Tornado near Otis, CO at 4:30pm on August 11, 2019 You can hear my 5 year old son in the background asking questions. This was his first tornado that he’s ever seen.
*** No wrecks or injuries *** Here’s what I caught on my dashcam in 2017: 6 cars running red lights 3 cars passing illegaly (1 car was caught twice!) 4 people making bad and illegal turns 2 bad lane changes that almost result in accidents 1 illegal merge 2 people going WAY over the speed […]
There’s a term in storm chasing called “Colorado Magic”. Colorado Magic refers to Colorado’s unique ability to produce tornados in less than favorable conditions – such as mediocre CAPE and weak shear – in the middle of August. While most storm chasers think the chase season ends in early June, the reality is that tornados […]
* Emergency Radio Communications Included in Video * A “Bomb Cyclone” is an especially severe blizzard defined as a drop in pressure of 24 millibar or more in 24 hours. The Bomb Cyclone that hit Colorado on March 13, 2019 resulted in Category 2 Hurricane Force Winds (96 mph+) and whiteout conditions. Visibility on the […]
The SureCall Fusion2Go 3.0 Fleet cellular booster has been called the most powerful rugged in-vehicle cellular booster on the market. As as storm chaser, I was looking for a rugged solution that would work under the extreme circumstances that I face while chasing storms (100+ mph winds, severe rain, and very large hail). I tested […]
While out chasing in the Texas Panhandle on May 7, 2019, we almost got hit by a rain wrapped tornado. Luckily Daniel Shaw saw it on radar and we were all able to get out of the way before the tornado came through. This video is a recap of my chase that day.
A snow storm hit Colorado on November 22, 2019 dumping up to 2 feet of snow in certain parts of the state. This video shows the carnage from Colorado Springs. Numerous vehicles were stuck and slid off the road. One van even flipped over when it hit the ditch.
I was trying to capture this beautiful storm structure when strong winds knocked my tripod over. Watch the dirt fly in the air as my camera hits the ground.
Colorado is known for lots of snow and lots of hills. Yesterday it rained all day, turning into freezing rain by the evening. The roads were covered in ice. Overnight and this morning it snowed. In my experience, snow covered icy roads are the most difficult to drive on. 18 inches of snow fell in […]
This is the aftermath of a hail storm that left 8 inches of hail on the road and shut down I-25 and numerous side roads for hours until snow plows could come through and clear the roads. The piles of hail you see on the side of the road took 2 days to melt. This […]