Scientific research company in Boulder, CO, home of the Doppler on Wheels (DOW) mobile weather radars, called the Flexible Array of Radars and Mesonets (FARM)
05/27/2026
Thanks AMS for the second feature on our work. 🌪️ Link in AMS’s caption!
The storm-chasing Doppler on Wheels research team got close observations of the devastating Greenfield, IA, tornado and powerful Duke, OK tornado in 2024. Those observations reveal new insights on how tornadoes evolve--and how they do damage.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4uF6GG6
05/24/2026
An update from Jen & Anastasia!
05/07/2026
Check out this great feature story from AMS on some of our recent & upcoming tornado research! 🤓 Link in their caption!
As severe weather season kicks off, the Doppler on Wheels team and Girls Who Chase are getting up close with the most intense tornadoes and hailstorms they can find. Their goal? To help uncover why and how some storms become monsters.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4dd7xGq
MiniCOW packs MegaPOWER!
On April 23, we observed the birth and ingestion of a satellite tornado and Fujiwara effect around the parent Braman, OK tornado. The tornado transitioned two times between a clear eye and a debris ball.
This is prelim data from our most powerful mobile radar, the 1 MegaWatt C-band storm-penetrating miniCOW.
04/18/2026
Yesterday, we deployed on the Lena, IL tornado, collecting radar data as the tornado impacted town. Our thoughts are very much with the Lena community as they begin the recovery process. ❤️🩹
📸: Jen Walton
04/15/2026
Lucky strike ⚡️🤩 over DOW8 yesterday near Manchester, IA!
📸: Jen Walton
03/06/2026
DOW8 scans an Oklahoma tornado (actually, two!) in May 2024. Remember which one this was?
Check out the incredible high-resolution dual-Doppler radar scans! That’s quite the donut hole.
Dr. Karen Kosiba will be breaking this chase down in a case study for tomorrow’s Girls Who Chase “All Things Radar: Severe Weather” workshop! Come check it out - link in comments!
📸: Maiana Hanshaw/DOW Facility
03/05/2026
Fun fact... if you attend the Girls Who Chase All Things Radar event this Saturday... there will be mobile radars involved. In fact, a whole 90 minutes of mobile radars AND tornadoes. 📡🌪️
Maybe we'll see ya there -- link in comments.
02/19/2026
So majestic in the fading light….
02/10/2026
Very much looking forward to participating in this event!