Weather & Climate
104 sites
https://atmos.uw.edu/marka/ca.normals.html
Hosted on the University of Washington's atmospheric sciences domain, this page presents California's observed climate normals for the 1971-2000 period, including mean monthly precipitation and daily maximum and minimum temperatures. Visitors can click on map markers to explore station-level climate data across the state, making it a handy reference for researchers, students, and weather enthusiasts.
https://storms2observe.com/
Bill Gargan has documented his storm chasing adventures year by year from 1991 through 2025, creating a detailed personal archive of decades on the road pursuing severe weather. The site offers a rare long-term firsthand account of the storm chasing hobby, with annual chase logs and links to fellow chasers in the community.
http://cycloneroad.com/
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.
http://tornadohead.com/chases
Andy Fischer, known as Tornadohead, documents his storm chasing expeditions from 2001 through 2008 with individual chase accounts organized by year. The site includes cumulative maps tracking counties chased, observed supercells, and tornadoes across both the northern and southern plains.
https://bangladeshtornadoes.org/mytornadochases/mychases.html
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.
https://stansweather.net/chase-logs
Stan Olson's storm chasing archive covers decades of severe weather pursuits across Illinois, Indiana, Oklahoma, and beyond, with individual chase logs dating back to 1999. Each entry chronicles a specific storm chase event, including notable encounters like a tornado near Elmwood IL and a high-risk chase in North Central Oklahoma, making it a compelling firsthand record of Midwest storm chasing.
https://skip.cc/chase
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.
https://tonylaubach.net/
Meteorologist Tony Laubach has documented his storm chasing adventures since 1997, with detailed chase logs spanning from the early 2000s all the way through 2026, including tornado intercepts and TWISTEX-era events. The site is a remarkable long-running record of a professional storm chaser's career, covering tornadoes, tropical weather, and celestial events alongside a regularly updated blog.
http://chasetolive.com/
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.
http://tornadoproject.com/
The Tornado Project is a comprehensive resource dedicated to tornado research, safety, history, and data, covering everything from the Fujita Scale to state-by-state tornado records and hurricane-related tornadoes. Visitors can explore tornado oddities, safety guides for various settings, historical records, and even tornado-themed games and crosswords, plus purchase books, DVDs, and posters.