r/stormchasing

I’ve been into weather and storm tracking since I was a kid. My dad and I would always geek out over it together. Most mainstream weather apps feel too dumbed down to me radar wise, so I’ve been using WeatherWise as my main along with My radar for the Apple Watch app and the Apple CarPlay widgets and just keep Apple Weather and The Weather Channel around for forecasts/rain callouts. I want to start going deeper into actually understanding radar, so I’m torn is it worth spending money on something like RadarScope or Radar Omega, or should I just upgrade to premium WeatherWise or MyRadar? I know the basics but I’m still pretty amateur I couldn’t tell you what all the different layers mean yet. Is a pro app worth it, or should I stick to the free stuff for now? Pic for attention.

At a friend of my moms house around 2007. Took us once around the block and to 7/11.

For those complaining about speed, I am going 58 mph. Which was as fast as conditions allowed.

I have certainly enjoyed all of my interactions with everyone who participated in this chat today. Thank you for the entertainment!

Wide-angle lenses make nearby objects move rapidly across the frame. This is especially true near the edges of the image.

So in a GoPro-style wide view:

Lane lines near the bottom of the frame seem to rush by.

Road edges appear to expand outward quickly.

Raindrops, reflections, and headlights streak across the image.

The apparent “flow” of the road can feel faster than it does in real life.

Classic optical-flow effect. The camera is not necessarily proving a higher speed just because the road looks like it is moving fast.

Light killed the power and turned it off lol

Got to see my second ever Tornado, and it was a good one!

Got to see my third ever Tornado!

AC/DC did it! No edits or nothing! Idk how it synced so good

First hint will be on May 20th

I built a local severe weather analog dashboard using hourly weather station data from Cottonwood, Alabama since Dec 2023. I tagged a confirmed EF2 tornado event and built an atmospheric comparison engine that searches historical environments for similar setups.

Still in the works though.

Disclaimer: Experimental local analog research tool — not intended for operational forecasting or life safety decisions.

So I was looking at models for tomorrows storm chase and I found a sounding in northeast Nebraska with a PDS tornado hazard type. Just wondering how rare or common this is…