It was a no-brainer to stop along the Interstate in central Utah and to set up the tripod on this very dark night.
Archives for June 2014
June 27, 2014 Atwood, KS storm
Today was the final chase day for this tour, and we were fortunate that the target area was not too far from our base… [Read More]
June 26, 2014 Nebraska Panhandle storms
Another High Plains day with a slight risk for severe storms — and we ambled southward out of Hot Springs, SD, with a target… [Read More]
June 25, 2014 WY/NE/SD triple point storms
This chase day continued the goofy trend for this tour —- splitting storms on the High Plains with the left-split dominating. Our group began… [Read More]
June 24, 2014 More left-movers on the CO High Plains
This was another day with a severe risk east of the Front Range, and the shear looked a little better than on the previous… [Read More]
June 23, 2014 Anton, CO area storms
The prospects for severe storms continued on the High Plains of Colorado today, but overall shear was on the “lame” side. We began in… [Read More]
June 22, 2014 Goodland area storms
This chase day was a little bit of a letdown as a nice and big updraft near Bird City split and both right… [Read More]
June 21, 2014 Big CGs at Big Mac
The final full day for the Tour 6 group was June 19th, and there was nothing to chase between Plankington, SD, and Ogallala, NE,… [Read More]
June 18, 2014 Woonsocket, SD tornadoes
Following our long chase day yesterday across South Dakota, we awoke in Lemmon, SD, with another rather lengthy drive ahead of us. There was… [Read More]
June 17, 2014 Butte County, SD, supercell
Our target today was extreme western South Dakota, but, unfortunately, we were starting out on the wrong side of the state. We headed north… [Read More]
June 16, 2014 Stanton and Pilger, NE tornadoes
On Monday, June 16, our two-van group (with drivers Rob Petitt and Bob Conzemius) awoke in Loup City, NE. We had driven here from… [Read More]
June 15, 2014 Schoolhouse Love
On the morning of the 15th, from Wakeeney, KS, it was obvious that the severe-weather risk today was too marginal and too far to… [Read More]
June 14, 2014 Smith County, KS supercell
SPC was rather gung-ho about severe prospects today, with a large moderate risk, hatched hail and wind areas, and 10 percent tornado graphics splattered… [Read More]
June 13, 2014 Chadron, NE, supercell
This was one of the greatest days of all time —- not because our group chased a great supercell —- but because my Los… [Read More]
June 10, Devils Tower supercell
Tour 6 began out of Denver on June 10, and conditions appeared decent for severe weather up north, towards northeastern Wyoming. Following lunch in… [Read More]