the loss of life and property!

Posted: May 1, 2017, 3:07 PM



Better late than never!

Posted: May 1, 2017, 4:03 PM



F-16 and P-51 Mustang over flying Fort Lauderdale beach at the airshow! Over 50 years of aviation history separate these two awesome planes :)

Posted: May 7, 2017, 10:57 AM



Impressive "whales mouth" as elevated storms pass near Clinton, Oklahoma this morning. Chasing out here in SW Oklahoma / Eastern TX panhandle area. It's gonna be a lovely day!

Posted: May 10, 2017, 6:31 AM



Tail end supercell near Odell, Texas.

Posted: May 10, 2017, 4:50 PM



Mean looking mesocyclone near Tulsa earlier today (May 11). It's a shame it kept getting undercut by outflow (70+ MPH winds and hail exceeding 2" in there). My Jeep's hood looks, well, a bit different :)

Posted: May 11, 2017, 6:35 PM



Pretty little supercell storm on the horizon in the Oklahoma / Texas panhandles :)

Posted: May 14, 2017, 2:17 PM



When you're trying to kill time waiting for a big setup in a few days (Caprock Canyon and hail shaft) :)

Posted: May 14, 2017, 5:02 PM



Looks like funnel on large wall cloud around 9:15 PM CDT looking NW from 83 towards Waka, TX.

Posted: May 15, 2017, 7:39 PM



Up for another great panhandle day today! Here's a shot from after dusk last night on May 15.

Posted: May 16, 2017, 8:29 AM



Chilling out here in the Alley (tornado alley). Tomorrow (May 18) looks like a crazy day. Let's pray no one gets killed and storms stay over open areas where they can be studied.

Posted: May 17, 2017, 11:53 AM



Sad sight today in Elk City, Oklahoma. This is why supercell storms are not something to play with. As beautiful as they are - They KILL and destroy :(

Posted: May 17, 2017, 3:01 PM



Near Avard, Oklahoma :)

Posted: May 18, 2017, 3:17 PM



Evening glory!

Posted: May 19, 2017, 6:48 PM



Got mammatus? New Mexico and it's supercells! Oh my!

Posted: May 22, 2017, 10:33 PM



Exactly a year ago today ... Sorry about these "anniversary posts" (like the Atlantic hurricane season)!Dodge City (Kansas) on May 24, 2016.

Posted: May 24, 2017, 9:29 AM



The "X" is where I'm at ... Simply beyond embarrassing :/

Posted: May 24, 2017, 9:36 AM



Weak tornado observed near Idalia in Yuma County, Colorado earlier today (May 25) from inside the hail core! These marginal days are always so rewarding :)

Posted: May 25, 2017, 9:25 PM



Hoping this latest HRRR verifys...Updraft Helicity swath along highway 36.

Posted: May 26, 2017, 9:43 AM



Such beautiful structure east of Dodge City, KS! Ask Scottie to beam me up!

Posted: May 26, 2017, 8:06 PM



Earlier in the Bears Cage!Near Anton, Colorado. Isolated baseball sized hail falling. I was wearing my skydiving helmet taking this picture!

Posted: May 26, 2017, 8:08 PM



The climatology models for 2017 sure wasn't lying when they said most of the tornadoes would be in EARLY spring!April 29, 2017 in Canton, Texas ... Sorry guys.Probably won't see a wedge for a while.

Posted: May 28, 2017, 1:37 AM



When truck drivers just DON'T CARE?This is the same BS @[1441644905:2048:Eric Treece] posted before.Why do they do this? Do they even care when they finally go back to the right and see dozens left finally "freed to go" flipping them off to their left?

Posted: May 28, 2017, 10:06 AM



No tornadoes today ... And for quite a WHILE (unfortunately).Like a dead hurricane season ... Let's rub it in with anniversary posts!

Posted: May 31, 2017, 8:11 AM



Headed back out to chase soon. Flew back to Chicago from Florida this morning. Nice overshooting top at high altitude over north central Florida.

Posted: Jun 5, 2017, 10:49 AM



Long but interesting chase day on June 13 (Left North Platte, NE in the morning targeting east-central to SE SD by late afternoon ). Storms went up but we're HP supercells with a brief tornado observed southwest of Mitchell.Later in the day the storms lined out as expected, but not before this incredible view (of a hail core) southeast of Yankton, SD in NE Nebraska off SR 37! Those colors are real!This storm packed quarter sized hail and winds gusting near 80 mph, downing a tree and pieces off that tree slamming into my vehicle. The MCS caused frustration as my hotel that I booked online didn't have power in Sioux City. This is the fourth time in 2017 I lost a hotel reservation / couldn't check in because power was out. Anyone else had that issue tonight?

Posted: Jun 13, 2017, 11:18 PM



Earlier by Emden, Missouri...

Posted: Jun 14, 2017, 4:35 PM



Whoever designed a bathroom like this (with a 3-4" step up) was either drunk or a complete moron.Perfectly designed to stub toes and even cause a dangerous fall (from tripping). Note the dents already in the step - probably from other broken toes...Vif!!!! ... "wait for it..." (signal reaches brain) "---OOOOUUUCCCHH!!!!"

Posted: Jun 14, 2017, 8:55 PM



Welcome to the ConeZone!Let's unsolicitedly just close a major highway and 'surprise' some folks :)

Posted: Jun 16, 2017, 2:08 PM



Pretty crazy chase day. Started out with the initiating supercells in east central Nebraska, rain wrapped tornado near Madison. Then watched two LP splits produce a funnel near Lincoln and get gobbled up by this massive MCS / progressive derecho! Powerlines fall down near Beatrice. Lightning so insane and the most frequent I ever seen in my life. Followed the MCS to north central Kansas! Whew!

Posted: Jun 17, 2017, 1:03 AM



With (false) hope the strong cap would break and take advantaged of the backed surface flow and better upper level support to the north - I rolled the dice and got a mild sunburn. One last nail (cap bust) in the coffin for chase 2017. Not a happy way to end the season (here in far NW Iowa) :(

Posted: Jun 21, 2017, 2:38 PM



Eating here at local bar in Chicago. Some folks have drinks and leave a tip. Out of towners kinda cheap?I ordered a $20 drink and left $5 ... Jeez.

Posted: Jun 23, 2017, 4:30 PM



Finished storm chasing for the Spring season 2017. Passing through Chicago now. In the midst of a 2,000+ mile drive back home to south Florida. Where on earth do I get the time (and patience) to drive 20,000+ miles (in a mere 2 months time) and cover 21 states?As Tim Samaras (RIP) would say - Driven by PASSION.

Posted: Jun 23, 2017, 4:39 PM



I saw 3 (yes THREE) people in this long line (waiting to pay for parking) get a parking ticket......Simply because they didn't have the payment from the pay machine ON their dashboard WHILE they were in this line.Where did human "common sense" go?

Posted: Jul 3, 2017, 5:37 AM



Not too smart ASSUMING anyone will be skydiving today in Clewiston, FL.Guess they don't do that much down here on holidays :(

Posted: Jul 4, 2017, 8:49 AM



Happy 4th of July everyone :)

Posted: Jul 4, 2017, 7:23 PM



Safelight replace ... Replacing cracked windshield after 23,000+ miles in Tornado Alley (Central USA) :)

Posted: Jul 7, 2017, 10:12 AM



Small funnel on developing thunderstorm over Glades Airport in Clewiston, Florida.

Posted: Jul 8, 2017, 11:03 AM



View of Lake Okeechobee from about 16k over Clewiston, Florida yesterday.Note the "ring around the lake" which is the lake breeze boundary of towering cumulus surrounding the lake.

Posted: Jul 16, 2017, 8:30 AM



That many chasers in central Florida? Must be the twister attraction in Universal Studios in Orlando!

Posted: Jul 19, 2017, 4:08 PM



What's good about living in south Florida is that it's never hard to find your gate at any airport if you're flying there!

Posted: Aug 1, 2017, 12:17 PM



Looking at a cluster of storms east of Florida from an airplane at 39,000 feet. These are associated with tropical storm (now a depression) Emily interacting with a low pressure trough. The towering cumulonimbus in the image center is approaching 60,000 feet.

Posted: Aug 1, 2017, 6:33 PM



Once again ... As we enter August, it appears the hurricane season will be quite dry and quiet (for now at least)!"How dry I am, how dry I am. It's plain to see just why I am. No alcohol in my highball. And that is why so dry I am. Waiter, Waiter."

Posted: Aug 2, 2017, 8:12 AM



As people like iCyclone and Timmer score left and right with tropical systems - I'm sitting here preparing for ???? In the USA. Spending time at my dad's place and he pulls up in a bad mood, I say hi, silence and he murmurs how sick and tired he is working on my Jeep and cargo rack (for fuel cans). And for what?He asks me to leave, and now I'm looking for cheap apartments. My mom was proud of my chasing - But cigarettes and cancer ripped her from my life.Should I continue working on my vehicle for chasing? Or just move to Taiwan or something? Take the Atlantic (since 2006) and shove it...

Posted: Aug 10, 2017, 10:59 AM



The all to familiar Atlantic hurricane pattern.

Posted: Aug 13, 2017, 8:57 AM



Hate and racism needs to just STOP NOW!For Christ sakes, the USA is supposed to be a melting pot - So get f'cking OVER it!

Posted: Aug 14, 2017, 9:50 AM



Right now my eclipse "chase" appears to be heading to the NW side of Atlanta by Sunday afternoon. No problem booking any hotel there. Then on the 21st head north to the southern Appalachians in either Tennessee or Kentucky. Cloud cover may be an issue farther NW into places like S Illinois. Totality will be around 2:35 in my area. This is still flexible and subject to change. The picture is from the 2012 annular eclipse in New Mexico just before total annularity. This one will be a total eclipse (not annular) where the moon is closer and sun completely covered.

Posted: Aug 17, 2017, 10:05 AM



Heading north and in northern Atlanta for the night. Tomorrow is the eclipse to the northwest most likely in Tennessee. Heading there tomorrow!Meanwhile I spot possible waterspouts far to my east while passing through Fort Pierce. Enough to get quick cell shot from overpass (sorry for the blur).

Posted: Aug 20, 2017, 3:47 PM



I think I found a "good spot" ... Well worth the $5 park day permit!

Posted: Aug 21, 2017, 9:20 AM



Almost time!

Posted: Aug 21, 2017, 11:04 AM



Wow ... Just wow is all I got to say!Photos don't do any justice. You have to be there. Period.

Posted: Aug 21, 2017, 11:45 AM



Littered along the roadside! I'll grab a few!

Posted: Aug 21, 2017, 1:21 PM



Avoid some areas on 75 south out of Atlanta and near Macon. And it's NOT post eclipse related traffic.They're shoving 3 lanes into one in areas 10 miles apart (20-30 min delay per segment). All construction related.

Posted: Aug 21, 2017, 7:32 PM



Magical!

Posted: Aug 21, 2017, 10:35 PM



Sitting here in Aransas Pass and may adjust northward a bit to near Rockport if necessary. First contact with main eyewall is less than 30 miles away (~3 hours).This will be the first major hurricane to hit the USA in almost 12 years.

Posted: Aug 25, 2017, 1:18 PM



In eye now. Dead calm. Stars and milky way visible at times overhead with birds flying.

Posted: Aug 25, 2017, 9:29 PM



Passing through Houston and see this tornado warned TCMS (tropical cyclone mini-supercell) hanging near the city.

Posted: Aug 26, 2017, 2:53 PM



Green does NOT mean "go" in this case. This is the road to Houston Hobby Airport. Radar estimates of 42 inches of rain is just rediculous. Looks like I'll be here for the next few days :)

Posted: Aug 27, 2017, 7:41 AM



Looks like I'm stuck here until at least Wednesday. This flooding here is catastrophic and these pictures don't do it any justice because I'm in an area that is not "normally prone" to flooding. But this storm is NOT "normal" :/

Posted: Aug 27, 2017, 10:12 AM



Terrifying rushing water across Shepherd Drive with swollen streams and rivers west of Houston this evening. This was like class 5 rapids at times.

Posted: Aug 27, 2017, 11:09 PM



I'm evacuating to Dallas. The rain is bad again and I'm on my way up there to fly out of Dallas tomorrow morning. Houston is a VERY bad place to be in right now.

Posted: Aug 28, 2017, 2:09 PM



I'm safely evacuated to Dallas. Returning car there and flying out of there 8/29 in the morning. Water was rising again leaving Houston earlier so I decided to leave this evening (8/28).This was water literally spilling over the median barrier from left (southbound) to right (my northbound) lanes of I-45 north of Houston near Spring, Texas. Note to the left the water is over topping the median wall and jetting through the cracks.

Posted: Aug 28, 2017, 9:59 PM



There you are sol. Forgot how good you looked with your blue backdrop.Note Harveys cloud deck in distance to SE (right). View from near Dallas.

Posted: Aug 29, 2017, 5:32 AM



Safely back in south Florida after chasing Harvey. Got a brief glimpse of the disorganized center of Harvey passing north of it en-route from Dallas to Fort Lauderdale (Florida) on a bumpy flight.

Posted: Aug 29, 2017, 11:37 AM



Panicking people already buying water and canned goods here in South Florida. Hype or not, wherever Irma hits at it's maximum intensity, it will be like a bomb hitting.

Posted: Sep 4, 2017, 8:47 PM



This is true hurricane perfection ... Irma at category 5 strength with sustained winds of 175 MPH with 220+ MPH gusts. Basically like an EF-5 tornado (a big one) if it hits the British Virgin Islands like this.If this continues to Florida like this it would make Andrew in 1992 look like a big fart. That buzz saw appearance is insane. Found a few parking garages in Key West too (if it comes to that).

Posted: Sep 5, 2017, 7:13 AM



Imagine what these people in the British Virgin Islands are dealing with now...

Posted: Sep 6, 2017, 9:16 AM



Just a tip and a word of caution. Social media can be very misleading - Especially with FB loading old or shuffling posts around.Be sure to double check and make sure posts are from.a reputable source and most importantly not "stale" (from days ago)!The threat from Irma is changing by the minute and many are panicking over an event that's still days away and may or may not happen in a given area! Make sure your information is the LATEST!

Posted: Sep 6, 2017, 9:45 AM



Eye shrinking... looks like an eyewall replacement cycle is beginning.

Posted: Sep 6, 2017, 3:30 PM



Just a word to the wise ... I'm basically ignoring any new friend requests like this. Yet I see many chasers I know on their friend lists ... Who are these people?I mean look the the profile FIRST before you accept SPAM AS friends. Doesn't take a rocket scientist seeing a fake make computer generated name with a woman in the pic!!!!Be careful with these spambots!

Posted: Sep 7, 2017, 11:56 AM



This is just not fair ... And cruel too.They just DON'T NEED this.

Posted: Sep 7, 2017, 1:50 PM



For anyone like me chasing Irma ... Enough said :/

Posted: Sep 7, 2017, 4:44 PM



I don't think staying here (FL Keys) is a good idea during Irma. I hope he's just sight seeing?

Posted: Sep 8, 2017, 5:35 AM



First view of Irma herself as her margin creeps over the horizon looking ESE from South Florida.

Posted: Sep 8, 2017, 2:47 PM



Eye of Irma stalled and poised to start moving NNW off Cuban coast. Check out the double eyewall over water and with the night time diurnal max for intensification.I opted NOT to chase in Key West (for safety) and I'm currently holding position in the Naples area with north and south options to Fort Meyers or Marco Island, respectively.

Posted: Sep 9, 2017, 3:39 PM



I guess I'll call this a hurricane party!Naples sports bar!

Posted: Sep 9, 2017, 5:12 PM



Water drawdown in Marco Island. Scary.

Posted: Sep 10, 2017, 7:32 AM



Picking my final spot at parking garage in southern tip of Marco Island. Hurricane conditions arriving.

Posted: Sep 10, 2017, 8:41 AM



The place to be!

Posted: Sep 10, 2017, 12:51 PM



Slowly getting out of the Marco Island area. Irma pushing northward out of our area and weakening.

Posted: Sep 10, 2017, 3:47 PM



Back in Deerfield Beach, Florida which dodged a major bullet. Irma dodged west. Helping cousins and father getting generators up and running.

Posted: Sep 11, 2017, 6:08 AM



Beach here in Broward County (east coast of Florida) pretty much back to normal although eroded a bit. Beautiful weather AFTER a hurricane:)

Posted: Sep 11, 2017, 11:26 AM



Kinda fitting with current events :)

Posted: Sep 11, 2017, 12:23 PM



Boarding plane in about an hour. So glad I ditched tomorrow's late day flight. Seeing the track and intensity forecast is a bit unnerving for me. This is not a "beachfront resort" hurricane. This is parking garage stuff. Sometimes I question my sanity.

Posted: Sep 18, 2017, 4:56 PM



I hope these people realize that they're returning to Puerto Rico looking down a gun barrel.

Posted: Sep 18, 2017, 6:28 PM



Made it to San Juan :)

Posted: Sep 18, 2017, 9:43 PM



Good night from San Juan. Tense front staff checking me in. And they have every right to be tense. I'm in cozy room on 5th floor. Not far (couple blocks) from the beach. Long flight and happy to get my rental car with full insurance and fuel options. Tomorrow I'll spec out few places. Right now getting much needed rest.

Posted: Sep 18, 2017, 11:27 PM



Checking some places out near Huracao. Coastal view basically into a gun barrel. Might back off to San Juan. This storm is too dangerous to chase. Pressure still falling and 175 mph after daybreak not sounding fun.

Posted: Sep 19, 2017, 4:26 PM



If you gonna get stuck somewhere ... Get stuck on a Caribbean island after a hurricane and drink some rum... Really!

Posted: Sep 21, 2017, 6:52 PM



Pretty much stuck here travel wise after some false hope yesterday thinking I was getting out on the 24th, and it was cancelled minutes after booking it.First of all, I'm in good shape here. I'm in a hotel with power, food, water, and such. And with a few great storm chasers who were nice enough to let me stay with them.Pretty much trying anything now to get back to Miami. American cancelled flights through the 27th yet @[1097081336:2048:Mike Theiss] made it back to Miami last night on American (???) ... So obviously things are weird.I got a flight back to Miami for the 25th, via a puddle jumper out of San Juan to St Thomas. If that goes, it's American from there to Charlotte then Miami.In the meantime I'll keep checking the airport for any unscheduled or standby flights. Meanwhile we have a room with Ocean view...

Posted: Sep 23, 2017, 6:11 AM



What is this? A pretty rock? A gemstone?Noh. It's a chunk of 3/4 inch plate glass that blew off parts of the hotel here in Puerto Rico during hurricane Maria.

Posted: Sep 23, 2017, 6:31 AM



I am in New York now. After leaving San Juan PR on a humanitarian flight. Tomorrow I'm Florida bound. Almost feel guilty.In this picture, looking eastward, hurricane Maria rears her ugly head over the horizon while flying over the NE Bahamas. The dark band of clouds is called the "bar" by hurricane hunters.

Posted: Sep 24, 2017, 7:02 PM



Hopefully THIS is the last we'll see of Maria, unraveling off the eastern USA!I'm safely back in South Florida :)

Posted: Sep 25, 2017, 2:44 PM



Currently working on my updates and chase logs for hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. I returned to the mainland USA on the 24th. The road to a long recovery starts.

Posted: Sep 27, 2017, 8:47 AM



While everyone focuses on drowning and wind damage ... The real dangers are the diseases lurking in the afternath.Last week I had a high fever and "one day" cold. Thinking that was the end of it right? Wrong.Found out today - after a week-long sore throat akin to swallowing a knife every time I swallowed - I was diagnosed with a pretty serious bacterial infection. I'm on antibiotics now.The culprit most likely the filth, raw sewage, and spray from Maria in Puerto Rico. Just a word to the wise. Be careful out there.

Posted: Oct 13, 2017, 10:11 AM



Wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween.

Posted: Oct 31, 2017, 5:03 PM



Warm and clear weather in the California central valley. Dust devils!

Posted: Nov 2, 2017, 7:01 PM



Clouds in my coffee ... A supercell in my coffee?

Posted: Nov 6, 2017, 10:10 AM



Guys, this must be a stupid question......What on earth is THIS?I get these ads everywhere but when I click on them I don't see (nor can I find with a page search) what this "gadget" is for the tailpipe!Any ideas WTF it is?

Posted: Nov 18, 2017, 5:01 PM



Keep up the good work, Miami Dolphins!

Posted: Nov 19, 2017, 10:33 AM



Happy Thanksgiving to all. Watching some thunderstorm convection crossing south Florida.

Posted: Nov 23, 2017, 12:21 PM



Like @[1039237590:2048:Jack Corso] would say ... When you're high up in the "boy's" turf! Thunderstorms!

Posted: Nov 24, 2017, 10:54 AM



Saturday night :)Feel free to join me...Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey!

Posted: Dec 2, 2017, 7:59 PM



Cha-ching !!$$$!!

Posted: Dec 8, 2017, 7:59 AM



Storm chaser gathering at @[1610340277:2048:Derek] Sibley's place in Hollywood, Florida. Thanks for everyone who came by!

Posted: Dec 9, 2017, 4:44 PM



Miami Dolphins score a rare win over the NE Patriots at 27 to 20! What a great game!

Posted: Dec 11, 2017, 9:20 PM



Wishing everyone a merry Christmas and happy holiday!

Posted: Dec 25, 2017, 7:56 AM



I got a little bored getting over a cold and made this handy little gadget. Using two end caps from 2 disposed tubes of toothpaste...Anyone ever had those empty "travel size" toothpastes and wanted to somehow "refill" them before a trip?...Well I took two end caps, drilled a hole through them, and put them end to end, sealing them in epoxy. Since most toothpastes have similar thread on the end caps!Heres how it works...1). Place one end on full (usually larger) tube of toothpaste. Tighten.2. Place the other end to the empty one you want to fill. Tighten.3. Squeeze the full tube so it fills the empty one.4. Remove and recap. No mess!

Posted: Dec 26, 2017, 6:02 PM



Football time!

Posted: Dec 31, 2017, 1:23 PM



Happy New Year to all and most importantly best luck and wishes.What will mother nature have planned for 2018? Lets wait and see!

Posted: Dec 31, 2017, 9:21 PM



How many times has this happened?A friend or co worker, most likely expecting a very important call or message, has their phone dying. Needs a quick charge ASAP!OR perhaps they're cable is worn or bad, so they plug it in and their phone doesnt charge.Oh "no problem - I have a load of USB cables - Use mine!""I can't.""Why?""Mine is an iPhone.""Oops. Sorry..."(Rushes to find Apple Store or place to piss away $35 for a cable or charger) ... Well done, Apple.Planned obsolescence / proprietary interfacing at its finest.

Posted: Jan 1, 2018, 10:51 AM



A much warmer version of a similar process to lake effect snow. A persistent band of training and localized showers coming ashore all day in S Florida near Miami. In this case, cool air (50 to 60 deg) is passing over the warmer Gulf Stream current (75 deg or so). Differential heating at its finest.

Posted: Jan 6, 2018, 12:45 PM



Along the Chicago lakeshore on a beautiful day in the windy city. Winter returns...

Posted: Jan 12, 2018, 2:08 PM



Strong jet stream over E / SE USA. Interesting view looking down at it (from ~40,000 feet).

Posted: Jan 16, 2018, 5:53 PM



Yesterday a woman (with "Jesus" all over) on the train handed out these to some non chalant folks.Reading through just the first few pages was enough. All 4.3 billion people on this planet are going TO HELL if this is correct.My mom said I'm "too good" many times after being beat up, a date at Starbucks failed, or after I was dumped by my g/f. Encouraging?

Posted: Jan 17, 2018, 11:25 AM



Since there is NO SNOW in south Florida ... They sell FAKE snow balls...

Posted: Jan 18, 2018, 11:11 AM



You know when you try take a good dump: No "clean break", poop smears on your hand when you wipe ... And speaking of "wipe" - You wipe dozens of times and theres still sh!t on the paper...Don't you hate when that happens?

Posted: Jan 19, 2018, 8:57 AM



First severe weather watch box of the year! But according to the storm reports (as of early evening on 1/21l) it's still "baking season" :/Maybe a late night tornado threat...

Posted: Jan 21, 2018, 3:33 PM



Facebook is great in many ways but quit putting "people you may know" in my suggestions. It's always putting faces and requests from people who I cut off (or even more who cut me off) outside of FB that I don't want to be reminded of.One I messaged after I stopped hearing from her but and was answered with pretty nasty messages (she ignored me since last year on regular text and phone).Thanks for stirring up the shit pot FB :/

Posted: Jan 31, 2018, 6:33 AM



Nasty sports injury?...Yes, (in a sense)!Football is over now, and my fingernails can begin their slow and long recovery :/

Posted: Feb 5, 2018, 5:22 PM



Waiting here for the launch of Falcon Heavy! Hopefully will go before 4 pm window...

Posted: Feb 6, 2018, 12:04 PM



Amazing and feel the rumble! Go Falcon Heavy!!!

Posted: Feb 6, 2018, 12:49 PM



Looks like we have (or would of had) twins...

Posted: Feb 11, 2018, 6:10 AM



Ok, folks ... Can you name this tornado (shhhh, @[1072928661:2048:Charles Edwards]!) ?

Posted: Feb 12, 2018, 11:28 AM



Anyone come across this on Facebook?Why can I make comments but not post pictures? Is that a bug or does it depend on the page you're viewing?So stupid though (see examples below both allow comments but the photo icon and GIF is missing in one)...

Posted: Feb 13, 2018, 1:37 PM



You can go screw yourself good and hard, UPS, until your butt looks the same color as your trucks......Despite wrapping the living hell out of it, protecting it so much (tape, bubble wrap, newspaper) as overkill, UPS managed to destroy a $50 vintage electronic variac. Had to refund the pissed off customer plus eat the shipping and fees.Claim in progress. Don't EVER ship with these MORONS. WTF did they do? THROW the box 50 feet to the doorstep?

Posted: Feb 13, 2018, 5:07 PM



Here we go again (the killing "circus") ... School shooting ... This time I can see it from my own town :(God help these victims and their families :(

Posted: Feb 14, 2018, 2:50 PM



Here at ChaserCon as Josh Wurman does his speech on mobile Doppler radar operations,in 2017.

Posted: Feb 17, 2018, 10:06 AM



See the interior of the doppler on wheels radar truck at ChaserCon 2018 in 360 VR :)

Posted: Feb 17, 2018, 2:15 PM



What a wonderful and beautiful funeral service they had for Chris Hixon this morning. One of the heroes who lost their lives in the horrific shooting on Feb 14. He was a good man who not only served our country with honors, but provided a role model and inspiration for many. This was just ONE of the 17+ victims - God bless.

Posted: Feb 21, 2018, 10:52 AM



Please -Please "Pretty" (as the lady may SEEM in this picture) Please......Stop with these friend requests. I don't know WTF or WHO the heck these people are, but if I DO NOT KNOW you personally, I'm not adding you as a "friend". Period.I've had enough issues with personal attacks, spam, ID theft, etc. as well as other issues with accepting these before in my more "gullable" years. Sorry guys...

Posted: Feb 23, 2018, 1:51 PM



Cool dust devil out near South Bay, Florida along lake breeze boundary in rural Palm Beach County east of Highway 27. Taken early afternoon on the 25th of February.

Posted: Feb 26, 2018, 8:03 AM



As you can see, I whittled down the last of my (untrue) cyber friends on here (no, not the cute lady sending me a request last week).Messaged many friends around new year with friendly "happy new year" or even birthday / holiday wishes. Some on here, some text or email.The real drop of the hammer was when most didn't respond (not even a lousey "thx") I just repeated the same message, once a day, UNTIL I got a reply. If I FINALLY got a bad response (like "don't ever msg me again"), those were unfriended, along with ones who never responded after 15 messages.Call it harassment, yeah, but if that's what it takes, so be it...

Posted: Feb 27, 2018, 4:07 PM



Crazy coastal / oceanic storm to form just off the NE USA over the weekend. Winds to hurricane forced gusts (not a tropical system = extratropical mid latitude cyclone). Check out that wind gradient (71 knot gusts off Cape Cod and less than 5 knots to the south) on the NAM fcst! Imagine being in a fishing boat in calm conditions then minutes later you're in 75 MPH winds and 40 foot seas?

Posted: Mar 1, 2018, 7:24 AM



Haven't seen one of THESE in a while (a cold front)!

Posted: Mar 2, 2018, 4:07 PM



Rapidly increasing surf here in the Florida east (Palm Beach) coast. Large waves will better the area, especially at high tide, despite the local weather being pleasant and otherwise a perfect beach day. Bomb cyclone continues well off of NE USA in the NW Atlantic.

Posted: Mar 4, 2018, 10:36 AM



View of plane shadow and pilot's glory ascending rapidly (clouds blurred at 300+ knots) through altocumulus cloud deck. This is why I always get the window seats :)

Posted: Mar 7, 2018, 7:02 AM



Okay. Saturday evening in Chicago. Which Margarita should I pick. Hmm. Yeah, the 40oz one on the rocks sans the gold fish!

Posted: Mar 10, 2018, 3:45 PM



Nearly six months later, the TJUA radar is down and even more interesting, the "cached" radar image (as it was destroyed) is still being displayed on GRLevel3. In the inset, from RadarScope, a more revealing error is displayed. What a storm...

Posted: Mar 12, 2018, 10:50 AM



Cool view passing over South Florida (looking South across Fort Lauderdale and Miami at night)...

Posted: Mar 12, 2018, 9:54 PM



Who doesn't enjoy a really good "Buffet"?I guess it depends on the context!

Posted: Mar 15, 2018, 10:07 AM



Wall cloud rotating hard before becoming rain wrapped and doing damage as a rain wrapped tornado in Russellville, Alabama (March 19, 2018).

Posted: Mar 19, 2018, 5:04 PM



View of HP supercell with rain wrapped tornado barely visible as it was doing damage in Russellville, Alabama (March 19, 2018).

Posted: Mar 19, 2018, 5:05 PM



Wishing everyone a happy Easter! You got family to spend it with? Yeah? Then God bless!As for me (the crazy Italian skydiver that chases storms) ... I'll be just drinking and pretending my mom is next to me......Its all in good spirits. The man upstairs knows :)

Posted: Apr 1, 2018, 4:02 PM



Watching boundaries interact :)

Posted: Apr 8, 2018, 1:59 PM



IOTA ... 3 years ago today (4/9/2015) a violent tornado passed through Ogle county in northern Illinois passing by Rochelle and hitting Fairdale destroying the town and causing 2 deaths.In the image, looking north on Highway 251 in Rochelle, the supercell looks more like a storm in western Kansas, with amazing structure and the EF 4 wedge churning under it. The inset to the upper left is the dark ground scar taken a few days after from a PAC 750 skydive plane over-flying the area.

Posted: Apr 9, 2018, 6:09 AM



Mister Z'Berg should ask his corrupt IT team to turn off THIS. People I may know?Putting all the trolls and people who would shoot me if I talked to them in my "suggested friends"?Lovely, FB!

Posted: Apr 12, 2018, 10:20 AM



OMFG ... Haven't bit my nails in months but personal life and stresses with family started me again.This will be the last time. Ingrown nails are second in agony to some Iraqi torture methods. Let alone double ingrown nails. Ouch ouch ouch!Hurts so bad - As if by finger was hit with a hammer.I feel bad as someone just made a negative remark a couple weeks ago saying "some 'unemployed guy' who bites his nails" reminded him of me. Lovely.

Posted: Apr 12, 2018, 1:18 PM



6 years ago today (Apr 14, 2012) in Rice County, Kansas......Hype that up.

Posted: Apr 14, 2018, 9:43 AM



On the floor in the hangar at the skydive place in Clewiston, Florida. Should someone stomp on it?I didn't want to hurt it ... I just brushed it outside. I cannot hurt any animals.

Posted: Apr 14, 2018, 10:05 AM



"Baking Season" (winter) still alive and well.This crap BETTER change!!!

Posted: Apr 20, 2018, 1:59 PM



Again. I'm getting messages from people dissing me on what I do. Particularly the skydiving and the storm chasing. Even from a family member now.If you cannot accept what I enjoy and start calling me 'stupid' or 'crazy' to the point you don't want to follow me - Then DON'T.Again ... If you see this message, you weren't "unfriended".And here's a picture you can go off on me about being a "crazy suicidal manic".Get a life ... I GOT mine.

Posted: Apr 20, 2018, 5:16 PM



Slight risk ... NO return :(...Not even one lousy "blue dot"...

Posted: Apr 21, 2018, 4:49 AM



Happy earth day everyone...Did you know? Most of our oxygen in the air we breathe comes from microscopic plant life in our water and oceans?Nearly 80% of our planet is water.

Posted: Apr 22, 2018, 3:41 PM



Call me a cheap (you know what) ... But I broke down and pissed away $259 on these Bose headphones in 2015 ... Hardly wore them and LOOK...Padding just tears off!!!...This is why I DONT normally pay for NAMES.I'll fix this with rubber cement but still...

Posted: Apr 24, 2018, 11:31 AM



A welcoming sight as I trek west for this weeks storms!

Posted: Apr 29, 2018, 1:15 PM



Vehicle ready to go. Here in Oklahoma City and getting ready to head west towards Amarillo / TX Panhandle area. Today will be a "marginal" chase day (comparatively) before the big stuff over the next day or two.

Posted: Apr 30, 2018, 8:29 AM



Always remember and never forget (sigh).

Posted: Apr 30, 2018, 9:09 AM



Mother nature teasing us with appetizers! Left LP split near Shamrock, Texas.

Posted: Apr 30, 2018, 5:52 PM



N of Russell KS ... Stay safe everyone.

Posted: May 1, 2018, 2:26 PM



Tescott KS tornado. My God.

Posted: May 1, 2018, 6:07 PM



Heading to the SW Kansas / N Oklahoma area for another active chase day. MDT risk expanded SW. Chase UNTIL? UNTIL the Cows come home!!!

Posted: May 2, 2018, 10:00 AM



This is pretty much what the bow segment looked like east of Chikasha OK earlier this evening. Winds reported gusting over hurricane force (75+ MPH) in this storm complex.

Posted: May 2, 2018, 8:23 PM



Tornado warned HP supercell storm earlier near Binger OK.

Posted: May 2, 2018, 8:25 PM



Those hail guards sure came into good use on May 1 northeast of Hoisington KS on the earlier stages of the same supercell that neared Tescott later on. Looks like a GOOD SAVE for the windshield as one such "impactor" (3+ inches) dented the grill itself! Sure beats glass in my eyes and mouth!

Posted: May 3, 2018, 8:19 AM



Tornado warned storm near Pleasantville Iowa around 7:45 CDT...

Posted: May 3, 2018, 5:58 PM



Yeah I should say SPC is taking a break too.

Posted: May 4, 2018, 9:58 AM



Quite interesting. Looks almost like a tropical cyclone!...It's not, it's an MCV (mesoscale convective vortex) in the mid to upper levels.

Posted: May 9, 2018, 2:46 AM



Never a good sign......But I'm not superstitious and just kept driving!

Posted: May 10, 2018, 8:07 AM



I'll try... Sorry @[1072928661:2048:Charles Edwards] if I beat you to it!Eat up Fido! Good for your "enhancement"!

Posted: May 12, 2018, 7:24 AM



Seeing THIS on the GFS runs is not making me very happy. I hope this doesn't verify...

Posted: May 12, 2018, 8:36 AM



This is all I'll post today. I miss my mom and cancer can go f'ck itself...

Posted: May 13, 2018, 11:24 AM



Headed back out for the slight risk setups, making the 700÷ mile drive from Chicago to North Platte, Nebraska for the night. Some weak but pretty storms going up to my distant north.

Posted: May 16, 2018, 5:42 PM



Dry mictoburst on storms near Fort Morgan, Colorado.

Posted: May 17, 2018, 4:59 PM



Gustnado from high based storms west of Fort Morgan, Colorado earlier.

Posted: May 17, 2018, 5:02 PM



Nice LP supercell NW of Scott City, Kansas (May 18, 2018).

Posted: May 18, 2018, 5:02 PM



This was the scene on I 70 earlier between Oakley and Quinter, Kansas. At first I thought there was an accident or truck overturned but NOPE ... A traffic jam almost a mile long causes by dozens of cars and trucks under an overpass!This is not only down right foolish, but the entire lanes on both sides were BLOCKED because of this! At least leave a lane open - What if emergency or police had to get through? THINK !!!Do NOT seek shelter under overpasses!

Posted: May 18, 2018, 10:32 PM



Looks like someone angry over gas prices spray painted it black!

Posted: May 19, 2018, 8:22 AM



Doing THIS since 4 PM. I'll pay $500 to NOT hydroplane and be on a dry highway now...#CatchUP

Posted: May 19, 2018, 6:28 PM



Sorry chasers ... See saw 'Marginal' duh!

Posted: May 20, 2018, 9:17 AM



Better late than never (remembering May 1st)...

Posted: May 22, 2018, 3:21 PM



This is getting very OLD...

Posted: May 25, 2018, 6:10 AM



Meanwhile in central Nebraska (this is confirmed and not radar indicated). No one on it either!Troll lol La De Daah...

Posted: May 25, 2018, 3:54 PM



Nice time to take a holiday, guys...

Posted: May 27, 2018, 11:09 AM



Just passed into Ogallala, NE and I'm seeing the stuff 200 miles away north of Cheyenne, WY. Not an easy feeling now.

Posted: May 27, 2018, 3:39 PM



Lalala ... Colorado!Almost like 2 "Wrays"!

Posted: May 28, 2018, 4:43 PM



And it begins again...

Posted: May 29, 2018, 12:57 PM



Looks like a brief tornado from the storm near Waynoka, Oklahoma near dusk late on May 29. Yesterday. There was this cone and another thin rope northeast of it! HP supercell storm.

Posted: May 30, 2018, 6:03 AM



Thin rope last night (May 29) near Waynoks, Oklahoma.

Posted: May 30, 2018, 6:05 AM



Guy at front desk told me people do this here (Super 8 in Valentine) and it plugs up sink and toilets. Yuck.

Posted: Jun 1, 2018, 10:32 AM



For tomorrow... lol

Posted: Jun 1, 2018, 11:22 AM



A Turkey tower (near Valentine, NE)...

Posted: Jun 1, 2018, 12:23 PM



Convective initiation underway... 20 miles SE of Valentine, NE.

Posted: Jun 1, 2018, 2:11 PM



Near Woods Lake, Nebraska. ...

Posted: Jun 1, 2018, 2:34 PM



So far near Ainsworth, NE. A line for now :(

Posted: Jun 1, 2018, 3:30 PM



The issues with Radarscope continues. In the image here, my location (many hours ago) is near Iowa City / Davenport Iowa. At the same time my GPS location near Chicago is in the inset.Until they fix this, you need to stop the app (via "close all" programs) on Android or reset the phone (shut down or reset) and restart the program as a work-around.

Posted: Jun 3, 2018, 2:04 PM



Not a bad past week chasing (of course Memorial Day in Colorado was the bomb). Sitting out quiet pattern over this coming week and probably chase again mid next week. Keep up the chase spirits. The season ain't done yet...

Posted: Jun 3, 2018, 3:58 PM



North Dakota in early June...

Posted: Jun 5, 2018, 3:56 PM



Ahhh... I see the 'light' ... Do you?Do you WANT to see it? The dreaded engine light!Not on my car!!!! It's a rental AND the fuel cap is tight (cha-ching$$$ for Dollar I guess)!https://youtu.be/Io_B1svrSUw

Posted: Jun 8, 2018, 7:13 AM



Kinda interesting seeing Chicago like this (rising up out of the fog) :)

Posted: Jun 10, 2018, 7:08 AM



Frame grab of thunderstorms off Fort Lauderdale from a departing airliner this morning before sunrise.

Posted: Jun 10, 2018, 4:24 PM



2018 at its finest......The "R" rating is for strong language.

Posted: Jun 10, 2018, 5:11 PM



Earlier northwest of Nickerson, Nebraska. Possible brief tornado under there :)

Posted: Jun 11, 2018, 6:02 PM



That's the long awaited enhanced risk everyone is talking about?Well screw that. I was planning on N/C South Dakota as a target area. Good luck to those who drove 1000 miles overnight and are chasing in central Canada :(Basically lack of data (if I'm in Canada) ... And north of I 80 = Hotels being $100 a night (instead of $50) and gas being $3 a gallon (oh and NOW $3.10 for credit) has me too discouraged.Time to go home...

Posted: Jun 14, 2018, 6:23 AM



Keeping ahead of this...

Posted: Jun 14, 2018, 5:49 PM



One heck of a notch!

Posted: Jun 14, 2018, 6:43 PM



Interesting view of tornado warned storm north of me to the NW of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Posted: Jun 15, 2018, 3:43 PM



Wisconsin being invaded by the mother ship!Aliens stopping by to beam up some milk and cheese?Nah, just a supercell storm earlier :/

Posted: Jun 15, 2018, 4:09 PM



Summer is here ... So give yourself PLENTY of time to travel, expect MAJOR delaYs, and take you're heart medicine so you'll handle road construction without having a stroke or myocardial infarction :)

Posted: Jun 16, 2018, 11:01 AM



I should say June 16 should have remained a marginal day and never should SPC had a 10% hatched tornado bullseye on it. Look where the only ONE tornado formed (in Wisconsin)!

Posted: Jun 17, 2018, 5:50 AM



To drink or not to drink?Humm ... Got burned out from 6 days of solid chasing and 3,813 miles logged. Taking a rest.Once I leave this happens :(Hopefully it's just another HP rain wrapped mess.

Posted: Jun 17, 2018, 2:25 PM



Latched onto the boundary...

Posted: Jun 17, 2018, 3:26 PM



Trying to overcome the cap ... Come on you can do it.

Posted: Jun 23, 2018, 5:12 PM



Suddenly I get a craving for some cauliflower under the moon in civil twilight :)

Posted: Jun 23, 2018, 8:11 PM



Looks like the "Lord Gaveth", then the lord "Tooketh Away". Surging outflow will most likely squash today's main chase targets. Unless something magical happens ... I'm done with this year.

Posted: Jun 24, 2018, 9:18 AM



There goes tomorrow's setup too...

Posted: Jun 24, 2018, 11:08 PM



Like @[1039237590:2048:Jack Corso] would say. The BOYZ stand 60,000 feet tall and proud and a mighty jet airliner is something they giggle at!This probably was the storm that produced the tornado in Rantoul, IL late in the day (June 26), or part of it.

Posted: Jun 26, 2018, 6:02 PM



I guess I should say I'm finished with active storm chasing operations in the central USA for the season (I was Chicago based and chasing setups when I was available from late April to June 25). So outside of quick chases, maybe Hawaii, and hurricane chasing, I'll be back to Florida by July 9. I thank my friends and temp job in Chicago as well for putting me up there!

Posted: Jun 27, 2018, 1:56 PM



The eagle has taken off in ND ... Beautiful supercell and not the dreaded linear MCS (Chris Collura isn't there so dont worry).So this surprises me. Not the junkfest I was hoping for (or dreading had I physically been out there).

Posted: Jun 28, 2018, 4:55 PM



So where's the damn messy MCS that the SPC was bragging about?

Posted: Jun 28, 2018, 6:14 PM



Remembering the good old days...Guess the date (never / not this year)?

Posted: Jul 1, 2018, 7:39 PM



Let's skydive out of this inverted this morning :)

Posted: Jul 4, 2018, 7:05 AM



Awesome time at the CSC Independence Skydiving event today and wishing everyone a happy and safe July 4th!The image is spherical (360 VR imagery) after exiting a Pitts Special aerobatic plane inverted over Rochelle, Illinois, and passing through a hole in the towering cumulus clouds. Cant tell which way is up or down? At that point it doesn't matter. Gravity and physics will do its job!

Posted: Jul 4, 2018, 7:10 PM



Headed out of Chicago a few days ago I was stuck in this mess for hours with traffic blocked and closed (Sat July 7). This is absolutely ridiculous because it's just people angered by Trump and his actions (protest over child & parent separation at borders).I was delayed but I'm sure more people missed things like flights or even worse medical or fire emergencies because of the interstate being blocked. Just more "solve nothing icing" on a very bitter cake.

Posted: Jul 10, 2018, 9:41 AM



Instantly crashes after latest update on Android. Nice going FB."Facebook Keeps Stopping"

Posted: Jul 12, 2018, 6:32 AM



One fellow skydiver (knowing I'm s storm chaser) comes up and hands me this book that he finished reading. Wow. Small world. And we will always miss this legendary guy and his son and fellow storm chasers.

Posted: Jul 14, 2018, 9:48 AM



Being accused of stealing - Whether a prank or not - Is calling me a "thief" and un acceptable. I can name a few people I've run across who ARE real THIEVES in the past!But accuse me of taking stuff (like keys out of your house) when YOU misplaced them isn't cool.Again no names cuz its FB but don't pull those kind of accusations with me.

Posted: Jul 18, 2018, 5:06 AM



It's not about what people think... Always consider yourself as a good person and honor those who respect that.

Posted: Jul 30, 2018, 2:27 PM



Hurricane Charley struck Punta Gorda on Florida's SW coast 14 years ago on Aug 13, 2004. I was there with several others and witnessed what a strong category 4 hurricane (making landfall in the daytime) can do...(Image is brief glimpse up into the 3 mile wide eye of the storm, a towering cylinder of 150+ MPH winds - 12 miles high - and virtually clear from sea to sky)http://sky-chaser.com/char04.htm

Posted: Aug 13, 2018, 9:36 AM



Gotta love those wing generated tip vortices :)

Posted: Aug 17, 2018, 7:40 AM



Somewhere over the rainbow...

Posted: Aug 17, 2018, 9:05 AM



While the talk of the town (weather wise) is near the Missouri Bootheel and Arksnsas areas ... People in north-central Illinois should pay attention to possible rotating storms near the warm front later this afternoon. The HRRR paints a decent supercell near the Rockford / Rochelle, IL area on a few runs. It's a 2% SPC tornado area and its 2018.

Posted: Aug 20, 2018, 12:02 PM



A year ago today I was up near Spring City, Tennessee (NE of Chattanooga) on a beautiful lakeside park and beach with a clearing overhead for the Great American Eclipse!Link below for all details on this event...http://sky-chaser.com/mwcl2017.htm#ECLIPSE

Posted: Aug 21, 2018, 11:04 AM



Thanks mister SHINGLES......Go stick it where the sun dont shine!!!And stop DENYING vaccines to people under 50 because young people get it too (2nd time for me)!

Posted: Aug 22, 2018, 11:39 AM



Should I use bug spray to get rid of this idiot and his ads?Hes 17 and has ED?Isn't that illegal for people older than him to "do him" anyway?

Posted: Aug 22, 2018, 11:54 AM



Left it for 2 HOURS......Reminds me of Sept 23 last year in San Juan.Be patient ... It will eventually load :/

Posted: Aug 23, 2018, 9:46 AM



Well look at that ... NOAA Buoy 51002, 250 nm SW of the Big Island of Hawaii, is inside the nearly calm eye of category-4 hurricane Lane (less than 2 knots of wind and a pressure bottomed out near 28.25") ... Amazing.

Posted: Aug 23, 2018, 2:02 PM



Cool meteogram plot of winds and sea level pressure from NOAA Buoy 51002 yesterday that took the eye passage of hurricane Lane (about 250 nm SW of Hawaii's Big Island). Although they were saying 130 MPH sustained winds at the time, a peak gust around 94 knots (105 mph or so) on the front of the storm has me wondering. Interesting plot though.

Posted: Aug 24, 2018, 7:17 AM



Expect the unexpected!Climate change = Loss of predictability?

Posted: Aug 24, 2018, 4:01 PM



Sometimes no matter how much you try you'll still f'ck it up. My body cannot handle even the mildest spicy foods. So I get chicken and cook it and sink my teeth into it and got an unpleasant surprise (hot!!!!!!) and it's subsequent unpleasant digestive effects......How on earth did I NOT SEE "spicy" clearly labeled on the bag?On another note - I DO ALWAYS SEE the little needle on my altimeter hit that little "3" (750 jumps and I'm still here) meaning it's time to open my parachute at 3,000 feet. Never f'ckd THAT up ... Yet.

Posted: Aug 28, 2018, 6:22 AM



At 30,000 feet you cannot just stop and check the engine :)

Posted: Aug 28, 2018, 1:49 PM



Tropical storm Gordon moving across S Florida...

Posted: Sep 3, 2018, 7:29 AM



🎶🎵 "How 'Dry' I Am ... Nobody Knows How 'Dry' I Am!" 🎵🎶I was ON MY WAY out to the north-central Gulf coast and got to Ocala, Florida and just decided to turn around and head back to S Florida. The storm looks good then the shear and dry air erode it. Good luck for those who went and chased this. At least I saw it as it passed by S Florida on Monday morning.

Posted: Sep 4, 2018, 10:59 AM



Getting gas and this fellow crosses the parking lot at the gas station :-]

Posted: Sep 5, 2018, 10:51 AM



Sept 12 my mom left this world. So I'm having a beer with her now. My dad is off and enjoying his fruitful life with wonderful girlfriend - But Chris Collura (yours truly) remains alone and sad. But it's OK ... Maybe September 12 my mom will lash back with the landfall of Florence (?)

Posted: Sep 7, 2018, 6:28 PM



Crazy grasshopper wants to get on a skydiving load!

Posted: Sep 8, 2018, 7:55 AM



Decided to just head home after what I thought was going to be an awesome Dolphins football game. It started out well, then the rains came. No big deal, right? WRONG!With this day and age and insurance and lawsuits running rampant ... Football now decided to do what airports do - Suspend game activity at the slightest hint of lightning within a 5 mile radius of the stadium. Ofcourse, in south Florida (especially during the summer) ... This can be somewhat of a problem.The first delay was almost 2 hours, the second hour of which was spent baking in 95 deg heat and direct sunlight. The lightning was 5 miles away, so that was what mattered. This first delay was called 10 minutes after a rogue bolt lit up the sky (a bit late on that?)......Playing resumed, and after a few great plays there it was again - The dreaded anvil blowoff from a storm 5 to 10 miles away. And the call to suspend play again (with the fans all yelling "uhhhhgggh" in unison like at an American Airlines gate in NYC La Guardia airport over a cancelled flight, no hotel offered, and no meal voucher).Just said screw it and left ... 5 minutes ago (and hours after leaving), I see the game still on hold, and a big red MCS creeping and training over where the stadium is. I guess I'll treat a football game the same way a flight on American Airlines to NY La Guardia airport or skydiving = Any rain of weather = DONT BOTHER !!!!!At least the anthem and the game itself (picture) was good. And - Most importantly - The Miami Dolphins WON!

Posted: Sep 9, 2018, 4:08 PM



Besides a potentially catastrophic hurricane threatening the eastern USA (that I'll be chasing)......Let's NOT forget what happened on Sept 11, 2001.I was in New York city a few days before the attacks. Have this mug I got as a souvenir.

Posted: Sep 10, 2018, 7:56 PM



Vehicle ready to go. Glad I keep the smelly gas cans locked up and outside! Just about to depart Florida for interesting next few days in the Carolina coastal areas.

Posted: Sep 11, 2018, 12:06 PM



Flo is closer than you think! Heading through Florence, SC...

Posted: Sep 12, 2018, 11:57 AM



We are pretty much the only ones at this hotel here. Let's see if Florence is not going to weaken too much before moving into this area late tomorrow night into early Friday. The storm appears to be expanding (like an ice skater extending her arms) which may lower the wind speeds, but make for a much larger storm. ... We'll see...

Posted: Sep 12, 2018, 2:58 PM



Myself, @[846940369:2048:George Kourounis], and @[1610340277:2048:Derek Sibley] earlier near Wrightsville Beach late in the day on September 12, 2018.

Posted: Sep 12, 2018, 6:31 PM



The other chasers we run into are half the fun of the chase. Here is @[728003426:2048:Dave Lewison]Dave, Tim Millar, and Scott McPartland in Wilmington, NC late in the day on September 12, 2018 planning on chasing Florence.

Posted: Sep 12, 2018, 6:33 PM



Why does this man and his "menacing shears" always threaten tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin?Leave Florence ALONE :)

Posted: Sep 13, 2018, 5:56 AM



Just entering the calm eye of hurricane Florence.

Posted: Sep 14, 2018, 4:38 AM



Dont try to surf in a hurricane surf!

Posted: Sep 16, 2018, 7:41 PM



Miami Dolphins football! Bring it on!

Posted: Sep 23, 2018, 10:11 AM



Once again ... The mighty Asian Pacific region is laughing at the highly sheared and dry mid levels of the Atlantic basin...

Posted: Sep 25, 2018, 7:17 AM



Big sky and tiny plane ... A plane carrying 300+ people with family, sons, daughters, special ones. Humbling, ey?Can't see the HUGE plane? Hint: Zoom into the center of the photo :)Love one another ... Treat each other well. God bless.

Posted: Sep 27, 2018, 1:22 PM



By mid October I will be over this. Sorry. But I lost my mom on Sept 12, 2013 (oh my, that God aweful year (after El Reno at 6 PM in OK going forward).This time it was simple shopping for some stuff. And saw rubbing alcohol. Then reminded me of an absolutely wonderful thing my mom did back in the 80s when I was a kid and sick with the flu.She rubs me down reducing my 106 fever. Singing to me. Massaging my forehead. And I felt better within minutes. If you have a mom = thank her. I was so close to her until both cancer (and all the bad luck in 2013 after May 31) ripped her from my life. No one will ever replace her.Walked out of Walmart with tears rolling down my face. Running to car so no one sees a 49 year old crying like a baby. F'cking sucks.

Posted: Oct 2, 2018, 3:43 PM



F'ck the internet.

Posted: Oct 2, 2018, 7:28 PM



Anticipation? ... Maybe a decent hurricane chase in the cards for this week! This storm will me Michael.

Posted: Oct 7, 2018, 5:22 AM



A subtle reminder of what's organizing down southwest of Florida. The banding and upper outflow cirrus creeping over the southern sky from a skydive plane at 14,000 feet. Tropical storm "Michael" :)

Posted: Oct 7, 2018, 5:44 PM



En route to Florida Panhandle (Staying in Tallahassee tonight) for starters.Passing Orlando now. Utility trucks also headed that way. Possible major hurricane making landfall tomorrow mid day. Gonna be interesting.

Posted: Oct 9, 2018, 7:42 AM



Hard to imagine by looking at the sky here in the western side of Tallahassee ... In 24 hours its gonna look a little, well, kinda 'different' ;)Primary target set to Panama City and a bit east of there early tomorrow morning.

Posted: Oct 9, 2018, 12:34 PM



Primary target area of Panama City, FL reached. I can imagine its gonna get bad here after lunch ... Should I bring an umbrella?

Posted: Oct 10, 2018, 5:01 AM



Letting everyone know I'm OK. Got calm eye of Michael earlier. Waiting for second half to wind down. Brief shot of eye and sun earlier with stadium effect. Un f'ckg real!

Posted: Oct 10, 2018, 12:00 PM



Currently working my way away from ground zero in the Florida Panhandle. High category hurricanes like Michael produce damage similar to a tornado - Just across a much larger area.

Posted: Oct 11, 2018, 7:48 AM



I was hoping to fly over the Panama City area (in this picture that area would be just right of the center along the top horizon) but we were too far south (en route to Dallas).This view, looking NNW 38,000 feet over the Gulf of Mexico, the cold "wake" of hurricane Michael causes subtle affects in the low level clouds - Nearly absent over the colder (upwelled) water in the wake of the hurricane. To the lower right side and bottom, the clouds denote warmer water outside the cold wake.

Posted: Oct 16, 2018, 7:35 AM



Nice view of Los Angeles skyline (center), another airliner (upper right), and distant Hollywood sign (left).

Posted: Oct 16, 2018, 1:56 PM



You know what FB?I'm not even gonna f'cking bother posting on here unless you fix this: Every damn time I type a long paragraph I go to post it and this sh't happens (Something Went Wrong)!Then the paragraph I spent 20 minutes typing is GONE. I have a pet peeve for redoing crap so I copied THIS post to my clipboard before posting it (JUST in case)!WHAT went WRONG ????

Posted: Oct 18, 2018, 4:51 PM



Got a chuckle seeing this in a pho (Vietnamese soup) restaurant during lunch out here in California. Yes ... In some other countries (esp SE Asia) people "squat" and don't "sit" on commodes built lower or into the floor (Turkish toilets).But on a "sit down" (Western) toilet, some folks are trying to stand on the rims and squat, causing a dangerous slip and fall risk ... Or the bowl / floor can also be "soiled" by those with poor aim.

Posted: Oct 18, 2018, 5:10 PM



Interesting sight off I 15 near the California / Nevada border is what looks like 3 giant light bulbs ... This is the Ivanpah Solar Generating station. Thousands of mirrors focus sunlight on each of 3 central receivers - Heating them nearly white hot. This creates steam to create a turbine.Unfortunately this seemingly "green and renewable" energy station has been known to instantly fry birds in mid air if they fly into the concentrated sunlight! More subtle the used land is endangering desert tortoises.

Posted: Oct 21, 2018, 3:59 PM



God DAMn it ...

Posted: Oct 22, 2018, 12:43 PM



More Apple "DumbAssage" to the extreme.Ok, you connect an Apple TV box to an HDMI cable for the TV and the micro USB is placed so close to the HDMI port that it's impossible to connect the USB cable!Why couldn't you make it another mm higher, or put it somewhere else on the Apple TV box?More iMPISSED :(

Posted: Oct 25, 2018, 11:16 PM



Down here in south Florida the roaches (like the Florida wood roach here) are huge (nearly 2 inches for this one) ... They are also called palmetto bugs (Eurycotis floridana). They can spray a foul smelling substance up to 3 feet when threatened, so I just decided to leave this one on the outside wall alone :)

Posted: Nov 1, 2018, 5:29 AM



Cute little supercell and I dont see anyone on it :)

Posted: Nov 5, 2018, 1:31 PM



Got 'er done!Good turnout too.

Posted: Nov 6, 2018, 8:48 AM



Enjoying south Florida for now :)

Posted: Nov 11, 2018, 12:43 PM



After nearly 2 months off of FB ... I'm back for the new year of 2019.Wishing everyone a happy and safe new year 2019.The picture is some lightning illuminated severe storms off the FL west coast back in mid December during a connecting flight from Texas to S Florida.

Posted: Jan 1, 2019, 9:32 PM



Strong streaking of the high clouds over Palm Beach County in Florida as a powerful jet stream prevails at 175+ MPH overhead and to my north.Waiting on high clouds to rapidly push away as the moon rises higher into the sky and will move into the earth's shadow prior to midnight on the US east coast.

Posted: Jan 20, 2019, 4:33 PM



Cool view of Fort Lauderdale beach from a B737 aircraft departing over the ocean. Rough surf and waves. Can you pick out where the sandbars and reefs are?

Posted: Jan 23, 2019, 7:27 AM



For those who fly alot or don't like air travel lately ... Well :)

Posted: Jan 26, 2019, 6:33 AM



For those who fly alot or don't like air travel lately ... Well :)

Posted: Jan 26, 2019, 6:38 AM



Interesting meso low streaming off Lake Superior. Most likely a polar low (PL). Akin to their tropical cousins (tropical cyclones) they are smaller but form when extremely cold air passes over "relatively" warmer waters. In some cases they develop an eye like feature - Very interesting indeed!https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_low

Posted: Jan 29, 2019, 12:20 PM



The extreme cold in the northern Midwest is in full swing this morning. How cold?Enough to freeze Russian Vodka in about an hour!Timelapse video to follow soon...

Posted: Jan 30, 2019, 6:45 AM



Nothing starts the day like an absent mind does?

Posted: Feb 1, 2019, 6:42 AM



Wishing everyone a happy Chinese New Year 2019 (year of the pig)!

Posted: Feb 5, 2019, 2:19 PM



Meanwhile ... Business as usual here in South Florida :)

Posted: Feb 6, 2019, 1:50 PM



Crossing cold front passing through M Mississippi to W Tennessee this afternoon enroute to Chasercon in Wichita tomorrow (Friday) through the weekend. #ChaserCon2019

Posted: Feb 7, 2019, 3:33 PM



Chasercon (21st annual storm chaser convention) is underway at the Hyatt in Wichita, Kansas :)

Posted: Feb 9, 2019, 7:13 AM



Tim Marshall at Chasercon ... Chasing solo - The forcing is strong in this one!

Posted: Feb 9, 2019, 11:20 AM



Nice turnout at the storm chaser convention (ChaserCon) here in Wichita, Kansas on Feb 9, 2019!

Posted: Feb 9, 2019, 7:06 PM



Living and working for a bit in the Golden state of California. Finished great day of skydiving here and a cool drive through the mountains afterwards. What a beautiful place!

Posted: Feb 23, 2019, 8:06 PM



March 1 ... The start of "meteorological spring". I have the gut feeling 2019 is gonna be a great chase year!(Image from May 29, 2008 near Beloit, KS)

Posted: Mar 1, 2019, 7:44 PM



Pretty landscape out near Lake Elsinore in California :)

Posted: Mar 3, 2019, 10:39 AM



Ash Wednesday :)Ashes on my big bald forehead!

Posted: Mar 6, 2019, 11:32 AM



Ahhh ... That big number rolling over on my vehicle!

Posted: Mar 6, 2019, 5:27 PM



IF you're in California. Be careful if you drink coffee :/

Posted: Mar 12, 2019, 1:24 PM



Chinese style steamed fresh chicken so tasty out here in S Cali. Even has eggs with it ... Trust me, it tastes much better than it looks!

Posted: Mar 25, 2019, 12:17 PM



Oh my God I had such a laugh today screwng with one of those "lower your interest rate" fake / robo-calls. Instead of just hanging up, I just connected and kept them on the line!For 20 minutes!!! Giving my birthday with the day swapped, fake expiration date, replacing each number in my 16 digit credit card number with a "1" or "9", fake SS number, just playing along and wasting the Hindu (Indian) guy's 20+ minutes. Damn next time I'll record this and post it!!!Alas, after 20+ minutes, he says "You sure that's your CC number?" few times and I say "Oh, yeah, it sure is!" ... Then the India guy says "Go f'ck yourself and shove that card up your ass!" --Click!!! (...Dial Tone...)

Posted: Apr 3, 2019, 11:34 AM



No offense to anyone who headed out today ... BUT sorry, I just had to post "something" :/Failed dates and stand ups HURT :/

Posted: Apr 13, 2019, 8:37 PM



Kinda fitting as its trending news today ;)

Posted: Apr 19, 2019, 12:36 PM



Now since I'm basically UPWIND of the Central USA and Plains I need to keep an eye on the skies in California. Ofcourse no chasing there, but a trough (altocumulus castellanus) passing overhead there can denote severe weather east of the Rockies a few days later!

Posted: Apr 19, 2019, 1:27 PM



Why when I see people "indoor skydiving" in a 130 MPH vertical wind tunnel running around 1,600 HP I think of a "supercell updraft"?Wait ... More like 200 MPH and 1,600 Billion HP.

Posted: Apr 21, 2019, 7:18 PM



Not to be a worry wart but some GFS models flipping between trough and ridging around April 30 through May 8 - Basically the ONLY week I cannot chase this year (Apr 29 to May 7) with painful doctor / dentist appointments in S Florida that week amongst other unchangeable tasks. I'm sure the "storm of the year" will be THAT week :)

Posted: Apr 23, 2019, 1:41 PM



Dusted off and touched up! The meat of chase season 2019 approaching fast!

Posted: Apr 27, 2019, 7:55 PM



Absolutely amazing view of the supercell storm (roughly 8 PM CDT) over SW Texas from airliner from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale. You can even see the left split to the right and beavers tail under a gorgeous crown!As @[1039237590:2048:Jack Corso] would say ... A lonely BOY :)

Posted: Apr 29, 2019, 9:21 PM



Probably not much but at least I'll see something from it (waves, strong winds, etc.) :)

Posted: May 1, 2019, 8:33 AM



Until I can chase (after May 7) ... This will have to hold me over I guess! Day two of seeing tornadoes from the stupid dental chair / taking care of "adulting" until May 7 :-/

Posted: May 1, 2019, 2:35 PM



Fort Lauderdale airshow in progress here! Amazing lineup of awesome aircraft from past and present ... In this picture, an L-39 fighter jet makes a high speed 500+ MPH pass :)

Posted: May 4, 2019, 3:05 PM



Thunderstorms are cool :)

Posted: May 5, 2019, 1:38 PM



Yes. This us REAL.

Posted: May 7, 2019, 2:57 AM



I am currently west of Albuquerque NM and hauling butt east to the target area near Amarillo TX after picking up my Jeep in CA last night and driving all night.

Posted: May 7, 2019, 8:46 AM



Interesting Asperatus clouds associated with upper wave west of Tucumcari, NM. It's coming.

Posted: May 7, 2019, 12:11 PM



Finally closing in on it (west of Amarillo, Texas)!

Posted: May 7, 2019, 1:48 PM



What it's all about :)

Posted: May 7, 2019, 3:49 PM



Crazy "streamwise vorticity" current feeding into the forward flank of the Tulia TX storm today. My God...

Posted: May 7, 2019, 6:08 PM



The Big Texan in Amarillo after a tornado day in town!

Posted: May 7, 2019, 6:24 PM



Decisions decisions ... Go way way east for a fast moving squall line I'll probably never catch ... OR ... bump a bit north (I'm west of Wichita Falls TX now) and target this area in W / Central Oklahoma?Looks quite interesting if air can recover (HRRR showing this on multiple runs). I think I'll just hang around Oklahoma... I just got that "feeling" :)

Posted: May 8, 2019, 10:29 AM



Rush hour should look like this in SW Oklahoma :)

Posted: May 8, 2019, 12:04 PM



Little funnel just north of Dempsey, OK at around 5:15 PM.

Posted: May 8, 2019, 3:16 PM



Nice view looking north out of Vernon, Texas at a supercell across the border in Oklahoma (May 8, 2019).

Posted: May 8, 2019, 7:25 PM



I always get a laugh at some of these cheap hotels out here in the central USA. When booking it it says "free wifi and pool"!Haha ... "no diving" - Yeah that would hurt.

Posted: May 9, 2019, 8:11 AM



Not what I wanted to see over the next 5 days...

Posted: May 10, 2019, 3:07 AM



Never forget these wonderful people we call moms in our lives. Always in my heart. Geraldine Collura.

Posted: May 12, 2019, 1:08 PM



Mid way across Nebraska is the "Archway Monument" across I 80 near Kearney. Pushing west for some isolated storms this evening in the Nebraska Panhandle. Tomorrow is looking to be a different story.

Posted: May 16, 2019, 11:55 AM



Better than nothing (near Alliance, NE) :)

Posted: May 16, 2019, 4:44 PM



In the batter's cage, or actually the baseball hail cage!Sitting out here in hot, hazy, and muggy conditions east of Grant, Nebraska watching boundary to the north and the slightest hint of cumulus to my south.Good luck to everyone heading out today and clearly picking the Nebraska target was a wise choice!

Posted: May 17, 2019, 12:03 PM



Played catch up and CAUGHT UP!

Posted: May 17, 2019, 4:58 PM



Southwest of Farnam, Nebraska a bit earlier!

Posted: May 17, 2019, 5:48 PM



Just to the northeast of Farnam, NE with the supercell still cycling, here is the P3 Orion I spotted circling overhead (TORUS project?) ... I can imagine the views the crew were getting :)

Posted: May 18, 2019, 6:26 AM



Headed south along Highway 183 and into Kansas soon. The "back-bone" of Tornado Alley and its morning rush hour traffic!

Posted: May 18, 2019, 7:42 AM



Near Amarillo and the "cone of silence" (with lots of meteorological violence to come east of here tomorrow)!

Posted: May 19, 2019, 12:41 PM



Sitting here at the Big Texan with a margarita and waiting on a 20 oz prime rib. Trying not to think much about the meteorological violence that will occur east of here in less than 24 hours. I really hope no one gets hurt. Good luck and stay safe everyone!

Posted: May 19, 2019, 6:52 PM



Earlier near Paducah, Texas ;)

Posted: May 20, 2019, 3:15 PM



Congratulations to all who scored today. I caught a tornado near Paducah TX today but then succumbed to the Red River and no clear shot (as you can see in the GPS trace I was pretty much done)! Old man river (Red River) obviously won.

Posted: May 20, 2019, 4:54 PM



Cold core play today ... Funnel north of Marquette, Kansas.

Posted: May 21, 2019, 2:37 PM



En route to target area(s) and passing some hefty flooding. Looks more like the FL Everglades than farms in the central USA.

Posted: May 22, 2019, 11:35 AM



Here it comes!!! SW of Wilson, Oklahoma.

Posted: May 22, 2019, 3:29 PM



Nice tornado passed west of Wilson, Oklahoma at 5:40 PM CDT.

Posted: May 22, 2019, 3:54 PM



North of Locust Grove, Oklahoma at roughly 8:30 PM CDT.

Posted: May 22, 2019, 7:37 PM



Overall a challenging chase day but rewarded by this beautiful tornado west of Wilson, Oklahoma at about 5:30 PM CDT!

Posted: May 22, 2019, 10:26 PM



Never forget these great fallen guys! Tim and Paul Samaras and Carl Young. Rest in peace.

Posted: May 23, 2019, 8:34 AM



Storm chasing = You lead, follow, or move out of the way ;)

Posted: May 23, 2019, 11:02 AM



Extreme flash flooding going on right now east of Lubbock. Be careful out there!

Posted: May 24, 2019, 4:23 PM



Nice hotel. Great desk. A plug would be NICE though :[

Posted: May 24, 2019, 6:29 PM



Dinner at the Big Texan in Amarillo with some great storm chasers (@[728003426:2048:Dave Lewison], @[837784495:2048:Chris Kridler], Charles Edward's, Scott McPartland, Dr @[588697501:2048:Bill Hark] to name a few)!

Posted: May 24, 2019, 9:42 PM



For now ... The storm radar environment for 100 mile radius around Amarillo looks something like THIS. Yuck. Again storms firing before even finishing my lunch burger! Maybe later these will separate and do something here over the E Texas panhandle (no again I'm not going to the Lubbock storm this time)!

Posted: May 25, 2019, 1:11 PM



North of Wiles, Colorado. Its trying!

Posted: May 26, 2019, 3:17 PM



Here we go again. SR 96 east of Eads, Colorado. Sorry about the stupid wiper.

Posted: May 26, 2019, 3:40 PM



Nice start to a chase day. I cough hard and sharted. Hopefully today mother nature won't do "the same" :)

Posted: May 27, 2019, 8:20 AM



Weak tornado west of Holyoke.

Posted: May 27, 2019, 5:22 PM



Big HP with multi vortex tor beneath it east of Holyoke, Colorado!

Posted: May 27, 2019, 5:47 PM



Now THATS a supercell!

Posted: May 27, 2019, 6:48 PM



From the FAR SIDE west of Iowa City = Brief tornado out of this mini supercell :)

Posted: May 29, 2019, 4:14 PM



Right now west of Iowa City, Iowa!

Posted: May 29, 2019, 5:50 PM



Cute little LP storm with funnel under it ... West of Iowa City.

Posted: May 29, 2019, 6:03 PM



Never forget these three great people and the largest tornado in history on May 31, 2013 (six years ago) that took their lives in the name of science.Tim and his son Paul Samaras, and scientist Carl Young perished in this tornado near El Reno, Oklahoma along with another amateur storm chaser and 5 other people, all in their vehicles.

Posted: May 31, 2019, 4:04 PM



Is it JUNE or JANUARY?Looks like basically NO JUNE this season for chasing (at least in the 4 to 8 day near term)!Yuck...

Posted: Jun 8, 2019, 5:41 AM



North of Manter, Kansas. High based mesocyclone and very warm RFD :)

Posted: Jun 14, 2019, 4:57 PM



Northwest of Bangs, Texas on LP storm (June 16, 2019).

Posted: Jun 16, 2019, 4:14 PM



LP supercell near Muleshoe. Texas. June 17, 2019.

Posted: Jun 17, 2019, 3:50 PM



Hail falling from LP storm near Muleshoe, Texas (June 17, 2019).

Posted: Jun 17, 2019, 4:18 PM



Near Kinsley, Kansas (June 18. 2019).

Posted: Jun 18, 2019, 12:46 PM



Sometimes I wonder if the SPC folks have some artistic influence?

Posted: Jun 19, 2019, 6:06 AM



Want a tornado (or funnel at least)? Just be in a mobile home and Murphy will take care of it! June 19, 2019 west of Greenville, Texas.

Posted: Jun 19, 2019, 5:17 PM



Severe storm (isolated north of Vermilion, Kansas) on June 20, 2019.

Posted: Jun 20, 2019, 5:26 PM



I'll take a gorgeous LP storm in north central Kansas any day! June 20, 2019.

Posted: Jun 20, 2019, 6:01 PM



That's just nuts (Namaha County, Kansas) - June 20, 2019.

Posted: Jun 20, 2019, 7:06 PM



Near Arapahoe, Colorado (June 21, 2019).

Posted: Jun 21, 2019, 6:58 PM



Probably the "storm of the day" near Scotland, Texas. Note "whales mouth" (underside of outflow / gust front) making for an interesting cloud base. June 23, 2019.

Posted: Jun 23, 2019, 2:43 PM



I highly recommend this auto shop for any storm chasers needing car service south of Oklahoma City. Its 44 AutoKare. Charges HALF the prices of Jiffy Lube and most importantly they are fast and HONEST!44 Auto Kare, 1101 SE 44th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73129

Posted: Jun 24, 2019, 9:44 AM



Humm. I get NO ONE is on this one?Yes this is extreme SE Texas. Farthest from any dryline nor upper support you can get!#ILoveTrolls

Posted: Jun 24, 2019, 3:02 PM



Last "official" chase of Spring / early Summer 2019 near Davenport, Nebraska. June 25, 2019 as the season winds down...

Posted: Jun 25, 2019, 4:55 PM



Looks like mother nature stepped on the sheet rock in heaven and her foot broke through?Hah, just a little LP supercell storm near Nuckolls County, NE during the afternoon of June 25, 2019 ;)

Posted: Jun 25, 2019, 5:10 PM



Why???FB is just getting more and more messed up!!!

Posted: Jun 26, 2019, 11:27 AM



I've been getting text reminders with a link like THIS!!!Is this legit? Has anyone else got this?

Posted: Jun 28, 2019, 6:47 AM



Enjoying dinner with some co workers here in the Chicago area. Thanks for hosting us here and such a great Italian dinner and drinks!

Posted: Jun 28, 2019, 7:02 PM



For the tornadoes intercepted over past couple weeks. Better late than never!

Posted: Jun 29, 2019, 4:58 PM



Guys this is NOT severe weather!Please start using Spotter Network for reporting severe weather and not things like traffic or hot weather!

Posted: Jul 2, 2019, 1:50 PM



Happy 4th of July to all ... Independence Day 2019 :)

Posted: Jul 4, 2019, 5:50 PM



Dear Facebook ... You know I'm a storm chaser and refreshing the display only gives me content from like 2 days (or more) ago and hides the most recent trends / news.Plus I see something right on my page, exit to check something and go back into FB and its gone (and cannot find it anywhere = WTF?)!!! Your "algorithm" sucks to Hell (and can 'shove it'). Sorry but it does.Today is JULY 5 not the 3rd, FB...

Posted: Jul 5, 2019, 5:10 PM



Currently in the Moab desert area crossing Utah en route for southern California. But I'm thinking hurricanes (what? Not out here!) ... Maybe fly to gulf coast out of Las Vegas or LA for Barry this weekend. Well see ... In the meantime enjoy the view!

Posted: Jul 10, 2019, 1:21 PM



Wait, there's no bridge out to the Chandelur Islands off Louisiana! I guess it's nice for this storm spotter to have a boat and get some fishing in before soon to be Barry moved through!

Posted: Jul 11, 2019, 5:55 AM



Looking at the visible satellite of strong tropical storm Barry nearing landfall (early Saturday) this Friday (7/12) afternoon. The storm lacks any deep convection near the so called "exposed" center as northerly wind shear and dry air pushes the thunderstorms (circled) hundreds of miles south if the center (the "X"). The low clouds mark the circulation of the storm, but this is pretty much the strongest it will get (at or just below a minimal hurricane) wind wise. Had the shear been absent, this would undoubtedly been a major hurricane and of course I would be there. But it's not, so I'm not either! ✂️✂️✂️

Posted: Jul 12, 2019, 1:05 PM



Barry finally becomes the first hurricane of the Atlantic season RIGHT WHEN it is on the Louisiana coast with 75 mph winds. It wont remain a hurricane for long though since the storm is now over land.Plus based on the radar presentation, you would never imagine this is even such. The hurricane forced wind gusts are confined to a small area near the coast and right of the center.

Posted: Jul 13, 2019, 8:08 AM



WHY did FB remove the ability to choose from a gallery when posting a picture? They had that ability and removed it. WTF?I'm so damn frustrated. On messenger they removed the choose gallery option too. I understand you need to piss off the MSNBC / CNN freaks / Trump "bashers", but come on!!!

Posted: Jul 31, 2019, 5:04 PM



Oh that damn "line" (border) ey? You can see the hate of the human race from space!The crazy Americans who shouldn't own guns. And a president with his head up his ass all the while (comment 'all you want' as I rant)!God bless everyone. We will NEED IT.(Picture taken last year in a flight from LA to Florida overlying the US / Mexican border at high altitude. Look closely, how many cartels can YOU spot? How about some "dreamers" that will build your next home? Yeah. Alot. I know right?)

Posted: Aug 3, 2019, 4:57 PM



Gentlemen ... Spotters or not. This type of report is NOT severe weather!Also look about 25 miles to the SE of this person, a tornado hook and no one on it = Now if you were there I'm sure your spotter report would be more worth it.

Posted: Aug 12, 2019, 7:12 PM



Another strange Facebook artifact / bug. Sign in and see tons of messages (like 24 in the inset) ... Then only 1 or 2 when I click on it, or none at all. Fix your bugs, FB :)

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Posted: Aug 21, 2019, 12:41 PM



I guess it's better early than never as an active storm (Dorian) is in the Atlantic basin nearing the Mona passage between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. This will be crucial on how it may effect FL (if at all) during the late weekend. I extended my stay here just in case (leaving next week instead of this week).Also, note that water shelves at the Walmart here in S Florida are already empty!

Posted: Aug 27, 2019, 4:01 PM



Thank you again FB ... Throwing THIS in my face after typing a LONG paragraph and hitting "post"......And just deleted it. Exited and all my text is gone. Nice job!

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Posted: Aug 31, 2019, 7:22 AM



Cool rainbows looking east over southern Palm Beach County, FL as weather is quite nice west of Dorian.

Posted: Aug 31, 2019, 4:36 PM



The edge of catastrophic hurricane Dorian can be seen offshore of Boynton Inlet in Palm Beach, Florida as it's probably destroying Abaco 200 miles to the east. The reason why there are no waves is due to the blocking effects of the Bahama wave shadow.The folks in the Bahamas, as well as chasers there, need prayers.

Posted: Sep 1, 2019, 8:46 AM



What a view these people must be experiencing. Scary.

Posted: Sep 1, 2019, 1:26 PM



If you want a chuckle ... Try to connect this classic dance song in the YT link with this annotated radar image......you'll "get it" :)https://youtu.be/JIuYQ_4TcXg

Posted: Sep 2, 2019, 10:37 PM



(If you go hurricane chasing)

Posted: Sep 4, 2019, 9:42 AM



Airshow here (Pacific Airshow) in Huntington Beach. Bring on the awesomeness!

Posted: Oct 5, 2019, 4:56 PM



Facebook kept deleting it, so...Against what? I'm yelling at a disease not some president. Lol!!!!!!!

Posted: Oct 8, 2019, 2:52 PM



Wishing everyone a happy and safe Halloween :)

Posted: Oct 31, 2019, 5:36 AM



Herbal "medicine" at its finest :)

Posted: Nov 5, 2019, 12:30 PM



You may think I'm eating "lint" but this is an interesting dry shredded pork that's a popular delicacy amongst the Vietnamese people. I think it's called "Cha Bong" and us basically just pork and fish sauce ... Dont smell it, just eat it (or add it to white rice) for an awesome meal!

Posted: Nov 13, 2019, 6:55 PM



I'm all over the place... California, Florida, Chicago, now in the Denver, Colorado area working at an IT contract for much of the storm chase off season!

Posted: Dec 2, 2019, 6:35 AM



Back in 2006, over 13 years ago, I faced THIS around Christmas. Again thankful no long term disability and maiming. There certainly is a God and he was on my right shoulder since then. Merry Christmas everyone!http://sky-chaser.com/accident.htm

Posted: Dec 25, 2019, 12:43 PM



Holiday nights at the doctors office. Humm - Charming!

Posted: Dec 26, 2019, 12:08 PM



Cool spider crawling for the past few days at my hotel bathroom in Denver. Guess I have a new friend here to take care of any ants.

Posted: Dec 31, 2019, 8:36 PM



When you are visiting a gas station near the Palmer Divide In Colorado at 6,000 feet MSL. They sell oxygen just like beer and cigarettes!

Posted: Jan 15, 2020, 8:57 PM



You know the rude attitude of some people never ceases to amaze me. My New Years resolution is not taking any crap from anyone pulling their negative attitude over me, and just yelling and screaming at them, telling them what they did wrong, until the 10th time they tell me to back-off. No more mister "too nice" guy.

Posted: Jan 22, 2020, 8:34 PM



Flying never gets old. From high above it all looks like a big happy earth - Sigh :)

Posted: Jan 24, 2020, 9:25 PM



And these are not some watered down half cup!Bought at liquor store on corner: $2.97 (3 × $0.99 cents).Bought on airplane: $21.00 (3 x $7.00).The feeling of accomplishment: Pricele$$.

Posted: Jan 27, 2020, 5:26 PM



Getting sick of this shit. I'm only down there (FLL) for 3 days next week. Never seen rental cars like this. Gouging at its finest.

Posted: Jan 30, 2020, 12:04 PM



Chasercon ice-breaker dinner at Famous Dave's BBQ restaurant near Stapleton. It's going to be a busy day most of tomorrow. Nice to see the storm chasers who made it out!

Posted: Jan 31, 2020, 10:14 PM



Ready for the 22nd annual storm chaser convention (ChaserCon) here east of Denver.

Posted: Feb 1, 2020, 6:51 AM



Beautiful sunset here at Chasercon!

Posted: Feb 1, 2020, 5:14 PM



Just want to thank host Roger Hill and everyone who attended the "last ChaserCon" in Denver this year after 22 wonderful years of this magnificent storm chaser event! Enough for a standing ovation to Roger and his wife Carolyn. Well done!

Posted: Feb 2, 2020, 12:15 PM



Nearly a 60 degree temperature drop here in the Denver area in less than 24 hours. That's one heck of a cold front for you! Temperatures on Sunday were in the upper 70s, Today, in the upper teens with snow. That's the extremes of western weather!

Posted: Feb 3, 2020, 4:25 PM



As @[1039237590:2048:Jack Corso] would say, the "white invaderz" are tormenting the Denver area behind winter storm "Kade" :)

Posted: Feb 6, 2020, 10:15 PM



High above the snow storm in Denver ... Moon illuminates the clouds tops (photo un-retouched).

Posted: Feb 7, 2020, 11:14 PM



Street lights? Check out how bad light pollution could be, especially when you have a low cloud deck overhead and snow reflecting back all the city / street lighting. Centennial, CO at about 11 PM. Looks almost like daylight.

Posted: Feb 13, 2020, 6:35 AM



Daily funny: Went to a pet shop looking at baby parrot. Guy told me he can speak a few words already ($650). Told him "no thanks" = I already had a spelling bee at home.

Posted: Feb 15, 2020, 6:23 PM



You know you are an ole' phart when......U cant remember sh*t!

Posted: Feb 18, 2020, 7:13 AM



One of those nights that can KILL someone (with a bad heart). Dashcam not working. Ok no big deal, just put another micro SD in it, right?No - Remember your $400 cassette deck eating tapes in 1989? Not the "tape", the SD card is fine. Dashcam needs to be replaced.In the process of TRYING to reformat the SD card (in adapter in my laptop), which took forever, it failed and somehow ruined the SD reader. F'cking lovely. Now the laptop card reader is ruined.Apparently the dashcam did something to both micro SD cards I put in it, and ruined them, and attempting to put them in the card reader in my $2k laptop fried that port!Like the 1989 $400 cassette deck ruining tapes so they also ruin other tape decks you put them in - In this case I have no mullet to tear out :/

Posted: Feb 22, 2020, 9:08 PM



Just saying...

Posted: Feb 25, 2020, 10:07 AM



Lenticular clouds :)

Posted: Feb 29, 2020, 4:53 PM



That time is just "so Colorado"!

Posted: Mar 2, 2020, 3:43 PM



Six Flags?No it's just the stock market :)Whoooo hoo!G Force: ...At higher accelerations, tunnel vision, then blackout occurs...

Posted: Mar 5, 2020, 11:13 AM



All good things come to an end. Beyond words about the stock market and covid-19. 12 people laid off thanks to a sudden merger where Etrade was bought by Morgan Stanley. Now is the time for all of us to stick together and put anger, and certainly, greed, on the back burner for now.

Posted: Mar 9, 2020, 7:37 AM



In the Arizona desert ... No one knows nor hears anything about covid-19 nor the stock market :)

Posted: Mar 10, 2020, 12:36 PM



Low topped supercell northwest of Boron, CA. Nice funnel as of 6:45 or so!

Posted: Mar 10, 2020, 7:00 PM



Self quarantining, I guess. Gotta wait until this all blows over ;)

Posted: Mar 12, 2020, 8:01 PM



Should I guard these with padlocks and a gun? Haha!

Posted: Mar 13, 2020, 9:53 AM



Lake Elsinore (California).

Posted: Mar 14, 2020, 1:16 PM



Believe it or not, flying is the cleanest air (filtered 30 times and mixed with air at 40k feet) as long as you wipe down surfaces and not travel if your sick. Going coast to coast last minute (yes that's $113 round trip!) is just sick in itself (price wise)!

Posted: Mar 17, 2020, 6:11 AM



Guys ... BAD time to do "this" now ... VERY BAD time :/Beach traffic, jammed restaurants and bars, and NO parking ($25 for valet). And it's a weekday too. Let's celebrate Mardi Gras here too? Lol. Wow. Just wow...

Posted: Mar 17, 2020, 9:35 AM



Thunderstorms over SE USA after dusk on 3/24 ... Somewhere between Alabama and Tennessee. Tornado watch was in place at the time.

Posted: Mar 24, 2020, 7:35 PM

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