I just document the weather. I am not a life saver, not a scientist, and definitely not a meteorologist. Yes, I would help someone if they were in need — the human thing to do; but I AM NOT OUT THERE SAVING LIVES. First responders are the true life savers! I become a storm chaser
Here is a time lapse of the tornado producing supercell as it was impacting parts of Gaithersburg, Maryland. I would have loved to had time to get set up better, but the storm was moving in fast, and I was in a parking lot. Welcome to chasing in Maryland. :)
@ReedTimmerUSA
Now there’s something you don’t see everyday in Maryland! Yooozzerr. This is looking south from the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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@NWS_BaltWash
😍 Monday is starting to look really good for severe weather in the Mid-Atlantic. A strong jet looks to pull steep mid-tropospheric lapse rates from the Rockies across the country and overtop a warm moist boundary layer, setting the stage for a severe weather outbreak. It appears
Frederick, Md., 3/31/2022. This was the QLCS w/ a developing kink/rotation. The severe warned storm that came through near the end of the video is the one that kept rotation from Frederick to Northeast Maryland.
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@TonyPannWBAL
@JimCantore
5/16/2022, the well-formed supercell that formed near DC and crossed the Chesapeake and went all the way to the Atlantic. This is from Ragged Island, Md. It had a nice little wall cloud.
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@NWS_BaltWash
I will happily say it:
You DO NOT need a meteorology degree to be a great storm chaser. You CAN self teach yourself just about anything and become great at it. Do get a degree if you want to further your career for jobs that require some form of college education.
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Drone shot of lightning from a severe warned HP supercell impacting California, Md., 4.6.2023. There are some days when I love my drone!
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@MikeOlbinski
Looking at current model runs, Sunday has the chance to be a textbook severe weather day for the Northeast with that cold front. I can see a large enhanced risk possibly being hoisted for the area if models keep trending the way they are. Also, the southern portion could see more
Yesterday’s Anne Arundel County, Maryland, supercell was a shot of weather adrenaline I needed. A discrete supercell, close to 60,000 feet tall, with the updraft fully visible is what I always want. To me, there is little that rivals the natural beauty of a well defined, rain
This was around 11:40 a.m. from around 19th St. in O.C., MD. It is straight up nasty outside here. Anything that was slush is now solid ice. Be careful out there.
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@ryanhallyall
Should tornado warnings be used over the water when the “waterspout” is clearly a tornado associated with a mesocyclone?
I am in the boat that believes waterspouts versus true mesocyclone associated waterspouts (tornadoes over the water) should be something that is clearly
The SPC forecasters are amazing! The MCD by
@WxLiz
nailed the corridor of increased severe potential. For me, there is no doubt who the best severe weather forecasters on the planet are. ❤️
@SustainableSong
@djspratt
@CodeRedEarth
This is the most ridiculous article I have ever read. It is important for people to understand how a changing climate can impact them, and why it is important to make changes to how we use energy and land use. But to title the article to get ready for the first cat. 7 hurricane
Keep an eye out for sometime around the 5-8 of December. There is some stronger troughing showing up in the ensembles that looks interesting for the Northeast. I don’t think Maryland has much to worry about as of now, but if the trough can dig a bit deeper as the time gets
Well, I am calling it a day for my first extended storm chasing trip. I accomplished everything I wanted to and more. Seeing my first real tornado followed by a second tornado was unreal. I will always want to chase storms of the Plains and hope to move out here in the next few
This little wall cloud over the Chesapeake was going bonkers (have a great lapse of it) and I thought it was going to produce but just could not get there. The rising motion was crazy on this thing and I think the low-level shear was just non-existent.
We are coming up in the 1-year anniversary of the April Fools Day 2023 severe weather day/tornado event that impacted Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Here is the video I did for that day. I got decent drone footage of the embedded supercell that produced multiple
This is a tough chase day in my home state of Maryland. I have to deal with a “split the Chesapeake” scenario: the wrong choice shuts me out for the day. The 12Z runs (updraft helicity) are all showing a few decent supercells rotating through the area. At this point, I am leaning
A few photographs from 8/7/2023, in Maryland. Photograph 1 is looking north from the Howard County fairground at the QLCS section that caused the wind damage in Westminster, Md., and photograph 2 is of the rotating wall cloud under the southern supercell that went across Western
Love storm chasing as the hobby it is for 99.9% of us. Everything does not have to be about making money. I chase because I love storms. I love documenting them and posting about them, nothing more or less. It is a passion and hobby.
2023 LIFE UPDATE: Well, I am calling it a close to the 2023 spring/summer chase season as I prepare to start teaching (first year teacher at 47 😳) full time. Also, I will start thinking about “second season” in the Plains and nor’easter season here near home (which should be
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6-14-2021 Baltimore supercell looking towards Key Bridge from Pasadena, Md. Also, you can see Sparrow's Point fairly well and the events as they played out.
Thursday is starting to look more interesting with each model run. This area definitely has the chance to see some upgrades to severe parameters over the next 48 hours. There is still too much model spread to figure out where I might chase. There could be some supercells and a
One thing, this chasing area is probably some of the worst chasing territory on the planet: trees, traffic, and terrible road network. 😬 my home territory.
5/16/2022, Ragged Island, Md., HP supercell. Here you can see the small rain/hail core falling back through the rotating updraft, the wall cloud, and to the right the Forward Flank of the storm where the big hail was falling from.
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@MikeOlbinski
I am a chaser from the Mid-Atlantic. Yesterday, in Oklahoma, was better than 100% of the trash that is claimed to be storms in my world. Even though the storms did not produce the long-trackers that were expected, I had the time of my life chasing. I got a full occlusion, a nasty
@TonyPannWBAL
That storm was nothing more than a little wind and rain around here with some minor coastal flooding. There was 0 need to declare a state of emergency.
It looks like these clouds are drying out so maybe there will be more CAPE realized than expected. I don’t know how much the mid-level temps will be impacted by the convection from
last night/this morning though.
I’m am the type of chaser that would film my own house being blown away by a tornado. If it is going to happen, it’s going to happen. Let me get a viral video out of it at a minimum. 🤣
Wall could forms as supercell thunderstorm approaches California, Maryland, on 4/6/2023. I love learning about the processes of storms. For me, this was a great way to understand how wall clouds form in association with the updraft: the rain cooled air that gets ingested to help
That is where I will be today. It is a tight spot with no way to cross the Chesapeake if things play out better for Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Unless I can find better info, I am sticking to southern Merryland. It is a 2-hour drive from my home in Glen Burnie. If it fails, I can
The NAM3k and FV3 do go on blow torch mode in the Mid-Atlantic on Monday. I will be all eyes on models for the next few days. Okay, who am I kidding, I am always watching the model runs. But, I am now starting to feel a little excitement with what Monday could bring to my home
Don’t poo poo the Mid-Atlantic for Sunday just yet. There is a ton of upside to this system if you are a chaser in the area. Yes, it could be poo poo, but I am in a positive mode right now. I love a deepening surface low and know it can bring the goods even if some might not
Yay! I graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1993 and, today, exactly 30-years later, I got my degree in history from UMBC, Magna cum laude. Next stop is teaching social studies in high school or middle school.
Shelf cloud moving in on the northern section of Ocean City, Maryland, July 31, 2023. This was when the line had become the stongest. Shortly after, the storms fell apart.
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