On June 28, 2025, my daughter Laura and I went out on her first real storm chase to intercept the slight risk tornado setup in Eastern South Dakota.
This was Laura’s first real chase, more than an hour from home.
Laura is interested in science and photography, and wanted to see what her dad really did to see storms and tornadoes. We hit the jackpot for her to experience storm chasing from a safe distance with seven different touchdowns. The video includes both of the incredibly photogenic long-lived tornadoes that touched down northwest of Clear Lake, South Dakota, and the tornado that touched down east of Clear Lake and was on the ground to just southwest of Gary, South Dakota.
At no point were we in any danger from the weather as we approached the storms from a safe distance and from over a mile away! We were in more danger from the insane traffic with so many chasers and locals on the roads than we were from the tornadoes.
Special Thanks To:
Neva Andersen
Juston Drake
Simon Brewer
NOAA – National Weather Service, Aberdeen, SD – Damage Survey Data And Satellite Data
GRLevelX – Weather Radar Software
AllisonHouse.com – Radar Data
Music Licensed From EpidemicSound.com
– Get Back in the Game (Instrumental Version) – Clandestyne
– Arctic Solitude – Gavin Luke
Peco’s Hank – For The Best Damn Ringtone EVER!
And to the entire Storm Chasing Video Crew, Friends, and Family!
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