My video of the beginning of the El Reno tornado HERE! Maps of our chase route here, courtesy of Chris Gullikson: posted on June… [Read More]
Archives for May 2013
May 30, 2013 Elmore City, OK, HP supercell
Yippie — another moderate risk, and another 10-percent hatched tornado area outlined by SPC! But, this was in eastern Oklahoma, and we were in… [Read More]
May 29, 2013 Howard County, NE supercell
Our group departed Ogallala late morning, not too far from SPC’s moderate risk area (Broken Bow, NE, south to Quanah, TX). SPC had a… [Read More]
May 28, 2013 Julesburg, CO supercell
Link to youtube for spectacular GoPro footage of the chase by Tempest guide Chris Gillikson. This is a MUST SEE, but read my account… [Read More]
May 27, 2013 Smith County, Kansas, HP tornadic supercell
Another day, another moderate risk in May…and a 10-percent-hatched tornado risk in north-central KS, too! We abandoned Cozad, NE, and went south to Phillipsburg,… [Read More]
May 26, Ansley and Arcadia, NE, LP supercell
Chris Gullikson’s awesome time lapse video here. May 26 was a very rewarding chase day for our tour group. We began the day… [Read More]
May 25, 2013 Hazard, NE convective junk
Tour 4 for Tempest Tours began on May 25, with three vans full of guests. Brian Morganti, Chuck Doswell and Justin Pletsch were in… [Read More]
May 23, 2013 Floydada, TX, dusty supercell
On May 21, we were on the road and in chase mode rather early, as storms were initiating by noon southwest of Wichita Falls. … [Read More]
May 20, 2013 Moderate risk supercells in OK/TX
Following the long chase day in Kansas on the 19th, we awoke in Independence, KS, to a moderate risk with a 10 percent “hatched”… [Read More]
May 19, 2013 Viola, KS tornado
We awoke in Wichita, KS, on May 19th to a moderate risk and a 15 percent hatched tornado-risk area! And, we were on the… [Read More]
May 18, 2013 Coldwater, KS storm
Well, when you chase 40 to 50 days every spring, you are going to miss a few. I missed a few big tornadoes in May,… [Read More]
May 17, 2013 Nebraska Sandhills Supercell Lightning (Part Two)
Tempest Tours was treated to a magnificent lightning display at dusk on this chase day. We began in Goodland, KS, targeted the area around… [Read More]
May 17, 2013 Nebraska Sandhills Storms (Part One)
(May 17 Part Two is here) Our day began in Goodland after a long drive on the 16th, from Abilene, TX. My notes say… [Read More]
May 15, 2013 Millsap, TX tornado
Our Tempest Tours chase group began this chase day in Abilene, with a target area not too far away: a county or two or… [Read More]
May 14, 2013 Big Country Severe
Tour 3 began out of OKC on May 13th. The weather was fair, so we made a leisurely drive to Childress in order to… [Read More]