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
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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
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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
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