This day REALLY sticks in my craw. It was a day where I made a somewhat risky forecast decision after lunch, abandoned certain supercells as… [Read More]
June 14, 2009 Karval, CO Supercells
This was another great chase day in eastern Colorado for Tour 5! My forecast (somewhat south of I-70 and the Palmer Divide) worked out, and… [Read More]
June 13, 2009 Morgan County, CO tornadic supercell
Guess what—we began this chase day in Lamar, Colorado! Eastern Colorado has been the hot spot this week with moist upslope flow beneath decent mid-level… [Read More]
June 12, 2009 Kiowa County, CO supercell
Another day beginning in Lamar, and another chase in southeast Colorado. This day was made even more special because we had the van’s tires rotated… [Read More]
June 11, 2009 SE CO Double Supercells
Quite the chase day this day was. With a target area of southeast CO, we were in good shape following the morning briefing in Lamar. … [Read More]
June 10, 2009 Southwest Kansas Supercell
I figured out after lunch that the target today was extreme southwest Kansas. Shear and instability would be sufficient for supercells, but tornadoes were unlikely. … [Read More]
June 9, 2009 To Kansas, Too Late
Doug Raflik and I met the Tour 5 guests in Denver, and blasted east post haste. Our 2 p.m. departure was too late to catch… [Read More]
June 7, 2009 I-70 Kansas storms
After a long couple of chase days, I began this one in Oklahoma City. It was time to head to Denver for the next three… [Read More]
June 6, 2009 Central Kansas storms
Somewhat lame storms went up somewhat late, somewhere in central Kansas. Somehow we were right there to watch, west of Claflin. The activity was rather… [Read More]
June 5, 2009 La Grange, WY tornadic supercell
I was rather fortunate to witness the beautiful La Grange, Wyoming, tornado of June 5. After Tour 3, on May 30, I flew back home… [Read More]
May 29, 2009 Chase Update
I know, I know, it has been far too long since I have posted. The past two weeks have been very busy, as usual. Tour… [Read More]
May 28, 2009 Sutton County, TX storms
The forecast for severe storms in the Del Rio area persisted for May 28. It looked like the initiation area would be a few counties… [Read More]
May 27, 2009 Rio Grande Lightning
The target area on May 27 was around Fort Stockton, maybe 4-5 hours from Abilene. Well, that is if you don’t get a flat tire…. [Read More]
May 26, 2009 Weatherford, TX Hailstorm
The outlook for May 26th appeared even slightly better, with high CAPE forecast along a boundary between Wichita Falls and Fort Worth. We visited the… [Read More]
May 25, 2009 Northern TX Panhandle
Chase prospects for May 25th looked a little better than previous days, down in the TX Panhandle. We began the day in Fort Morgan, and… [Read More]