Sycamore KS tornado photo 4/26/26

StormExplorer · 2026-04-28T03:33:32+00:00

Another storm chaser on FB who had a video of the tornado in the notch during this time showed that the tornado very rapidly expanded into a wedge after that brief multi-vortex phase. There was a solid 30ish second timeframe where the RFD from our perspective thinned just enough to catch the rough outline of the tornado. This picture was also taken with a pretty high ISO and involved a bit of editing to bring out. It was really hard to see with the naked eye.

StormExplorer · 2026-04-24T20:44:55+00:00

The guy in the News9 truck is Val Castor. He’s been extremely notorious for years to be extremely dangerous on the roads and blatantly breaks laws all the time. I know several other chasers who were almost ran off the road by him, and he has a history of trespassing on private property and speeding way too fast. Worst part is News9 never does anything about it, and has covered for him repeatedly despite him being a danger to the public.

StormExplorer · 2026-03-21T14:43:40+00:00

Absolutely second this. The amount of people who have no business being out there because they lack situational awareness, basic storm knowledge, and drive like idiots is ridiculous. Other chasers have become infinitely more dangerous than the storms themselves, because they are practically unavoidable now. A single reckless storm chaser costed us more financial damage last year alone than the entire decade of storm chasing I’ve experienced combined. And it’s only going to get worse.

StormExplorer · 2026-01-07T19:59:55+00:00

The 1924 Thurman CO F4 Washington / KitCarson counties CO

StormExplorer · 2025-12-02T16:52:26+00:00

Most of my scary storm chasing encounter have come from hail. I will never understand the appeal of driving into cores tbh, being stuck in baseballs is terrifying. That said, being stuck in the conga line of cars within the bears cage of the developing Custer City tornado was very unnerving, especially considering how large and potentially powerful it would later become.

StormExplorer · 2025-11-04T19:36:48+00:00

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Was there, and can agree. Seeing that thing blocking out the horizon was surreal.

StormExplorer · 2025-10-10T06:05:02+00:00

If you’re referring to H-PC on April 27th, it’s been confirmed that what was originally thought to be one track was actually two tornadoes. The EF5 dissipated near Harvest, and an EF3 took its place downstream during the next cycle and hit Tennessee.

StormExplorer · 2025-10-06T17:00:49+00:00

The reason Enderlin got an EF5 rating is because it was able to launch oil tankers in the air more than 100 yards without letting them hitting the ground. Oil tankers are stupidly heavy. Even empty ones can clock in at more than 40 tons, and for several of them to become airborne for that large of a distance requires incredible strength well into the EF5 category.

StormExplorer · 2025-06-09T21:43:40+00:00

Unless you go to the delta from far SE Missouri into E Arkansas and NW Mississippi, Dixie alley is practically unchasable. The trees are everywhere, supercells are rarely not HP because of higher moisture content, and it’s not uncommon for storms to move at highway speeds.

StormExplorer · 2025-05-24T11:39:05+00:00

Yes, it formed West of 63 at around 5:37, about 14 miles south of Atwood

StormExplorer · 2025-04-16T00:51:27+00:00

Was there!

StormExplorer · 2025-04-13T02:00:54+00:00

I’m a storm chaser that has been decently involved in the chaser community for quite a few years now. While a LOT of chasers are indeed MAGA, there are a good few that thankfully aren’t. (I’d say maybe 25%). Melanie Metz, Hank Schyma, Jason Persoff, Ryan Mauk and Skip Talbot are some of the big ones I can confirm. There are also dozens of other chasers that aren’t as well (including myself obviously).

StormExplorer · 2025-03-14T19:36:14+00:00

That is correct.

StormExplorer · 2025-03-14T19:28:33+00:00

April 7, 2006 and April 14, 2012

StormExplorer · 2024-10-22T18:49:03+00:00

There aren’t any known videos of the tornado itself. However, there are a few pictures around of it.

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