Chasecation 2016, Days 1-2: Flying out for some High Plains drifting
It's that time of year again.
Category: Tornado Chasing
Q&A with tornado chasing guru Dick McGowan
One of the true masters of storm chasing, Dick McGowan never gets enough when it comes to seeing tornadoes in…
Storm chase target forecast: April 26, 2016
A broad area across the Plains is under the threat for tornadoes on Tuesday, but there are local areas of…
5 underrated tornado chasing areas
When thinking tornado chasing, it's mainly the heart of the southern and central Plains that gets the most notice. But…
Chasecation 2015 Day 14 – Another bust saved by lightning
The Kansas/Nebraska border was an almost-perfect play, except the atmospheric cap that had been absent all spring suddenly decided to…
Chasecation 2015 Day 13 – Another state, another supercell
Today took us to Wyoming to take another stab at getting some upslope tornado action. What was originally thought to…
Chasecation 2015 Day 12 – Incredible lightning show
I don’t throw superlatives into my discussion often, so take note of that fact when I tell you that today’s…
Chasecation 2015 Day 11 – Winding through the Black Hills
Today brought us to the Rapid City, South Dakota area on the northern end of the Black Hills. A brilliant…
Chasecation 2015 Day 10 – Supercells on the KS/CO border
Today we found ourselves tracking south out of North Platte, Nebraska to get to an area that had good convergence…
Chasecation 2015 Day 9 – Time for some northern Plains action
We spent today traveling north to Nebraska to position ourselves for the next week of storm chasing, which looks to…
Chasecation 2015 Day 8 – Missing the “fluke”‘ tornado
There was a very pretty tornado in eastern New Mexico today… and we missed it. There were signs of having…
Chasecation 2015 Day 7 – The curious horse
Today’s chase was pretty mundane overall, with tornadic storms hard to come by as we traveled across southeastern Colorado and…