May 31, 2013
The El Reno Tornado, 2013
1 Tornadoes
Field Notes
Read Log
Gift Guide
The Ultimate Storm Chaser Gift Guide
A practical guide to buying for someone who chases storms, written by someone who understands the obsession. No novelty mugs with lightning clipart.
Science
What is a Hook Echo?
The radar signature that tells forecasters and chasers a storm is doing something serious. How it forms, what it means, and why it became the most recognised symbol in storm chasing.
Science
The Fujita Scale Explained
How Ted Fujita developed the system that classifies tornado intensity, why it was replaced, and what its limitations tell us about the difficulty of measuring something that destroys the instruments.