Supercells – Page 25

May 29, 2011 Lincoln, NE little LP updraft

Tour 4 2011 for Tempest Tours began in OKC on Saturday, the 28th. The guides for this tour were Chad Cowan and Danny Gonzales. We… [Read More]

May 25, 2011 Carter and Wayne counties, MO tornado

This was a big day for us in Missouri, in the Ozarks, of all places! After coming up empty on the big high… [Read More]

May 22, 2011 Southwest City, MO tornado

May 22, 2011 is the date of the devastating Joplin, Missouri tornado. The forecast on this chase day appeared relatively clear-cut, though there was a… [Read More]

May 21, 2011 Topeka, KS supercell

The weather pattern continued to improve for chasing on the Plains following the extended slow period during most of May. On the 21st, chasers pondered… [Read More]

May 20, 2011 Pratt County, KS storms

NOTE: I made two Stormbruiser pages for this day. This one is the general “chase” summary with images. The other page for May 20th is… [Read More]

May 19, 2011 Central KS severe

It had been ten days since a decent, long-lived supercell had been observed. Chase prospects finally appeared good on this day, somewhere in and around… [Read More]

May 8, 2011 Presho, SD supercell and lightning

This appeared to be shaping up as a decent chase day after several down days on the Plains. We began in Cozad, NE (between North… [Read More]

July 2, 2010 Raymore, SK tornado

Raymore is a little town about 60 miles north of Regina, Saskatchewan. On July 2, 2010, a strong, long-track tornado (rated F3) did considerable damage… [Read More]

July 1, 2010 Pambrun, SK supercell

This was our third day in Saskatchewan, and our persistence in Canada’s best province paid off. Severe weather parameters were forecast to be fairly decent… [Read More]

June 25, 2010 Sleepy Eye, MN Supercell

This chase day had the potential for some very significant severe weather, as strong instability and shear were in place over southern Minnesota. We… [Read More]

June 24, 2010 Bismarck, ND supercell

Our group wound up on a pretty, isolated supercell in south-central North Dakota on June 24th. The 23rd was a down day, and we repositioned… [Read More]

June 21, 2010 Yuma County, CO HP Beast

The day of the summer solstice, 2010, was long, long, long, and we needed every minute of it! The day prior featured a great look… [Read More]

June 17, 2010 western KS supercell

We began the final day of this 4-day tour in Dumas, TX, and headed north into western Kansas towards a dry line/cold front intersection. Initial… [Read More]

June 15, 2010 Tatum, NM LP Supercell

This was Day 2 of the short 4-day “mini-tour” out of OKC, and our group was in Lubbock. SPC showed a slight risk for severe… [Read More]

June 11, 2010 Limon, CO Supercell

A nearly stationary supercell, replete with a handful of highly visible and fairly long-lived tornadoes, developed just a couple of counties away from our starting… [Read More]