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* THE SWS VOLUNTEER TEAM REALIZES THE SUCCESS OF WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN 2013 - 2023.

* FIELD VOLUNTEERS FROM 2009 TO 2023 COMPLETED MULTIPLE TORNADIC STORM INTERCEPTS. WE CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF A "BENCH TEST" AS OUR NEXT PHASE.

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FEATURED TORNADO: 5-21-2024.. JONY H INTERCEPTS THE CARBON IA EF-3 AND THE GREENFIELD EF-4.

FOR 2025 JONY H DOCUMENTS MULTIPLE EF-3 TORNADOES. LAST TORNADO INTERCEPT.. AUG 8TH. DOCUMENTED RARE SEVERE EVENT IN SOCAL OCT 14TH.

SWS TORNADO SEASON RECAP FOR 2025

(65+ TORNADOES TO DATE)

2025 SUMMARY: SEVERE WX INITIATED MARCH 2nd FOR JONY H. CONTINUED TORNADO INTERCEPTS INTO SEPTEMBER

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SUPERCELL BASECAMP IN WESTERN KS

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AT SUPERCELL BASECAMP. THE KANSAS HOUSE AND PROPERTY EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE RAIN SETBACKS FOR 2025. COMPLETION DELAYS IMMINENT. UPDATES SOON.

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PAST TORNADO ENCOUNTERS - SEE BELOW FOR PAST FEW YEARS LOGGED ATTENDANCE OF SEVERE EVENTS.

INTENSE VEHICLE TESTING: SWS TOYOTA PRIUS 1.0 RECORDS 150th+ TORNADO SINCE 2020. NEW PRIUS 2.0 INTERCEPTS "ZERO METER" 1st NWS RECORDED OKLAHOMA TORNADO OF 2024, MARCH 14th. 15+ "ZERO METER" INTERCEPTS. DOZENS MORE IN 2025.

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2024 SWS CAR TESTING PROGRAM: WE HAVE TESTED 7 COMPACT CARS IN SEVERE WEATHER ACCOUNTING FOR A TOTAL OF 38,000+ MILES. THE RESULTS OF THIS VEHICLE TESTING UNDER REVIEW.

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* TORNADOES, DODGE CITY KS - A SUPERCELL GOES EXTREME !!

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TORNADO SEASON 2024S- The new updates. Emergency Response Plans, Research Projects for the SevereWX Tornado Season of 2024 is in mid season. New base in west KS in planned use for 2025.

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A RARE TORNADO INTERCEPT BY SWS- documents an obliteration of ranch buildings at close range while gathering data. Details

 
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MORE TORNADO INTERCEPT HIGHLIGHTS, ARCHIVED PAGES:

SEVEREWARNINGSYSTEMS LEAD SEVERE STORM RESEARCH CREW.. JONY H ATTENDED MULTIPLE EVENTS 2022, 2023, 2024, AND CONTINUING INTO 2025.

THE MOST TORNADOES WITNESSED SINCE 2011 FOR BOTH 2022 AND 2023. OVER 2 DOZEN STATES, OVER 70,000 MILES, COUNTLESS AMAZING STRUCTURED SUPERCELLS WITNESSED ALL SPRING SEASON 2023!! JOHN H GPS RECORDED INSIDE OVER 220 TORNADO WARNED STORMS FOR 2022-2023. WITNESSING OVER 60 TORNADOES IN 2022, WE HAD NO IDEA THAT 2023 WOULD SURPASS THAT AMOUNT OF TORNADOES. WE DID.

2022 SEASON TORNADO TOTAL - 63

2023 SEASON TORNADO TOTAL - 80+

* SWS RECENT OUTLINE OF EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURED IN 2023:

2023 STORM INTERCEPT LOG: EARLY JANUARY- 1 TORNADO DIXIE ALLEY, FEBRUARY- 1- TORNADOES TEXAS, MARCH- 1-TORNADO TEXAS, 6 TORNADOES IOWA, APRIL- 4 TORNADOES

MAY JUNE JULY YIELDS ACTIVE TORNADO PERIOD. MAY- TEXAS-6, COLORADO-4, COLORADO/KANSAS-8, NEBRASKA-4, IOWA-9, KANSAS-1, TEXAS-3, TEXAS-2 TEXAS-1 TEXAS-1 OKLAHOMA-2 COLORADO-2 COLORADO-2 COLORADO-1

AUGUST-SEPT- 13 TORNADOES DOCUMENTED INCLUDING THE AUG 8th YUMA COLORADO EF-3. A BRIEF TORNADO WAS DOCUMENTED OCT 4th.

2023 SEASON TORNADO TOTAL - 70+

SWS TORNADOES 2023 - SWS 2023

SWS TORNADOES 2024 - COUNT AS OF MID NOV - OVER 80 TORNADOES AS OF THE END OF 2024!! MORE COMING SOON FOR 2025!

2024 SWS TORNADO EVENTS

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