My target area for today was generally Crook County, WY, which is in the northeastern corner of the state. Severe chances appeared to be good,… [Read More]
June 30, 2009 Carlyle, MT, Tornadic Supercell
A big day in Montana, and my first Montana tornado! We went north from Baker, MT, about 18 miles, and came upon a developing supercell… [Read More]
June 26, 2009 Big Springs, NE Supercell
This was the final chase day for Tour 6, so we were hoping to wind up the day within a few hours of Denver. Mother… [Read More]
June 24, 2009 Fulton, SD tornadic supercell
The forecast target for this day was not particularly clear-cut when we departed Lexington, NE. There was, however, decent potential for another fabulous supercell as… [Read More]
June 23, 2009 Logan County, NE tornadic supercell
Today’s Logan County, NE, tornadic supercell was quite the treat, though it fell short in terms of easily-viewed tornadoes. I liked the high CAPE values… [Read More]
June 21, 2009 Ziebach County, SD supercell
This was the first full chase day for the Tour 6 guests, and my chase team of Chuck Doswell, Rob Petitt, and Doug Raflik. On… [Read More]
June 17, 2009 Aurora, NE tornado
Short version: I finally managed a few good stills of a tornado this season—we caught the Phillips, NE, tornado (aka the “Aurora” tornado), between Grand… [Read More]
June 16, 2009 Menno, SD tornadic supercell
The daily parade of impressive June supercells continues. Our tour group began the day in Hastings, and lunched at a local deli restaurant that Doug… [Read More]
June 15, 2009 Assumption, NE tornadic supercell
This day REALLY sticks in my craw. It was a day where I made a somewhat risky forecast decision after lunch, abandoned certain supercells as… [Read More]
June 14, 2009 Karval, CO Supercells
This was another great chase day in eastern Colorado for Tour 5! My forecast (somewhat south of I-70 and the Palmer Divide) worked out, and… [Read More]
June 13, 2009 Morgan County, CO tornadic supercell
Guess what—we began this chase day in Lamar, Colorado! Eastern Colorado has been the hot spot this week with moist upslope flow beneath decent mid-level… [Read More]
June 12, 2009 Kiowa County, CO supercell
Another day beginning in Lamar, and another chase in southeast Colorado. This day was made even more special because we had the van’s tires rotated… [Read More]
June 11, 2009 SE CO Double Supercells
Quite the chase day this day was. With a target area of southeast CO, we were in good shape following the morning briefing in Lamar. … [Read More]
June 10, 2009 Southwest Kansas Supercell
I figured out after lunch that the target today was extreme southwest Kansas. Shear and instability would be sufficient for supercells, but tornadoes were unlikely. … [Read More]
June 5, 2009 La Grange, WY tornadic supercell
I was rather fortunate to witness the beautiful La Grange, Wyoming, tornado of June 5. After Tour 3, on May 30, I flew back home… [Read More]
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