March 10th, 2026 Severe Threat

[frostfern]

13 minutes ago, Jackstraw said:

Dude, after what you went through you not only picked a great storm to chase again but you did it right (except for one thing). It sounds like you (and from your posts during) were patient and waited for them/it to come to you which is always the best way IMO. ESPECIALLY in the Lakes/OH Valley where we get more 60 mph screaming F3's than most places. Your one mistake was getting on 65. NEVER GET ON 65 when theres bad weather lol. 65 will kill you and I'm serious. It's a Semi UFC ring as far as I'm concerned. It's bad enough on a sunny day.

I seldom chase anymore because about 10 years ago my buddy and I were about killed when a Honda Pilot with Harbor Freight flashing lights plastered on it and 3 Iphones hanging out the windows going 90 mph blew through a 4 way stop sign and missed us by inches. Our chase turned from the storm to them and when we caught them we put the fear of God into them. They said they were "pros" and I told them so is this baseball bat. After that nope. You have more chances of getting killed by another chaser than a storm nowadays.

Study, prep, pick, sit, wait. Thats my method now if I do lol. Thanx for the vid and hope you exorcised some demons 

I find the biggest problem with chasing is  not having a partner.  To be successful you really need two people.  You need one person fully dedicated to driving and another person fully dedicated to radar and navigation.

My problem is I don’t know anyone else willing to drop whatever they’re doing on a dime to come with me.  Then, even if I find someone, most people I know are clueless about meteorology and reading radar.  I’ve tried having my wife be the driver but she gets anxious and can’t stand being yelled at.  Telling someone else who isn’t a chaser how and where to drive just leads to fights.

So I’ve kind of given up.  I’m too old to do it alone.  It’s too much stress.

 

[vortex]

 

[cyclone77]

1 hour ago, Jackstraw said:

Dude, after what you went through you not only picked a great storm to chase again but you did it right (except for one thing). It sounds like you (and from your posts during) were patient and waited for them/it to come to you which is always the best way IMO. ESPECIALLY in the Lakes/OH Valley where we get more 60 mph screaming F3's than most places. Your one mistake was getting on 65. NEVER GET ON 65 when theres bad weather lol. 65 will kill you and I'm serious. It's a Semi UFC ring as far as I'm concerned. It's bad enough on a sunny day.

I seldom chase anymore because about 10 years ago my buddy and I were about killed when a Honda Pilot with Harbor Freight flashing lights plastered on it and 3 Iphones hanging out the windows going 90 mph blew through a 4 way stop sign and missed us by inches. Our chase turned from the storm to them and when we caught them we put the fear of God into them. They said they were "pros" and I told them so is this baseball bat. After that nope. You have more chances of getting killed by another chaser than a storm nowadays.

Study, prep, pick, sit, wait. Thats my method now if I do lol. Thanx for the vid and hope you exorcised some demons 

I used to love chasing back in the day, and did a decent amount of it.  I've completely lost interest in it over the past several years, just too many damn people out chasing now.  Takes all the fun out of it for me.  Maybe it's because I'm getting older and less aggressive?  Not sure, but I enjoy just watching it all unfold from home these days lol.

[KeenerWx]

3 hours ago, vortex said:

 

Sucker (thankfully) missed the house by roughly a third of a mile. 

[nvck]

Quick edit from pontiac, also got a ton of shots from this storm with my film camera, which'll be neat to get developed

[andyhb]

Another death has been unfortunately found in a damaged home in Aroma Park from the Kankakee-area tornado.

[IWXwx]

13 hours ago, cyclone77 said:

I used to love chasing back in the day, and did a decent amount of it.  I've completely lost interest in it over the past several years, just too many damn people out chasing now.  Takes all the fun out of it for me.  Maybe it's because I'm getting older and less aggressive?  Not sure, but I enjoy just watching it all unfold from home these days lol.

I wondered why you haven't mentioned chasing when you've had several opportunities to fairly close by recently. I'm like you about the hordes of chasers. I remember when I could go on a chase in Indiana and be the only car out there. Jackstraw is seriously right about the other chasers being more dangerous than the storm itself. I will still do it if it's within an hour's drive though.