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On the road in Tornado Alley

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Tornado forms under supercell near Saint Libory, Nebraska, on May 17, 2026. This is a phone photo – more to come!

 

Hey! In case you haven’t noticed, Alethea Kontis and I are on the road in Tornado Alley. We’ve been chasing storms and seeing fascinating sights along the way. I already have a ton of content to post, but since we are driving CONSTANTLY, there’s not a lot of time to process it – though we are doing our best on the social sites (I recommend Instagram or Facebook). The 360-degree video I shot of a mammatus-filled sky May 17 is absolutely dreamy. I can’t wait to share it.

That said, check out the video feed to see our fun little updates, and please follow me on YouTube. Much more is to come!

Here’s the latest from our updates, and here’s the playlist on YouTube.

And thanks SO MUCH for supporting our gas fund. Alethea has all the links (and perks) here if you’d like to pitch in a couple of bucks.

Onward!

Alethea films an amazing mammatus-filled sky on May 17.

July 3, 2026 Chris Kridler

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A storm chase in the Texas Panhandle had @ChrisKridler , @AletheaKontis  and @danaus  chasing and being chased by a dramatic and dusty haboob from Dumas to Amarillo on May 23, 2026. Video ©2026 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
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A Texas Panhandle storm chase on May 22, 2026, brought surprises, including an impressive landspout and a big, dusty tornado, for @ChrisKridler  and @AletheaKontis while storm chasing with @danaus (Bill Hark) and Jack Beven. Video ©2026 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
22 May 2026: Texas Panhandle landspout & dusty tornado
Joining friends including @Storm_Doctor, @danaus  and Jack Beven, @ChrisKridler  and @AletheaKontis  chased a tornado-warned storm while dodging hail in eastern Colorado on May 21, 2026. Video ©Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
21 May 2026: Colorado chaos - chasing a tornado-warned storm and hail
Traveling from Kansas to Colorado and back again on May 16, @ChrisKridler  and @AletheaKontis  found dusty Colorado storms, gustnadoes, and beautiful and colorful mammatus over Kansas wheat fields in a rambling storm chase. See more images at https://ChrisKridler.com. Video ©2026 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5. #stormchasing
16 May 2026: Gnarly Colorado storms and psychedelic Kansas sunset
On a storm chasing travel day, @ChrisKridler  and @AletheaKontis  plunge into the world's largest hand-dug well at the Big Well Museum in Greensburg, Kansas, with a 360 camera. See my channel for the wide video. Video ©2026 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.
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