Supercells

May 25, 2024 Tornadic Supercell near Hazleton, Kansas

Start: OKC End: Pratt, Kansas Storm Reports SPC Day One/20z This was a fun chase day between Tours 4 and 5, as Tempest staff was… [Read More]

Chase Summaries, 2024 Tour Four, May 18 to 25

Link to May 21, 2024 Tornado Chase in Iowa May 18/Lightning Show in SE Colorado Begin: OKC/lunch at La Carlitos in Woodward, OK/End: Lamar, CO/465… [Read More]

Chase Summaries, 2024 Tour Three, May 6 to May 17

May 6/High Risk Western OK Start: OKC/lunch Braums in Weatherford, OK/End: Weatherford, OK SPC Day One/20Z Storm Reports Oh, my goodness! This chase day was… [Read More]

May 2, 2024 Anson and Hawley, TX, tornadoes

Start: Dodge City, KS Lunch: Grab and Go/Hutch’s/Sayre OK End: Abilene. TX 490 miles SPC Severe Weather Event for May 2 SPC Day One/20Z Storm… [Read More]

Chase Summaries, 2024 Tour Two, April 27 to May 5

Tempest Tours Tour 2 in 2024 started about 26 hours too late. Our turn-around day in OKC between Tours 1 and 2 was April 26,… [Read More]

April 27, 2024 Seymour, TX Tornadic Supercell

Start: OKC/lunch ??/End: Ardmore, OK/501 miles Storm Reports SPC Day 1 (20Z) Geez — a massive 15 percent hatched tornado risk was plastered over much… [Read More]

Chase summaries, 2024 Tour One, April 18 to 25

I am going to save a little bit of time on web site work this year, and lump the chase season entries into a tour-by-tour… [Read More]

June 29, 2023 Denver to Last Chance Supercell

Start: Brush, CO Lunch: Home Plate/Fort Morgan End: Brush, CO/210 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z 3 p.m. MDT Surface Map above SPC showed an… [Read More]

June 28, 2023 Another Kimball, Nebraska Tornado

Start: Hugoton, KS Lunch: Goodland fast food End: Brush, CO/616 miles SPC Storm Reports SPC Day One Outlook/20Z The last few mesoscale discussions above are… [Read More]

June 27, 2023 Oklahoma Panhandle Supercell

Start: Sidney, NE Lunch: Eads, CO/Subway End: Hugoton, KS 520 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One Outlook/20Z Surface map for 5 p.m. CDT above. Note… [Read More]

June 26, 2023 Albin and Kimball tornadoes

Start: Gering, NE Lunch: San Pedro Mexican Restaurant in Torrington, WY End: Sidney, NE 322 miles SPC Storm Reports SPC 20Z Day 1 Outlook Surface… [Read More]

June 23, 2023 Cyclic Supercell and Tornadoes from Chugwater to Scottsbluff

Start: Limon, CO Lunch: Brush/Fast food End: Sidney/422 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z Chase account by TT guest Lesleyanne Surface map for 5 p.m…. [Read More]

June 22, 2023 Denver/Highlands Ranch Tornadic Supercell

Start: Yuma, CO Brunch: Otis/Mom’s Kitchen End: Limon, CO/420 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z Chase account by TT guest Lesleyanne This was another rather… [Read More]

June 19, 2023 Supercell west of Baker, Montana

Start: Gering, NE Lunch: Convenience store/Newcastle, WY End: Baker, MT/505 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z Chase account by TT guest Lesleyanne The drive to… [Read More]

June 17, 2023 Eastern Oklahoma Panhandle Supercell

Start: Denver, CO Lunch: missing End: Woodward, OK/500 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z Chase account by TT guest Lesleyanne There was little consternation as… [Read More]