• October 23, 2025 – Supercell with hail tracks across OKC (185 Miles) Largest hail observed2.00″Highest wind observed50 mph3 Spotter Network reports3
  • October 18, 2025 – Sloppy supercells in a highly moist environment in East Texas and Western Louisiana (814 Miles)
  • September 8, 2025 – A marginal day northwest of Woodward resulted in 3 tornadoes from a supercell near Laverne (546 Miles) 3 tornadoes witnessed3Largest hail observed1.50″Highest wind observed70 mph3 Spotter Network reports3
  • September 3, 2025 – Weekday September drive up to Kansas to look at some clouds and gamble (369 Miles) Largest hail observed0.75″2 Spotter Network reports2
  • July 28, 2025 – Missed two days of epic tornadoes and wasted a bunch of time and money (1516 Miles) Largest hail observed0.75″
  • June 17, 2025 – HP Supercell that becomes outflow dominant pretty quickly in its lifecycle producing a nice shelf cloud near Blackwell (374 Miles) Largest hail observed0.50″
  • June 14, 2025 – Beautifully sculpted supercell slowly travels across the Oklahoma landscape near Weatherford (267 Miles)
  • June 8, 2025 – Intense HP Supercell dives southeast across the Texas Panhandle from Claude to Paducah dropping hail (573 Miles) Largest hail observed2.00″Highest wind observed70 mph
  • June 6, 2025 – Intense supercell from Morton to Tahoka produced hail and multiple tornadoes as well as some structure (890 Miles) 3 tornadoes witnessed32 Spotter Network reports2
  • June 5, 2025 – Didn't commit fully to the target and watched tornadoes ongoing west of Lubbock while sitting in Childress Texas (417 Miles)
  • June 3, 2025 – Tornado moved within a mile of my house in Norman, Oklahoma on a day I chose not to chase (0 Miles) 1 tornado witnessed1Highest wind observed50 mph
  • May 25, 2025 – Supercells along a boundary in South Central Oklahoma results in a hydro event (171 Miles)
  • May 24, 2025 – Nocturnal supercell near Watonga after a strong cap suppressed daytime convection (282 Miles) Largest hail observed1.00″
  • May 19, 2025 – Fast moving messy storms in a 15% hatched Moderate Risk bust in Oklahoma (234 Miles)
  • May 18, 2025 – A beautiful supercell produced multiple photogenic tornadoes near Arnett Oklahoma (421 Miles) 1 tornado witnessed1Largest hail observed4.00″
  • May 17, 2025 – Tracked supercell from Lindsay to Stratford and witnessed a brief tornado near Pauls Valley (203 Miles) 1 tornado witnessed1
  • May 5, 2025 – Cold air always wins and it would win this day as supercells developed and immediately became undercut (1086 Miles) Largest hail observed0.75″1 Spotter Network report1
  • April 29, 2025 – Made a run at the supercells west of Seymour Texas but decided to turn around and chase Southern Oklahoma instead (306 Miles)
  • April 28, 2025 – Supercells in Iowa are undercut by cold air (1085 Miles)
  • April 27, 2025 – The cap holds throughout Kansas while a tornado rages on for 3 hours in the Nebraska Sandhills (737 Miles)
  • April 26, 2025 – A small photogenic tornado near Bokchito Oklahoma (361 Miles) 1 tornado witnessed14 Spotter Network reports4
  • April 24, 2025 – Multiple photogenic tornadoes near Matador Texas (607 Miles) 3 tornadoes witnessed3Largest hail observed1.75″1 Spotter Network report1
  • April 4, 2025 – Tornado near Clarksville Texas (737 Miles) 1 tornado witnessed11 Spotter Network report1
  • April 1, 2025 – Cap bust in Oklahoma (286 Miles)
  • March 15, 2025 – Witnessed a tornado near Bay Springs Mississippi during a high risk tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama (994 Miles) 1 tornado witnessed1
  • March 14, 2025 – Multiple intense supercells in Northeast Arkansas after dark and observing a tornado near Poplar Bluff (835 Miles) 2 tornadoes witnessed2
  • March 2, 2025 – Grungy low topped supercells produce hail (358 Miles) Largest hail observed0.75″

Tornadoes for 2025

  1. Fairdealing (Nocturnal) – March 14, 2025 – (36.61, -90.61) (EF-4)
  2. Poplar Bluff (Nocturnal) – March 14, 2025 – (36.59, -90.50) (EF-3)
  3. Bay Springs – March 15, 2025 – (31.92, -89.31) (EF-2)
  4. Clarksville – April 4, 2025 – (33.57, -95.07) (EF-2)
  5. Roaring Springs – April 24, 2025 – (33.94, -100.89) (EF-U)
  6. Matador – April 24, 2025 – (34.07, -101.03) (EF-U)
  7. South Plains (Anticyclonic) – April 24, 2025 – (34.14, -101.18) (EF-U)
  8. Bokchito – April 26, 2025 – (34.05, -96.14) (EF-U)
  9. Paul's Valley – May 17, 2025 – (34.75, -97.28) (EF-1)
  10. Arnett – May 18, 2025 – (36.16, -99.77) (EF-1)
  11. Newcastle/Norman – June 3, 2025 – (35.21, -97.52) (EF-1)
  12. Sundown – June 6, 2025 – (33.42, -102.46) (Unrated)
  13. Meadow – June 6, 2025 – (33.42, -102.34) (Unrated)
  14. Ropesville – June 6, 2025 – (33.37, -102.16) (Unrated)
  15. Willard – September 8, 2025 – (36.99, -99.82) (Unrated)
  16. Rosston – September 8, 2025 – (36.91, -99.87) (Unrated)
  17. Follett – September 8, 2025 – (36.53, -100.13) (Unrated)

Chase Statistics for 2025

  • Chase Days: 27
  • Miles Driven: 14,654
  • Number of States Chased: 11
  • Chase Days by State:
    • Oklahoma: 15
    • Texas: 9
    • Kansas: 3
    • Arkansas: 1
    • Iowa: 1
    • Louisiana: 1
    • Mississippi: 1
    • Missouri: 1
    • Nebraska: 1
    • New Mexico: 1
    • South Dakota: 1
  • Spotter Network Reports: 17
  • Average Miles per Chase Day: 542.7
  • Longest Chase: 1,516 miles (July 28, 2025)
  • Windshields Replaced: 0

Convective

  • Chase Days: 27
  • Tornado Days: 10
  • Tornadoes: 17
  • Photogenic Tornadoes: 8
  • Largest Hail Observed: 4.00 in.
  • Highest Wind Observed: 70 MPH
  • Tornado Day Percentage: 37.04% ⓘTornado Days divided by Convective Chase Days — the share of convective chase days that produced at least one witnessed tornado.
  • Tornadoes per Mile: 0.0012 ⓘTotal tornadoes witnessed divided by total miles driven — a rough measure of chasing efficiency. Higher means more tornadoes for the driving effort.
  • Average Miles per Tornado: 862.0 ⓘTotal miles driven divided by total tornadoes witnessed — the same ratio as Tornadoes per Mile, just flipped into "miles per tornado" instead of "tornadoes per mile."
  • First Tornado of the Season: March 14
  • Last Tornado of the Season: September 8
  • Busts: 8 ⓘA "Bust" day: storms were expected and something did fire, but the setup underperformed the forecast — a weaker, shorter-lived, or less organized event than anticipated.
  • Blue Sky Busts: 2 ⓘA "Blue Sky Bust" day: nothing fired at all — clear skies despite a forecast that called for storms.
  • Kiss of Death Days: 5 (3–2) ⓘA "Kiss of Death" day: the SPC tornado outlook included a 15% hatched (significant) tornado probability within a Slight, Enhanced, or Moderate risk (Categorical Risk 1–3) — a favorable-looking setup that historically often underperforms relative to the risk level. Shown as days chased (with tornadoes–without).
  • SPC Risk Record: ⓘThe SPC Day 1 outlook risk where the chase actually was (states chased, within 200 miles of the GPS track when there is one) — not the highest risk anywhere in the country that day. Based on 27 of 27 convective chase days with a known risk (chases outside the US are left out).
  • Tornadoes by SPC Tornado Risk: ⓘThe SPC tornado probability right at each tornado's location, from the Day 1 outlook in effect when it happened. When no time was logged, it's estimated from the GPS track, or else assumed to be late afternoon (2 of 17 tornadoes). 0% means the spot was outside even the 2% area.
    • 30%: 1 (1 hatched)
    • 15%: 3 (3 hatched)
    • 5%: 7
    • 2%: 6
  • Tornadoes by State:
    • Oklahoma: 7
    • Texas: 7
    • Missouri: 2
    • Mississippi: 1
  • EF Rating Breakdown: EF-4: 1, EF-3: 1, EF-2: 2, EF-1: 3, Unrated: 6, EF-U: 4
  • Storm Modes: Supercell – LP: 1, Supercell – Classic: 2, Supercell – HP: 2, Supercell – Hybrid: 2
  • Best Chase Day: April 26