Guess what—we began this chase day in Lamar, Colorado! Eastern Colorado has been the hot spot this week with moist upslope flow beneath decent mid-level… [Read More]
Archives for June 2009
June 12, 2009 Kiowa County, CO supercell
Another day beginning in Lamar, and another chase in southeast Colorado. This day was made even more special because we had the van’s tires rotated… [Read More]
June 11, 2009 SE CO Double Supercells
Quite the chase day this day was. With a target area of southeast CO, we were in good shape following the morning briefing in Lamar. … [Read More]
June 10, 2009 Southwest Kansas Supercell
I figured out after lunch that the target today was extreme southwest Kansas. Shear and instability would be sufficient for supercells, but tornadoes were unlikely. … [Read More]
June 9, 2009 To Kansas, Too Late
Doug Raflik and I met the Tour 5 guests in Denver, and blasted east post haste. Our 2 p.m. departure was too late to catch… [Read More]
June 7, 2009 I-70 Kansas storms
After a long couple of chase days, I began this one in Oklahoma City. It was time to head to Denver for the next three… [Read More]
June 6, 2009 Central Kansas storms
Somewhat lame storms went up somewhat late, somewhere in central Kansas. Somehow we were right there to watch, west of Claflin. The activity was rather… [Read More]
June 5, 2009 La Grange, WY tornadic supercell
I was rather fortunate to witness the beautiful La Grange, Wyoming, tornado of June 5. After Tour 3, on May 30, I flew back home… [Read More]