Sky Diary’s weather data links for storm chasing
TORNADO ALLEY | FLORIDA | TROPICAL
These are links to data that will help storm chasers track down Plains supercells and tornadoes, Florida storms and tropical weather (hurricanes). Clicking on these data links will open the selected page in a new window, so you can close that window when you’re done and quickly return to the data links. See the disclaimer.
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Tornado Alley & general links
Storm Prediction Center outlooks
- SPC forecast products
(the Day 1 convective outlook is issued at … 06Z … 13Z … 1630Z … 20Z … 01Z) - SPC – Day 1 graphic and convective outlook
- SPC – Day 2 graphic and convective outlook
- SPC – Day 3 graphic and convective outlook
- Other outlooks: enhanced thunderstorm | 4-8 day severe
- Alternate SPC links/COD
Data plots
- SW Plains surface plot (ABI)/UCAR
- Central Plains surface plot (ICT)/UCAR
- NW Plains surface plot (DEN)/UCAR
- Northern Plains surface plot (PIR)/UCAR
- Oklahoma Weather Roundup/OU
- Southern Plains mesoanalysis: temperature, pressure, Theta-e, moisture convergence, dewpoint, wind, LI, storm-relative helicity, CAPE, CIN, vorticity/ADAS/OU
- SPC hourly mesoscale analysis
- Real-Time Weather Data surface page
- Mesonet, Oklahoma/OU
- Aviation Weather Center/NOAA
- Upper air sounding data/University of Wyoming
- Surface & upper air data – profilers – etc./College of DuPage
- U.S. surface analysis/Wunderground
- Wundermap/Weather Underground
- Animated wind map/HINT.FM
Models & long-term forecasts
- Model page/College of DuPage
- RAP, NAM, GFS charts/TwisterData.com
- Euro model/Weather.US
- WRF model/Weather Research & Forecasting
- NCEP model links
- Real-Time Weather Data: Model Page
- Regional model graphics/Pivotal Weather
- Enviromental Modeling Center/NWS
- HRRR – High Resolution Rapid Refresh model/NOAA
- Rapid Refresh model/Earth System Research Laboratory
- MLCAPE and wind crossover, Southern Plains/Tropical Tidbits
- Big GFS maps/Patrick Cool’s idonthaveawebpage.com
- Ensembles/spaghetti plots/NCEP
- CFS Severe Weather Guidance Dashboard (“Chiclets”)/SPC
- Extended range prediction graphics/NIU
- GFS loops, other models/NOAA
- Canadian global forecast model (GDPS)/Environment Canada
- MM5/UCAR
- ECMWF charts
- ECMWF-Euro model/Weather.us
- Model Data/NCEP
- U.S. RAP composite map/SPC
- 6-10 day outlook/Climate Prediction Center
- 8-14 day outlook/Climate Prediction Center
Watches, warnings & NWS Statements
- Current watches/SPC
- Watch, warning and advisory display/SPC
- U.S. warnings and advisories map/Weather Underground
- Statements by NWS offices: Severe weather statement | Hazardous Weather Outlook | Area Forecast Discussion | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Tornado Warning
- Recent severe warnings/Nexlab-CoD
Satellite data
- CONUS GOES-16 visible satellite/College of DuPage
- CONUS GOES-16 visible satellite image/UCAR
- “Slider” satellite imagery/Colorado State
- Real-Time Weather Data: Satellite Page
- Geostationary Satellite Server/NOAA
- Global Geostationary Weather Satellite imagery/NASA
Radar data
General data links
- Aviation Weather Center/NOAA
- Climate Prediction Center products
- National Weather Service
- Nexlab/College of DuPage
- Oklahoma Weather Roundup/OU
- Real-Time Weather Data: Home Page
- Recent severe warnings/Nexlab-CoD
- Today’s Storm Reports/SPC
- University of Wyoming weather links
- The Weather Channel
- The Weather Network
- Weather Nation
Reference
TORNADO ALLEY | FLORIDA | TROPICAL
Florida
Also see general links in the Tornado Alley section, above, and tropical links, below.
Text and forecasts
- NWS, Jacksonville: short-term, zones, discussion, hazardous wx
- NWS, Key West: short-term, zones, discussion, hazardous wx
- NWS, Melbourne: short-term, zones, discussion, hazardous wx
- NWS, Miami: short-term, zones, discussion, hazardous wx
- NWS, Tallahassee: short-term, zones, discussion, hazardous wx
- NWS, Tampa: short-term, zones, discussion, hazardous wx
- Florida NWS text products/College of DuPage
- Kennedy Space Center area weather/KSC
- SPC forecast products: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3
- Current U.S. watches/SPC
Lightning
- Real-time Florida lightning strikes/Blitzortung.org
- Weather map loop including satellite, radar and lightning/NWS
Radar
Satellite
- Florida GOES-16 visible satellite/College of DuPage
- Color animated Florida satellite image/NESDIS-NOAA
- Eastern U.S. water vapor/NOAA
- Eastern U.S. visible/NOAA
Surface data, land and sea
- Southeast and Florida surface data/UCAR
- Kennedy Space Center mesonet/NWS
- Offshore buoy data/National Data Buoy Center
Emergency information
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Tropical
Hot data links
- National Hurricane Center
- Tropical weather/Weather Underground (click Computer Models for spaghetti diagram)
- Tropical Tidbits | GFS | Euro
- Euro model/Weather.US
- NCEP model links
- Tropical cyclone active storm guidance/NCAR
- Animated models – tropical cyclone genesis/FSU
- Hurricane local statements/NWS offices
- Tropical model guidance/Penn State
Other tropical data links
- Florida Division of Emergency Management
- Tropical Meteorology Project/Colorado State
- NWS, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Tropical cyclone page/University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Hurricane City/Jim Williams
- Atlantic Hurricane tracking maps and images/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Ocean data … temperatures, winds
Satellite images
- Global Geostationary Weather Satellite imagery/NASA
- NHC satellite links
- GOES Image Viewer/NOAA
- Gulf and Atlantic satellite imagery/NOAA
- Geostationary Satellite Server, Hurricane Sectors/NOAA
- Atlantic, Caribbean infrared image/NOAA
- Central Florida Hurricane Center Homepage
- NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event imagery
Not data, just cool
The fine print: Note that these links are for information only, and this site isn’t responsible for information found on other sites or for your actions in the field. Chasing storms is dangerous and should be undertaken with extreme caution, as much knowledge as possible, and a respect for life and property. Mistakes, ignorance, or plain bad luck can lead to injury or death. Consider yourself warned.
Updated 4 October 2024.