Start: Wheatland, WY Lunch: Gillette, WY/Taco Johns et al. End: Lemmon, SD 574 miles SPC Day One Outlook SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1341 SPC Mesoscale… [Read More]
June 22, 2019 Baca County area supercells
Start: First Day for Tour 7 out of Denver Lunch: La Mission Villanueva/Lamar, CO End: Ulysses, KS 534 miles Fun Facts: Ulysses is in… [Read More]
June 16, 2019 Newkirk, NM Rainbow Jackpot (or, junky chase with token rainbow)
Start: Clinton, OK Lunch: Canadian Restaurant End: Tucumcari 492 miles Chase account by TT guest L. Ryan The best place for severe storms and… [Read More]
June 14, 2019 Southwest Kansas Nearly Severe
Start: Dalhart , TX Lunch: Hooker, OK/Mr. Burger End: Hugoton, KS 414 miles SPC Day One Outlook/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1061 SPC Mesoscale Discussion… [Read More]
June 7, 2019 Albion, Montana supercells
Start: Glendive, MT Lunch: Ekalaka/Wagon Wheel Cafe End: Hot Springs, SD 628 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1018 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1021… [Read More]
June 4, 2019 Mushy Mess Mullen to Mission and not Martin to Merriman
Start: Colby, KS Lunch: Atwood/My Place End: Murdo, SD 414 miles SPC Day One 20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 974 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 978 … [Read More]
May 15, 2019 Southwestern Nebraska Storms
Start: Norton, KS Lunch: Idalia, CO (The Grainery) End: McCook, NE 303 miles SPC Day One 20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 635 SPC… [Read More]
June 21, 2018 Hailstorms on the Cheyenne Ridge
Following our successful tornado day on June 19th, we had a down day on the 20th. The severe risk in central Iowa was too… [Read More]
May 23, 2018 East-central New Mexico Supercells
Begin: Alpine, TX End: Portales, NM SPC Day One (20Z) SPC Mesoscale Discussion 498 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 499 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 505 … [Read More]
May 6, 2018 High-Based Junky Storms Nebraska Panhandle
Start: Eads, CO Lunch: Brush/Wendys End: Kimball (dinner at “Beer and Loathing” Bar) SPC Day One/20Z Tour 2 began out of OKC on… [Read More]
February 8, 2018 Fata Morgana — distorted SBI from SNI
“Fata Morgana” is, according to Wikipedia, “an unusual and complex form of superior mirage that is seen in a narrow band right above the… [Read More]
August 21, 2017 Total Solar Eclipse over Eastern Oregon
A total eclipse of the sun was predicted (with 100 percent certainty) to cross the United States on August 21, 2017. I believe… [Read More]
June 3, 2017 Hooker Supercell and Sunset
Start: Oklahoma City End: Hugoton, KS SPC Day One Outlook SPC Storm Reports June 3rd — it is the end… [Read More]
May 3, 2017 Weak storms in western Oklahoma
Start: Oklahoma City End: Shamrock, TX 293 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Storm Reports My first tour with Tempest Tours in 2017… [Read More]
March 13, 2017 Fogbow at San Nicolas Island
Dense fog is not uncommon on San Nicolas Island, where I work as a weather observer at the airport. On Monday, March 13, a… [Read More]