

April 9th, 2017 Northwest Iowa Cap Bust
Tornadoes: 0 Largest Hail: 1" Highest Winds: ~50 mph The setup for this day was nothing incredibly remarkable. Surface low forecast to...

June 12th, 2017 High Plains Tornado Machine
Tornadoes: 8 Largest Hail: ~2.75" Highest winds: nothing notable, < 40 mph June 12th was a big day that we highly anticipated over the...

February 28th, 2017 Central Illinois Tornadoes
Tornadoes: 3 Highest Wind Gust: 75 mph (estimated) Largest Hail: 1.5" The February 28th event was a pretty highly anticipated event. The...

February 24th, 2017 Michigan/Indiana Bust
Tornadoes: 0 Highest Wind Gust: ~25 mph Largest Hail: N/A I don't even remember the setup for this event. I don't even really care. I do...


July 17th, 2016 Putnam County, IL Tornadoes
Tornadoes: 2 Highest Wind Gust: N/A Largest Hail: N/A (All images in this log are watermarked "©2017 Billy Faletti," even though they...

July 13th, 2016 Central Illinois Squall Line
Tornadoes: 0 Highest Wind Gust: 40-50 mph Largest Hail: N/A Impromptu "chase" with Matt Magiera, Matt Zuro, and Daniela Barrios, mostly...

July 5th, 2016 Holloway, MN Tornado
Tornadoes: 1 Highest wind gust: ~40 mph Largest hail: dime-sized Chase partner: Matt Magiera During the first few days of July, Matt and...

June 22nd, 2016 Northern Illinois Tornadoes
Tornadoes: 2 Highest Winds: ~65 mph Largest Hail: N/A Chase Partners: Matt Magiera, Scott Matthews, Paul Sieczka, among others By...


April 25th, 2016 Cap Bust
Tornadoes: 0 Highest Winds: N/A Largest Hail: N/A Chase Partners: none Over a month since the last Illinois setup, a cold front setup...


March 15th, 2016 Macomb, IL Supercell/Bust
Tornadoes: 0 Highest Wind Gust: 40 mph (estimated) Largest Hail: 1.5" Accomplishment: First solo chase! With unusually warm weather for...