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Field Research • Verified Docs • Public Education
TORNADO RESEARCH UNIT
We document severe storms with discipline: dated chase logs, honest post-event writeups, and training that points people to NOAA, the Storm Prediction Center, and local NWS offices. If you want substance over hype. You are in the right place.
Chase Log
Time-stamped intercepts with media and narrative for students, media, and chasers who read.
View All ChasesStorm Gallery
A living archive of structure, sky, and terrain from real deployments, not stock footage.
Browse GalleryEvents
Trainings, meetups, and ops windows so members know when the unit is sharpening skills or deploying.
View CalendarRecent Chase Reports
Fresh from the field: open logs, not clickbait thumbnails
Our Mission
We exist to close the loop between what textbooks say and what the atmosphere actually does. Every log and gallery entry is a datapoint for education, media, and the next generation of responsible chasers, always cross-checked against official outlooks and warnings.
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Educational Events
Disaster Prevention
Timely, accurate ground reports and coherent documentation help NWS forecasters and emergency managers paint a fuller picture, especially where radar beams bend away from the lowest levels. We chase to observe, report ethically, and support the warning chain, not to compete with it.
What We Do
Deployment, documentation, and teaching in one pipeline so the public sees how severe weather actually unfolds.
Storm Chasing
Ground-truth from the field: structured intercept notes, imagery, and context that complement radar and official warnings.
Core Training
Safety-first literacy: storm structure, reporting etiquette, and how to use NWS/SPC products when skies turn violent.
Advanced Course
For members pushing deeper: mesoscale reasoning, hodographs, radar nuance, and how to read setups like a forecaster-in-training.
Weather Education & Training
Start with the same sources forecasters respect: MetEd, JetStream, NWS Skywarn, then layer our field perspective on top.
Skywarn Certification
The official COMET MetED training modules. Complete these to receive your formal Skywarn Spotter certificate.
NOAA JetStream
A comprehensive online weather school covering everything from atmospheric layers to complex storm dynamics.
NWS Spotter Portal
Meet the Team
The people who deploy, debrief, and defend responsible chasing, with names you can attach to real intercepts.
Cody Berrios
Member
Founder Of Tornado Research Unit (Team TRU) Born and raised in the ocean state. (Providence, RI)
Providence, RI
Canon EOS Rebel T7
Landon Armitage
Member
Jr. storm chaser based in Michigan, go blue!
Follow Our Journey
Long-form breakdowns, chase-season arcs, and teachable moments. Follow if you want context, not just loops.
Join Our Community
Discord is where we coordinate spotter talk, share setups, and post deployment windows. Jump in if you are serious about learning and willing to keep safety and official products non-negotiable.
