stormhighway.com http://www.stormhighway.com Storm Highway Feed en-us Model flip-flops improve weekend supercell/tornado chances: Plains forecast update 9, for May 13 http://stormhighway.com/blog2026/may1326a.php I've you've followed my chase forecast blog updates over the years, you know why I don't go very far beyond 7 days in terms of chase trip planning. That's because the springtime jet patterns over the USA are notoriously difficult to forecast very far in advance. Below-average severe storm activity to continue: Plains forecast update 8, for May 10 http://stormhighway.com/blog2026/may1026a.php Medium-to-long range models continue to paint a well-below-average picture of severe storm activity in the Great Plains and Midwest for as far out as we can reasonably forecast (roughly 10 days out). March-April 2026 Storm Chasing Recap http://stormhighway.com/blog2026/april3026a.php March and April of 2026 were very active months for storms in the Midwest. Despite my limitations for chasing out of the area, I was able to observe and capture several memorable events. A better-than-expected week of chasing: Plains forecast update 7, for April 25 http://stormhighway.com/blog2026/april2526a.php Another pair of classic Plains supercell tornado days looks to be on tap for today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday) before the ejecting wave brings the final events of the sequence to the Midwest on Monday and Tuesday. The active supercell interval continues: Plains forecast update 6, for April 20 http://stormhighway.com/blog2026/april2026a.php Models continue to show a somewhat active pattern across the southern Plains and Mid-South as moisture and fast upper-level flow are colocated. Storm chase log archive update http://stormhighway.com/blog2026/april1326a.php We've had many discussions on Stormtrack about how much of the 1990-2010 era of storm chasing has vanished from the internet. This is happening as more and more chaser web sites go offline and modern-day chasers exclusively do little more than make fleeting posts on the unsearchable abyss of social media. Favorable patterns ahead: Plains forecast update 5, for April 7 http://stormhighway.com/blog2026/april726a.php Models indicate a return to western upper troughing for at least 5 days starting this weekend, with attendant Gulf moisture return northward into the Great Plains. A sharpening dryline is shown by Sunday the 12th as the first of several shortwaves ejects out over the Plains/Midwest Heart-of-the-season starts: Plains forecast update 4, for March 31 http://stormhighway.com/blog2026/march2326a.php Peak tornado season is finally upon us here in the Plains and Midwest. As anticipated a week ago, we're entering a brief active interval as a couple of shortwave troughs eject across the country over returning Gulf moisture. Progressive pattern indicated in coming weeks: Plains forecast update 3, for March 23 http://stormhighway.com/blog2026/march2326a.php As we advance another week into March, the first days of April are beginning to move into the 10-day window of reasonable long-range forecasts. Cool and inactive period the for next 10 days: Plains forecast update 2, for March 17 http://stormhighway.com/blog2026/march1726a.php As is often the case with early active severe weather patterns, we'll 'pay for it' with an extended period of downtime afterward. Kankakee and Pontiac, Illinois tornadoes, northwestern Indiana tornadoes http://stormhighway.com/kankakee-illinois-tornado-march-10-2026.php I observed four tornadoes from Pontiac, Illinois to near Knox, Indiana on Tuesday, March 10, including a significant tornado on the south side of Kankakee.