Spark Service Storm Chasing

09/06/2026

Today, tomorrow, and Wednesday are still ramping up and looking quite dangerous in areas across the plains. Today’s threat is mainly in the Dakotas and Canada, with some risk area extending down into Nebraska and Kansas also. Tomorrow and Wednesday’s risk areas are more Eastern. If you live in any of these areas, make sure you have a plan in place for what to do, should severe weather head your way.

The SPC has put out a 10% hatched risk for tornadoes (meaning if tornadoes spawn, they could potentially be strong) for both today and tomorrow, with upgrades likely for Thursday as well, as time passes and more information becomes available.

Wind and hail will also continue to be problematic for all three days.

To everyone chasing this week: please be careful (or as careful as possible), and thank you for what you do!

08/06/2026

Weekly Weather Outlook for 6/8/26 - 6/14/26

Today’s outlook (day 1, 6/8/26) contains a Slight risk for areas in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and a sliver of Wyoming. There is also a marginal risk wrapped around our slight risk, along with a secondary marginal risk in the intersection of Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. This risk is mainly for large hail and strong winds, however, a couple tornadoes can’t be ruled out. The 5% tornado threat is limited mainly to Colorado, on the northeastern side.

Tomorrow (day 2, 6/9/26) is looking like another possible Canadian risk, with a large Enhanced area stretching south into North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Chasers, make sure your passports are up to date if you haven’t already! According to the SPC, “Very large hail, tornadoes, a few of which could be strong, and damaging winds with significant gusts appear likely.” There is a 10% threat for tornadoes in North Dakota, potentially extending north into Canada. Wind and hail (with probability for each increasing with northern movement) will also be risks in these areas, especially if the storms condense into an MCS as some models suggest.

Wednesday (day 3, 6/10/26) features an Enhanced risk in Eastern Iowa and Minnesota, as well as Western/Central Illinois and Wisconsin. Most of the East Coast can expect some rain. Severe thunderstorms capable of all major threats (wind, hail, tornadoes) are expected, though the quantity of these thunderstorms is still uncertain.

Thursday (day 4, 6/11/26) is ramping up to be another severe weather day, in portions of Illinois and into Missouri.

Ultimately, if all pans out correctly, Wednesday and Thursday have the potential to be extremely dangerous. If you live in any of the highlighted areas, please make sure to have multiple ways to receive emergency weather alerts, as well as a plan to keep your family covered and safe.

Days 5-8 still have pretty low predictability according to the SPC, but updates will be made known to our social media channels as soon as we have them.

All information comes directly from the SPC, along with some details added by forecasters in our group.

07/06/2026

Happy Sunday everyone! 🌞

This week, we are starting a new series called CHASER SPOTLIGHT SUNDAYS where we shine a little light on each of our chasers, week by week. We hope you enjoy getting to know them!

Our first Chaser Spotlight will be on Clayton Wicker, a very deserving chaser to kick off this series with.

Clayton is turning 22 years old in a few weeks (happy early birthday!), and he works full time in Columbia, MS as an EMT.

He’s been chasing storms for 4 years now, and he’s spent all 4 of those years with us in SparkService. He’s a dedicated, talented, and treasured part of our team! He enjoys traveling to new places while chasing, and you’ll often catch him snacking on something all the while.

Clayton is most proud of catching the Rolling Fork EF4 tornado in 2023, and helping serve the community in the aftermath. Due to his diligence, as well as many others in SparkService, many lives were saved that night. His cool, calm, and collected demeanor serves him well in this way.

He has always been interested in weather, but the door opened for him into storm chasing when he met Josh, one of our leaders, at college. The both of them have been chasing ever since!

His advice for new chasers is to not rely solely on radar. Know the sky, and what you’re looking for out in front of you.

Thank you for chasing with us, Clayton! You’re a star!

02/06/2026

chasing in the Midwest = insaneee storm structure!

due to the canopy of trees, hilly areas, and the probability of high precipitation storms due to proximity to the gulf, storm structure isn’t as easily visualized when chasing areas like Dixie alley in the south. it’s a real treat to see the beauty of these storms top to bottom in the plains, where every part is visible! 🌩️

all photos here were taken by our team member and chaser, Leigh Wallace.

21/05/2026

Check out this tornado interception earlier this month by our chaser and 1/2 of our leaders, Joshua Thomas! 🌪️

07/04/2026

Severe weather is likely this Saturday, Sunday, and Monday for Texas/Oklahoma/Plains regions.

Supercell development is expected, with major risks of heavy rain, large hail, and strong wind associated with these storms. Tornadoes are also a concern for these days, but specifically during Sunday’s event.

We will likely have chasers out these days to keep you all updated on where and when things are happening.

If you live in the yellow areas on any of these maps, have severe weather plans ready to keep you and your family safe.

06/04/2026

Happy Easter, everyone! Here is our weekly outlook.

Our upcoming work week doesn't look very eventful in regard to severe weather. Some areas can expect some rain, particularly in the Western United States.

However, the end of this week into next week may bring us an uptick in severe weather. More information on this (locations and timing) will be given as the days progress.

Data taken from the SPC -

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04/04/2026

Some photos from this week taken by some of our chasers who were out covering multiple events.

02/04/2026

From our Twitter page! Make sure to follow us there if you haven’t yet!

02/04/2026

Good morning friends!

Us at SparkService are very well aware of the current pattern of severe weather happening this week. With that in mind, we are continually monitoring the situation. We should have multiple chasers out this week, covering a few different states, and chasing the storms that develop. Be mindful of the weather wherever you live and take steps to be prepared should it come your way!

We will update you if we go live in any of the setups over the course of the next few days, and we will also try to give out live updates when we can, as the days progress with chasers on the ground getting up close to the weather.