• May 24th Southern South Dakota and Northern Nebraska Storm Chase – Supercell Storm and Mammatus

    • 05-24-10 CHASE LOG:  SD/NE   This was a difficult chase day with a strong storm system and fast moving storms in a large Moderate Risk for severe storms.  A low pressure system was forecast to progress from western SD into southwest ND during the day with a warm front quickly lifting northward from near I-90 [...]

  • May 23rd Northwest Kansas Storm Chase – 3 Tornadoes Including a Nighttime Tornado Near Goodland

    • 05-23-10 CHASE LOG:  KS   After an incredible chase the day before where we witnessed the Bowdle wedge tornado and 5 other tornadoes, our tired crew left Winner, SD early this morning and targeted northwest KS in a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms per SPC.  There was an area of low pressure that was expected [...]

  • May 21st Wyoming and Nebraska Storm Chase – One Tornado and a Funnel

    • 05-21-10 CHASE LOG:  WY/NE   The target this day was in the upslope regimen of the Cheyenne Ridge through southeast WY with storms expected to develop in the mountains and move out into the High Plains area during the mid to late afternoon.  Our group left Colby, KS in the morning and progressed northwest to [...]

  • May 19th Oklahoma Storm Chase – 3 Tornadoes from a Long Lived Tornadic Supercell

    • 05-19-10 CHASE LOG:  OK   This ended up being by far the worst chaser convergence I have every experienced and a rather stressful day, although we did see several funnels as well as a terrific rain wrapped tornado near Dover, OK.  I was chasing for Silver Lining Tours and this was our Day 2 after [...]

  • May 22nd North Central South Dakota Storm Chase – The Bowdle Wedge Tornado

    • 05-22-10 CHASE LOG:  SD   This chase definitely tied with June 24th, 2003 as the best chase of my life!  We started the day in Valentine, NE after chasing and seeing a brief tornado in eastern WY the day before.  There was an area of low pressure that was progressing towards central ND with another [...]

  • May 18th Texas Storm Chase – 4 Tornadoes and a Beautiful Supercell Storm

    • 05-18-10 CHASE LOG:  TX   This was a Moderate Risk day from eastern CO southward through western TX with good promise of producing tornadoes, fairly well forecast several days in advance.  I was driving for Silver Lining Tours and this was Day 1 so we wanted to get a good chase in right away.  The [...]

  • April 30th Eastern Iowa, Northern Illinois, and Southern Wisconsin Storm Chase – Lightning and a Lowering

    • 04-30-10 CHASE LOG:  IA/IL/WS   Not too special of a chase overall with a lot of miles put on, but it was fun regardless.  Peggy Willenberg, Melanie Metz, and I left Council Bluffs, IA after bagging a tornado and some amazing supercells near Washington, KS the day before.  Our plan was to get ahead of [...]

  • April 29th Northeast Kansas and Southeast Nebraska Storm Chase – Washington Tornado, Several Wall Clouds, and Massive Shelf Cloud

    • 04-29-10 CHASE LOG:  KS/NE This ended up being a great chase with several wall clouds, 1 tornado near Washington, KS and probably the best shelf cloud I’ve ever seen near Belleville, KS.  Our chase group consisted of me, Peggy Willenberg, and Melanie Metz.  The plan was to stay in Council Bluffs, IA the night before and [...]

  • April 23rd Eastern Nebraska Storm Chase

    • 04-23-10 CHASE LOG:  NE   This ended up being a somewhat disappointing chase overall, but it was certainly good to just see some storms!  Our group consisted of me, MaryLynn Nelson, Peggy Willenberg, and Beau Gjerdingen.  The forecast was for severe storms to develop across eastern NE on an occluded front, warm front, and dryline by [...]

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