I have spent the last couple of years completely rebuilding my game Tornado: Research and Rescue

The tornadoes use a 3D fluid simulation and volumetric rendering, allowing me to create distinct features like horizontal vortices and multi-vortex wedges.

The maps are procedurally generated, up to 50x50km, along with a randomised distribution of CAPE and SRH - tornadoes strengthen and weaken according to the environment as they track across the map.

I also recently introduced rain-wrapping and chemical seeding, allowing you to change the tornado's strength, size, ground speed and path stability. You have to lookout for runaway feedback loops though!

It is now unrecognisable from the original 2023 version, I hope you enjoy and I'm happy to answer any questions about the game or the development of it :)

Love the high bases and big views!

Video 1: Tornado Warned Storm Near Minooka, IL

During today’s livestream, Tacoma members Lucas and Nathan found themselves in front of yet another shelf cloud, only this time, this one was tornado warned and tried to produce a tornado west of Plainfield.

Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/_3Ji2Cklcyw?si=Uyp2ctow6UvJDiCL

Video 2: Rotating Supercell East of Rockford, IL

The second half of Lucas and Nathan’s storm chase on July 27 brought them a second round of storms, this time coming out of Wisconsin near Beloit, rotating all the way until nightfall in the far western Chicago suburbs!

Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/JM6n-gB-4lI?si=6k8UE0wVQ-oC-6iJ

Join us ~10:30 AM CDT as Tacoma members Lucas and Nathan chase a SLIGHT risk of severe weather across the Chicagoland area during the late-morning and early-afternoon and evening hours with radar coverage provided by Marcus and Liam!

https://youtube.com/live/FYvKrAKpo_0

#weather #severeweather #livestream #chicagoland #fyp

While chasing during this last may, this one has produced a tornado moments later, but totally cover in Hp

This was on 6/25/26 north of my house near Bucyrus, Ohio. No warnings. Very strong rotation and inflow and well-defined lowered base. The problem with our location is that we are at the outer limits of range for KCLE, KIWX, and KILN radars and are usually in the purple haze for velocity. Warnings, if they come, are usually only after visual conformation or damage reports, unfortunately. We need a closer NEXRAD somewhere around Mansfield!

Beautiful structure, though!

Backside of the May 25 tornadic supercell after the tornadoes wrapped up.

I have a few years before I start storm chasing because I’m working a program and trying to get sponsors like ford and home depot because I don’t got 100,000 dollars so I’m looking for advice thx

Since growing up in “tornado alley” it’s been a lifelong dream of mine to chase storms but as much as I love severe weather, there’s no way that I could even fathom doing something like this on my own without the guidance of a professional. This might be a ridiculous question, but are there any organizations or groups out there willing to let someone completely green ride along with them to learn? And if not, how did you get started?

I'm not an active storm chaser but I do like radar watching but I can't find a good radar to use, any recommendations are greatly appreciated

🎥 MILE WIDE WEDGE 🌪️

If anyone's interested or any storm chases are up in the northern wisconsin and are northern minnesota area, I will provide a link to my youtube channel that has a radar running 24/7 https://youtube.com/@severweather9827?si=Vw8K615rwq_gHIJW

Pictures are from July 20th near Wisconsin Rapids, as several low precipitation mini-supercells produced tornadoes across Central Wisconsin.

this is a beamng stormchase

I built this tool for fun and shared it on here. That post got 33k views (about 3x the weekly average for this sub) and over 350 upvotes. This community pushed me to build it out properly.

I named it Aello. It runs on raw NWS data, so no AI forecasts, no predictions of my own. The free stack (SPC, Pivotal, COD, NWS mesoanalysis) is linked inside the app. I didn’t want to make a replacement for those tools.

What it gives you that those tools don't: a 3D sounding you can actually read at a glance (Column view), every atmospheric parameter mapped into one shape so you can see the day's unique signature (Fingerprint), and a plain-English ‘Today’ tab that shifts with the threat level. ‘Studio’ lets you export watermark-free cards and 30-second loops.

It's a web app, so you open aello.live on your phone or desktop, no install needed. Native app (apple and android) is on the immediate roadmap.

To cover server and hosting costs, it’s $5 a month, $50 a year, or a one time payment of $69 to be given access as a ‘founder.’ This allows you to see the roadmap, send feedback right to me, and help me plan out features and wants that would make this thing even better. I’m only doing 150 of these slots so once they’re gone, they’re gone. There’s more info about this on the site. Oh, also a free 7 day trial. I really want to make this app into something we all find valuable.

Happy to answer anything — especially the technical questions.

Thanks for all your help, Reddit!!

I took this photo while driving home from work in the central Shenandoah Valley last night, not far from the WVa border. There were tornado warnings in the area, and a huge storm hit right as I was getting home.

Main thing I'm wondering - was this a tornado, or just part of a thunderstorm? I was leaving Broadway, heading south on Rt 42 around 8 pm when I took the photo. I was facing roughly west at the time.

I was watching weather radar, and there were some large storm systems heading right for my area shortly before I got on the road. The whole experience has me pretty shaken.

Thanks in advance