~ Early Web Links ~

Bob Conzemius documents his storm chasing and aurora hunting adventures on this personal site, which includes dedicated sections for aurora chases, storm chases, and weather research. The dual focus on severe weather and Northern Lights photography makes it a unique destination for weather enthusiasts and aurora chasers alike.

Jonathan D. Finch documents his storm chasing expeditions from 1993 to the present, with detailed accounts of each chase including target areas, driving routes, and close encounters with tornadoes across the Great Plains. A fascinating firsthand record spanning decades of severe weather pursuit, complete with photos captured from video footage and narrative logs of near-misses with significant tornadoes.

Lightning Wizard provides detailed convective weather forecast maps for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean, pulling data from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction and the National Weather Service. The site covers advanced meteorological parameters like CAPE, bulk shear, and MSL pressure across multiple forecast time intervals, making it a valuable tool for storm chasers and weather enthusiasts.

Scott Blair's personal site, active since 1997, focuses on storm chasing and severe weather photography, featuring copyrighted images of tornadoes and violent storms captured in the field. The site also honors Eric Nguyen, a fellow storm observer and meteorologist, with a link to a memorial scholarship supporting future weather scientists.

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.

WeatherTogether is a community weather resource offering an extensive curated directory of weather observation tools, model data, radar, satellite imagery, and oceanographic resources from major institutions like NOAA, NWS, and various universities. The sheer breadth of categorized links covering surface observations, upper air data, aviation weather, and ocean conditions makes it a valuable one-stop reference for weather enthusiasts and professionals alike.

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.

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.

Andrew T. Young's comprehensive glossary defines technical terms used in atmospheric optics, covering phenomena like green flashes, mirages, and refraction drawn from optics, meteorology, astronomy, and geodesy. With 26 major sections and nearly 200 cross-linked entries, it serves as an authoritative reference for anyone studying how light behaves in Earth's atmosphere.

A fanlisting dedicated to thunderstorms, inviting fans from around the world to add their name to a growing list of fellow storm enthusiasts. With 59 members and running since 2011, it is part of the TheFanlistings.org network and uses the Listing Admin Robotess Fork script.