Start: Wichita, Kansas Lunch: Liberal, KS (Subway/McDonalds/Longjohn Silvers) End: Dalhart, Texas 564 miles This was the final chase day for Tour 7. My drivers… [Read More]
Archives for June 2017
June 29, 2017 Eastern Kansas supercell
Start: Saint Joseph, Missouri Lunch: Marysville, Kansas (Pizza Hut/Subway) End: Wichita, Kansas 456 miles SPC Day One Convective Outlook (20Z) SPC Storm Reports SPC Mesoscale… [Read More]
June 28, 2017 Tornadoes in southwest Iowa and northwest Missouri
Begin: North Platte, Nebraska Lunch: Lincoln, Nebraska (Dickeys BBQ) End: Saint Joseph, Missouri 537 miles SPC Day One/20Z Convective Outlook SPC Mesoscale Discussion… [Read More]
June 27, 2017 Western Nebraska Severe Storms
Begin: Burlington, CO Lunch: Holyoke, CO Subway End: North Platte, NE about 300 miles SPC Day One Outlook (20Z) SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1163 SPC… [Read More]
June 26, 2017 LP Supercell near Burlington, Colorado
Begin: I began in Denver, TT began in Las Vegas, NM Lunch: TT lunch in La Junta End: Burlington, CO TT miles: about 500… [Read More]
June 21, 2017 South-central Nebraska Supercells
Begin: Phillipsburg, KS Lunch: Kearney (The Egg and I) End: Norton, KS 296 miles SPC Day One 1630Z Convective Outlook SPC Mesoscale Discussion… [Read More]
June 20, 2017 Western Kansas Severe Storms
Start: Burlington, Kansas Lunch: Colby Subway End: Phillipsburg, KS 429 miles Three days remained in the tour for the Tempest Tour 6 group… [Read More]
June 16-19, 2017 Tempest Tours Chase Recap
This entry is a brief recap of the whereabouts of the Tempest chase group while I was back home from Friday to Monday. June 16/TT… [Read More]
June 15, 2017 Central Kansas Supercell
Begin: Wichita, KS Lunch: probably a quick convenience store lunch End: Wichita for the tour/Flagler, CO for me SPC Day One Outlook/20Z 1630Z SPC… [Read More]
June 14, 2017 Evening Supercell east of Wichita, KS
Start: York, NE Lunch: Beatrice, NE/Runza End: Wichita, KS 424 miles 1630Z SPC convective outlook SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1032 SPC Storm Reports … [Read More]
June 13, 2017 Severe Storms and Stupendous Sunset in Southeastern Nebraska
Begin: Denver, CO Lunch: North Platte Taco Johns (et al) Finish: York, NE 517 miles Day One for Tour 6 and Mini A… [Read More]
June 12, 2017 Tornadoes, Colorado to Wyoming to Nebraska
Today was Monday, June 12, and it was a rare “off day” for me and Tempest Tours. Tour 5 had finished up the day… [Read More]
June 9, 2017 Central North Dakota Supercell
On the day prior to this (June 8), we held out some hope for a storm near the western NE/SD border. We started at… [Read More]
June 7, 2017 Western Nebraska Panhandle Supercell
We managed to stay with a pretty supercell from start to finish today, from near Edgemont, SD, and south-southeastward into the western Nebraska Panhandle…. [Read More]
June 6, 2017 Worse than junky stuff near Chugwater
Start: Alliance, NE Lunch: Scottsbluff/The Shed End: Guernsey, WY 422 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Storm Reports The best chance for severe weather… [Read More]