Where is the best place to go storm chasing ?
Whilst you can get storms in a variety of places and we do get more tornadoes per square mile in the UK than in the USA. The best place to go to be in with a chance is America. The Great Plains to be...
View ArticleWhen is the best time to go storm chasing?
You can get tornadoes any time of the year, however there is an increase during tornado season. Tornado season April, May and June. The peak being mid May, well in theory at least. The last few years...
View ArticleAll quiet on the western front
It has been a quiet few days on the plains. There have been one or two storms but nothing worth getting excited about. There has been more chatter about the Atlantic storms which have battered the...
View ArticlePlaying with a dangerous storm
We played a dangerous storm yesterday ( a monster) we managed to get awayfrom a tornado by the skin of our teeths. We got caught in the circulation but got away.
View ArticleTremendous supercells and best lightning
The earlier concerns about flu seems to have deminished now and I have seen no more people wearing surgical masks.
View Article'Like a scene out of Twister'
I am not entirely sure where I have been and how many towns , motels or states we have been too. I know living out of one case for over three weeks is a nightmare. The US government have not helped...
View ArticleFinal Day
Yesterday was pretty much a cooling down day. We meandered our way from Woodward Ok to Oklahoma City. I have to say it was a cold unpleasant journey because of our missing window. The plastic made it...
View ArticleFlight home?
"Well, I woke up Friday morning with no way to hold my head which didn't hurt and the beer I had for breakfast tasted good so I had one for desert." (C&W song) A late night caused me to be the...
View ArticleLooking back...
It has probably been our best trip yet. I have to say that it has left me exhausted, as I guess 23 days living on the road and driving 9000 miles in sometimes dangerous circumstances might do. Not to...
View ArticleStorm chasing tour groups
Have you ever wanted to go chase a tornado? Well you can. There are groups that provide organised tornado chasing trips. Mostly based on Oklahoma, they collect you from the airport and for two weeks...
View ArticleOklahoma City
If you ever get to visit Oklahoma City there are a wide variety of places to visit. As a stormchaser site seeing is not an activity that you chose to get involved in. However there are down days and if...
View ArticleOklahoma City
Another place to visit is the Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
View ArticleSolo chase trip
Well it looks like I am going it alone next May, as two of the team have booked to go with Cloud 9 Tours.Cloud 9 Tours
View ArticleGreensburg Day
10pm 4th May Greensburg, Kansas. A nocturnal tornado hit the town of Greensburg killing 19 people in total, 10 people in the town average age was 65. We had sat on the edge of town all afternoon...
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