Start: Clayton Lunch: Front Porch in Texline End: Guymon, OK/mileage msg (June 8 and June 9, Fort Stockton to Clayton to Guymon/859 miles) Storm Reports… [Read More]
June 26 to July 1, 2022 chases
The stretch from June 26 to July 1 covered the Tour 8 timeframe. The weather pattern was not a good one for storm chasers, but… [Read More]
June 8, 9 and 10, 2022 Slowish Chase Period
Let’s cram these three chase days into one SB entry, since they were rather short on excitement. June 8/Start La Junta/lunch Copper Kitchen at La… [Read More]
November 25, 2021 San Nicolas Island Airport, ASOS, and Wind Turbines
I had an enjoyable Thanksgiving (November 25) on San Nicolas Island, including a bike ride from Nicktown to the airport and then up… [Read More]
July 2, 2021 JayEm Supercell!
Start: La Junta, CO/lunch: Limon Arbys and Taco Bell/End: Torrington/411 miles This was the final day of 6-day Tour 8. We had to… [Read More]
June 27-30, 2021 Sad Pattern Sad Storms Sad Face
June 27/T8 Start: Denver/lunch: Jean’s Family Kitchen in Hugo/End: Dumas/408 miles June 28/Start: Dumas/lunch: Big Texan in Amarillo/End: Wichita Falls/404 miles June 29/Start: Wichita… [Read More]
June 11 and 12, 2021 Down Days in the Dakotas, featuring Trotters and Hoover
Following the great tornado day in western North Dakota on the 10th, we were treated to a couple of fair-weather days. On the 11th,… [Read More]
May 25, 2021 Northeastern Texas Panhandle Sunset Severe Storm
Start: Lakin, KS/Lunch: Lakin Wagon Wheel Restaurant/End: Perryton, TX/274 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 736 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 739 SPC… [Read More]
May 18 to May 22 Mid-May Mediocrity
This entry covers a 5-day timeframe, during which we changed over from Tour 3 to Tour 4 in OKC. Unfortunately, none of the… [Read More]
May 15, 2021 Baca County Consternation
Start: Guymon, OK/lunch: Guymon Vallarta Mexican/End: Guymon/298 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 622 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 624 SPC Mesoscale Discussion… [Read More]
May 14, 2021 Hasty, Colorado, Supercell
Begin: Oakley, KS/lunch: Farmhouse at Sharon Springs/End: Guymon, OK/480 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 609 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 610 SPC… [Read More]
May 4 to May 7, 2021 Rather Slow Chase Period
Plains states chasers suffered through a very slow period from the 4th to the 7th of May. Upper flow wasn’t too bad, but low-level… [Read More]
April 22 to 29, 2021 Tour One storm chase summary
The first Tempest Tours tour of 2021 was from April 22 to April 29, with Matt Phelps and Bob Conzemius. We enjoyed a couple… [Read More]
October 13, 2020 A Drive to Western Nevada Mining Towns
MOUNT MONTGOMERY, NEVADA (site) This leisurely drive to visit some new (for me) areas of western Nevada began in Bishop, California. … [Read More]
July 3, 2020 Southern Nebraska Panhandle Storms
Start: Valentine, NE Lunch: Alliance/El Ranchito Restaurant End: Kimball, NE 444 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1093 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1094 SPC… [Read More]
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