I would like to start the account for this chase day with plenty of superlatives, in capital letters, with lots of screaming and lots of… [Read More]
May 15, 2015 Cherry County, NE, tornado
Video of this event by Tempest guide Chris Gullikson This was the fifth chase day for the folks on 11-day Tour 3, and it… [Read More]
May 14, 2015 Syracuse, Kansas, LP supercell
SPC had a slight risk today in West Texas, from about Lubbock to Iraan, but I preferred the prospects up on the High Plains… [Read More]
May 13, 2015 Terrell County, TX, supercell
Tempest Tour 2 wrapped up their tour on May 10 in OKC, and I flew back to OKC from L.A. in time to meet the… [Read More]
May 7, 2015 Northwest Texas strong storm
We awoke today in Vernon, smack dab in the middle of an “enhanced” slight risk with a 5 percent tornado risk outlined! Yes! But, there… [Read More]
May 6, 2015 Throckmorton, TX supercell
May 6 was a big tornado day for the central and southern Great Plains. The SPC log shows 59 tornados. Our Tempest Tours chase… [Read More]
May 5, 2015 West Texas tornadoes
Severe weather prospects did not look too shabby on this chase day. In my morning briefing to the tour group in Fort Stockton,TX, I… [Read More]
May 4, 2015 Southwest Texas supercells
After several days of chasing generally junky High Plains storms due to poor moisture and instability, we finally had a fairly decent chase setup… [Read More]
May 3, 2015 Meade County, KS, storms
Our group began in Lamar and targeted areas just to the east, in far western Kansas. Again, instability and shear were not impressive, and SPC… [Read More]
May 2, 2015 East-central Colorado storm
Severe prospects continued to be rather poor (just a “marginal” risk), but at least we would have something to chase today, maybe somewhere from… [Read More]
May 1, 2015 Ho-hum convection around WY/NE/CO
There was only a “marginal” risk for severe weather today, and that was along the CO Front Range. Dew points were only in the low-mid… [Read More]
April 30, 2015 Sterling, CO strong storms
This was day 2 for Tour 2 out of OKC. The previous day was a “position” day, and today we were ready when storms developed… [Read More]
April 14, 2015 Morning at the Death Valley Dunes
Since I was already up and the sun was scheduled to rise at sunrise, I headed from Hells Gate to the Mesquite Dunes near… [Read More]
April 13, 2015 Death Valley Night Sky
As dusk came upon Death Valley on this beautiful spring day, I set up on a slope on the east side of the road… [Read More]
April 13, 2015 Southern Death Valley and the Amargosa River
An April drive into Death Valley is never a bad idea — even better after Easter when nobody is around. The first two pics… [Read More]