May 28th was Day 5 out of 7 for Tour 4, and we awoke in Marble Falls, TX (near Austin). The best chance for… [Read More]
Archives for May 2014
May 27, 2014 San Saba TX supercells
A slight risk of supercells with perhaps a tornado was forecast for Central Texas on May 27. We had lunch in San Angelo, and… [Read More]
May 26, 2014 West Texas supercells
This chase day began in Hobbs, NM, and the target area appeared fairly obvious — the area along I-10 from about Odessa, TX, to… [Read More]
May 25, 2014 Eddy and Lea counties supercell, NM
Uncertainty reigned for a time on this chase day, as we waited for much of the afternoon in and around Pecos, TX, near an… [Read More]
May 24, 2014 Carlsbad, NM supercell
The Tour 4 guests received a quick orientation late morning on the 24th, and we were quickly out of Oklahoma City and headed towards… [Read More]
May 22, 2014 Etter, TX Dusty Funnel
This was the final chase day for Tempest Tours’ Tour 3. It began in Stratton, CO, and the severe risk ran through the High… [Read More]
May 21, 2014 Aurora, CO, tornado
Aurora, CO, “tornado” video by William Reid and by Bob Smith Our chase hopes were on the high side today as shear and… [Read More]
May 20, 2014 Byers to Burlington, CO supercell
Tempest Tours enjoyed a spectacular and long-lived supercell on Tuesday. I led the group from Ogallala to Sidney, NE, where we had lunch. Most… [Read More]
May 19, 2014 southern Nebraska Panhandle supercell
On this Monday Tempest Tours managed to catch a pretty supercell that was trekking eastbound along I-80 in the southern Nebraska Panhandle. During the… [Read More]
May 18, 2014 Nebraska Panhandle storms
Finally — conditions were becoming more favorable for severe weather on the Plains as low-level flow from the south and southeast developed again in… [Read More]
Mid-May Doldrums
The final chase day for Tour 2 was May 10th. We observed a couple of impressive supercells, stayed in Haysville for the night,… [Read More]
May 10, 2014 Southeast KS supercells
On Saturday, May 10, we targeted the Emporia, KS, area. Shear and instability looked great for supercells, but surface winds would likely not be… [Read More]
May 8, 2014 southern MN chase
Darn — I had conveniently forgotten about this chase day until now. Unfortunately, I now feel compelled to write something to fill in this space… [Read More]
May 7, 2014 Tornadoes near Akron, CO
May 7 was looking like an upper-end chase day as an upper-level disturbance moved out of the Desert Southwest and onto the Plains. SPC… [Read More]
May 6, 2014 Pine Bluffs, WY supercell
With moisture still in short supply on the High Plains, the prospects for a good storm seemed rather slim on May 6. But, there… [Read More]