A decent updraft with a wall cloud developed to our southwest, in extreme southern Baca County, CO, west of 287. The storm moved east-southeast towards… [Read More]
Archives for May 2006
May 29, 2006 Saline County, KS
Storms finally developed just prior to sunset, but a nice isolated supercell was not evident. I made reservations for rooms at the Days Inn in… [Read More]
May 28, 2006 Hay Springs, NE shelf cloud and squall
Storms developed south of Chadron, and we headed west and south from the Gordon vicinity. An impressive shelf cloud approached us south of Hay Springs,… [Read More]
May 25, 2006 Santa Claus, IN
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus in Indiana, and it is between Evansville, IN and Louisville, KY. And, yes, we chased all of the… [Read More]
May 20, 2006 Redbird, WY
Moisture was marginal and upper winds were unimpressive, and severe weather was not expected on the High Plains. We found a pretty cell in eastern… [Read More]
May 10 to May 18, 2006 Death Ridge Week
The Plains were high and dry for about ten consecutive days in May, 2006. We were forced into sight-seeing mode.
May 8, 2006 Kalvesta, KS supercell
This was a long day with a long drive, beginning at Sweetwater, TX. Activity went up in west-central Kansas, north of Garden City, and we… [Read More]
May 7, 2006 Martin and Midland, TX
We were near Patricia, TX again two days later. This time, a dinky LP cell croaked. We fled south to southern Midland County, where another… [Read More]
May 5, 2006 Patricia, TX supercell
When large hail began to bombard us in Seminole, we dashed east to safety and waited near Patricia. This afforded a great view of the… [Read More]
May 3, 2006 Clairemont, TX supercell
The arrival day for the Tour One guests with Tempest Tours was a success, as we intercepted an impressive supercell in Kent County. Clairemont is… [Read More]