2023 Storm Chase Logs

2023 Season Statistics

TOTAL MILES:
42,360
TOTAL CHASES:
43
TOTAL TORNADOES:
50
TORNADO DAYS:
17
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.395
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
19
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
62
1K CHASES:
11

2023 Chase Logs

2023 Statistics

TOTAL MILES:
42,360
TOTAL CHASES:
43
TOTAL TORNADOES:
50
TORNADO DAYS:
17
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.395
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
19
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
62
1K CHASES:
11

Chase Log: August 8, 2023

Northeast Colorado (551 miles)
In a season full of incredible tornado chases, why not have another one! Incredibly photogenic tornado intercept near Yuma that I did a live standup in front of.
TORNADOES: 4
MAX HAIL: 3.00"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: June 23, 2023

Eastern WY/Western NE (449 miles)
In any other year, this would've been a top day, but two days after Akron, this SEVEN tornado day was just going through the motions, but added to an already career season!
TORNADOES: 7
MAX HAIL: 2.00"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: June 21, 2023

I Saw 19 Tornadoes in Colorado on the Best Tornado Chase Ever!
Northeast Colorado (383 miles)
The tornado chase of my lifetime, hands-down the all-time number 1! One of the most beautiful tornadoes ever photographed, one of nearly THREE dozen to touch down on this historic Colorado day.
TORNADOES: 19
MAX HAIL: 2.75"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: May 13, 2023

Southern Iowa (992 miles)
Four tornadoes in Iowa sounds a lot, but when they all barely combine to equal one, it's a stat-padder kinda day. None-the-less, I saw four tornadoes in Iowa! Woot!
TORNADOES: 4
MAX HAIL: None
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: May 10, 2023

Northeast Colorado (574 miles)
After the hailfest in western Kansas, we had a landspout-fest in northeastern Colorado. Saw several spouts before a mess of storms put an end to the chase.
TORNADOES: 3
MAX HAIL: 0.75"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: April 25, 2023

Northeast Colorado (80 miles)
I spotted this storm from my house, raced out the door, and intercepted a great hailer and a classic Colorado landspout tornado outside Keenesburg!
TORNADOES: 1
MAX HAIL: 0.75"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: April 19, 2023

Southwest Iowa (0 miles)
Another Iowa chase, another Iowa tornado! This part of a trifecta that included monster hail and some great lightning photography!
TORNADOES: 1
MAX HAIL: 2.50"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Captured
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Chase Log: March 31, 2023

Southeast Iowa (755 miles)
Any shred of my Iowa curse left was absolutely annihilated when Ed Grubb and I had a top 10 career tornado intercept outside Radar O'Reilly's hometown of Ottumwa on a massive, close-range EF-3 monster!
TORNADOES: 1
MAX HAIL: None
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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