Blog Post Archives

September 2023:
Tornado danger myth

August 2023:
Lightning branching study
July-August roundup

July 2023:
Chicago lightning

May 2023:
Forecast update 4

April 2023:
March-April roundup
Trail updates**
Forecast update 3

February 2023:
January-February roundup

January 2023:
Music from the Road 11

November 2022:
September-November roundup

August 2022:
June-August roundup

May 2022:
May roundup

April 2022:
March-April roundup

February 2022:
February roundup

January 2022:
December-January roundup
Music from the Road 10

October 2021:
Sept-Oct Roundup

September 2021:
Music from the Road 8
August roundup

July 2021:
Midsummer roundup

May 2021:
Plains logs
IL tornadoes

March 2021:
March roundup
Winter roundup
March 1 post

October 2020:
Music from the Road 5
Music from the Road 4
Music from the Road 3

September 2020:
Music from the Road 2
Music from the Road 1

July 2020:
3 Arch strikes

June 2020:
June 20-22 recap

March 2020:
Spotting vs chasing
Coronavirus
Dec-March roundup

February 2020:
Midwest 10 years

November 2019:
Meteor & icy roads

September 2019:
August roundup

July 2019:
Midsummer roundup
Great Plains recap
CA earthquake expedition

June 2019:
2019 Flood: Alton

April 2019:
Forecast update 7
Forecast update 6
Forecast update 5
Arch lightning strike
March/April roundup

February 2019:
Relentless winter

January 2019:
No better place

October 2018:
Hurricane Michael

September 2018:
Upcoming videos

August 2018:
8/6 Alton lightning
New Arch entrance

July 2018:
July storm roundup
STL fireworks

May 2018:
Forecast update 8
Forecast update 7
Day 1/Update 6
May 6 IL lightning

March 2018
Season predictions / forecast update 2
St. Louis tornadoes
Forecast update 1

January 2018
Light pillars

November 2017
11/5 supercell
Earthquake observing
11/2 lightning

October 2017
9/4 lightning

September 2017
Summer recap

August 2017
Eclipse images/video
Eclipse update 4
Eclipse update 3
Eclipse clouds 2
Eclipse clouds 1

July 2017
STL area eclipse travel

May 2017
Forecast update 9
Trip #1 recap
Day 1: TX tornado
Forecast update 8
Forecast update 7
Forecast update 6

April 2017
Forecast update 5
Forecast update 4
4/10 IL chase
Forecast update 3
4/5 IL chase
Forecast update 2

February 2017
Jan 19-Feb 8 roundup

January 2017
1/16 Lightning
Icy roads update

November 2016
STL fall colors

September 2016
9/16 IL funnel
Top ten tornadoes
9/9 IL supercells
"Black hole" of naturalism

August 2016
August 24-27 storms
July-August roundup
Pictured with tornadoes

June 2016
Pontiac, IL tornado
Epilogue & recap

May 2016
May 24 chase
Incredible Plains
Kansas violent wedge
5/8 expedition log
5/7,5/11 STL storms
4/30 STL storms

March 2016
Resurrection data
Forecast update 2
3/15 IL chase
Forecast update 1
Storm roundup

February 2016
Dec-Feb storm roundup

November 2015
Academic consensus

October 2015
Gateway Arch 50th

September 2015
Crash footage
9/10 lightning

August 2015
Free will II
Free will I
2017 eclipse
Arch posters
8/9 STL storms
Sunrise shelf

July 2015
Question everything 1
July chase roundup
7/8 supercell
More 6/28 images

May 2015
Trip 2 recap
Trip 1 recap
Trip 1 departure!
Forecast update

April 2015
Forecast update
Forecast update
April 2-9 expeditions

February 2015
3 Questions
MBN Saturday Night

January 2015
2014 Top 10

November 2014
11/10 STL Sunsets

October 2014
10/13 IL tornado
10/7 KY supercell
STL storms

September 2014
Icy roads update
STL metro storms
STL lightning
STL supercells

August 2014
Arch lightning!
8/6 STL storms

July 2014
Lightning & houses
7/27 Kentucky chase
Lightning/fireworks

June 2014
Chicago lightning
Immortality?
6/21 STL storms
Epilogue
6/16 Close lightning
6/7 STL tornadoes
Day 5: Nebraska
June 1 IL storms

April 2014
Forecast update
Forecast update
Forecast update
Forecast update
Springtime in STL
Forecast update
Forecast update
Arch & lunar eclipse
Forecast update
Forecast update
4/3 Photos/video
4/3 STL lightning
4/2 IL lightning

February 2014
IL tornadoes
Musial bridge
Crashes on video
STL icy crash

January 2014
1/24 Texas icing
1/16 icy roads
Frost road icing
Snowdrifts
STL snowstorm I
New Year's snowdrifts

November 2013
11/17 outbreak
Battery alarm

October 2013
Rozel composite
Bennington
10/8 auroras
10/5 IL chase
10/4 IL chase

September 2013
Bennington loop
El Reno Q&A
9/24 chase
10mm field of view
STL lightning
Arch rainbow
Tornado stats
Steam Devils I
High-res radar
El Reno rating
9/1 sprites

August 2013
8/23 lightning
Distrust in science
Funnel or not?
8/12 funnels
Susan Strom
8/8 storms
8/7 storm

June 2013
Tornado gallery
Tornado stills 2
Tornado stills 1
6/12 IL tornado
El Reno EF5 account
Epilogue

May 2013
Day 12: Wedge tornado
Day 11: OK structure
Day 10: OK hail/lightning
Day 9: KS close wedge!
Day 8: STL to KS
Day 6: KS to OK
Day 5: KS tornadoes!
Day 4: STL to NE/KS
Distant lightning
Forecast update
Forecast update
5/9 MO/IL storms
Forecast update
5/3 IL storms

March 2013
Incredulity
Forecast update
"Defiance" Arch photos
Forecast update
3/24 snowstorm
3/17 close lightning
3/12 Comet
March 1

February 2013
2/25 thundersleet
2/21 snowstorm
2/3 I-55 spinouts

January 2013
1/31 snow
1/29 severe storms
1/27 icing
1/24 sunset
1/24-25 icing
1/20 IL sunset
1/12 lightning, icing
Bridge icing
Quiet new year

November 2012
Forecast update
New YT videos
Thanksgiving lightning
Blackbird migration II
I-64 tornadoes
Moving to Twitter
Midwest tornadoes
STL gallery additions

October 2012
10/25 cold front
10/22 lightning
10/17 STL storms
10/13-14 setups
Photo update
10/5 lightning
Lunar halo

September 2012
Okawville tornado
9/21 IL supercell
STL gallery
Balloon glow
New STL city photos
765 Decatur to STL
Isaac's remnants

July 2012
7/26 sunset
7/19 twilight storm
7/15 Aurora Borealis
7/9 STL storms
7/7 lightning
7/1 hail/wind

June 2012
Hail cross sections
Limits of science
Summer entrenched
Epilogue
Plains trip 2

May 2012
5/31 KY/IN chase
5/29 lightning
Self-deception
5/24 Iowan expedition
5/24 Forecast update
Value of human life?
5/20 Forecast update
5/18 Forecast update
5/16 Forecast update
Stats, Midwest forecast
5/12 Forecast update
5/9 Forecast update
20 storm photographers to follow
May 6-7 lightning
Close lightning!
5/3 Forecast update
5/1 Forecast update

April 2012
4/28 STL large hail
4/26 IL hailer
4/24 Forecast update
4/22 Forecast update
Trip 1 expedition logs
Photo/video update
Day 4: Low risk in MO
Day 3: OK tornadoes
Day 2: OK tornadoes
Day 1: KS structure
Trip 1 ahead

February 2012
2/28-29 lightning
2/28 storm forecast
Skeptic's responsibility
God of the Gaps
2012 upgrades
Andy Gabrielson
HD lightning video

January 2012
Full size HD videos
1/22 expedition, 1/20 icing
1/17 STL lightning
Appeal to reason
Tripod head removal
Road ice updates

November 2011
More November storms
11/14 lightning expedition
11/8 chase bust
Road ice season
New River Bridge lights
Upcoming storms

October 2011
World Series parade
Cards win World Series
10/24 auroras
New St. Louis cityscapes
Actionable probabilities
World Series Game 2
World Series Game 1
World Series prelude
Sherman Minton Bridge
Cardinals: NLCS Game 5
STL city/Arch VI

September 2011
St. Louis aerials
10-22mm test shots
Slide/negative scans
Lightning stacks II
9/3 IL lightning
The end of film

August 2011
Earthquake info/links
Louisville, Charleston
Hurricane Irene links
5.8M VA earthquake
8/19 tower lightning
8/16 steam devils
Indiana stage collapse
8/13 lightning/moon
Lightning stacks I
8/9 STL sunset
8/8 Miscellaneous

June 2011
6/26 MO/STL storms
6/21 photos II
6/21 IL storms
6/19 tower lightning
Cards vs Royals
6/16 IL clouds
6/10 IL storms
Nightsounds
6/4 IL storms
UP 844 in STL

May 2011
5/28 supercell/hail
5/25 IL tornado
5/22 Missouri chase
Old photos
5/7 supercell/lightning
5/5 shelf cloud
IL wildflowers

April 2011
4/28 tower lightning
4/26 trip east
4/23 lightning
4/22 large hail
4/22 lightning
Litchfield, IL tornado
April 19 chase
4/16 NC tornadoes
4/15 cold core
April 15 setup
Prairie spring
4/10 close lightning
April 8-10 setups
4/4 lightning
4/3 storm photography day
4/2 STL Sunset
3 new pages

February 2011
2/27 prelim report
2/27 storm day
Severe thunderstorms
2/24 storm day
Failed systems
2/24 forecast 1
Dry air in WV/VA/NC
Thawing out
Overhyped dangers
Early spring
Future Homes 2.0
2001 trip west
Storm photographer scam
Warmup coming
Saturday Scholars
Ice storm photos
IL ice storm
Blizzard forecast bust

January 2011
STL ice/snow storm
STL winter storm
1/27 sunset
1/20 snow photos
1/20 snowstorm
Lincoln, IL lightning
Fall 2010 recap
12/31 expedition log
Still believing
11/11 STL snow

August 2010
8/27 STL cityscape
8/26 moonrise
8/25 moonrise
8/23 moonrise
Catatumbo lightning
Lightning at 200 miles
8/15 IL lightning
Chicago lightning 7
Perseid meteors
8/12 IL storms
Natural explanations
8/5 IL lightning
Flood waves

July 2010
July slowdown
Checking in
High water
STL fireworks

June 2010
6/27 STL storms
Chicago lightning 6
Corn
6/21 supercell
6/20 convection
6/19 IL lightning
Canon charger
6/15 close lightning
6/13 IL storms
6/12 IL storms
Site reconfigure
6/9 IL sunset
6/8 MO/IL lightning
New Baden tornado name?
6/5 MO lightning
Hurricane season
6/2 STL lightning
6/1 chase
6/1 storm forecast

April 2010
4/30 prelim report
4/30 chase updates
Forecast update IV
Forecast update
Moonrise/sunset 4/27
Forecast update
4/22,24 reports
Day 4: MO/IL/KY/TN
Day 3: KS/NE/MO
TX wedge tornado
Day 2: TX/OK/KS
4/22 forecast updates
Forecast update
Vehicle work 1
2010 season kickoff
Engine bird nest
Downtime; bird nest
3.4M WV earthquake
4/7 SW IL chase
4/5-6 roundup
4/4 chase photos
4/3 photos, update
April 2 log 1
April 2-7 expeditions

February 2010
Deep winter end?
STL intercept range
Icy roads update
WV house for sale
IL sunset 2/17
Hail and rentals
2/9 STL snow
Persistent winter

January 2010
Jan 28-31 storm
Cold week ahead
WeatherBrains
First 2010 thunder?
Denver distance
STL gasometers
The finalists
Jan 6-7 snowstorm
First sunset
It's St. Louis!
Brutal winter

November 2009
Wildfire
11/26-28 snow updates
Thanksgiving snow
Icy Roads update
11/10/02 outbreak
Winter mode
Black ice threat
850mb chart season

October 2009
No chase
Forecast update
Event next week?
Snowstorm updates
Mountain snow
Winter update
October 9 chase
Big winter storm
First snow?
First colors

September 2009
Summer departure
Forecast update
Fall season
Possible storms
Icy road season
Making sure
9/12 dashcam
Rain

August 2009
TS Danny updates
New tropical system
2009 recap
August 20 chase
Bill moving NE
HD video preference
Tropics active
Capitol lightning
Putnam flooding
Moon & Jupiter
Perseids, Discovery show
Lightning at 1300mm
Moon at 1300mm
1300mm test II

June 2009
Charleston sunset
June 17-19 video
Sunset storms
6/24 Charleston photos
Midwest trip #2
WV supercell
Midwest trip #2?
Upcoming week
Capitol & steeples
June 11 chase
June 9 storms
Season finished?
Fabian Guerra
Season update
Forecast update
6/2 lightning video
Northern WV storms
Forecast update
Season restart?

May 2009
WV/KY supercells
Logan lightning
Monster shelf cloud!
Flooding/shelf cloud
Convection
Nitro flooding
Triggered convection
Historic season?
Troughs/ridges
Fort Hill sunset
Forecast update
OKC 2nd angle
Weak storms, frost
Forecast update
Wednesday video
Midwest trip #1
Upward lightning page
Forecast update
Wednesday IL/IN/MO/KY
May 8 log/analysis
Forecast update
Close tower lightning
Flood potential
Forecast update
WxWorx still good
Raleigh supercell
May 1 HD video
Event trip #1 logs
Day 9: OK to WV
Day 8: Northern TX

March 2009
Clearing line
Building 82 implosion
Dry air, forecast update
Vehicle work VI
Spring downtown
Vehicle work V
Fog on satellite
Spring update
Bridge problems
Icy bridges
Thursday snow
Vehicle work IV
Friday snow?!
Winter is losing
Vehicle work III
Snow outlook
Vehicle work II
Spring in the lead
March!

February 2009
Snowstorm updates
Watching for 60s
Picture of upslope
Future homes
Chaff on radar
WV storms
TWC feature
Monday sunset
Charleston, TWC
22 degree halo
Wednesday chase
2/11 forecast updates
First 2009 chase
Taste of spring
Old hailstones

January 2009
Mana's Chili
Whiteout
Jan. 27 photos/video
Winter storm updates
Winter storms
Road frost event
River ice/NC snow
Road Ice Warning
Winter thunderstorm
Ice threat!
Sunrise, snow
Road ice warnings
Random files
Bridge frost
First sunrise

November 2008
Winter
icyroadsafety.com
Monday black ice
Below $2
Snow week updates II
Snow week updates I
Valley fog
A week of winter
Weekend snow
Charleston rooftop scene
Charleston peak colors
Charleston: Nov 3
Gorge at Long Point

October 2008
Gorge morning
First snow photos
Big Walker #3
Night valley fog
First snow updates
Frost, snow update
Monday snow?
Icy roads claim lives
First frost
More Charleston photos
Charleston photos
- Polarizer

September 2008
Lighting stuff
TV Sunset
Ohio hurricane
Thursday lightning
No Ike chase
Tuesday storms
Hanna updates

August 2008
Cat 4 Gustav
Record month 2
Four storms?
Fay and Gustav
HD videos
Perseids
Photo stacking
Anti-ice overlay
Lightning lull

June 2008
June 2008 stats
Charleston rainbow
Event video roundup
Charleston shelf cloud
Pittsburgh lightning
More lightning
S. Charleston lightning
Lightning & moonrise
Hail video
Hail frappuccino
WV large hail
Raleigh lightning
Wednesday storms II
Wednesday storms
Monday hail
Power plant convection
Charleston lightning!
Lightning 100 miles away
Storms 100 miles away
June 10 storms
June 10 lightning
June 9 lightning
June 3-4 photos/video
Wednesday lightning!
Wednesday chase
Tower lightning video
Lightning chase!
Tower lightning!
Tuesday chase
Kentucky supercell
Sunday chase

May 2008
Sunset pileus
Forecast update
May 24 HD video
May 30-31 storms
Day 10: IN to WV
Day 9: OK to IN
Day 8: NW Oklahoma
Day 7: Western Kansas
Day 6: KS/OK chances
Day 5: Outbreak #2
Day 4: Outbreak setup
Day 3: Panhandle day
Amarillo lightning
Day 2: MO to TX
Day 1: WV to MO
Westbound!
Expedition update
Lightning chase bust
Event expedition!
Trough weather
Hope ahead?
Kanawha Falls HD
2 models, 2 forecasts
7-day eastern trough
VDG sparks 1
300mm test shots
Resolution comparison
XSi first run
Another 2006?
May 11 chase
More HD chase video
Non-Plains outbreaks
Site going HD
NC/VA outbreak
May 8 lightning
Storm Photography's hard times
Useless models
2-week outlook
Saturday storms/expedition
Eventful May start
HD lightning issues
Thursday's setup

March 2008
Spring is winning
Watching 850mb
2008 Event Blog
Forecast roundup
Convective snow
Battle for spring
March 19 log
Charleston storm
March 19 updates
Wednesday update
Wednesday forecast
Dual 25-day timelapse
Southern outbreak
Active week
Atlanta tornado
Is winter over?
Bridge overlays
Quiet week ahead
March 8 video
Oakwood accidents
March 7-8 storm
New NC I-40 route
Short chase
Tuesday severe WX
NC storm photography day?
Coal River hike
Annual March 1 post

February 2008
Wednesday video
Feb 26-27 winter storm
Brick streets = bridges
PA icy roads
Winter storm part 2
Lunar eclipse photos
Wednesday storm updates
Charleston camera II
Feb 20-22 winter storm
Rainbow panoramas
Charleston rainbow
"Home" chase areas
Snow melting - for now
Photo composite
Sunset highway
Winter storm updates
Fire and ice
Lexington scans
Icy road threat
Winter thunderstorms?
Crofton, KY tornado
Lexington photos
Feb 5 summary
High risk
Wednesday now?
Tuesday forecast 1
Winter lightning!
Tuesday outbreak?
Black ice in Beckley

January 2008
Ice storm chase?
Indoor lightning
Moderate risk
Tuesday severe wx
Tuesday storms?
Tuesday event recap
Missed it all
NC snow photos 1
NC snow update 4
NC snow update 3
NC snow update 2
NC snow update 1
NC snowstorm chase
Carolinas snowstorm?
New dashcam
Winter returns
Bridge name?
Tornado outbreak
First tornado watch
Fog/movies/gas bills
Best country drives
Snowstorm timelapse
More snow photos
Snowstorm photos/video
Snowstorm update 3
Snowstorm update 2
Jan. 1-3 snowstorm update

November 2007
Winter weather roundup
Dashcam Files 5
Cold/snow next week
40th tornado!
Leaf shedding/frost
Oakwood accident
Lake Michigan effect
Season timelapse update
Upslope case: 3/17/07
Oakwood/Senator Byrd
Upslope snow
Icy road risk
Icy road forecast
Photog shelter
Oakwood again
Dashcam Files 4
"The Open Road" 4
No snow
November lightning
Icy road forecast
Unofficial winter
Signs of winter

October 2007
Oakwood fall-off
Fall timelapse update
Oakwood De-Icers
The DashCam Files
KY chase photos
IN/IL/KY expedition today
Thursday chase?
Tornado outbreaks
Southern Kitchen
Severe storm potential
October lightning
AT: departure
First colors
IntoSummer update

August 2007
TS Dean
8/13 lightning
Perseid report
Perseid setup
Storms, finally
I-64 cameras

July 2007
NC storms
Raleigh lightning
Mayberry chase

June 2007
NC severe storms
New May 4 tornado
Busted forecast
Pittsburgh part III
Pittsburgh chase
Charleston sunset
DAY 15: IA / MO
DAY 14: Nebraska
DAY 13: WV to NE
6/4 chase - WV
It's a GO!
Critical point
Outbreak setup
We're back!
Active week ahead

May 2007
5/30 chase - VA/NC
Monday forecast
Epilogue
Forecast update
5/24 chase - WV
Storm Photography at home?
3 more weeks
June or bust
Forecast update
It's video ghosting!
Still waiting
Forecast update
June?
Forecast update
Forecast update
May 5 report
Forecast update
Plan B idea
Plains in photos
Trip #2 summary
Day 12: IL lightning
Greensburg report
Phone calls
Day 10: Oklahoma
Greensburg: EF5
DAY 9: Kansas tornadoes
DAY 8: Kansas tornadoes
DAY 7: WV to KS
Trip #2 plans
New digital camera
Old digital camera
May is here

March 2007
Cold and snow?!
Blog Kickoff
Wait for May
2007 Event Blog
Almost that time
IntoSummer II
Crash prevention
Trouble at Oakwood
Snow, I-64 crash
First '07 storms February 2007
Meteorological spring
Ice fall update
First 2007 chase
Battle for spring
Norman syndrome
Real winter is here

January 2007
Thursday report
Winter gearing up
Active weather
Snow next week

November 2006
The Warm Wedge
Right call
Alabama expedition
Clearing line

September 2006
F4 wedge?!

June 2006
Season ends
Epilogue
6/1: Almost home