Gibson City, IL "Surprise" Supercell | July 23rd, 2022
It continues to be a dreadful year for observing photogenic storms in central Illinois, and for getting any rain to fall on my garden and...
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- Jan 8, 2022
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Narrowly Escaping Nashville
That has to have been the most not in control I've ever felt in a weather situation. I thought we'd left early enough to beat the worst...
- Dec 19, 2021
- 1 min
New Vlog - "Tornado Outbreak Felt Inevitable"
It's been a good fall. Mild weather lasting into December meant plenty of time outdoors walking in the woods and enjoying the backyard...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Parsons Manufacturing Plant as a Model for Severe Weather Preparedness
This is the Parsons Manufacturing Plant in Roanoke, Illinois before and after it was struck by an F4 tornado on July 13th, 2004. 120-140...
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
Another Round of December Severe Storms + High Winds
A widespread high-end synoptic (non-thunderstorm) wind event is expected to unfold today and tonight with wind gusts exceeding 50-75 MPH...
- Dec 11, 2021
- 1 min
Live Coverage of Tornado Outbreak on December 10th, 2021
Here’s an archive of our severe weather coverage on WILL AM 580 last night as tornadoes and high winds swept through central Illinois. We...
- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
SKYDRAMA 2021 | The 2021 Storm Observation Season
Three hours of supercells and tornadoes on the American Great Plains from the 2021 storm observation season. My annual year end storm...
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
August 12th, 2021 | 1 in 1,000 Year Flood in Gibson City, Illinois
Thunderstorms erupted over the town of Gibson City (about 45 miles northwest of Champaign-Urbana) before sunrise the morning of August...
- Jun 25, 2021
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June 25th, 2021 | Cisco, Illinois Tornadoes
An outflow boundary cooked in the late-June sun and produced several mini-supercells along the Interstate 72 corridor in central...
- Jun 20, 2021
- 1 min
June 20th, 2021 | Pella, Iowa Tornado
I spent the entire day worshipping an Illinois MCV and talking smack about the cold front play in Iowa, but as the day wore on I was...
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
May 17th, 2021 | Sterling City, Texas Tornado
We woke up in Lubbock on the 17th. I had a bit of work to do for my job, mostly weather forecast updates for our folks in the Canadian...
- May 16, 2021
- 2 min
May 16th 2021 | Stunning Low-Precipitation Supercell near Lubbock, Texas
We journeyed overnight from Illinois to west Texas in hopes of a late-evening structure show and we were not disappointed. Unfortunately,...
- May 3, 2021
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May 3rd, 2021 | Tornadic Supercell in Central Illinois
On Monday May 3rd I chased a supercell along the Interstate 72 corridor as it produced brief tornadoes near Ashland and Mechanicsburg,...
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Early Thoughts on the 2021 Storm Observation Season
Some early ideas on 2021 storm season, copied over from social media. La Nina/PDO- combination means we're in for a banger, right? Adding...
- Jan 17, 2021
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Snow Squall Slicing | January 15th, 2021
I had circled Friday as a potentially stimulating weather day a couple days earlier when I noticed the potential for snow squalls across...
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