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June 9, 2011 northeast KS bust

We thought that this might be a day with tornadoes in northeastern KS, north of Topeka, but the weather gods said NO. Here is my… [Read More]

June 8, 2011 SE ND to NE KS Bust

As Vin Scully would say, “We ran a long way only to wind up with a handful of empty.” We needed to blast south from… [Read More]

June 7, 2011 southeastern ND supercell

We managed to get on a mildly interesting storm today ESE of Bismarck, ND. It looked like the best tornado prospects were from around Grand… [Read More]

June 6, 2011 western SD storms

Tour 5 began in Oklahoma City on June 5, with drivers Jon (Woody) Watson, Jennifer Dunn and Brian Morganti. We made it up to eastern… [Read More]

June 3, 2011 Angelus, KS colorful sunset

This was the final full chase day for Tour 4. We began in Murdo, SD, and had to be back in OKC by early… [Read More]

June 2, 2011 western SD severe and lightning

On June 2 we worked our way north from Valentine towards central South Dakota. My chase account for CFDG was written the following morning: The… [Read More]

June 1, 2011 Lexington, NE supercell

May 31—There was little or no risk of storms in the Plains, and the next day’s target looked to be up towards Cherry County near… [Read More]

May 30, 2011 Central NE severe and mini-nadoes

This was the second full chase day for Tour 4, with drivers Danny and Chad. We left West Point, NE, and targeted the middle of… [Read More]

May 29, 2011 Chase Update

Not much to crow about since the May 25 tornado in Missouri… May 26th was the 10th and final chase day for Tour 3, and… [Read More]

May 29, 2011 Lincoln, NE little LP updraft

Tour 4 2011 for Tempest Tours began in OKC on Saturday, the 28th. The guides for this tour were Chad Cowan and Danny Gonzales. We… [Read More]

May 25, 2011 Carter and Wayne counties, MO tornado

This was a big day for us in Missouri, in the Ozarks, of all places! After coming up empty on the big high… [Read More]

May 24, 2011 Chase Update

Wow—a very active severe weather pattern has descended upon the Plains states, and our tour has been very busy for the previous four days. It… [Read More]

May 24, 2011 Flailing in OK and KS

This was a big tornado day and a big chase day —- for other chasers. It was one of those days where my forecast wasn’t… [Read More]

May 23, 2011 Chase Update

Three consecutive crazy chase days… On Friday, May 20, we were on a beautiful and colorful supercell at sunset east of Pratt, KS. The clouds… [Read More]

May 23, 2011 Okeene, OK tornado

Following the big day in southwest Missouri, severe weather appeared likely in western and central OK, and we had an easy drive from Tulsa westward. … [Read More]