As the severe weather season ramps up for later today, 4/17/2025, it looks like our first realistic chase day here in the upper Midwest.
I have only been able to get out to chase a few times over the past few months during winter, and even then, it was barely what it was compared to a few years ago.
There was a decent winter storm at the beginning of March, but the worst weather was further south in Iowa and Nebraska, which I was unable to attend that party.
Then we had the April Fool’s Day snowstorm, another wake-up call that winter was not over for us in Minnesota.
But the focus now is back to severe weather. I have been working on my drone skills in the weather to capture lightning from the sky. The footage below was something that I shot from the back yard when the high-based pop-up thunderstorm was about 10 miles away in Benton County. All of last year, I was busy working on a non-weather gig, so I need to get my focus back on what the universe wants me to do.
The forecast and the schedule have me chasing in extreme southwestern Minnesota for what looks to be a cold core setup. I wish I could make it down to the Omaha area, but unfortunately, that will have to wait for another chase. I have to be home later tonight since Laura does not have school on Friday. This weekend is Easter, so I will most definitely be home for Church on Sunday.
Until the next update. I plan on trying out the new live streaming setup so that I might be live later today.