Cumulonimbus – Page 14

April 23, 2012 Virga bombs moons and stars over NM

While is the midst of a lame weather pattern like the current one, the tour tries to make up for a lack of storms… [Read More]

June 27, 2011 Palmer Divide Supercell Machine

Today was the final chase day for the Tour 8/Doswell group. The previous day featured the murk and messy nonsense in central and eastern NE,… [Read More]

June 11, 2011 Texas County, OK supercell

This was the final chase day for Tour 5, out of OKC, and we had to be back to OKC by noon the next day. … [Read More]

June 2, 2011 western SD severe and lightning

On June 2 we worked our way north from Valentine towards central South Dakota. My chase account for CFDG was written the following morning: The… [Read More]

May 20, 2011 Pratt County, KS storms

NOTE: I made two Stormbruiser pages for this day. This one is the general “chase” summary with images. The other page for May 20th is… [Read More]

May 19, 2011 Central KS severe

It had been ten days since a decent, long-lived supercell had been observed. Chase prospects finally appeared good on this day, somewhere in and around… [Read More]

July 2, 2010 Raymore, SK tornado

Raymore is a little town about 60 miles north of Regina, Saskatchewan. On July 2, 2010, a strong, long-track tornado (rated F3) did considerable damage… [Read More]

June 26, 2010 Wheeler County, NE storms

Today was the last full chase day for this tour, and we needed to be back in Denver by about noon tomorrow (6/27). The good… [Read More]

June 24, 2010 Bismarck, ND supercell

Our group wound up on a pretty, isolated supercell in south-central North Dakota on June 24th. The 23rd was a down day, and we repositioned… [Read More]

June 20, 2010 Chugwater, WY tornado

This was not exactly your typical chase day. There was no in-depth forecasting or chase strategy consternation. The “chase” began as soon as the noon… [Read More]

June 15, 2010 Tatum, NM LP Supercell

This was Day 2 of the short 4-day “mini-tour” out of OKC, and our group was in Lubbock. SPC showed a slight risk for severe… [Read More]

June 9, 2010 Scottsbluff cumulonimbus

We scooted north on I-25 from Colorado Springs to target something on or around the Cheyenne Ridge. Lunch was in Fort Collins, and, to my… [Read More]

May 17, 2010 Artesia, NM severe storms

This day began in Odessa, TX, and we motored northwest into NM for some fun. Near Artesia we watched a couple of strong storm towers… [Read More]

May 15 and 16, 2010 Marathon, TX convection

On both the 15th and 16th we were in Fort Stockton for lunch, and from there we headed southwest towards Alpine on U.S. 67. We… [Read More]

May 11, 2010 Woodward County, OK supercell

The atmosphere over the southern Plains was much more relaxed compared to yesterday! A strong cap and weak boundaries were above western OK. With decent… [Read More]