MadWx Chasing

08/08/2023

LINK: https://youtu.be/FDCn23IFZVo

Some of my footage from around the neighborhood in Chandler, AZ, this morning, where numerous trees were toppled by an intense microburst. Significant flash flooding also occurred.

05/28/2023

Beastly supercell near Fort Sumner, NM, today.

05/24/2023

Beautiful supercell yesterday right on the TX/NM border near Farwell, TX.

05/18/2023

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBzGAHZxVbI

Our close-range footage of an incredible wedge tornado near Spalding, NE, on May 12, 2023.

05/17/2023

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRDxBmnfb-8

Our footage of beautiful twin tornadoes on the Kansas-Colorado border near the town of Weskan, KS, on May 11, 2023.

05/14/2023

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQI5W-24v28

Our footage of two tornadoes in southern Iowa yesterday, including one with dancing vortices near Pleasantville and a weak, rain-wrapped one that we intercepted at close range near Harvey.

05/13/2023

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O-ueQErLb4

Our footage of two long-lived tornadoes in central Oklahoma on Thursday, including a large one near Newcastle and one near Cole that tore off and lofted the roof of a house as we were filming.

04/29/2023

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i4pB-Xye_E
Footage from yesterday's chase of a beastly HP supercell from Evant to Fort Hood, TX. We documented a persistent funnel cloud, a close-range weak tornado crossing the road in front of us, and a likely much stronger, rain-wrapped tornado.

04/25/2023

The aurora was out in full force last night...in Oklahoma! A severe geomagnetic storm yielded aurora down to places as far south as the Texas Panhandle and southern Arizona. Here's a shot from Adri taken last night in Ponca City, OK.

04/22/2023

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNnN8BpLJ44

Full footage from our chase in central Oklahoma back on Wednesday (April 19). We documented multiple supercells with epic structure and several tornadoes, including large, long-lasting ones near Etowah.

04/01/2023

VOLUME UP: Almost got blasted by a positive CG lightning bolt while watching the second Little Rock supercell organize yesterday. Couldn't have hit but a few yards across the road from us; note the tree debris raining down after the strike.

04/01/2023

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CyGhYoYVMQ

Here's our footage of the damaging tornado in Little Rock, AR, yesterday.

03/12/2023

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12/22/2022

11/05/2022

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMSQ9sQAHk

Close-range footage of yesterday's damaging tornado near Emory/Sulphur Springs, TX. Trey caught the initial stages as it lofted ample debris north of Emory, while Adri documented it as it fully condensed closer to Sulphur Springs.

10/18/2022

A Twister sequel is coming! Thoughts?

Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment are said to be meeting with potential directors for [...]

10/12/2022

Monsoon 2022 sure was active!

Rainfall data for Monsoon 2022 has been finalized by & Arizona recorded its 9th wettest Monsoon on record since 1895.

Cochise county recorded its wettest Monsoon followed by Graham county (3rd wettest) & Greenlee county (8th wettest).

10/12/2022

Some cool radar science from NWS Baltimore tonight!

Under certain atmospheric conditions, weather radar's beam can be bent back to the earth's surface (superrefraction). For a time this evening, it appeared the radar near Dover, DE was detecting traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge!

Science background: https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/beam_max

10/04/2022

Confirmed tornado in northern AZ today!

Storms developed in the high country Monday morning and continued through the afternoon, from Lake Havasu City up north to the Flagstaff area.

10/01/2022

A slightly above average monsoon season for rainfall at Phoenix Sky Harbor.

This year the Phoenix Monsoon 2022 rainfall total was 2.23", slightly better than the 5-year moving average of 2.14" and ranked 67th wettest since 1896--near the average and median. The average total over the entire Phoenix metro was wetter though at 3.57”!

09/22/2022

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1-Bn-P_Dj8

Compilation of several storms and supercells with impressive structure that we documented throughout the Plains during the 2022 storm season.

Pictured: the beautiful Max, NE, severe storm from June 7.

09/20/2022

Heavy rain/flash flooding will be a threat across AZ over the coming days.

Flood Watch has been issued for much of AZ for Wednesday. Currently in effect from 5 am until 11 pm for southern AZ...including the Phoenix metro. Remember...if you do encounter flash flooding...Turn Around...Don't Drown!

09/12/2022

UPDATE (4:26pm): TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. Severe thunderstorm warning now issued in its place.

3:55pm MST - storm south of Eloy AZ is now tornado warned. Not seeing anything on radar indicative of an imminent tornado, but this is a dangerous storm that could continue to intensify. Moving north at 20 mph. Seek shelter if in path.

09/12/2022

8:17pm MST - severe storms with hail and damaging winds arriving in the south Valley right now with a large wall of dust leading the way!

09/12/2022

6:10pm MST - Lots of storms, some severe, in progress across southern AZ this evening. Some of these could make their way to the Phoenix metro area over the next few hours with the threat of damaging winds and small hail. Tomorrow looks to be even more active.

09/11/2022

As we move into September/October in Arizona, we start to get into the part of monsoon season called the "transition season." This occurs as large-scale weather systems (troughs), which are generally absent from the Southwest in the summer, begin to move in from the Pacific. These act on leftover monsoon moisture to create occasional bouts of severe weather across the state; in fact, Arizona's most notable tornado and severe thunderstorm events tend to occur during the transition season.

Tomorrow (Monday, Sept. 12), it looks like Arizona will see its first transition season setup of the monsoon, as former Hurricane Kay's remnants will inch east as an open wave, placing Arizona in its exit region (where favorable lift for storms exists). Ample leftover moisture from Kay and much cooler air aloft should efficiently destabilize the atmosphere; this, along with enhanced wind shear from an increase in flow aloft, should set the stage for an active severe weather day across Arizona, particularly central/southern parts of the state. Damaging winds, blowing dust, and large hail will be possible with storms tomorrow.