~ Early Web Links ~

OWLSP.com is a storm chaser's personal archive covering tornado and severe weather chase accounts from 2002 through 2023, with detailed entries for specific outbreaks across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and beyond. The site includes chase narratives, photography, equipment info, and landscape scenes, making it a rich firsthand record of Plains storm chasing over two decades.

The ISU Meteorology Archive (MTArchive) at Iowa State University provides a massive publicly accessible repository of historical weather data and satellite imagery spanning from 1933 to the present. Maintained by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet project, it includes decades of archived GOES satellite imagery viewable through the IEM CoD Archive Viewer, making it an invaluable tool for researchers and meteorology enthusiasts alike.

Stormgasm is the storm chasing hub of Jim Bishop, Juston Drake, and Simon Brewer, featuring dramatic tornado videos, supercell photography, hurricane footage, and storm chase galleries. Visitors can browse or purchase stock footage from real-world chases across Tornado Alley, making it a go-to resource for weather enthusiasts and filmmakers alike.

Ben Holcomb's storm chasing hub features an extensive links directory connecting visitors to fellow storm chasers, meteorology resources, and severe weather organizations. With over 400 storm chasing posts logged and sections covering tornado videos, pictures, past chase statistics, and equipment, this is a serious enthusiast's personal record of years spent pursuing severe weather.

West Island Weather Station has been monitoring coastal conditions near the Cape Cod Canal in Buzzards Bay, Fairhaven, Massachusetts since 1992, offering live bay cams, tide information, and detailed monthly weather logs. The site also chronicles notable regional weather events including Hurricane Bob 1991, the Blizzard of '78, and the Buzzards Bay Oil Spill of 2003, alongside an archive of over 10,000 photos.

Storm And Sky is a storm photography and weather resource featuring hundreds of photos of supercell storms, tornadoes, and other dramatic natural phenomena. Visitors can explore trip reports, tutorials, gear recommendations, stock images, and weather and space data, making it a destination for storm chasers and weather enthusiasts alike.

StormDig is storm chaser James Hammett's personal site documenting over 15 years of severe weather pursuits, featuring detailed storm accounts of tornadoes, supercells, and hail events dating back to 2003. Visitors can explore chase maps, video footage, equipment specs, an aurora monitor, and a glossary, making it a richly detailed record of one dedicated chaser's adventures.

Amateur radio operator N4NW runs a personal weather station in North Stafford, Virginia, reporting live conditions using a Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 setup. The site offers current temperature, humidity, wind, rainfall totals, 5-day forecasts, radar links, and a local weather exchange network with neighboring stations.

Atmospheric Optics (atoptics.co.uk) is a comprehensive reference site dedicated to the science of light phenomena in Earth's atmosphere, covering rainbows, halos, glories, coronas, mirages, green flashes, and much more. With an optical phenomenon of the day (OPOD) feature, a blog, and detailed explanations of how sunlight interacts with atmospheric particles, it is an essential resource for anyone curious about the colorful mysteries of the sky.

Jonas Parnow's curated blog collects 59 handpicked articles, films, podcasts, and data visualizations focused on the climate crisis, from India's solar energy rise to European wildfires. Each entry is carefully selected and contextualized, making it a thoughtful and opinionated guide to understanding the accelerating climate emergency.