Our team saw 3-5 tornadoes around McCook and Cozad (in Nebraska), depending on who had a good view of the storm.
Some photos here:
More words and photos will come later
(Man, I’m tired)
| Count | Date | My location | Rating | Summary | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
001 |
1967-04-21 2050Z | Belvidere,IL | F4 | 24 killed (most at Belvidere High School) | First tornado I recall vividly |
| 002 | 1967-06-11 1820Z | S of Rockford,IL | F1 | Did $4M damage | |
003 |
1975-06-28 | Fargo, ND | F2 | Mile-wide stovepipe tornado over farmland | Tornado NE of Moorhead,MN; viewed from highrise dorm(!) – preceded by monster mammatus field Roger Jensen’s photo of this tornado is in the Grazulis ‘Green Book’ (NOTE: recordmeteo.com shows two tornadoes (F3,F4) at this date/location, Grazulis notes F2 only) |
| 004 | 1976-08-19 1955Z | Fargo, ND | F1 | Brief, weak tornado to the north | viewed from highrise dorm(!) |
| 005 | 1976-08-19 2000Z | Fargo, ND | F1 | Brief, weak tornado to the southwest | viewed from highrise dorm(!) |
| 006 | 1976-08-19 2015Z | Fargo, ND | F2 | Brief, weak tornado to the southwest | viewed from highrise dorm(!) – did $12M damage w/F1s above |
| 007 | 2001-05-28 | near Perryton, TX | F0? | Chasing w/Stephen Levine | |
| 008 | 2001-05-30 | Archer City, TX | ? | Chasing w/Stephen Levine | |
| 009 | 2002-05-04 | Eola, TX | F0 | Brief, weak tornado | First tornado as a ‘tornado tourist’ |
010 |
2002-05-05 | Happy, TX | F2 | 2 killed; many buildings destroyed | My first ‘really good’ tornado video |
011 |
2002-05-07 | Cullison, KS | F2? | _summary_ | First time chase *by* a tornado. YOW! |
012 |
2003-05-08 | Yates Center, KS | F2? | Wedge tornado W. of town | “It’s beautiful!! I Want to marry it!!” |
| 013 | 2003-05-08 | E of Yates Center, KS | F1? | Narrow rope tornado | Drove along damage path afterwards |
| 014 | 2003-05-09 | Oklahoma City, OK | F3? | Night tornado slams into OKC | Never seen so many power flashes! |
015
| 2003-05-10 2156Z | Clarence, MO | F0? | Rain-wrapped stovepipe N of US36 | Saw a total of 5 tornadoes in 10 days with Tempest Tours in 2003 |
| 016 | 2003-05-10 2156Z | Clarence, MO | F0? | Segmented tornado N of US36 | |
017 |
2003-05-10 ~2230Z | Monroe City, MO | F0? | Elephant trunk tornado N of US36 | |
| 018 | 2004-05-10 | Limon, CO | F0? | Chasing w/Scott Weberpal | |
| 019 | 2004-05-10 | Limon, CO | F0? | Chasing w/Scott Weberpal | |
| 020 | 2004-05-10 | Limon, CO | F0? | Chasing w/Scott Weberpal | |
| 021 | 2004-05-10 | Limon, CO | F0? | Chasing w/Scott Weberpal | |
| 022 | 2004-05-10 | Limon, CO | F0? | Chasing w/Scott Weberpal | |
| 023 | 2004-05-10 | Limon, CO | F0? | Chasing w/Scott Weberpal | |
| 024 | 2004-05-12 | Attica, KS | F3? | Chasing w/Scott Weberpal | |
| 025 | 2006-05-05 | Patricia, TX | ? | Rain-wrapped tornado. Poor visibility for us | Paul Sirvatka & friends caught the cyclonic twin |
| 028 | 2006-05-05 | Patricia, TX | F0? | Anticyclonic tornado! | (see below) |
| 027 | 2009-06-09 2359Z | near Dyke, IA | F0 | 2-minute tornado just N of US20 | First ‘catch’ on a rare solo chase. No time to set up video! |
| 026 |
2011-05-22 | Southwest City, MO | F2? | Large wedge tornado; homes destroyed | Part of the Joplin, MO tornado family |
| 029 | 2011-05-23 | O’Keene, KS | F0 | Brief, weak touchdown | _remarks_ |
| 030 | 2011-05-25 | Ellsinore, MO | F1? | Tornado sped NNE across US60 | A rare chase in southeast Missouri pays off for our team. |
| 031 | 2012-04-27 | near Council Grove, KS | F0 | Weak, brief tornado | Kelly DeLay grabbed great shots of #29 and #30. See the Webby Award-winning Clouds365 Project website for photos of these |
| 032 | 2012-04-30 | S Wellington, TX | F0 | Weak, brief tornado | Memorable because one of our vans was axle-deep in sand and mud only minutes beforehand. Almost missed this one (or worse)! |
| CHASE 2011 | DAILY JOURNAL |
| Plan was to not chase | GRAY |
| Planned Chase Day (future) | YELLOW |
| Available to chase; no weather (“blue-skied”) | BLUE |
| Chase Day (available and expect stormy weather) | GREEN |
| Weather Stormy, but not available for chasing | RED |
| BUST DAY – no severe storms where we looked! |
ORANGE |
| Training Day |
WHITE |
| Accommodations | Restaurants | Tools | Web Links |
CHASE2004 SEASON SUMMARY
| CHASE 2004 | DAILY JOURNAL |
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CHASE #2:
PRIVATE TOUR
3 days – 2664 miles, 4 people
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| Plan was to not chase | GRAY |
| Planned Chase Day (future) | YELLOW |
| Available to chase; no weather (“blue-skied”) | BLUE |
| Chase Day (have partner and stormy weather) | GREEN |
| No-Partner Day (Weather stormy, no partner) | RED |
| Weather Stormy, but not available for chasing | PURPLE |
| BUST DAY – no severe storms where we looked! |
ORANGE |
| Training Day |
WHITE |
| Accommodations | Restaurants | Tools | Web Links |
: Photo available