~ Early Web Links ~

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.

George Kourounis is a globe-trotting storm chaser, explorer, and TV presenter whose site showcases breathtaking photographs and videos of tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, lightning, and other extreme natural phenomena from all 7 continents. Best known for hosting the 'Angry Planet' TV series broadcast in over 100 countries, his online home is a stunning archive of close encounters with Earth's most violent forces.

Run by the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this site provides real-time satellite-based analysis tools and data products for tracking and studying tropical cyclones worldwide. Researchers and weather enthusiasts alike will find an impressive suite of tools including intensity estimation algorithms, microwave imagery composites, and a full archive covering Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean, and South Pacific storm basins.

Hosted at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, this site by Clark Evans provides hurricane forecast model output for the North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, and Central Pacific basins. It offers an archive, storm identifiers, shapefiles, KML data, analogs, and verification tools, making it a technical reference for tracking tropical storm activity.

Cyclone Road is the personal homepage of storm chaser Amos Magliocco, featuring chase reports, photos, a chase blog, and gear recommendations. The site includes a tribute to Eric Nguyen and links to essential storm chasing reading on safety, ethics, and tornado pursuit.

A memorial site preserving the storm chasing adventures of Jeff Wear, who was tragically killed in a traffic accident in 2005 at age 27 while returning from chasing Hurricane Dennis. Maintained by his family, the site features chase accounts, videos, images, and weather summaries from Jeff's years of dedicated storm chasing based out of Norman, Oklahoma.

Hosted by the University of Washington's Atmospheric Sciences department, GRAYSKIES is an educational resource focused on Earth's atmosphere, offering climate data, rooftop weather observations, and curated links to Pacific Northwest weather and climate tools. Visitors can explore 30-year climate averages, satellite imagery, and data plotting tools alongside a broad collection of regional and national weather resources.

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.

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.

Maintained by the Illinois State Water Survey and State Climatologist Dr. Jim Angel, this site provides detailed climate data for Champaign-Urbana going back to 1996, including daily and monthly temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and degree day records. It's a rich archival resource for anyone researching Illinois weather history, with links to real-time conditions, airport hourly data, and regional precipitation networks.