1999

February 27, 1999February 27, 1999
Early season chase almost results in a funnel cloud, but not quite. :)
June 4, 1999June 4, 1999
Chase in Champaign county drops a nice gustnado and a few lightning bolts.

2000

March 31, 2000March 31, 2000
Awesome dust devil that I just happened to video!
May 12, 2000May 12, 2000
Hazy chase bust in East Central IL.
May 18, 2000May 18, 2000
Chase in Northern Champaign county results in a tornado and gustnado!
June 20, 2000June 20, 2000
Chase bust at first results in a nifty lightning show back at home!
June 23, 2000June 23, 2000
Short chase in Champaign county results in heavy rain and some lightning.
August 26, 2000August 26, 2000
Night chase in Coles county brings heavy rain, strong winds, and lots of lightning!

2001

02-24-01-thumbFebruary 24, 2001
Preseason chase bust in Southwest IL w/chaser convergence.
03-12-01-squirrelsmMarch 12, 2001
Another chase bust during spring break in Southern IL.
04-10-01-hailfogsmApril 10, 2001
Early morning chase results in hail-fog.
04-11-01-zoomcellssmApril 11, 2001
High risk chase a major bust in W. Central Illinois.
05-16-01-pic4smMay 16, 2001
Short little chase results in awesome cloud structure.
06-05-01-pic14smJune 3-5, 2001
Mini chase vacation to the plains.
06-19-01-pic4smJune 19, 2001
Decent little chase in E. IL/W. IN resulting in a long-lived rainbow!
07-01-01-cowsmJuly 1, 2001
Chase bust that still results in a ‘victory’ steak. ;)
07-17-01-pic1smJuly 17, 2001
Chase near Springfield, IL results in some mammatus and lightning. Also had a ‘victory’ steak, steakburger that is. :)
07-22-01-pic1smJuly 22, 2001
Two chases in one day results in lots of rain and lightning.
07-23-01-pic1smJuly 23, 2001
Very intense lightning chase in Coles County.
08-18-01-pic17smAugust 18, 2001
Exciting late season chase in Champaign/Douglas counties.
10-24-01-pic9smOctober 24, 2001
Rare October high risk chase in Champaign county!

2002

04-19-02-lightningsmApril 19, 2002
Small chase in Champaign County results in some lightning and even a tornado warning.
04-21-02-pic5smApril 21, 2002
Nice weekend chase in southern Illinois brings alot of rain, nice little hail storm, and a few wall clouds. Unfortunately, this storm dropped an F3 tornado to our NE that killed one person. :(
05-01-02-pic11smMay 1, 2002
Another chase to southern Illinois results in more hail and a nice downburst.
05-08-02-pic3smMay 8, 2002
A decent chase to northeast Missouri that displayed a strange rain-wrapped lowering.
06-01-02-pic2smJune 1, 2002
Very sweet supercell right here in Champaign County!
naJune 4, 2002
Short chase with lots of weeds blowing into the car.

2003

03-19-03-pic3smMarch 19, 2003
First chase of the year brings some very small hail and a few lightning strikes to the area.
04-04-03-pic2smApril 4, 2003
Intercepted a cell in northern Champaign county that developed a wall cloud and dropped some hail.
04-16-03-pic1smApril 16, 2003
Chase bust to southwest Illinois.
April 30, 2003April 30, 2003
Finally intercepted my first tornado and also encountered a nice hailstorm in NW IL.
May 10, 2003May 10, 2003
Another tornado intercept on a high risk day in west-central Illinois!

2004

January 3, 2004January 3, 2004
Chase bust to southeast Missouri.
March 1, 2004March 1, 2004
Small chase to NE IL/NW IN.
March 20, 2004March 20, 2004
Another chase to the bootheel of Missouri that results in lots of rain and lightning.
March 28, 2004March 28, 2004
Chase bust to NE IL that displays a nifty shelf cloud.
April 17, 2004April 17, 2004
Long chase in NW IA that results in some nifty lightning.
April 20, 2004April 20, 2004
Nice tornado intercept SW of Kankakee, IL.
April 24, 2004April 24, 2004
Frustrating chase to the bootheel of Missouri.
May 2, 2004May 2, 2004
First hail encounter of the year!
May 20, 2004May 20, 2004
After work chase in Central Illinois.
May 22, 2004May 22, 2004
Cubs Win, Stan busts!
May 23, 2004May 23, 2004
Supercells in Central IL w/hail and chaser convergence!
May 24, 2004May 24, 2004
Early morning high risk chase in Champaign county.
May 29, 2004May 29, 2004
High risk chase to northern Kansas!
July 2, 2004July 2, 2004
Long chase to central Oklahoma displays some nice supercell structure.
July 5, 2004July 5, 2004
Nifty spiffy shelf cloud in McDonough county, IL.
July 13, 2004July 13, 2004
Golfball size hail in central IL as well as a distant glimpse of the F4 monster.
November 24, 2004November 24, 2004
Late season chase bust to Kentucky!

2005

March 30, 2005March 30, 2005
Short chase to Piatt County, IL.
April 20, 2005April 20, 2005
Small chase in Champaign County, IL.
April 22, 2005April 22, 2005
Chase bust in east central IL.
May 13, 2005May 13, 2005
Small chase in Champaign county with some spectacular mammatus at sunset.
June 4, 2005June 4, 2005
Saturday high risk chase to Kansas!
June 5, 2005June 5, 2005
Chase in NE IL/NW IN.
June 8, 2005June 8, 2005
Yet another short chase in Champaign County.
June 13, 2005June 13, 2005
Chase in west central IL brings lots of rain, lightning, and small hail.

2006

January 2, 2006
First chase of the year to Douglas County, IL.
February 16, 2006
Another chase to Douglas County.
March 11, 2006March 11, 2006
Chase to west central Illinois brings lots of rain, lightning, and brief hail.
March 12, 2006March 12, 2006
Night-time high risk chase in Central IL.
April 2, 2006April 2, 2006
Back at it again in Central IL.
June 19, 2006June 19, 2006
Afternoon chase in east central IL.

2008

May 30, 2008
Intercepted 3 supercells in central IL.
12-27-08-thumbDecember 27, 2008
Late December chase to Piatt County, IL.

2009

03-08-09-day1March 8, 2009
Chase bust in Central IL.
April 5, 2009April 5, 2009
Chase bust to southern Illinois.
May 13, 2009May 13, 2009
Wall cloud intercept in western Illinois.
May 15, 2009May 15, 2009
Local chase in Champaign county results in small hail and lots of rain/flooding.
May 30, 2009May 30, 2009
Local chase in eastern Illinois with some chaser convergence.
June 19, 2009June 19, 2009
Another chase with multiple wall clouds in eastern Illinois.

2010

April 3, 2010
First chase of the year! Nice cloud structures and a small hail storm made this a fun chase!
April 24, 2010
Frustrating chase to southwestern Illinois.
May 7, 2010
Moderate risk chase in northeast Indiana.
May 10, 2010
High risk chase in north central Oklahoma.
May 13, 2010
Early morning chase bust in eastern Illinois.
June 5, 2010
Tornado intercept near Elmwood, IL.
June 13, 2010
Chase in Eastern Illinois with lots of rain, small hail, and nice shelf cloud at the end of the day.