Old Stuff – Page 2

April 22 to 29, 2021 Tour One storm chase summary

The first Tempest Tours tour of 2021 was from April 22 to April 29, with Matt Phelps and Bob Conzemius. We enjoyed a couple… [Read More]

October 13, 2020 A Drive to Western Nevada Mining Towns

MOUNT MONTGOMERY, NEVADA (site) This leisurely drive to visit some new (for me) areas of western Nevada began in Bishop, California. … [Read More]

July 3, 2020 Southern Nebraska Panhandle Storms

Start: Valentine, NE Lunch: Alliance/El Ranchito Restaurant End: Kimball, NE 444 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1093 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1094 SPC… [Read More]

July 2, 2020 Valentine, NE Severe Storm

July 1/bust/down day Start: Valley City, ND/lunch Dawson Grille in Dawson/end Belfield, ND/377 miles July 1 was a down day for the most part,… [Read More]

June 16, 2020 Southwestern North Dakota Lightning Show

June 15/down day/start at Stanley/lunch at Watford City/end at Dickinson, ND/215 miles June 15th was a down day for us. I had the… [Read More]

June 10 to 12, 2020 Down Days at Mullen, Belvidere, the Badlands and Albion

June 10, 2020 Start: Rockport, MO Brunch: Auburn, NE/Metro Cafe End: Mullen, NE 425 miles Severe weather would be in hiding for a few… [Read More]

June 6, 2020 South Dakota Badlands Squall

Start: Spearfish, SD Lunch: Wall, SD/Subway and DQ End: Rapid City, SD 403 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 854 SPC… [Read More]

May 23, 2020 St. Francis, Kansas Junk Storm

Start: Oklahoma City Lunch: Dodge City/Billy Sims BBQ End: Holyoke, CO 627 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 682 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 683… [Read More]

May 19, 2020 Chugwater Lightning

May 18/down day, reposition day/Start West Pueblo, CO/lunch Castle Rock Qdoba/end Cheyenne May 19 Start: Cheyenne Brunch: Cheyenne/Village Inn End: Cheyenne 284 miles SPC… [Read More]

May 11, 2020 Anton, Texas Supercell

Start: Oklahoma City Lunch: Amarillo/Dyers BBQ End: Lubbock 646 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 566 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 567 SPC Mesoscale Discussion… [Read More]

February 8, 2020 San Nicolas Island ASOS and Airport stroll

The airport on San Nicolas Island was closed this Saturday, and the weather was nice, so I took the bike out for a ride…. [Read More]

November 12, 2019 Bodie, California Weather Station Photos

The official NWS thermometer shelter at Bodie, California, is in the same spot as the last time I visited. I will have to dig… [Read More]

November 12, 2019 Bodie, California Ghost Town

From Lee Vining on this chilly and mostly clear morning we set our sights on Bodie. The easy way to get there is… [Read More]

June 22, 2019 Baca County area supercells

Start: First Day for Tour 7 out of Denver Lunch: La Mission Villanueva/Lamar, CO End: Ulysses, KS 534 miles Fun Facts: Ulysses is in… [Read More]

June 13, 2019 And Moses Said “Let There Be Junky Storms”

Start: Clayton, NM Lunch: Rabbit Ear Cafe/Clayton End: Dalhart, TX 222 miles 20Z SPC Day One Outlook SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1053 SPC Mesoscale… [Read More]