Sunsets and Storms

June 1, 2017 Junky Panhandle Sunset

Start: Ogallala, NE Lunch: Idalia, CO/The Grainery End: Vega, TX 507 miles SPC Day One Outlook/20Z No SPC Mesoscale Discussions SPC Storm Reports … [Read More]

May 31, 2017 Cheyenne Ridge Supercell

Start: La Junta, Colorado Lunch: Brush (Wendys) End: Ogallala, Nebraska 458 miles SPC Day One Outlook/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 933 SPC Storm Reports… [Read More]

May 30, 2017 Southeastern Colorado Mushballs

Start: Garden City, KS Lunch: Lamar (Sonic and McDonalds) End: La Junta, CO 425 miles SPC Day One Outlook/20Z There were no mesoscale discussions… [Read More]

May 29, 2017 Raton Mesa Storms and Kansas Lightning

Start: Tucumcari, NM Lunch: Clayton, NM (Subway and DQ) End: Garden City, KS 435 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 916 SPC Storm… [Read More]

May 15, 2017 Stinnett, TX Supercell

Start: Oklahoma City Lunch: Canadian, TX/Stumblin’ Goat Saloon End: Woodward, OK 522 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 717 SPC Storm Reports … [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 2017 More Fog and Sunrises At San Nicolas Island

A slew of photos from San Nicolas Island, from foggy mornings and pretty sunrise mornings at the airport…

March 21, 2017 San Joaquin Valley storm chase

Start — home, Westlake Village End — home, Westlake Village 635 miles Several strong storms near Chowchilla in Madera County, and a nice supercell… [Read More]

October 10, 2016 San Nicolas Island photography

I had my tripod with me out on the island on this visit, so I was able to get some decent long-exposure shots of… [Read More]

August 20, 2016 Westlake Village sunset

A large wildfire was in progress on this afternoon, well to my west, in Santa Barbara County. Even though it was more than 70… [Read More]

June 30, 2016 Lycan, Colorado Supercell

Start/Holyoke, CO End/Elkhart, KS SPC Day One 20Z spc-mesoscale-discussion-1100 Severe weather parameters were just so-so today, with marginal wind shear and pretty good… [Read More]

June 29, 2016 Strong Storms in Northeast Colorado

Start/Ogallala, NE End/Holyoke, CO Lunch at Dix, NE D&B Diner SPC Day One 20Z spc-mesoscale-discussion-1091 SPC Storm Reports With moderate northwest flow… [Read More]

June 27, 2016 Ovid Supercell

Start/North Platte, NE End/Yuma, CO 346 miles Lunch at Valentinos in Ogallala SPC Day One 20Z spc-mesoscale-discussion-1064 spc-mesoscale-discussion-1065 spc-mesoscale-discussion-1066 spc-mesoscale-discussion-1067 Storm Reports Our… [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]

June 23, 2016 Marginal Severe near Sterling, CO

Start/Belle Fourche, SD End/Stratton, CO about 520 miles SPC Day One 20Z spc-mesoscale-discussion-1034 This was the final chase day for Tour 6 and… [Read More]