Stormchasing...

It's perverse hobby if you think about it, tossing everything
aside for weeks at a time every spring, crisscrossing the
Plains again and again, racking up thousands of dusty miles
each week...for what?

To look at clouds!?

It's true, that's what we do,  we chase clouds, those
insubstantial puffs of water vapor that, when nature permits,
grow to huge proportions as supercell thunderstorms, which
can appear as graceful as an ethereal dancer or as menacing
as a thermonuclear explosion.

Of course, we never object when vorticity, inflow, and
downdraft conspire to produce the most wondrous yet fearsome
of nature's creations: the tornado.

Please don't just grab a camera and head out the door. 
Please take the time to learn the elements of storm structure
by enrolling in spotter training and viewing the many fine
resources available on the Internet.  Most importantly, read
the information on stormchasing safety.

A summary of these resources can be found at:
 
Stormtrack/StormchaserHomepage

Look particularly in the "Links" sections which contains
a wide selection of websites and information. The
"Educational Resources" should be your first stop. 
Also see:

Tornado FAQ from the Storm Prediction Center

Good luck and stay safe!

Sam Barricklow   The Storm Shop

Scott Blair   Arkansas Weather Watcher Page

Chase Tours with Dave Gold   Silverlining Tours

Chris Gullickson   Home Page

Chris Kridler   Sky Diary

Jim Leonard   Cyclone Jim

Gene Moore   Chaseday

The local NWS homepages:   Milwaukee Green Bay   LaCrosse

Jason Politte   On the Front

Doug Raflik   WxNut

Andrew Revering   APR Weather

Gene Rhoden   WeatherPix

The Stormchaser Homepage/Stormtrack Online

Skip Voros and the folks at    Milwaukee Area Skywarn