Short version: This was one of those days where you basically do everything right, but nature conspires against you. We were on a beautiful supercell… [Read More]
Archives for May 2007
May 30, 2007 Capulin, NM LP Supercell
The chase prospects on May 30th were fairly slim, but one must always be mindful of High Plains Magic. Or, in this case, Raton Mesa… [Read More]
May 29, 2007 Simla, CO HP supercell
Following a healthy and enjoyable meal in downtown Wray, we sauntered south and west to Limon for some strengthening cells moving off of the Palmer… [Read More]
May 22, 2007 Wakeeney, KS Tornadic Supercell
Summary for Tuesday, May 22, 2007 chase in NW Kansas Short version—-observed a fabulous tornadic storm in Graham County, KS….many more good structure photos will… [Read More]
May 21, 2007 SD Badlands washout
It looked like this day might have good potential upon our departure from Belle Fourche. However, during lunch at Applebees in Rapid City, deep moist… [Read More]
May 20, 2007 Gillette, WY severe storm
A disappointing day, as we missed a tornado southwest of Gillette. We were about halfway from Broadus to Gillette when the alleged event occurred. By… [Read More]
May 19, 2007 Lame Deer, MT CB and CGs
Prospects for a nice storm were decent on this chase day. We took U.S. 212 west from Belle Fourche into Montana, and as far west… [Read More]
May 18, 2007 Belle Fourche, SD night lightning
Weak storms developed west of Sundance, WY and barely kept us from falling asleep. After getting our rooms around 10 p.m. in Belle Fourche, a… [Read More]
May 17, 2007 Cedar Crest, CO Laminar shelf cloud and ghost town
Cedar Crest is a lonely, semi-abandoned cafe, fuel stop and farmstead along Route 10, halfway between Walsenburg and La Junta. Maybe it is completely abandoned…. [Read More]
May 16, 2007 Reserve, NM CB
Our only hope for strong convective exhibitions on this day was in western New Mexico. Some so-so cells went up north of Silver City, NM,… [Read More]
May 15, 2007 West Texas lightning
CGs east of Van Horn, TX. Not much happened on this day during daylight hours. The tour group dropped south through eastern New Mexico and… [Read More]
May 12, 2007 White Settlement, TX CB and CGs
There wasn’t much to get excited about on this day. There was decent instability, though, and we played with some semi-strong stuff west of Fort… [Read More]
May 10, 2007 Charlotte, TX Colorful CB
A short drive south after lunch in San Antonio put us in good position to watch storms develop. One, near sunset, dove south-southeast through the… [Read More]
May 8, 2007 Big Bend NP, TX
We blasted south towards the earth’s equator, all the way to the banks of the Rio Grande south of Marathon. Pretty storms and scenery were… [Read More]
May 6, 2007 Western Oklahoma
Today’s storms in western OK were not very strong and not very photogenic. The tail-end cell in extreme southwest OK died an untimely death upon… [Read More]