Jul 16, 2024 · Storm-chasing for science can be exciting and stressful – we know, because we do it. It has also been essential for developing today’s understanding of how tornadoes form and how they …

Jul 13, 2024 · Aspiring storm chasers can learn a lot from seasoned tornado scientists who have dedicated their careers to understanding and studying these powerful natural phenomena.

Jul 14, 2024 · Our goal is to figure out where tornadoes are most likely to occur that day. Temperature, moisture, and winds, and how these change with height above the ground, all provide clues.

Jul 11, 2024 · The science of storm chasing provides insight into the processes happening throughout the storm, before and during tornado development, and throughout the tornado’s lifetime.

Storm chasers know to look at the entire storm, not just the tornado, and to be on alert for other storms that might sneak up. An escape plan based on the storm’s expected motion and the road network is …

Jul 11, 2024 · To capture the data needed to understand how tornadoes behave, scientists have to be near the storm. The ‘Twister’ movies get some of it right.

Jul 11, 2024 · Storm-chasing for science can be exciting and stressful – we know, because we do it. It has also been essential for developing today’s understanding of how tornadoes form and how they …

Sep 1, 2024 · Storm-chasing for science can be exciting and stressful – we know, because we do it. It has also been essential for developing today’s understanding of how tornadoes form and how they …

Most of the time, when we talk about storm chasers, we're talking tornado chasers. There are people who track and even enter hurricanes, but no one really has to "chase" a hurricane.

Storms often take time to develop before they're capable of producing tornadoes. So we watch the storm carefully on radar and with our eyes, if possible, staying well ahead of it until it...