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Chasecation 2013 Day 12 – Large tornado near Bennington, KS

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.
Mark Ellinwood
Chasecation 2013 Day 11 – When in doubt, stay put

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…
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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…
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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…
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Chasecation 2013 Day 8 – Black Hills Magic

Chasecation 2013 Day 8 – Black Hills Magic

Doing a lot of driving for not seeing tornadoes...
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Mark Ellinwood

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…
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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,…
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