Storm Chasing Diary: My First Tornado

Everyone remembers their first time. For me, the experience was as thrilling as I’d imagined, but only lasted about a minute. (I’m talking about my first tornado—what did you think I meant?) For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to see a tornado. Over the years this desire has intensified to the point where a tornado is quite probably my most frequent…

Storm Chasing Diary: Hit the Ground Running

Supercell and Lightning, Northeast Colorado Sony α1 Sony 12-24 GM .4 seconds F/14 ISO 50 What would you think if I told you that, on my 12-day storm chasing trip in the Midwest, we drove from Colorado, to Wyoming, to Nebraska, back to Colorado, back to Nebraska, and finally to Kansas? Pretty nuts, right? Please don’t judge me when I tell you all that…