Well I have had 2 succesfull chases this year.  One particular chase took place June 3rd 2009, starting in Rexburg and then I drove to the 15 and headed South to around Blackfoot.  I encountered 1 inch hail and was afraid the windhield or van might get damaged. I got lucky to say the least.  Once i got out of the hail I noticed a storm to my south was developing and had a wall cloud.  Pictures here. http://www.severeidaho.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=50 The storm was Severe Warned for hai... Read Full Story

Ok, I just found a neat webcam application called WebCamMax.  This application is loaded with all sorts of neat effects and options to make any Live Chat or youtube video a real hit.  There is an option that really caught my eye and that it the ability for Picture in Picture ability and also an option to stream a movie for friends or for your buisness.  This application costs about 49 dollars for a lifetime license.  If you ask me that is quite the price for an app with this many options.   O... Read Full Story

The threat for thunderstorms will gradually increase starting Wednesday afternoon and by Thursday we could even see some strong to even severe thunderstorms.  I dont have a chase planned yet but will be watching in case anything pops up.  I do hope for some Nocturnal thunderstorms so I can get some lightning photo and video.  I have been watching the Storm prediction center forecasts and dont see anything yet that will lead to a chase opportunity.  For now I am hoping to have an all nighter w... Read Full Story

Timelapse photography is probably the coolest thing you can do with thousands of images.  Imagine being able to watch a 24 hour period in 5 minutes.  Or even watch a beautiful Sunset or sunrise in less than 30 seconds.  Or what if you like Watching clouds or trains or cars in transit, in a days time of travel you can recap your event in as low as 1 minute.  The great thing is that creativity in timelapse photography is endless.  Take for instance my timelapse video from June 30 2008 http://yo... Read Full Story

Wanted to let you guys know I recorded 2 videos today of the Brief Blizzard that hit the Rigby,Id area.  Youll see I added some annotations and double guessed my initial Estimates, turns out my estimates were dead on.  The snow really did not accumulate because of the wind, but it was heavy and the winds were fierce.  Enjoy the videos. http://youtube.com/watch?v=RkedQC9zc24 http://youtube.com/watch?v=17ZBYf65i5A   -gerrit Read Full Story

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ddtrSbKyO70 Slight chance for thunderstorms on this day. I started the timelapse at 7am and went till 8pm. Minor convection occured while the cold front moved into Eastern Idaho as you can see. Currently at 9pm there is scattered showers. Thunderstorm Potential Rises for the 22nd here and will be doing another video. Stay Tuned.     http://youtube.com/watch?v=yLezhj32zT8 There was a better chance for thunderstorms today. I woke up around 10am and started the Camera... Read Full Story

Yes, there is a slight chance for thunderstorms and I must say that even if it doesnt happen that it is still nice to see the wording in the forecast.  We are still 3 days out and things could change for the better as new Forecasts come out.  With the warmup we have been having all the snow has melted and I am sure it could get a bit unstable which would allow for hopefully some picturesque clouds and what not.  I am crossing my fingers.  SPC doesnt have an outlook for this weekend for our ar... Read Full Story

I didnt notice the wording for thunderstorms in the NWS Pocatello 7 day outlook but I did see on Fox 31 News that the Meteorologist mentioned possible thunderstorms for Friday and into the weekend.  I will take anything about now.  We already had our first storm of the year and I hope that this weekend will be active so I can do some timelapse photography and some video, even crossing my fingers for some nightime lightning photos.  Stay Tuned..   The website is looking great, I managed to get... Read Full Story

If you pay attention to the weather across the US, you will notice a slight risk issued by the SPC for the Midwest.  There are a few chasers out in the field right now and Andy Gabrielson is targeting the first Big storm of the day. Head over to http://www.severestudios.com/livechase And watch Live from your computer.  Currently there is a wall cloud on Andy’s Video stream and the storm is holding strong.  Again, go head on over to http://www.severestudios.com/livechase and see live sto... Read Full Story

http://youtube.com/watch?v=suo99GxXUH8   Wasn’t really expecting anything on March 3rd 2009. The ground had a decent amount of snow on it and I wasnt all that sure that convection could get going. Well the overnight low previous to this day was around 40 degrees. Thats about a 15+ degree difference. I woke up early this day and felt the warmth and could see a very faint flash every once in awhile. Keep in mind I havent seen a thunderstorm since Mid October 2008. I ran indoors and loaded... Read Full Story