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Aerial Drone Storm ChasesAerial Drone Storm Chasing & Photography Logs, Photos & Videos

By DAN ROBINSON
Editor/Photographer
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In recent years, drones have become my priority cameras for documenting storms and weather. Views of storms from the air are almost always superior to anything from ground level. This tool has revolutionized storm chase photography and video, offering the same type of views that required a helicopter in the past.

Drone intercept of an EF3 tornado in Mount Vernon, Indiana

I have my Remote Pilot Certificate (Part 107) with the FAA, and all of my flights comply with applicable regulations (airspace restrictions/LAANC clearances, visibility and nighttime lighting requirements). These are my storm chases where my drone was used at any point to film or monitor a storm or weather phenomenon from the air.

View 1,611 storm chases in 34 years:
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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Catches of the Year:

The following drone chases were designated as Catch of the Year:

2025:

April 27: Wedge tornado in the Nebraska Sandhills.
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2024:

July 9: Close drone intercept of an EF3 tornado in Mount Vernon, Indiana..
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Notable Drone Chases

Tornado intercept May 18, 2026
BLUE RAPIDS, KS - Tornadoes in north-central Kansas.

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

Tornado intercept April 27, 2025
MULLEN, NE - Nighttime wedge tornado in the Nebraska Sandhills.

Ice storm chase February 12, 2025
BLANCHARD, OK - Icy bridges in the Oklahoma City metro.

Ice storm chase January 4, 2025
WICHITA, KS - Icy bridges in south central Kansas during a major winter storm.

Tornado intercept July 9, 2024
MOUNT VERNON, IN - Strong tornadoes in southwestern Indiana.

Tornado intercept May 21, 2024
RED OAK, IA - Multiple strong tornadoes in southwestern Iowa.

Tornado intercept May 6, 2024
BARNSDALL, OK - Violent tornado after dark in northeastern Oklahoma.

April 8, 2024
LEMINGTON, VT - Trip to Vermont and New Hampshire for the eclipse.

February 16, 2024
ST. LOUIS - Icy road close call in St. Louis.

Ice storm chase January 15, 2024
HOUSTON - Icy bridges from freezing rain in deep south Texas.

Flood event observation June 5, 2019
ALTON, IL - Near-record Mississippi River flooding.

Earthquake observation July 16, 2019
RIDGECREST, CA - Earthquake chase for M7.1 surface rupture & aftershocks.

Earthquake observation November 25, 2017
PARKFIELD, CA - Tour of the earthquake-primed section of the San Andreas Fault.

All Drone Chases (31)

November 2017:
Earthquake observation 11/25 San Andreas Fault CA

June 2019:
Flood event observation 6/5 Flood MO/IL

July 2019:
Earthquake observation 7/16 Earthquakes CA

January 2024:
Ice storm chase 1/15: Freezing rain TX

February 2024:
Winter weather chase 2/16: Icy roads MO/IL

April 2024:
Supercell chase 4/1: Supercell MO/IL
Astrophotography event 4/8: Solar eclipse VT/NH

May 2024:
Tornado intercept 5/6: Tornado intercept OK
Supercell chase 5/8: Supercells MO/IL
Tornado intercept 5/19: Tornado intercepts KS
Tornado intercept 5/21: Tornado intercepts IA
Supercell chase 5/24: Supercell MO
Tornado intercept 5/25: Tornado intercept TX
Tornado intercept 5/26: Tornado intercept MO/IL

June 2024:
Supercell chase 6/29: Supercells PA
Thunderstorm observation 6/30: Thunderstorms PA

July 2024:
Thunderstorm observation 7/4: Thunderstorms PA
Thunderstorm observation 7/6: Thunderstorms PA
Tornado intercept 7/9: Tornado intercepts IN
Supercell chase 7/27: Supercell MO/IL

January 2025:
Ice storm chase 1/4: Freezing rain KS
Ice storm chase 1/5: Ice Storm MO
Winter weather chase 1/6: Snowtorm MO

February 2025:
Ice storm chase 2/12: Freezing drizzle TX/OK

June 2025:
Supercell chase 6/4: Supercell MO
Supercell chase 6/7: Supercell MO

January 2026:
Winter weather chase 1/17: Icy roads MO/IL

March 2026:
Severe thunderstorm chase 3/15: Severe storms MO/IL

April 2026:
Supercell chase 4/27: Supercells MO
Lightning chase 4/28: Lightning MO

May 2026:
Tornado intercept 5/18: Tornado intercepts KS

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View 1,611 storm chases in 34 years:
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

30 Years of Storm Chasing & Photography
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