Looking back to 2024 storm chase with ANF meteorologist Isaac Williams

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Leading up to First Alert Storm Chase 2026, Isaac takes us back to what he saw in 2024’s chase across the Great Plains.

The memorable 2024 chase started with a bang on “day 0″ in all places - Louisiana. The team found themselves in a tornado warning with up to 70 mph winds as severe storms developed and rolled through the southwestern part of Louisiana. From there, it was on to the Great Plains.

Over the next week, we witnessed several days of storms moving across Texas & Oklahoma. Then, we found ourselves in New Mexico on a down day or two. We visited Carlsbad Caverns National Park to see the caves, and of course, also had to visit the nearby alien museum in Roswell.

Over the next few days, the most memorable set of storms occurred. We witnessed a violent, EF-4 tornado in Greenfield, Iowa. Two days later, we saw an EF-2 tornado in Altus, Oklahoma. The latter was the “better” of the two - it remained in an open field and did not cause any substantial damage. Plus, it was very picturesque!

When we returned to Starkville, we clocked over 7,000 miles.