SPC showed a slight risk for southeastern WY on the earlier outlooks, but downgraded later. If I recall correctly, we came up on an isolated… [Read More]
June 3, 2015 Guernsey to Glendo supercell
This chase wound up rather disappointingly, though we did manage to observe a decent supercell in the rangeland of eastern Wyoming. An upper-level trough… [Read More]
May 29, 2015 Dora, NM, tornadic supercell
This chase day had it all: supercells, a tornado, unreal sunset colors, and old, abandoned vehicles in a ghost town! What more could a… [Read More]
May 20, 2015 Fort Stockton to Sanderson severe storms
It is not that unusual to have to mosey on down to “the ends of the Earth” for a good storm during May. What was… [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]
June 24, 2014 More left-movers on the CO High Plains
This was another day with a severe risk east of the Front Range, and the shear looked a little better than on the previous… [Read More]
June 13, 2014 Chadron, NE, supercell
This was one of the greatest days of all time —- not because our group chased a great supercell —- but because my Los… [Read More]
May 29 and 30, 2014 Storms on the High Plains
May 28th was Day 5 out of 7 for Tour 4, and we awoke in Marble Falls, TX (near Austin). The best chance for… [Read More]
May 25, 2014 Eddy and Lea counties supercell, NM
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]
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 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 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]
June 14, 2013 Willard swine and Harrisburg sunset
June 14 was the last chase day for Tour 6. Since we were beginning the day in Hot Springs, SD, and since we had… [Read More]
June 1, 2013 Strange, Surreal, and Sad
(written in March, 2014 and published on March 9, 2014) It is early March, 2014, and I am almost finished with the accounts and photo… [Read More]
May 14, 2013 Big Country Severe
Tour 3 began out of OKC on May 13th. The weather was fair, so we made a leisurely drive to Childress in order to… [Read More]