Below is a pic by an observer at the Death Valley NP weather station in Furnace Creek, CA. It shows a temperature of 128F on… [Read More]
Archives for June 2013
June 30, 2013 Northeast NM supercells
The target area for today was the Raton Mesa, or somewhere along the NM/CO border east of Trinidad. Moisture was adequate, and upper flow… [Read More]
June 29, 2013 Haswell, CO supercells
SPC painted a slight risk along the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies today. We started off in Castle Rock, and we moseyed on… [Read More]
June 28, 2013 E CO thunderstorms
From Hutchinson, KS, our group headed west to the High Plains of eastern CO. The flow aloft was adequately strong and from the northwest,… [Read More]
June 27, 2013 Diller and Beverly supercells
This chase day started early and was very active! But, first, here is a brief recap of the previous few days. Tour 9 started… [Read More]
June 22, 2013 Dix, NE, tornado
LINK to Chris Gullikson’s video of the Chugwater meso and Dix tornado This was a very active and interesting chase day, and was… [Read More]
June 21, 2013 Torrington, WY, supercell
On June 2oth (the day prior to this one), we headed back into the U.S. from Swift Current. There was a risk for severe… [Read More]
June 19, 2013 Elkwater, AB supercell
Our group began the day in Medicine Hat, AB, and forecast thinking was to drift west a little —- into moist north or northeasterly… [Read More]
June 18, 2013 Hilda, AB supercell and super sunset
Yes, AB. That stands for Alberta, Canada, and Tempest chased near Medicine Hat, AB, on this day and the following day. Tour 7 began… [Read More]
June 15, 2013 Atwood, CO supercell sunset
June 15th was the changeover/down day for Tempest, between tours 6 and 7. Our group began in Kimball, NE, and made the… [Read More]
June 14, 2013 Willard swine and Harrisburg sunset
June 14 was the last chase day for Tour 6. Since we were beginning the day in Hot Springs, SD, and since we had… [Read More]
June 13, 2013 Lame Chase near Lame Deer
On this day, there was a long-lived supercell right through my target area during the afternoon. The problem — it traversed eastward right… [Read More]
June 12, 2013 Northeastern WY Supercells
This chase day was somewhat disappointing, because we were unable to get to where we wanted to be thanks to a very sparse road… [Read More]
June 11, 2013 Nebraska Panhandle Supercell
Following our Northern Lights shoot north of Scottsbluff on the 9th, we chased northeastern WY on June 10th. Moisture was in rather short supply,… [Read More]
June 9, 2013 Nebraska Northern Lights
Following the El Reno, OK tornado of May 31, I had an entire week off from the tours to rest and recover. I needed… [Read More]