JUNE 20, 2025 NORTH DAKOTA: 6 TORNADOES FROM A DISTANCE - NIGHTTIME ENDERLIN EF5

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The first storm blowing up right in our target area as we looked south from Jamestown, North Dakota.

Wall cloud tightening up and spinning hard as we got on I-94 in Jamestown and followed east.

Spinning action area of the tornado warned supercell just east of Jamestown near Bloom on 87th Avenue SE.

One of my biggest mistakes of my chasing career was leaving the storm that produced the Spiritwood tornado and realizing too late as we were already 10 miles south to intercept what I thought was a better supercell. Still was able to view the tornado. Timing is everything!

Another wider shot looking north at the Spiritwood tornado from a distance and sulking at the mistake. UGH

Second tornado that touched down on our southern supercell near Homer, North Dakota. What a beauty of a storm!

Incredible storm south of Homer! Absolutely jaw dropping structure.

I mean, seriously. How great is this twisted soda can structure. Storm was spinning like a top.

Big C Shape cut into the storm here as the RFD was attempting to bring another tornado to life with this awesome structured storm.

3rd tornado of the day briefly formed near Meadow Lake.

Our position near the third tornado of the day.

4th tornado soon after north of Litchville at 10:07 p.m.

5th tornado near Fort Ransom, North Dakota as we were bailing and navigating a path towards home at 10:22 p.m.

Our position relative to the radar and hook echo of the Fort Ransom tornado.

Here's what it's like trying to view a tornado in the distance from a raging supercell in North Dakota at 10:23 p.m. Open the photo and you can see the tornado down the road in the distance. I usually don't like chasing storms when it gets dark but this storm kept pulling me over to take a look as I was navigating the route home.

Another shot of the same tornado from above.

The supercell that went on to produce the Enderlin EF-5 tornado.

The Enderlin EF-5 tornado is visible here underneath the updraft on the right side in the distance. Wish we were closer but this was our vantage point from a distance as we continued to navigate home for the night!

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JUNE 19, 2025 MINNESOTA: FUN LOCAL CHASE

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Severe warned supercell riding south along a warm front near Welch, Minnesota.

Base of the supercell and hail core in sight as we approached from the west near Red Wing, Minnesota.

Beautiful storm over the Mississippi River near Frontenac, Minnesota.

Supercell still looking good near Lake City, Minnesota. Notice the big lowering underneath the updraft at this point.

Interesting lowering here as we stopped of Hwy 61 near Reeds Landing, Minnesota. There was slow rotation and condensation into this feature as we watched from the north just after getting hailed on with nickels.

Lightning illuminating the storm southwest near Kellogg, Minnesota.

One last shot for the evening.

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JUNE 15, 2025 MONTANA: FIRST MONTANA STORM CHASE!

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Tornado warned storm looking north from near Sumatra, Montana. Big time stout lowering in there and very well could have been a tornado. I would have driven north on this dirt road but it was a marked private and no trespassing ranch road :-(

Nicely structured supercell with cow catcher shelf cloud on the leading edge. Inflow bands feeding southwest to northeast into the storm.

Wall cloud reforming on the leading edge of the storm as we watched from well to the south. Really wish we had a public road to get north and take a look at what is in there!

We tried going north out of Vananda, Montana but had cows galore blocking the road. Decided to turn around and head back east on our main road. Family with me really enjoyed this moment ha ha.

Taking pictures of the cows instead of the storm :-)

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JUNE 14, 2025 WYOMING: HIGH BASED SEVERE STORMS

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Thunderstorms developing late in the day near Wright, Wyoming.

Small lowering developing on the storm now as it continues to strengthen and move out into better air towards us.

My beautiful daughter enjoying the storm while exploring and picking flowers and dandelions.

A couple of bases on strong thunderstorms southwest of Gillette, Wyoming. Beautiful wide open country out here.

Severe thunderstorm over Gillette, Wyoming as we approached from south of town. Ragged updraft base but intensifying.

Storm gusting out and turbulent skies just to the north of Gillette, Wyoming. Still severe-warned.

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MAY 28, 2025 OKLAHOMA: MOTHERSHIP IN ALL ITS GLORY

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After attempting to chase messy storms in southwest Kansas, we bailed to a tornado warned storm near Beaver, Oklahoma. Great structure when we were finally able to get southwest of the storm and get a view.

iPhone pano of the storm as it was barreling at us and left to right.

Got head of the storm a bit more here to view the incredible structure and stacked plates above the shelf cloud near Slapout, Oklahoma.

Here it comes! Getting close as Silver Lining Tours guests watch in awe and eager anticipation.

Looking back to the northwest as the tornado warned storm is about to overtake us.

Pano from the iPhone. WHAT A MOTHERSHIP!!

Mr. Pickle, our stormchasing mascot, needed a shelfie.

Got back ahead a bit more for our last look of the day at this awesome storm. Still holding on to great structure with a stout inflow beaver tail feeding into the base.

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MAY 25, 2025 TEXAS: BRIEF TORNADO & SUPERCELL STRUCTURE

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Supercell exploding and starting to get going near Floydada, Texas. Rotation in the base already.

Base under the hook echo swinging around the south end of the storm.

Nice long-lived shear funnel.

Beautiful structure on this storm! Became tornado warned here with wrapping up base and long inflow tail cloud.

Storm slowly getting its act together and broad rotation.

Broad mesocyclone with lowering on the right side near the core. Another rain core is wrapping around the south side of the hook.

Cigar shaped funnel cloud forming near Afton, Texas.

We have a tornado! Confirmed to have touched down near Afton, Texas. Awesome structure too.

The tornado lifted and we were left with a beautiful storm and stout wall cloud while Silver Lining Tours guests enjoyed the amazing view.

Electrified storm near Rule, Texas.

What a great looking supercell at the end of our chase day! Still sparking like crazy.

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MAY 23, 2025 COLORADO: STORM STRUCTURE OF THE YEAR!

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Storm just getting going near Kit Carson, Colorado.

Beautiful storm exploding right in front of us. Very strong updraft and solid base forming.

This storm just had the look like it was going to do something special.

Incredible structure. Love the oil pump in the foreground and the wide open spaces.

And it gets even better at sunset!

Holy crap! What an amazing supercell. Really hard to be able to top that structure and lighting.

Getting pretty dark here after sunset while the storm is holding onto terrific structure.

Lightning starting to really spark after sunset, indicating the storm still had a lot left in the tank.

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MAY 22, 2025 TEXAS: SUPERCELL STORM STRUCTURE

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Storm with large lowering near Archer City, Texas. Outflow to the left with the RFD, and inflow to the right with new developing wall cloud tucked in right next to the core.

Storm now organizing and pulling in focused moisture as evident with the organized inflow tail from right to left into the rotating action area.

Another shot, similar to the last one of the storm structure and inflow tail.

Supercell storm moving right towards us with organizing wall cloud and scud fingers rising up into the action area.

Bailed the Archer City storm and went towards other storms forming closer to the triple point near Crowell, Texas. Unfortunately, these storms were immediately outflow dominant but did produce some good structure and striking shelf clouds.

My favorite photo of the day of a shelf cloud as we raced north and east to try and get ahead of the storms as we made our way back to Oklahoma City. I believe this would be near Quanah, Texas.

Stopping for a gas stop and bathroom break for the tour as the storm was bearing down on us.

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MAY 18, 2025 OKLAHOMA: THE ARNETT EF-3 TORNADO

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Storm updraft exploding looking west towards the Ellis County Wildlife Management Area in western Oklahoma near the Texas border.

First tornado of the day looking southwest towards Dreyfoos, Texas. This was an EF-1 and was on the ground for 1.8 miles.

Now we have two tornadoes! The one on the right never officially made it into the tornado database but was confirmed by other chasers that were closer to have briefly touched down.

Closer view of the second tornado that briefly touched down right as the first one dissipated to the south.

Love the zoomed out view of the structure with the tornado in the distance.

Talk about a merry go round! This fast rotating wall cloud went right over us and moved on to the northeast, eventually spawning the Arnett tornado a short time later.

Wall cloud sure looked like it was ready to drop one here with condensation fingers rotating around the action area. Thought it was going to drop one right in front of us but it waited a bit longer to do so.

Here we are trying to blast north behind the tornado as we could only get glimpses of it through the rain, which led to a great rainbow/tornado shot.

Emerging from the rain and THERE IT IS IN ALL ITS GLORY!

Spectacular structure of the entire mesocyclone with RFD cut and beautiful tornado with hail streaks as we viewed from the northwest.

Closer shot of the tornado with substantial debris cloud.

My favorite shot of the day of the entire mesocyclone and tornado.

This is a unique perspective as we were just west of Arnett. Wes Hyduke and I were blasting east to catch up to the tornado from behind before it roped out just before reaching the road ahead of us. This while getting pelted with golf ball size hail after we stopped to take a few photos from further back 🤪 Quite the intense experience!

Tornado #4 on the northern side of Arnett and about to rope out. Thankfully it barely missed the town!

This is what’s left of the supercell after producing all those tornadoes as it became LP and eventually shriveled up and died.

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MAY 16, 2025 MISSOURI: EF3 AND EF1 TORNADOES

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Tornado warned storm in the Mark Twain National Forest near Ellsinore, MO. Large, broad mesocyclone present.

Fell behind the storm and trying to catch up and get ahead as it remains tornado warned near Dexter, MO as we blasted east on highway 60. Explosive updraft that is tilted over and looking amazing.

Tornado! We were able to just get ahead in time and get through the town of Bertrand, MO to find a clearing to view the tornado, looking northwest. Thank you Roger Hill for texting me and letting me know there was a tornado occurring or we may have missed it! Tornado was on the ground for 16 miles.

Beautiful view of the tornado and storm structure. That is one stout inflow band on the right feeding this storm.

The rope-out of the tornado was spectacular!

Another tornado! This one was an EF1 that was closer than it looks near Benton, MO.

Beautiful contrast of this tornado as it meanders just south of town. It was on the ground for 1.3 miles. Thankfully did limited damage.

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