~ Early Web Links ~

A comprehensive personal weather station site covering Newquay, Cornwall, with live readings, multiple beach webcams, radar, tides, surf reports, lightning data, and satellite imagery. The depth of data here is remarkable, pulling together local forecasts, UK temperature comparisons, sea ice cover, wave heights, and even solar performance into one Cornwall-focused hub.

Skip Talbot has documented over 458 storm chases since 2003, logging 288,186 miles and 156 tornado intercepts across more than two decades of pursuit. The site features yearly chase logs, a gallery, time-lapse videos, and detailed statistics that make it a fascinating firsthand record of storm chasing as a serious hobby.

Stormdude is a personal storm chasing site documenting decades of adventures across the Great Plains in pursuit of supercells, with photo journals spanning from 1998 through 2027. The site features a main gallery, top chase days highlights, humor pages, and lists of other storm chasers, making it a rich archive for weather enthusiasts.

Harold Brooks of NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory presents a detailed statistical analysis of tornado climatology in the United States, examining frequency, death rates, and the challenges of detecting climate-related trends in the historical record. The site features data visualizations and Markov chain modeling of significant tornado days, with a particular focus on putting the large 1998 tornado death toll into historical perspective.

RainReport.com offers a way to track and measure rainfall data without needing on-site monitoring equipment or physically visiting your property. The service uses Doppler radar and related data to provide precise rainfall reports, making it a practical tool for homeowners, farmers, and anyone who needs to know when and how much rain fell at a specific location.

Hosted by NCAR's Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory, this site provides real-time ensemble weather forecast products including surface conditions, precipitation probabilities, upper-air fields, and severe weather outlooks across multiple domains. Researchers and forecasters will find a rich array of ensemble visualization tools including postage stamp maps, plumes, soundings, reflectivity paintballs, and neighborhood probability products.

Jeff Duda, a geology student turned meteorology researcher, chronicles a decade of storm chasing with detailed chase accounts, busts, and lifetime statistics including 71 tornadoes over 111 chases and 52,000+ miles. Each year from 2008 to 2017 has its own dedicated page, making this a substantial firsthand log of severe weather pursuit across the Great Plains and Midwest.

David Blanchard's personal hub showcases years of storm chasing across the High Plains and Arizona monsoon seasons, with detailed summaries and photographs dating back to 2005. Based in Flagstaff, Arizona, he also documents mountaineering expeditions to the Alps, New Zealand, and Mount Whitney, alongside fine art photography and meteorology research.

Jeremy Perez's Cerulean Arc is a detailed storm chasing blog featuring firsthand summaries of tornado intercepts and severe weather events across the American Southwest and Great Plains, stretching back to 2009. Each entry combines narrative field accounts with meteorological analysis, road network strategy, and storm photography, making it a compelling read for weather enthusiasts and chasers alike.

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.