Pasted below is my CFDG account, written shortly after the chase. The chase highlight was very strong north winds out of a cell to… [Read More]
May 27, 2012 Geographical Center of the U.S. storms
Our new group (Tour 4, with Keith and Brian and Woody) started midday out of Oklahoma City on the previous day, the 26th, and… [Read More]
May 24, 2012 Flint Hills storms
SPC painted a slight risk across much of KS today, but there were a handful of “issues” both meteorologically and logistically. We headed east… [Read More]
May 23, 2012 Haswell, CO supercell
A very busy few days for us and the Tour 3 folks… On the 21st we were in northeast NM and wound up on… [Read More]
May 21, 2012 Adrian, TX tornadic supercell
Adrian supercell video Timelapse video by Chris Gullikson Our tour group had an amazing chase this Monday. We began in Lubbock, washed the… [Read More]
May 20, 2012 Annular Eclipse from Jayton, TX
This page is dedicated solely to the annular eclipse on May 20, 2012, in West Texas. A storm chase earlier on this date terminated… [Read More]
May 20, 2012 Guthrie, TX supercell
Link to eclipse images What are the odds that a storm chaser would be in chase mode somewhere on the Plains in May —-… [Read More]
May 19, 2012 Taloga, OK Supercell
This day was a crazy and sad one, as one of our tour guests passed out in the van during the chase. Steve was… [Read More]
May 18, 2012 Broken Axle Supercell
Wow — a slight risk for severe weather on the Day One! But wait, it is for Yellowstone National Park and vicinity, and not… [Read More]
May 17, 2012 Chase update
Hi all, I’ll squeeze in another update this evening for y’all. But first things first — KINGS win AGAIN! Up 3-0 against Phoenix, 11-1 in… [Read More]
May 17, 2012 junky northwest KS storms
This was the fourth day on the road for Tour 3, and we were still riding out the lame weather pattern. Fortunately, it appeared… [Read More]
May 14-16, 2012 Panhandling During Downtime
Tour 3 came together in Oklahoma City on May 14th, and the weather pattern seemed to be mired in a never-ending BLAH mode. Actually,… [Read More]
May 11, 2012 Cedar Park, TX storm
Using the word “storm” for what we witnessed on this chase day is a bit generous. We fought traffic and city clutter and managed… [Read More]
May 10, 2012 Chase Update
A quick update from Hebbronville, TX, late this Thursday evening… Tempest Tours Tour 2B began out of Oklahoma City on Sunday, May 5. The weather… [Read More]
May 10, 2012 South TX severe
We had a pretty good severe-weather show this day WAY down in south Texas, around Laredo. Here is my brief chase account written shortly after… [Read More]