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May 26 Update

Crazy, crazy, crazy chase period from May 22 to May 24! I saw five tornadoes on the 22nd in NW KS, two on the 23rd… [Read More]

May 25, 2008 Central Kansas Storms

The big play this day was in Iowa, where the Parkersburg monster tornado formed. We began the day in Salina and played central Kansas. We… [Read More]

May 24, 2008 Hennessey, OK Tornadic Supercell

A lone, isolated supercell was a prolific tornado producer as it moved slowly through Kingfisher County and Garfield County in Oklahoma on May 24, 2008. … [Read More]

May 23, 2008 Clark County, KS Tornadic supercell

The timing of the switch from Tour 2 to Tour 3 was not good. We had put up with a lousy pattern for five or… [Read More]

May 22, 2008 Grainfield, KS Cyclic Tornadic Supercell

Gad, I had not seen a good-sized and photogenic tornado for far too long. The last one up until 5-22-08 was on 5-22-07, near Wakeeney,… [Read More]

May 21, 2008 I-80 Wind and Wind

The atmosphere was finally recharging after almost a week of down time for chasers. Surface low pressure was becoming established on the High Plains, and… [Read More]

May 20, 2008 Keota, CO High Plains Gets Shafted

Or, High Plains gets a fun hail shaft. The previous four days were down days. Our group poked around Big Bend on the 16th and… [Read More]

May 19, 2008 Update

Finally —- an update for the SB faithful! The final 5-6 days of Tour 1 were extremely active, as were the first three days for… [Read More]

May 16-17, 2008 Beautiful Big Bend

We reached the Big Bend National Park in light rain on the 16th and photographed the purple cactus. Our rooms were in Terlingua, chili capital… [Read More]

May 15, 2008 Eagle Pass, TX Supercell

At our morning briefing in Fredericksburg, we targeted the Rio Grande River area somewhere between about Del Rio and Eagle Pass. Parameters looked good for… [Read More]

May 14, 2008 Texas Big Country Supercells

Yet another big day with somewhat high hopes for tornadoes! My forecast target spot was a little west of San Angelo, TX, and that worked… [Read More]

May 13, 2008 Graford, TX storm

There was a fairly decent chance of tornadic supercells on this day along the I-35 corridor in OK. In fact, I think we had a… [Read More]

May 10, 2008 Tornadic Supercell NE OK to NW MO, sort of

Well, we managed to do pretty much everything right until the tornado of the day got going. The forecast was great—-extreme southeastern Kansas, near Independence…. [Read More]

May 9, 2008 Grant, NE supercell

Great Scott……I had a tough decision to make on this morning in Dodge City. Should I play today or tomorrow? Today—a good chance of a… [Read More]

May 8, 2008 Jetmore, KS supercell

Also known by precious few as the famous Shallow Water/Jetmore/Kinsley supercell, this storm began its life by spitting out landspout-type tornadoes in Wichita County, KS,… [Read More]