2017 Storm Chase Logs
2017 Season Statistics
TOTAL MILES:
18,296
TOTAL CHASES:
16
TOTAL TORNADOES:
9
TORNADO DAYS:
7
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.438
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
22
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
38
1K CHASES:
5
2017 Chase Logs
2017 Statistics
TOTAL MILES:
18,296
TOTAL CHASES:
16
TOTAL TORNADOES:
9
TORNADO DAYS:
7
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.438
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
22
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
38
1K CHASES:
5
Chase Log: June 13, 2017
Northern Nebraska (1,084 miles)
The day after the amazing Carpenter tornado was just a chase-my-way-home day that saw some hail out of a pretty supercell with a gorgeous sunset to round it off.
• TORNADOES: None
• MAX HAIL: 1.25"
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
Full Write-Up
Chase Log: June 12, 2017
CO/WY/NE Tri-State Area (1,373 miles)
One of the most photogenic tornadoes on one of the best chases of my career! Huge hail and amazing tornadoes in Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska on a rare Moderate Risk day!
• TORNADOES: 3
• MAX HAIL: 3.00"
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
Full Write-Up
Chase Log: May 16, 2017
TX Panhandle/Western OK (1,315 miles)
Documented a beautiful supercell and tornado near the TX/OK border and got involved with other tornadic storms in western Oklahoma.
• TORNADOES: 1
• MAX HAIL: 1.75"
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
In Progress
Chase Log: February 28, 2017
Southern Illinois (335 miles)
Easily the biggest tornado chase during my five years in southern Illinois, a close encounter with the nighttime EF-4 long track tornado near Vergennes only a few miles north of my house.
• TORNADOES: 1
• MAX HAIL: 1.25"
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
In Progress