July 20, 2026 –
A strong jet stream brings low topped mini supercells to Northern Wisconsin where I witness a brief tornado near Tigerton (686 Miles) 11
July 4, 2026 –
Destructive winds of over 100 mph impact my neighborhood in West Norman (0 Miles) 100 mph
June 29, 2026 –
Explosive supercells produce a brief tornado near the town of Hawley, Minnesota (1392 Miles) 11
June 27, 2026 –
Supercells and a beautiful shelf cloud near Buffalo South Dakota (554 Miles)
June 25, 2026 –
Attempted to go see a supercell or two off the mountains and came up empty handed (480 Miles)
June 24, 2026 –
Lost my windshield in the parking lot of the hotel I stayed at in Fort Morgan Colorado (872 Miles) 2.50″75 mph2
June 21, 2026 –
LP Supercell in Northwest Oklahoma just west of Woodward with a beautiful stacked pancakes structure (447 Miles) 1.00″
June 20, 2026 –
Extremely intense storm in Northwest Kansas produces wind measured at 85 mph and zero visibility with blowing dust (956 Miles) 11.50″85 mph3
June 17, 2026 –
Multiple fast moving intense HP Supercells in Central Illinois (374 Miles) 260 mph1
June 13, 2026 –
Photogenic HP Supercell near Frankfort Kansas (655 Miles)
June 11, 2026 –
Multiple rope tornadoes in Western Illinois (852 Miles) 23
June 10, 2026 –
Close encounter with a Tornado in Northwest Missouri near Jamesport (717 Miles) 3
May 30, 2026 –
A few multi cellular hail storms south and west of Wichita metro (427 Miles) 1.15″1
May 29, 2026 –
Some thundershowers north of OKC Metro near Perry (229 Miles) 50 mph
May 18, 2026 –
Undercut and messy storms on a very crowded chase near Concordia Kansas (475 Miles) 1.00″65 mph
May 17, 2026 –
Missed a tornado near St Libory by a couple minutes (399 Miles)
May 16, 2026 –
On a tornado warned supercell at dark near Beatrice Nebraska (763 Miles) 1.00″55 mph
April 28, 2026 –
Followed an HP supercell south of Fort Worth for a few hours dodging giant hail (632 Miles) 3.50″
April 26, 2026 –
Explosive supercell fires off the dryline near Wichita Falls and drops some small hail near Petrolia (318 Miles) 2.00″1
April 25, 2026 –
Supercell on and just north of the boundary from Stratford to Tupelo (270 Miles) 1.00″
April 24, 2026 –
Tracked a supercell from Wynnewood to Durant (307 Miles) 1.75″
April 23, 2026 –
Chose the south target and Blue Sky Busted in Elgin while tornadoes raged in Northern Oklahoma (153 Miles)
April 14, 2026 –
Drove to Weatherford to watch a shelf cloud dissipate (178 Miles)
April 3, 2026 –
Strong storms and tornado warnings across Oklahoma City Metro. Some flooding across the area as well (101 Miles) 165 mph
March 10, 2026 –
Tornado warned supercell tracks across Oklahoma City metro from Tuttle to Meeker (209 Miles)
March 6, 2026 –
Followed a supercell from Asher to north of Okemah, dropping off just before the tornado in Beggs (176 Miles)
March 5, 2026 –
Departed for the Texas Panhandle but turned around and stayed in Central Oklahoma. Gave up at dark and missed the Northern Oklahoma storm (163 Miles)
Tornado Day Percentage:
25.00% ⓘTornado Days divided by Convective Chase Days — the share of convective chase days that produced at least one witnessed tornado.
Tornadoes per Mile:
0.0009 ⓘ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:
1,174.2 ⓘ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."
Busts: 6 ⓘ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: 4 ⓘA "Blue Sky Bust" day: nothing fired at all — clear skies despite a forecast that called for storms.
Kiss of Death Days:4 (2–2)ⓘ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 28 of 28 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 (1 of 11 tornadoes). 0% means the spot was outside even the 2% area.
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Chase Statistics for 2026