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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]

June 8, 2014 Endee and Glenrio Squall

With the Tour 5 folks back safe and sound in Oklahoma City, it was time to head to Denver for the next tour. Eric,… [Read More]

June 7, 2014 Matador, TX supercell

June 7 was the final chase day for this tour, T5 out of OKC. We would need to finish today’s chase within a reasonable… [Read More]

June 6, 2014 OK/KS Border Stormy Sunset Skies

My target for today was the general southeastern Colorado area, and we were in Fat City, starting out in Lamar. After lunch in Lamar,… [Read More]

June 5, 2014 Haswell, CO supercell

Go south, young tour group. We headed from Alliance to eastern Colorado for an upslope chase play. After a healthy lunch in Sterling, we… [Read More]

June 2 – 4, 2014 Chasing generally junky storms

From Dodge City, on June 2nd, our group moseyed leisurely west and north in order to be better positioned for the next day, which… [Read More]

June 1, 2014 Meade County, KS supercell

The newly oriented Tour 5 group was herded into the vans, and Tempest guides Chuck, Woody, Brian, Justin and I abandoned Oklahoma City midday… [Read More]

May 29 and 30, 2014 Storms on the High Plains

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]

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]