Michael Thornton
Anticyclonic tornadoes on a marginal weather day - April 30th, 2024 weather operations
On April 30th, 2024, the Storm Prediction Center issued a marginal risk for the potential of low-end severe weather in Tillman County...
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Michael Thornton
Apr 296 min read
Tornadoes, road closures, and flash flooding - April 27th, 2024 Weather Operations
On April 27th, 2024, the Storm Prediction Center issued a Moderate Risk for Tillman County, Oklahoma, with the primary risks being hail...
Michael Thornton
Mar 314 min read
"Chasing Storms and Gas Station Mishaps: An Adventure on May 11th, 2023"
On the morning of May 11th, 2023, the Storm Prediction Center issued an Enhanced Risk for a large portion of Oklahoma due to the...
Michael Thornton
Apr 25, 20213 min read
Tornado fest in NW Texas
On April 23rd, the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, put an Enhanced Risk for severe weather in both Oklahoma and Northwestern...
Michael Thornton
Mar 20, 20213 min read
The Happy, TX tornado
March 12th, 2021, was a significant bust for me. I drove over 498 miles to see nothing but the backside of HP tornadic supercells because...
Michael Thornton
Jul 1, 20206 min read
Chased by a squall line
The day before June 21st, I was looking at weather models and noticed that both the NAM 3km and HRRR agreed that we could have dewpoints...
Michael Thornton
Jun 12, 202014 min read
The 2020 Spring Chase Season.
The time has finally come. The blog that talks about my 2020 spring storm chase adventures is here! Only a week late, of course. I have...
Michael Thornton
Apr 3, 20204 min read
Low risk in the Oklahoma Panhandle
The setup On the morning of March 30th, I woke up and checked the weather models like I would on any other chase day. I noticed that the...
Michael Thornton
Sep 26, 20193 min read
Dust storms in September
Hey everyone! It has been a long time since I last wrote a blog on one of my chases. Today I will be talking about a chase that I did...
Michael Thornton
May 30, 20193 min read
Why I love the Texas Panhandle.
Hey everyone! It's time for another blog about one of my chases! Today I will be talking about a chase I did back on May 23rd. I left...
Michael Thornton
May 11, 20192 min read
Muddy roads and HP Supercells
Hey everyone! Today I will be talking about a chase I did back on May 7th, 2019 in the Texas Panhandle. Originally, I was going to...
Michael Thornton
Apr 10, 20193 min read
Hail madness
Hey everyone! It's that time again, another chase to talk about. Today I will be talking about a chase that I did back on April 3rd. Now...
Michael Thornton
Mar 26, 20193 min read
The first chase of 2019
Hey everyone! This is a few days late. But better late than never as some say! I chased a marginal risk setup that was over Central...
Michael Thornton
Aug 14, 20181 min read
The Marginal Risk payoff
Well, I didn't originally plan on chasing today. But the weather models looked good, and if nothing formed or if a storm didn't become...
Michael Thornton
May 29, 20181 min read
Last chase of May.
Today is May 29th, and it's the last chase of May. This season has been very slow so far, and I haven't really gotten a lot of footage or...
Michael Thornton
May 13, 20181 min read
The day of the lightning strikes
There is a good chance for Severe Thunderstorms today in Northwestern Oklahoma and Texas. I left Norman around 11am and headed West for...
Michael Thornton
May 1, 20182 min read
The first chase of 2018
After such a slow start to the 2018 chase season, May is finally here and I'm chasing on the first day! Weather models all agree that...
Michael Thornton
Oct 21, 20172 min read
Funnel clouds, lightning, and destroyed windshields
Today looks like a good day for chasing in Southwestern Oklahoma. Before chasing today, I attended the National Weather Festival at the...
Michael Thornton
Oct 7, 20172 min read
Kansas Supercells in October.
Today look's like a good chase day in Kansas. Technically this is my second ever chase in Kansas. But realistically my first, as the...
Michael Thornton
May 16, 20171 min read
The Elk City Tornado
At the start of the day I was very excited, because all of the weather models showed some great potential in severe weather including...
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