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2026 Storm Chasing & Photography Logs, Photos & Videos

By DAN ROBINSON
Editor/Photographer
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2026 began with a snow squall in Washington, Pennsylvania just after the start of the new year. Tornado action started immediately with the arrival of meteorological spring, with significant intercepts only 10 days into March!

View 1,609 storm chases:
by year: 
by type: 
Tornado ChasesLightning ChasesTropical Cyclone ChasesSlow Motion LightningSt. Louis StormsHail ChasesChicago Lightning ChasesAstrophotography ChasesSupercell Chases
Aerial Drone ChasesWinter Weather ChasesCloud FormationsIce StormsFlood ChasesEarthquake ChasesWest Virginia Storms and LightningRainbow EventsWind Events

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Catch of the Year:


Capture of the birth of a lightning strike at St. Morgan, Illinois.
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2026 Mileage
7,233
Winter 2,104
Tornado 4,776
Lightning / Other 353

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2026 Notable Storms

Slow-motion lightning capture May 4, 2026
ST. MORGAN, IL - Capture of the initiation of a biriectional leader: the birth of a lightning strike.

Cloud type observation April 27, 2026
ST. LOUIS - Mammatus clouds at sunset over the Gateway Arch.

Cloud type observation April 17, 2026
NEW BADEN, IL - Rare towering cumulus lenticularis in the St. Louis metro.

Supercell chase April 3, 2026
HAVANA, IL - Spectacular supercell structure and intense, close lightning.

Tornado intercept March 10, 2026
KANKAKEE, IL - Multiple tornadoes in northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana.

Earthquake observation January 20, 2026
ST. LOUIS - Magnitude 3.8 earthquake near Taylorville, IL shakes St. Louis.

Winter weather chase January 17, 2026
ST. LOUIS - Cars, fire truck and ambulance sliding on surprise snowfall.

All 2026 Chases (32)

January 2026:
Winter weather chase 1/1: Snow squall PA
Supercell chase 1/8: Supercells IL
Winter weather chase 1/17: Icy roads MO/IL
Bust chase 1/18: Aborted WX trip IL
Earthquake observation 1/20: Earthquake IL
Bust chase 1/20: Aurora bust IL
Winter weather chase 1/24: Winter storm OK/LA/MS
Winter weather chase 1/26: Snow aftermath IL/MO

February 2026:
Supercell chase 2/19: Supercells IL

March 2026:
Bust chase 3/4: Storm bust IL
Bust chase 3/5: Lightning bust IL
Thunderstorm observation 3/6: Thunderstorms MO/IL
Tornado intercept 3/10: Tornado intercepts IL/IN
Severe thunderstorm chase 3/15: Severe storms MO/IL
Cloud type observation 3/22: Asperatus clouds IL
Cold front observation 3/26: Cold front IL
Bust chase 3/31: Storm bust IL

April 2026:
Bust chase 4/1: Storm bust IL/MO
Bust chase 4/2: Storm bust IL/MO
Supercell chase 4/3: Supercell/lightning IL/MO
Bust chase 4/13: Sprites bust IL
Cloud type observation 4/14: Horseshoe funnel IL
Lightning chase 4/15: Lightning IL/MO
Cloud type observation 4/17: Lenticular clouds IL
Bust chase 4/17: Storm bust IL/MO
Lightning chase 4/24: Lightning IL
Lightning chase 4/26: Supercells/lightning KS/MO
Cloud type observation 4/27: Mammatus clouds MO
Lightning chase 4/28: Lightning MO

May 2026:
Lightning chase 5/3: Lightning IL
Lightning chase 5/4: Lightning IL
Lightning chase 5/4: Lightning/hail IL

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30 Years of Storm Chasing & Photography
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