1999
February 27, 1999Early season chase almost results in a funnel cloud, but not quite. ![]() ![]() |
June 4, 1999Chase in Champaign county drops a nice gustnado and a few lightning bolts. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2000
Awesome dust devil that I just happened to video! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
May 12, 2000Hazy chase bust in East Central IL. ![]() ![]() |
May 18, 2000Chase in Northern Champaign county results in a tornado and gustnado! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
June 20, 2000Chase bust at first results in a nifty lightning show back at home! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
June 23, 2000Short chase in Champaign county results in heavy rain and some lightning. ![]() ![]() |
August 26, 2000Night chase in Coles county brings heavy rain, strong winds, and lots of lightning! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2001
Preseason chase bust in Southwest IL w/chaser convergence. ![]() ![]() |
March 12, 2001Another chase bust during spring break in Southern IL. ![]() |
April 10, 2001Early morning chase results in hail-fog. ![]() ![]() |
April 11, 2001High risk chase a major bust in W. Central Illinois. ![]() |
May 16, 2001Short little chase results in awesome cloud structure. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
June 3-5, 2001Mini chase vacation to the plains. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
June 19, 2001Decent little chase in E. IL/W. IN resulting in a long-lived rainbow! ![]() ![]() |
July 1, 2001 Chase bust that still results in a ‘victory’ steak. ![]() ![]() |
July 17, 2001Chase near Springfield, IL results in some mammatus and lightning. Also had a ‘victory’ steak, steakburger that is. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
July 22, 2001Two chases in one day results in lots of rain and lightning. ![]() ![]() |
July 23, 2001Very intense lightning chase in Coles County. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
August 18, 2001Exciting late season chase in Champaign/Douglas counties. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
October 24, 2001Rare October high risk chase in Champaign county! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2002
April 19, 2002Small chase in Champaign County results in some lightning and even a tornado warning. ![]() ![]() |
April 21, 2002Nice 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. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
May 1, 2002Another chase to southern Illinois results in more hail and a nice downburst. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
May 8, 2002A decent chase to northeast Missouri that displayed a strange rain-wrapped lowering. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
June 1, 2002Very sweet supercell right here in Champaign County! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
June 4, 2002Short chase with lots of weeds blowing into the car. ![]() ![]() |
2003
March 19, 2003First chase of the year brings some very small hail and a few lightning strikes to the area. ![]() ![]() |
April 4, 2003Intercepted a cell in northern Champaign county that developed a wall cloud and dropped some hail. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
April 16, 2003Chase bust to southwest Illinois. ![]() |
April 30, 2003Finally intercepted my first tornado and also encountered a nice hailstorm in NW IL. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
May 10, 2003Another tornado intercept on a high risk day in west-central Illinois! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2004
January 3, 2004Chase bust to southeast Missouri. ![]() |
March 1, 2004Small chase to NE IL/NW IN. ![]() ![]() |
March 20, 2004Another chase to the bootheel of Missouri that results in lots of rain and lightning. ![]() ![]() |
March 28, 2004Chase bust to NE IL that displays a nifty shelf cloud. ![]() ![]() |
April 17, 2004Long chase in NW IA that results in some nifty lightning. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
April 20, 2004Nice tornado intercept SW of Kankakee, IL. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
April 24, 2004Frustrating chase to the bootheel of Missouri. ![]() ![]() |
May 2, 2004First hail encounter of the year! ![]() ![]() |
May 20, 2004After work chase in Central Illinois. ![]() ![]() |
May 22, 2004Cubs Win, Stan busts! ![]() ![]() |
May 23, 2004Supercells in Central IL w/hail and chaser convergence! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
May 24, 2004Early morning high risk chase in Champaign county. ![]() ![]() |
May 29, 2004High risk chase to northern Kansas! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
July 2, 2004Long chase to central Oklahoma displays some nice supercell structure. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
July 5, 2004Nifty spiffy shelf cloud in McDonough county, IL. ![]() ![]() |
July 13, 2004Golfball size hail in central IL as well as a distant glimpse of the F4 monster. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
November 24, 2004Late season chase bust to Kentucky! ![]() |
2005
March 30, 2005Short chase to Piatt County, IL. ![]() ![]() |
April 20, 2005Small chase in Champaign County, IL. ![]() ![]() |
April 22, 2005Chase bust in east central IL. ![]() |
May 13, 2005Small chase in Champaign county with some spectacular mammatus at sunset. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
June 4, 2005Saturday high risk chase to Kansas! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
June 5, 2005Chase in NE IL/NW IN. ![]() |
June 8, 2005Yet another short chase in Champaign County. ![]() |
June 13, 2005Chase in west central IL brings lots of rain, lightning, and small hail. ![]() ![]() |
2006
January 2, 2006First chase of the year to Douglas County, IL. ![]() ![]() |
February 16, 2006Another chase to Douglas County. ![]() |
March 11, 2006Chase to west central Illinois brings lots of rain, lightning, and brief hail. ![]() ![]() |
March 12, 2006Night-time high risk chase in Central IL. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
April 2, 2006Back at it again in Central IL. ![]() ![]() |
June 19, 2006Afternoon chase in east central IL. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2008
Intercepted 3 supercells in central IL. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Late December chase to Piatt County, IL. ![]() ![]() |
2009
March 8, 2009Chase bust in Central IL. ![]() |
Chase bust to southern Illinois. ![]() |
Wall cloud intercept in western Illinois. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Local chase in Champaign county results in small hail and lots of rain/flooding. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
May 30, 2009Local chase in eastern Illinois with some chaser convergence. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
June 19, 2009Another chase with multiple wall clouds in eastern Illinois. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2010
First chase of the year! Nice cloud structures and a small hail storm made this a fun chase! ![]() ![]() |
April 24, 2010Frustrating chase to southwestern Illinois. ![]() |
Moderate risk chase in northeast Indiana. ![]() ![]() |
High risk chase in north central Oklahoma. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Early morning chase bust in eastern Illinois. ![]() |
Tornado intercept near Elmwood, IL. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Chase in Eastern Illinois with lots of rain, small hail, and nice shelf cloud at the end of the day. ![]()
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