Past Chases

2008

August 4, 2008 - A Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Severe Thunderstorm Watchbox in Indiana leads me Derecho chasing south of South Bend, IN! (378 Miles)

August 1, 2008 - Chase leads me to the Fort Wayne, IN area and into Van Wert, OH before heading to Brouwers for a good pizza dinner. (360 Miles)

July 16, 2008 - High CAPE leads to some storms. Many Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued, not many severe reports. (174 Miles)

July 2, 2008 - A chase that began around noon and ended around 11pm brought straight line winds and hail to Michigan. (407 Miles)

June 15, 2008 - A supercell popped up near Kalamazoo, MI and headed southeast towards Ohio. I intercepted a funnel cloud in Branch County, MI and a line of storms near Fort Wayne, IN. (314 Miles)

June 13, 2008 - Some popup storms in Jackson and Calhoun County Michigan yields a Wall Cloud but nothing Severe (118 Miles)

June 8, 2008 - Straight line winds and an EF-1 Tornado touches down in Lansing, (25 Miles)

June 7, 2008 - Trip to West Michigan to intercept cells with rotation yields some winds, lots of rain and a wall cloud near Bangor, MI (256 Miles)

June 6, 2008 - Supercell storms fire in West Michigan and cause a lot of straight line wind damage and multiple Tornado Warnings, (193 Miles)

June 3, 2008 - Bust in Indiana. Ended up visiting the NWS Office in Northern IN (North Webster, IN) (645 Miles)

May 30, 2008 - Many supercells and Tornado Warnings in Central Illinois. (850 Miles)

May 24-26, 2008 - Chase in Nebraska and Kansas yields multiple Tornadoes. (2800 Miles)

May 17, 2008 - Surprise chase of straight line winds in Clinton County, MI (70 Miles)

May 2, 2008 - First Daylight non rain-wrapped Tornado in Turrell, AR. Chasing in Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama (1581 Miles)

April 26, 2008 - 575 miles and leaving work early for some Pea Sized Hail in DeKalb, IL. (575 Miles)

April 11, 2008 - Supercells in Michigan that never quite materialize. (110 Miles)

April 10, 2008 - Wallcloud Fest in Arkansas and Western Tennessee. (1616 Miles)

February 5, 2008 - EF-4 Tornado in Highland, Arkansas. (1468 Miles)

January 7, 2008 - Supercell in Lower Michigan produces a rare January Tornado Warning. Funnel cloud observed. (337 Miles)

2007

December 23, 2007 - Straight line Winds in Michigan. Pleasant surprise for December 23 (30 Miles)

October 18, 2007 - Funnel Cloud in Fulton County, IN. EF-2 Tornado in Williamston, MI (457 Miles)

August 24, 2007 - Tornado Touches down in Potterville, MI while I'm running a Skywarn Net (0 Miles)