Mark Ellinwood

Chasecation 2013 Day 12 – Large tornado near Bennington, KS

We came up against a large tornado on May 28 in Kansas. It didn't move much either.

11 years ago

Chasecation 2013 Day 11 – When in doubt, stay put

May 27 was another tornadic supercell day, but it was a big HP beast, and we didn't see much more…

12 years ago

Chasecation 2013 Day 10 – Hunting in Kansas Again

Today has a great setup to chase tornadoes in Kansas, and we're on our way south from Kearney, Nebraska to…

12 years ago

Chasecation 2013 Day 9 – Incredible South Dakota Supercell

Yesterday we ran north to a storm that popped up fairly early in the afternoon northwest of Rapid City, SD…

12 years ago

Chasecation 2013 Day 8 – Black Hills Magic

Doing a lot of driving for not seeing tornadoes...

12 years ago

Chasecation 2013 Day 7 – Dustnado?

We find ourselves coasting into northwestern Kansas this afternoon. The target's not that clear today, but we'll stop for lunch…

12 years ago

Chasecation 2013 Day 6 – Dust. Lots and lots of dust.

Today brought a Texas Panhandle chase as we set out from Amarillo and ended up on the storm Floydada. A…

12 years ago

Chasecation 2013 Day 5 – Travel day to the Caprock

The gang will be driving up to the Texas Caprock today in preparation for Thursday's setup. There is a slight…

12 years ago

Chasecation 2013 Day 4 – A leisurely stroll through Texas

We started the day not expecting much as far as tornadoes within our target area of central Texas. Persistent overcast…

12 years ago

Chasecation 2013 Day 3 – Hat trick day?

We are targeting southern Oklahoma today for what might be our third tornado day in a row. It is quite…

12 years ago

Chasecation 2013 Day 2 – Two tornado days in Kansas

We have spent the first two days of our chase trip nabbing tornadoes in Kansas. The storm on the 18th…

12 years ago

Chasecation 2013 Day 1 – So… who’s NOT in Kansas?

Ian, James Hyde and I made the overnight trip from Maryland into Kansas! After a long night with little sleep,…

12 years ago