~ Early Web Links ~

Stephen's Storm Log is a personal storm chasing diary cataloging hundreds of tornado, supercell, and severe weather chase events dating back to 1997, organized by SPC risk level and year. With decades of documented chases across the American South and Plains, this is a remarkable long-running record of one chaser's adventures tracking some of the most intense storms on record.

PBCSkywarn is the official site for Palm Beach County's Skywarn severe weather spotter network, coordinating volunteer storm spotters across South Florida in partnership with the National Weather Service. Visitors will find repeater frequencies for ham radio weather nets, real-time radar links, Storm Prediction Center outlooks, and National Hurricane Center resources covering the entire South Florida region.

Paul Stofer's StormPursuit is a comprehensive storm chasing hub featuring chase accounts, live streaming, tornado photography, and real-time severe weather tools including radar, satellite, and mesoscale outlooks. The site offers an impressive archive of storm structure photos, hail and lightning images, and educational resources for anyone fascinated by severe weather.

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.

Rich Thompson, a 35-year veteran and professional meteorologist, shares storm chase forecasts and summaries from his years of chasing tornadoes and severe weather. The site features links to real-time tools like SPC outlooks, Oklahoma radar, and mesoanalysis maps alongside Thompson's own chase logs and photos.

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.

Maintained by Tim Schmit at CIMSS/SSEC (University of Wisconsin-Madison), this comprehensive link directory aggregates GOES satellite imagery sources from NOAA, NASA, and international agencies including Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Canada. Visitors can access real-time ABI imagery across all bands, mesoscale sectors, full-disk views, and animated GIFs from dozens of platforms covering both GOES-East and GOES-West.

Maintained by storm chasers Michael Bath and Jimmy Deguara, Australia Severe Weather is a comprehensive archive of severe weather photography, storm chasing reports, tornado and waterspout pictures, and tropical cyclone tracking maps covering Australian weather events. With over 35,000 photographs, timelapse webcam videos, flood history records, and storm chasing news, it serves as a serious reference for anyone fascinated by extreme Australian weather.

Run by NOAA's Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch at Colorado State University, this site tracks currently active tropical cyclones worldwide in real time using satellite imagery and meteorological data. Researchers and weather enthusiasts can browse live storm data, archived seasons going back to 2006, and products developed by NESDIS/STAR/RAMMB scientists.

A reference page from the University of Washington's atmospheric sciences department presenting observed climate normals for Idaho and western Montana spanning 1971 to 2000. Visitors can click on map markers to view mean monthly precipitation, mean daily maximum temperatures, and mean daily minimum temperatures for specific locations.