Links for Storm Chasing, Weather, Research, and Other Related Matters

STORM CHASERS

Gene Moore
Jim Leonard
Jeff Piotrowski
Roger Edwards
Greg Stumpf
Roger Hill
Matt Biddle
Gene Rhoden
Sam Barricklow
Charles Edwards
Chuck Doswell
Jeff Gammons
Scott Blair
Brad Carter
Brian Stertz
Chris Collura
Bobby Eddins
Douglas Kiesling
Mike Hollingshead
Eric Nguyen
Jason Politte
Bill Tabor
Allan Detrich
Amos Magliocco
Andrew Pritchard
Keith Brown
Lon Curtis
Mike Umscheid
Chris Kridler
Alan Switzer
Bernard Hulshof
Nick Grillo
Chris Kimble
Rick Davis (Storm Hunter)
Kurt Hulst
Greg Sherman

CHASE AND SKYWARN TEAMS/GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS

StormTrack / Storm Chasers Homepage
Texas Severe Storms Association (TESSA)
Indiana Chasers of Adverse and Severe Weather (INCHASE)
Australian Severe Weather
Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team (NEVIT)
National Skywarn Homepage
J Squared Weather

CURRENT WEATHER INFORMATION

Storm Prediction Center
College of DuPage Weather (Models, Radar, Satellite, etc)
WeatherMatrix
The Storm Machine
Storm Intercept Forecasing Links (Roger Edwards)
APRWeather by Convective Development

SEVERE WEATHER AND WEATHER EDUCATION/RESEARCH

kBrews Weather Spotting Frequency List
kBrews Chase Television Guide
Tornado Project
SPC Publications
Severe Storms Research (Erik Rasmussen, et al.)
AMS Publications and Information
National Severe Storms Laboratory
**See also "Professional Meteorologists not listed in Storm Chasers" as most of these sites have good research and publications on them...

(STORM) PHOTOGRAPHY

Roger Edwards' SkyPix
Photo Tips by Greg Thompson
Some Basic Elements of Photography by Chuck Doswell
Storm Chase Ethics by Alan Moller
Storm Shot
WeatherPix
Weather Photography Tips (WeatherPix)
Outdoor Photography Tips by Chuck Doswell

CHASE TOURS

Tempest Tours
Silver Lining Tours
Cloud 9 Tours

MISC. WEATHER LINKS (SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT, ETC)

GRLevelX Radar Software
WeatherGraphics
SwiftWX
AnythingWeather
Good links list from Eric Nguyen
Index to Training Materials and Essays on Storm Chasing and Meteorology (Sam Barricklow)

RECOMMENDED ONLINE RESEARCH/REFERENCE PAPERS USEFUL FOR STORMS/TORNADOES/ETC

"A Comprehensive Severe Weather Forecast Checklist and Refernce Guide" - John D. Gordon and Drew Albert
Rasmussen, E. N.: Refined Supercell and Tornado Forecast Parameters
The Cap: It's Boom or Bust! - Tim Marshall
Storm Chase Ethics - Alan Moller
Severe Thunderstorm Climatology
Hodograph Notes (College of Dupage)
Radar Training -- Pat Spoden, SOO WFO PDH
A Fingertip Guide to Key Upper Air Index Values Used in Evaluating Severe Weather and Flash Flood Potential -- Louis Giordano, NWS Pittsburgh
Doswell, C.A., 1991: A Review for Forecasters on the Application of Hodographs to Forecasting Severe Thunderstorms
Doswell, C.A., S.J. Weiss and R.H. Johns, 1993: Tornado Forecasting: A Review
NWS Louisville: Convective Season Environmental Parameters and Indices
Forecasting Severe Weather Events
Broyles, C., N. Bipasquale and R. Wynne: Synoptic and Mesoscale Characteristics Associated with Violent Tornado Episodes Across Separate Geographic Regions of the United States
Explanation of SPC Severe Weather Parameters -- Richard Thompson
"Forecasting Supercell Type" - Richard Thompson and Roger Edwards
Supercells and Combinations of Helicity and Instability: A Look at the Energy-Helicity Index -- Jon Davies
Doswell, C.A., 2000: Severe Convective Storms -- An Overview
On Convective Indices and Sounding Classification -- Charles Doswell
Tornadoes and Tornadic Storms: A Review of Conceptual Models -- Charles Doswell and Donald Burgess
A Primer on Vorticity for Application in Supercells and Tornadoes -- Charles Doswell
Brooks, H.E., C.A. Doswell III and J. Cooper, 1994: On the Environments of Tornadic and Nontornadic Mesocyclones
Tornado Thoughts after VORTEX '95 -- Chuck Doswell

For more information, check the Storm Prediction Center Publications page.