Winston Wells

Storm chaser since 2004. I document my chases here. Professor of Political Science at Illinois College. @UCLA Ph.D.

[Winston Wells @WellsWx]

LP supercell north of Arcadia, NE 5/26/13. View is to the NW. #newx

[John Sirlin @SirlinJohn]

My whole entire soul needed this tonight. So good! 🙌🏻

[David Williams @davidduncanw]

Peoria, IL wedge? I don't know if that's what it will be called. Approximately 5 miles north of Peoria at 5pm.

[Meteorologist Sam Kuffel @SamKuffelWx]

Another incredible shot of the tornadic squall line in Kenosha. #wiwx

📸: Becki Shorman

[Andrew Pritchard @skydrama]

Unionville, Missouri tornado from around 4:15 PM CT, still images from my video. Visually strong tornado that morphed from multi-vortex, to stout borderline wedge, back to a classic elephant trunk. Mostly stayed in rural areas, but did see debris lofted at times. #mowx

[Simon Brewer @SimonStormRider]

Stout tornado near Unionville, Missouri this evening June 10, 2026
With @JustonStrmRider
#mowx

[Scott Aspinall @ScottAspinall5]

What a chase. This #skstorm structure/tornado combo near Oxbow, Sk. took my breath away. Incredible moment. Can't wait to get to this timelapse sequence!

[Winston Wells @WellsWx]

@MichaelMarz1 Nice photo!

[Scott Aspinall @ScottAspinall5]

#skstorm #ndwx may be producing a tornado now. Approaching Oxbow 7:10PM #stormhour

[Craig Boehm @Skstormchaser]

Large tornado ongoing #skstorm

[Sam Dienst @samdienst]

Incredible south of Antler North Dakota!

[Lincoln Hauser @Lincoln_Wx]

Large, audible #tornado intercepted moments ago near Sparta, Missouri. Was throwing big chunks of trees in the air.
#MOwx

[Sean Waugh @MesonetMan]

South Dakota produces some incredible views. South of Buffalo, SD. #sdwx

[Simon Brewer @SimonStormRider]

@JustonStrmRider and I watched a Cone tornado rope-out northwest of Madison, Kansas around 9:40 pm CDT on May 31, 2026

[Winston Wells @WellsWx]

@TrooperBenKs You note in both of your posts that the growing number of chasers "may" impede the critically important work of law enforcement and first responders. Can you cite any documented case in Kansas where an emergency response was actually delayed or constrained by chaser traffic?

[Tractor Ninja 🚜 @TractorNinja]

That just we t through my yard. And thats my gawd daemn dirt #cowx @NWSBoulder @CReppWx @MattMakens

[Winston Wells @WellsWx]

Ten years ago today - the EF4 Chapman, KS tornado. Still my favorite and most successful chase. #kswx

[Winston Wells @WellsWx]

Morning shelf W of Jacksonville, IL. 5/18/26. #ilwx

[Paxton Neal @paxtonneal5]

Drone footage of the St. Paul, Nebraska tornado! Crazy motion on this thing! @gtaylor_wx @NWSOmaha

[Sean Waugh @MesonetMan]

Absolutely incredible data collection intercept on a violent tornado near Saint Liberty, NE. Near surface data collection with collocated radar and lidar observations. #newx #science

[Kansas Mesonet @ksmesonet]

My goodness... From WaKeeney #kswx