Supercells – Page 18

June 1, 2015 Rapid City, SD, supercell

Today was the second chase day for Tour 5, with Tempest guides Chuck Doswell, Woody Watson and Tom Trott. We observed a pretty supercell… [Read More]

May 31, 2015 Kanorado supercell

Quick — is Kanorado in Kansas or Colorado? That’s right, it’s in Kansas. The supercell that we intercepted on this chase day was in… [Read More]

May 29, 2015 Dora, NM, tornadic supercell

This chase day had it all: supercells, a tornado, unreal sunset colors, and old, abandoned vehicles in a ghost town! What more could a… [Read More]

May 28, 2015 Dallam County, TX, storms

Severe weather was likely again today on the Central and Southern High Plains. We began in Borger and headed to Guymon for lunch. I… [Read More]

May 27, 2015 Canadian, TX, tornadoes

This was the fourth chase day for Tempest Tours/Tour 4. We had had a couple of decent supercell days already, but we were still… [Read More]

May 26, 2015 Watonga OK storms

Our starting point today was Wichita, Kansas. My target area was western OK, somewhere from about Woodward to Watonga, I figured. After lunch in… [Read More]

May 24, 2015 Lamar CO Supercell

Quite a chase day, this day was. The main entree for our group was the Lamar-Granada-Holly supercell. We played with a lightning display near… [Read More]

May 20, 2015 Fort Stockton to Sanderson severe storms

It is not that unusual to have to mosey on down to “the ends of the Earth” for a good storm during May. What was… [Read More]

May 18, 2015 Pecos/Coyanosa TX tornadic supercell

Our chase tour group began this day in Amarillo, TX. The previous day had been a “down” day — we repositioned from Dodge City… [Read More]

May 15, 2015 Cherry County, NE, tornado

Video of this event by Tempest guide Chris Gullikson This was the fifth chase day for the folks on 11-day Tour 3, and it… [Read More]

May 14, 2015 Syracuse, Kansas, LP supercell

SPC had a slight risk today in West Texas, from about Lubbock to Iraan, but I preferred the prospects up on the High Plains… [Read More]

May 13, 2015 Terrell County, TX, supercell

Tempest Tour 2 wrapped up their tour on May 10 in OKC, and I flew back to OKC from L.A. in time to meet the… [Read More]

May 7, 2015 Northwest Texas strong storm

We awoke today in Vernon, smack dab in the middle of an “enhanced” slight risk with a 5 percent tornado risk outlined! Yes! But, there… [Read More]

May 6, 2015 Throckmorton, TX supercell

May 6 was a big tornado day for the central and southern Great Plains. The SPC log shows 59 tornados. Our Tempest Tours chase… [Read More]

May 5, 2015 West Texas tornadoes

Severe weather prospects did not look too shabby on this chase day. In my morning briefing to the tour group in Fort Stockton,TX, I… [Read More]