Midwest Storm Hunters

06/22/2025

TORNADO WATCH now in effect until 10pm for northern and eastern North Dakota! Supercells are expected to initiate in the next 1-2hrs capable of all modes!

06/22/2025

Slight risk for severe storms today from Minnesota into the central Plains vicinity.
The greatest coverage and intensity of storms will likely be in the Minnesota vicinity. All hazards are possible especially with Northern extent.

06/22/2025

One year ago today 6/22, I took my dad on his very first storm chase in southern Wisconsin and we were able to document at least 3 tornadoes, two of them being strong (EF2+). This includes the Janesville tornado. Unfortunately most of the tornadoes this day were wrapped in rain.

06/22/2025

Temperatures at 5am this morning are already near or above 80 degrees for most of the region. Another dangerous afternoon of heat is ahead. Stay cool.

06/21/2025

Perhaps the strongest winds gusts of the night are NOT associated with the bow echo/line of storms itself, but from a wake low that's occurring behind the main area of severe storms. Wind gusts to 110+ mph have been reported by emergency management in the last 20 minutes. Wake lows form behind complexes or lines of intense storms. They are very difficult to predict and are relatively uncommon.

WHOA! An INTENSE WAKE LOW has developed behind this powerful bow echo producing winds over 100mph in eastern North Dakota! Widespread destruction is occurring!

06/21/2025

Tornado watch issued for portions of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota until 3am Saturday morning.

06/21/2025

⚠️Update: A rare late day upgrade to a level 4 of 5 moderate risk driven by the risk of significant damaging winds of 75 to 100+ mph centered around the Fargo ND vicinity. Hail and tornado threat remains largely unchanged. All hazards threat will continue well into the overnight hours.

Stay weather aware this evening into the overnight!

06/20/2025

A loud and potentially damaging night is in store for the far upper Midwest and Northern Plains.

Several supercells initially, eventually merging into clusters and potentially bow echos late tonight, are likely across ND, MN, far northern WI and the UP.

All hazards are possible with supercells early in the event. As storms grow upscale the wind threat will increase significantly. Hail and tornadoes will still be possible with lines of storms late tonight but not as likely as when storms first develop across MN and ND.

Have multiple ways to receive severe weather alerts overnight.

06/20/2025

Significant severe storms likely late Friday into Friday night.

A warm front will be the focus for numerous severe storms late Friday afternoon into Friday night. In the northern Plains vicinity supercells capable of all hazards are possible before a wind and hail become the main hazards in association with a possible MCS.

Further east into MN, the UP and WI elevated severe storms are possible with mainly a hail risk, the wind and tornado threat is a little uncertain here but trends will need to be monitored as we get closer to the event in case they up trend in possibility.

06/20/2025

🔥Dangerous heat wave this weekend into early next week for the Midwest.🔥

As you probably have heard excessive heat will continue across the Plains and move further east and north into most of the Midwest region this weekend into next week.

Daily high temperatures well into the 90s and some 100s are likely. Combined with dew points in the 70s, heat indices will climb into the 105 to 115 range. Nightly temperatures will not cool off very much with night time temperatures possibly staying in the upper 70s to near 80 especially in urban areas.

Take precautions if you need to spend lengthy amounts of time outdoors.

Below are Saturday high temperatures.

06/19/2025

Yesterday's line of storms from Illinois into Ohio and Pennsylvania may have met Derecho criteria. This was at the beginning stages of the derecho in Illinois yesterday afternoon.

06/19/2025

Check out this intense severe thunderstorm (warned as considerable for 70+ mph winds) Yesterday (6/18) in eastern Illinois. This was the highlight of the chase for me as I was positioned well east of the central IL tornadoes early in the afternoon.

These winds last nearly 10 to 15 minutes continuously.