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Storm chasing education resources

Start your adventure with GWC trainings!

We now offer a variety of affordable video-based trainings, including Spring Training, a daylong, fully virtual storm chasing intensive offered on an annual basis.

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Spring Training - accessible severe weather topics for all

Spring Training is designed to become a library of complementary resources. Each year, experts present on topics relevant to severe weather for storm chasers and weather enthusiasts at any level. The topics and speakers change as we piece together the puzzle of forecasting, technical resources such as radar and satellite, chase strategy and positioning, and more from a variety of angles and technical specificity. 

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  • Spring Training 2025: Strategies For Safe & Successful Storm Chasing; Nowcasting Using Satellite Data; Radar Interpretation For Storm Chasing; Take It To The Field: How to Prepare to Storm Chase; Pulling It All Together With a Chase Case Study

  • Spring Training 2024: Storm Structure & Chasing Basics; How to Read Radar; Safely Responding to a Natural Disaster; Positioning for Safe & Successful Chasing; Chase Case Study; Soundings & Hodographs; Lightning Photography

  • Spring Training 2023: Forecasting 101; Intro to Radar & Satellite; Chasing Safety; Video Brokering; Intro to the SPC/NWS; Intro to the Monsoon


Specialty workshops

We'll be offering our first specialty workshop in March 2026, focused on radar! Please join us or check back afterward for the event recording.

 

Extreme nature photography trainings
Storm chasing and photography often go hand-in-hand -- and when you combine them, create a specialized skillset. Use these trainings to begin your extreme nature photography journey!

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And, check out these free resources specifically developed by and for Girls Who Chase:

  • Listen to our "Chasing 101" series with Raychel Sanner of Tornado Titans on the Girls Who Chase podcast (available on Apple & Spotify) for an overview of some of the basics, including how to get started, packing & planning, logistics, safety in the field, and how to be a good chase neighbor

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Watch our 2024 panel on how to get started in the world of weather!

Below, we've aggregated free or cheap educational resources about storm chasing in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia - and forecasting for adults and young adults, divided by age range. If you'd like us to speak at an event or are looking for an expert in a certain area, please contact us directly.

Learn to chase - ages 18+

U.S.-specific storm anatomy, positioning, general info about chasing:

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Storm anatomy, positioning, and general info about chasing outside the U.S.:

Learn to forecast - ages 18+

Learn about the ingredients of severe weather, how and where to identify them, and how to piece together the forecasting puzzle:

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Additional forecasting and weather resources for chasing outside the U.S.:

Weather education resources - ages ~10-17

Here is a list of resources for teachers and parents to share weather and weather science with kids and teens (we will continue to add things as we find them):

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