• June 17th Minnesota Tornadoes Mini Case Study

    •   On June 17th, 2010 a powerful storm system progressed across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, leading to an outbreak of severe weather and strong tornadoes across North Dakota and Minnesota.  The damage resulting from the tornadoes, extreme wind, and large hail was catastrophic for several farming communities, particularly across north-central and far southern Minnesota.  So [...]

  • June 17th North Central Minnesota Storm Chase – Tornado Outbreak

    • 06-17-10 CHASE LOG:  MN   Going into it, I knew this day would have tornado potential but never imagined it would turn into something like this.  Peggy Willenberg, her daughter Molly Snyder, and I left the Twin Cities at 9am and headed west to Ortonville, MN where we waited a short while for initiation.  Storms [...]

  • June 1st Eastern Nebraska Storm Chase – Supercell and Brief Tornado

    • 06-01-10 CHASE LOG:  NE   This chase consisted of MaryLynn and I, and eastern NE looked like the place to be as a Slight Risk was in place for the area with the SPC issuing a 10% hatched area for tornadoes by the 1630Z update.  The upper flow was fairly zonal but there was a [...]

  • May 26th Eastern Colorado Storm Chase – Slow Moving Supercell

    • 05-26-10 CHASE LOG:  CO   This log is going to be relatively short and sweet as it did not involve any tornadoes, but it did involve a beautiful storm around 20 miles northeast of Denver, CO.  Our group consisting of guests and guides for Silver Lining Tours left Lamar, CO by late morning and traveled [...]

  • May 25th Southeast Colorado and Southwest Kansas Storm Chase – Supercells and a Surprise Tornado

    • 05-25-10 CHASE LOG:  CO/KS   This was a successful chase day in a Slight Risk area of southeast CO where we intercepted several supercell storms and saw an incredible tornado near Bartlett, CO.  We had a long drive ahead of us already as we left Valentine, NE in the early morning and were targeting somewhere [...]

  • 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 [...]