2021 Storm Chase Logs

2021 Season Statistics

TOTAL MILES:
17,522
TOTAL CHASES:
16
TOTAL TORNADOES:
16
TORNADO DAYS:
8
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.500
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
14
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
30
1K CHASES:
5

2021 Chase Logs

2021 Statistics

TOTAL MILES:
17,522
TOTAL CHASES:
16
TOTAL TORNADOES:
16
TORNADO DAYS:
8
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.500
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
14
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
30
1K CHASES:
5

Chase Log: August 9, 2021

Northern Illinois (491 miles)
A rather low-end setup yielded my best ever Illinois tornado chase day; half a dozen very photogenic tornadoes all within a few hours of each other on an localized northern IL outbreak day.
TORNADOES: 6
MAX HAIL: None
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
Full Write-Up

Chase Log: August 8, 2021

Northwest Iowa (544 miles)
After over two decades of a brutal Iowa jinx, I finally saw my first legit tornado in the state, rolling right up a weak EF-0 tornado on the south side of Ocheyedan, Iowa.
TORNADOES: 1
MAX HAIL: None
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
Full Write-Up

Chase Log: June 13, 2021

Northern Colorado (3 miles)
A week after our closing day tornado from the porch, a big time hailer blew up and buried us in golfballs, totaling out our roof a week later!
TORNADOES: None
MAX HAIL: 1.75"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
Full Write-Up

Chase Log: June 7, 2021

Northern Colorado (7 miles)
On a day where it was nearly Meteorologically impossible, an 11,000-foot tall landspout touched down near my home less than two hours after we closed on the house. My wife spotted it first!
TORNADOES: 1
MAX HAIL: None
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
Full Write-Up

Chase Log: May 23, 2021

Eastern Colorado (522 miles)
Less than 24 hours after moving back to Colorado, I chased down and documented a small tornado on my first full day back in the state.
TORNADOES: 1
MAX HAIL: 0.88"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
Full Write-Up

Chase Log: April 27, 2021

Eastern Colorado (859 miles)
A rather chill Colorado chase, tracking a slow moving supercell responsible for multiple landspout tornadoes and a hefty RFD punch!
TORNADOES: 3
MAX HAIL: 0.88"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
In Progress

Chase Log: April 6, 2021

Central Kansas (338 miles)
A fun outing in central Kansas with a little lime-sized hail. Did not do a full write-up, but a video log covers this chase in detail.
TORNADOES: None
MAX HAIL: 2.50"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
In Progress

Chase Log: March 13, 2021

Texas Panhandle (877 miles)
A very long day between weathermanning shifts landed me my biggest ever March tornado near Happy, Texas; a 1000-yard wide EF-2 wedge!
TORNADOES: 2
MAX HAIL: 1.00"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
Full Write-Up