April 30, 2012 Texas Panhandle Storm Chase

After two weeks of relatively inactive weather across the southern and central plains, finally an opportunity for another storm chase presented itself. April 30 had some promise for severe weather and I was anxious to do some travelling and chase in my favorite part of the country, the Texas panhandle!

April 14, 2012 ‘High Risk’ Oklahoma & Kansas Storm Chase

Saturday April 14, the main event that the three of us were waiting for had finally arrived. A high risk day across the central plains, one that had already made the record books before it even began! The team was excited and we all thought and said to each other ‘if we don’t see a tornado today, we are doing something wrong!’.

April 13, 2012 Oklahoma Storm Chase

After the complete bust of a day we had chasing April 12, we were itching to get into some storm action. Fortunately we had some better luck on April 13th in what one may argue as the the very heart of tornado alley, the Oklahoma City/Norman metro area.

March 19, 2012 North Texas Storm Chase

Back to back chase days following the successful chase in southwest Oklahoma the day before didn’t leave much time to rest. But with a ‘Moderate’ risk of severe weather and the target area very close to home, how could I not chase on my own home turf? No tornadoes occurred within north Texas on March [read more...]

March 18, 2012 Southwest Oklahoma Storm Chase

With much anticipation and planning, my first storm chase of the 2012 season on March 18 was a successful one! One tornado and one funnel cloud were observed, the funnel as it was occluding and the tornado during its entire 3 minute length. The entire trip took 15 hours 35 minutes, drove 772 miles, and cost $104.44 in fuel.

Gallery: Fall colors at Joe Pool Lake

Two sets of galleries taken this autumn season at Joe Pool Lake in southwest Dallas County. Sunsets illuminating already vibrant fall colors along the hilly tree filled backdrop of Cedar Hill makes for a truly beautiful sight here in the D/FW Metroplex.

Gallery: Incredible lightning over the D/FW Metroplex

Scattered thunderstorms which developed along a southward moving cold front produced some of the most photogenic lightning I have ever captured! These storms brought some beneficial rain to the region, but I think the main headline from this event is the intense and quite impressive night time lightning show.

Galleries: Playing tourist around D/FW

I got to play tourist around D/FW for a long 3 day weekend. Here are the grand collection of geotagged photos around the metroplex.

Gallery: Stockyards Championship Rodeo

Rodeo at the Cowtown Coliseum, in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Bull Riding, Barrel Racing and more!

Gallery: Fort Worth Stockyards

The Fort Worth Stockyards, registered on the National Register of Historic Places. Cattle drives, rodeos and more western gear than ever imaginable are here.

Gallery: Joe Pool Lake & Cedar Hill State Park

Signs of the worst 1 year drought in Texas state history are apparent here at Joe Pool Lake. The lake surface has fallen several feet, and in some areas retreated down the shore by a good 40 or 50 feet from normal.

Gallery: Colorado Rockies in Summer

My four day road trip out to the central Colorado Rocky Mountains to see Pikes Peak, Cripple Creek and other area attractions. Four days just isn’t enough for all the things to see out there either! I got to visit the summit of Pikes Peak, a 14,110 foot tall mountain with a road to the [read more...]

Texas Panhandle Storm Chase

On May 25, 2010 I performed a brief storm chase in the Texas panhandle. I was able to chase two separate supercell thunderstorms before the day ended, with one possible tornado.

Tornadoes over central Oklahoma!

Storm chase on May 19, 2010, a high risk day in central Oklahoma. At least one tornado, and several funnel clouds were observed from a long lived supercell thunderstorm.