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Tornadic Supercell Near Hoxie, Kansas

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Texas Tornadoes, Two Tornadic Supercells

Our target today was Dawson County, Texas. Our target location was validated, however the storms fired a bit earlier than we expected. The started out with early convection south of Wichita Falls and we intercepted a massive tornado warned supercell while on the way to our targeted area. The “first cell” produced a tornado near Anson, Te

Oklahoma Supercell at Sunset

Our target area for the day was Chickasha, Oklahoma

Tornado Warned Storm in East Central Florida

Our first storm interception of 2008 happened in Pasco County, FL where we intercepted a tornado warned supercell shortly after sunset.

The storm chasing conditions were not at all optimal (the roads were extremely “crowded” due to the winter population and tourist) and took a well thought out plan in order to int

Tropical Storm Noel - South Florida

Noel was certainly a news maker, but not a huge event in Florida. The storm is directly responsible for at least 122 deaths in the Dominican Republic and Haiti without even reaching hurricane strength. After it did its damage in the Caribbean it brushed the coast of Florida before gaining hurricane strength and heading towards eastern Canada

Supercell Near Goodland, KS

May 25th didn't really hold much promise, but a nice supercell was able to form near Goodland, KS. Due to several limiting factors, I didn't think this little cell had what it took to produce a tornado and as it turns out that was the correct inclination. So, I tried to put some distance between myself and the updraft base to shoot som

Texas Panhandle Chase - 1 Tornado, Awesome Lightning

I'll add a more detailed chase description at a later time because I'm running low on time and I want to get this entry into the chase logs...so check back. The target and storm locations for the day was the eastern Texas Panhandle. The short version - 4 storms, 1 tornado and one of the most electrified anvils after dark that I h

More Tornadoes in Kansas - South of Hill City

After a week of high pressure in the plains under an upper-level ridge, we finally received a new system that produced supercells, more rain, hail and a few tornadoes. Our initial target for the day was La Crosse, Kansas.

Severe Storms in Southeastern Oklahoma

Tour 4 started out with a dry run on Monday and we're going to be ridge out for most of the tour in the plains. Today however we were lucky enough to intercept a few severe warned thunderstorms as a cold front punched through Oklahoma near Wister in southeastern part of the state. While the "Wister Twister" didn't happen today, wit

Afternoon Thunderstorm in Oklahoma

May 12th 2007 may not have had the dynamics to create monsterous supercells, but a few storms still managed to get going during the afternoon. Basically just your typical garden variety afternoon thunderstorms that are common in Oklahoma, but these can sometimes create the most beautiful sunsets you can ever see! This storm popped up n

Storms Brewing in Shiner, TX

If you didn't catch the pun in the title, Shiner, Texas is home to the Shiner Bock beer brewery. However, on this day there was more brewing in Shiner than just beer. We caught a nice little storm in the afternoon near I-10 and followed it south through the town of Shiner before it finally became outflow dominant.

When the st

Ground Dragging Storm near Mineral Wells, TX

Just a quick post with a few photos of a storm that blew up near Mineral Wells, TX and produced a few quick spin-ups off the leading edge of the gust front. We followed the storm for about 20 miles north of Mineral Wells were it moved over some hills and was literally sitting on the ground at that point.

Funnels and Tornado Warned Cells in North Texas

After starting the day off in Weatherford, Oklahoma we chose to target northern Texas from I-35 to highway 75. The decision was based on area soundings showing high CAPE and plenty of moisture, but our biggest concern with this area was the limited upper-air winds at 500 mb. That being said for the past two days we’ve been chasin

Long Lived Tornado near Arnett, OK

Just to get this entered into the chase logs - I'm uploading the video right now and photos and a detailed summary of the chase will be coming later. This was a great day that ended with a 22 minute long-lived tornado near Arnett, OK. This tornado happened outside of the SPC moderate risk area and was a blast to just sit back and watch

Tornadic Oklahoma Supercell

Today was the start of the third tour for 2007 and SPC had a slight risk area painted over Houston, TX. Starting tomorrow a trough will dig its way into the central plains, so I did not want to pursue storms in extreme southern Texas today in fear that I would never be able to reach my target areas for Friday. However, I did notice a s

Supercell on Mexico Border

Drove all the way to the U.S/Mexico border to take a chance on storm development near Laredo. Storms fired during the late afternoon hours due to a strong cap. No tornado for us this day, but we did experience very large hail and the chase van received a few war wounds. The lightning show that we received after dark was fan

Supercells in northeastern Oklahoma

This was more or less a non-chase day on Tour 1, but there was a slight chance for supercells to develop in northeastern Oklahoma with the main threat being strong winds and small hail. I've lived in northeastern Oklahoma for most of my life, so this was quite typical for a day such as this and its always fun to chase in your own backyard.&n

Multiple Tornado Interceptions in Central Kansas

Another incredible day for our second tour. I originally thought we only saw 3 tornadoes, but after reviewing all the footage that our group shot of this supercell, the number has increased to 4 tornadoes and several funnel clouds. The storm at one time produced several funnels, two of which turned into twin tornadoes on the grou

7 Tornado Interceptions During Kansas Outbreak

HIGHLIGHT VIDEO COMING SOON!

What a day this turned out to be! Not only did the folks on Tour 2 get a closeup and personal meeting with a tornado on the 21st of April, but just 2 days later they saw 7 tornadoes in Southwestern Kansas on the 23rd.

The day presenting many challenges w

Close Tornado Interception in Texas Panhandle - Insane Video!

Can you imagine what it must be like to want to see a tornado your entire life and on the very FIRST day of your tour you get within 1/4 of a mile from one? That is exactly what happened to this tour group - and a great group they were!

NOTE: I want to personally thank Dr. Tom for being a great sport while chasing with our sec

Sweet Storm Alabama - 2 Tornado Interceptions

Due to an untimely Friday the 13th glitch that involved a flat tire and caused tour 1 to miss the tornadoes that occurred in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, we took a group vote and came to a unanimous decision to spend Friday night en-route to Alabama – uncharted storm chasing territory for me.

After driving through a vigorous squ

Tornado Outbreak in Northwestern Kansas, 10 to 12 Tornadoes Intercepted.

This was an incredible day that eventually involved so many tornadoes that I lost I count. I was unable to obtain quality photos/videos for every tornado that I saw because most occurred near sunset and I was chasing alone on this day and driving so for this chaselog I’m only posting the best catch of the day – a beautiful tornado that

TexMex TornadoFest - 4 Tornadoes & 1 Landspout

Despite a moderate risk issued by SPC for parts of Wisconsin on Sunday March 25, I decided to not take the chance of chasing in that area due mostly to the terrain (big hills and valleys, and no roads) of southwestern Wisconsin.

Tornado Intercept in Texas, First for 2007

On February 23 and 24, 2007 we got a nice little surprise that created tornadoes, high winds, blizzards and dust storms in the United States as a deepening low pressure system ejected into the central plains. After a rather bitter chasing season in 2006 and a winter that left me cold and snow covered, I was more than ready for any chance of tornad

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