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]
May 20, 2014 Byers to Burlington, CO supercell
Tempest Tours enjoyed a spectacular and long-lived supercell on Tuesday. I led the group from Ogallala to Sidney, NE, where we had lunch. Most… [Read More]
May 18, 2014 Nebraska Panhandle storms
Finally — conditions were becoming more favorable for severe weather on the Plains as low-level flow from the south and southeast developed again in… [Read More]
Mid-May Doldrums
The final chase day for Tour 2 was May 10th. We observed a couple of impressive supercells, stayed in Haysville for the night,… [Read More]
May 10, 2014 Southeast KS supercells
On Saturday, May 10, we targeted the Emporia, KS, area. Shear and instability looked great for supercells, but surface winds would likely not be… [Read More]
May 8, 2014 southern MN chase
Darn — I had conveniently forgotten about this chase day until now. Unfortunately, I now feel compelled to write something to fill in this space… [Read More]
May 7, 2014 Tornadoes near Akron, CO
May 7 was looking like an upper-end chase day as an upper-level disturbance moved out of the Desert Southwest and onto the Plains. SPC… [Read More]
May 6, 2014 Pine Bluffs, WY supercell
With moisture still in short supply on the High Plains, the prospects for a good storm seemed rather slim on May 6. But, there… [Read More]
May 3 – 5, 2014 High Plains Lollygagging
The Plains states were a bit cool and moisture-starved during the first week of May, and we would have to wait a while for… [Read More]
May 2, 2014 Nebraska Panhandle hailer
On May 2, there was a risk of thunderstorms along a front in the Nebraska Panhandle (SPC did not indicate a risk for severe… [Read More]
May 1, 2014 Monument Rocks, KS
My first chase tour of the season began on April 30 out of OKC. Cold air was flooding the Plains from the north, so… [Read More]
April 27, 2014 Update
Howdy, from Graham, TX! I made the drive from home to TX on Fri and Sat (April 25-26), chased some ho-hum storm cells around Old… [Read More]