Happy Holidays (12/8)

Wishing everyone a happy holiday and safe New Year! 2016 is wrapping up and it's been quite a year for storm chasing and traveling for me. As 2016 winds down, I am getting ready for what 2017 may bring.



In the meantime, I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday with friends and family.

Hurricane "Matthew" Chase (10/7)

Hurricane Matthew was intercepted in the Cocoa Beach / Port Canaveral area from October 6 to October 7, 2016. A full chase log is being worked on for this chase! Be sure to check out the latest chase log on hurricane Matthew as well as any other tropical cyclone chases in my STORM CHASING section of this web site.



You can also jump right to that area by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/matt16.htm

Supercells In Kansas (10/4)

A "spot" storm chase was done in Kansas from October 3 to October 5, 2016 in between a busy week, and before a chase of hurricane "Matthew"!



You can also click the link below to jump right to the section for storm chasing in 2016 in the central USA...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2016.htm

Hurricane "Hermine" Chase (9/2)

Hurricane Hermine was intercepted in the Florida Panhandle from August 31 through September 2, 2016. Be sure to check out the latest chase log on hurricane Hermine as well as any other tropical cyclone chases in my STORM CHASING section of this web site.



You can also jump right to that area by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/her16.htm

Tornadoes In Illinois (6/22)

A mini storm chase was done locally here in Illinois late in the day on June 22. At least two tornadoes were observed with HP supercells moving across north central Illinois around dusk. In the middle image in the graphic below, a large tornado is lightning illuminated near Seneca Illinois in Lasalle County after dark!



You can also click the link below to jump right to the section for storm chasing in 2016 in the central USA...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2016.htm

Hurricane Season 2016 Begins (6/7)

The tropical Atlantic is off to an early jump start with 3 named systems as of June 7, 2016 (with two before the official start of the season). Busy or not, always have a plan for these systems. In the image below, the view of the upper level (sheared) center of tropical storm Colin can be seen while overflying the storm between Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Chicago, Illinois aboard a Boeing 737 at an altitude of at least 35,000 feet during the late afternoon of June 6, 2016.



Be sure to check back my section on Atlantic TROPICAL WEATHER often to see what’s going on in the Atlantic / Eastern Pacific basin as well as any attempts on tropical chases in 2016! You can jump right to that section by clicking the link for it below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/tropics.htm

Main Chase Trip On May 21-28 (5/30)

My main "expedition" style chase from May 21 through May 28 is completed - And was one of my best chase trips in my storm chasing career! A full chase log, with over 15 tornadoes documented, is now available in the STORM CHASING section of this web-site under MIDWEST 2016 for this and many more chases in 2016.



You can also click the link below to jump right to the section for storm chasing in 2016 in the central USA...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2016.htm

OK Tornadic Violence / Chase May 6-9 (5/10)

Just wrapped up yet another chase trip to the Central USA plains from May 6 to May 9, 2016. Tornadoes and supercells were observed on May 7 and 8 in Colorado and Kansas / Oklahoma! In the image below, 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. I was NOT chasing this storm (unfortunately) because I had to head back to Chicago that day (travel day) for work the next morning.

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!



Please check my chase logs in the STORM CHASING section of this web-site under MIDWEST 2016 for this and many more chases in 2016. You can also click the link below to jump right to the section for storm chasing in 2016 in the central USA...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2016.htm

Storm Chase Trip Apr 25-28 (4/28)

Another chase trip to the Central USA plains was done from April 25 to 28, 2016. Two tornadoes were observed in two of three severe thunderstorms in Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Please check my chase logs in the STORM CHASING section of this web-site under MIDWEST 2016 for this and many more chases in 2016.



You can also click the link below to jump right to the section for storm chasing in 2016 in the central USA...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2016.htm

Successful Chase Trip Apr 14-17 (4/17)

A great chase trip to the Central USA plains was done from April 14 to 17, 2016. This included a flight into Denver, Colorado and a trip into the TX / OK panhandles where 4 tornadoes and a Colorado snowstorm were observed! Please check my chase logs in the STORM CHASING section of this web-site under MIDWEST 2016 for this and many more chases in 2016.



You can also click the link below to jump right to the section for storm chasing in 2016 in the central USA...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2016.htm

First Major Storm Chase In 2016 (3/15)

The first major storm chase was done on March 15, 2016 in west-central Illinois from near Carthage to Peoria. Three tornadoes were observed with two supercell storms intercepted during the late afternoon. This marks the start of the 2016 chase season logs for this web-site in the Midwest / Central USA. Please check my chase logs in the STORM CHASING section of this web-site under MIDWEST 2016 for this and many more chases in 2016.



You can also click the link below to jump right to the section for storm chasing in 2016 in the central USA...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2016.htm

Trip To Vietnam Completed (3/12)

I spent about two weeks in Vietnam with a tour group (during late February to early March) visiting various regions of that country (including the Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), De Nang, and Hue. Please check out my special section on this trip in the OUTDOORS section of this website with a title on that page for VIETNAM / ASIA PICTURES pictures.



You can also click the link below to jump right to the section for the 2017 eclipse...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/outdoors.htm

Happy New Year 2016 (1/11/2016)

Another year is upon us as we enter 2016. Winter is in full swing up north, which is not a surprise, until you look in the far eastern North Atlantic. Hurricane "Alex" formed on January 13 and moved into the Azores a day later packing winds over 80 MPH.



Hurricanes in the Atlantic basin in January are extremely rare, but can happen given the right conditions. Happy new year to all.