The weather pattern was showing a great setup for the “Sierra Wave.” Fast westerly flow aloft in advance of an upper-level trough would develop… [Read More]
March 1, 2018 Trona Moonrise and Lenticulars
This afternoon looked good for a 3-4 hour drive into the northern Mojave Desert, as some mountain wave clouds (lenticulars) appeared likely. The lenticulars… [Read More]
February 18, 2018 Palm Desert Lenticular Clouds
Late on this evening some interesting ACSL (altocumulus standing lenticular) clouds materialized above the Coachella Valley. They were nearly overhead here in Palm Desert…. [Read More]
January 18, 2018 Lenticulars at Dusk in Panamint Valley
Following the pretty light near sunset on the west side, I continued down to the bottom of Panamint Valley on Highway 190. The decent… [Read More]
January 12, 2018 Rocket Launch, at KVBG, from KNSI
A few weeks ago, a rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB caused quite the celestial spectacle from the Los Angeles area and even from the… [Read More]
June 12, 2017 Tornadoes, Colorado to Wyoming to Nebraska
Today was Monday, June 12, and it was a rare “off day” for me and Tempest Tours. Tour 5 had finished up the day… [Read More]
January 10, 2017 Eastern Sierra Nevada Lenticular Clouds
I try to get out to the desert a couple of times every winter for some photography, especially when westerly flow at mid-levels of the… [Read More]
June 26, 2016 Nebraska Sandhills Supercells
Start/Denver End/North Platte 402 miles Lunch at Fort Morgan (Taco Johns for me!) SPC Day One 20Z spc-mesoscale-discussion-1063 June 26 Storm Reports The… [Read More]
May 24, 2016 In Dodge City with Auntie Crepuscular and Uncle Mammatus
Immediately following our approximately two-hour tornado chase from Fowler and Minneola, Kansas, to the Dodge City area, we found ourselves on the west side… [Read More]
April 14, 2016 Dust and Desolation in the Desert
A desert day trip turned sour when the Xterra died just east of Ballarat, in Panamint Valley. That story is here. There were some… [Read More]
March 28, 2016 Whitewater Wind and Dust Storm
I had planned on leaving mom’s place in Palm Desert for home on the day prior, but a storm system coming into California… [Read More]
March 21, 2016 Owens Valley Lenticular Clouds
A large trough of low pressure was approaching California from the west on Monday, March 21. The strong flow at mid-levels from the west-southwest… [Read More]
March 21, 2016 Trona Lenticular Clouds
This is Part 2 of my lenticular cloud chase this day. Part One is here. From the Lone Pine area in Owens Valley,… [Read More]
January 30, 2016 Red Mountain Lenticulars
A strong storm system was approaching Southern California this weekend, with a wet and windy front expected on Sunday, January 31st. On the day… [Read More]
June 11, 2015 Lamar and Springfield CO supercells
I was solo this day. As the Tempest Tour 6 bunch tried their luck in extreme northwestern Missouri, I stayed on the High Plains… [Read More]
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