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Chasecation 2016, Days 1-2: Flying out for some High Plains drifting

Chasecation 2016, Days 1-2: Flying out for some High Plains drifting

It's that time of year again.
Ian Livingston
Q&A with tornado chasing guru Dick McGowan

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…
Ian Livingston
Storm chase target forecast: April 26, 2016

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…
Quincy Vagell
5 underrated tornado chasing areas

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…
Quincy Vagell
Chasecation 2015 Day 14 – Another bust saved by lightning

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…
Mark Ellinwood
Chasecation 2015 Day 13 – Another state, another supercell

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…
Mark Ellinwood
Chasecation 2015 Day 12 – Incredible lightning show

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…
Mark Ellinwood
Chasecation 2015 Day 11 – Winding through the Black Hills

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…
Mark Ellinwood
Chasecation 2015 Day 10 – Supercells on the KS/CO border

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…
Mark Ellinwood
Chasecation 2015 Day 9 – Time for some northern Plains action

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…
Mark Ellinwood
Chasecation 2015 Day 8 – Missing the “fluke”‘ tornado

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…
Mark Ellinwood
Chasecation 2015 Day 7 – The curious horse

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…
Mark Ellinwood

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