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A few other chasers claimed this to be a tornado, but I had doubts as there is a regular misunderstanding of seeing things that look like a tornado, but don’t have any rotational motion to them. THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING TRIP. It brings back to the forefront that every time you do this you’re taking a risk. There are several excellent, van based tornado chase tour groups and we will be happy to refer inquiries. Tour I: May 20 25 SOLD OUT. Our „stand by“ chase option has a 100% success rate for tornado interception. „It’s the bittersweet part of beautiful storms, the damage. The chaser is already awake – scanning the latest model data. „We’ve even sold a quarter of our 2016 spots already. Better than any regular storm tour or tornado tour. Here’s how to plan and what to expect on a storm chasing holiday. You simply won’t find another tornado tour Contacts Rapid Rotation Storm Tour company that offers our intimate and personal setting during your storm chasing vacation. They are led by professional storm chasers that can safely intercept tornadoes, large hail and monstrous thunderstorms that look more like a mothership. We have been on most of the major outbreaks over the years including Joplin, La Crosse, Kingfisher, Ault, Moore, Carney, Hutchinson, El Reno and Dodge City. Plan on some 500 mile driving days and purchase RadarScope on your phone. We chase and position ourselves with your safety and ability to spend an appreciable amount of time taking photos as top priorities.
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Whether you know a lot about chasing severe storms or are just beginning to explore Mother Nature’s fury, StormGroup Chasers will offer you a unique collaborative experience where the key words are communication, learning, photography and fun. They are led by professional storm chasers that can safely intercept tornadoes, large hail and monstrous thunderstorms that look more like a mothership. Extreme Lightning – Storm Chasing Tours Intercept – Intense Supercell Moree, NSW. We don’t boss you around; we’re simply here to bring authenticity and understanding to all that enriches our lives as men on a daily basis. We employ the latest weather radar and tracking hardware and software, redundant GPS and weather information systems, and the most experienced storm chasers in the industry to help us locate the best storm of the day. We eat in unique local restaurants for breakfast and dinner where possible, and usually have picnic lunches with healthy food in parks/scenic areas, with lots of time to target all severe weather, while still maintaining a „humane“ personal approach to each guest’s needs on the long driving days. A storm chaser, or simply a chaser, is someone who pursues storms. We also offer full severe weather photography tours with real professional photographers and we were the first to offer these landscape and weather photography tours back in 1999. ♦ You get what you pay for: Your view to some of the planet’s most exciting weather occurs in the front seat of a genuine chase intercept vehicle. Or about North Dakota’s own tornado alley. Finding this sort of violent weather is the goal of storm chasers. While some organised storm chasing takes place in Australia, it is a large swathe of the American Midwest, known as Tornado Alley, that attracts the vast majority of enthusiasts. In the Spring of 2023, The SWC Storm Chasing Team will take you on daunting and explosive 7 day adventure across the northern half of Tornado Alley. Guests will gain a greater appreciation for the atmosphere and the Great Plains. You simply won’t find another tornado tour company that offers our intimate and personal setting during your storm chasing vacation. Sometimes this means long drives. As it continued to intensify, I parked my van along the road and got out to watch. Many tour companies say they offer private and personal tours, but we were the first to offer personal Storm Chasing Tours back in 1999. Sign up today and book your spot on one of our amazing storm chasing tours in Tornado Alley. The chaser is already awake – scanning the latest model data.
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„Seeing storms within their natural context has scientific and broader value so I am not anti chasing, however, there are elements that have become a little wild, wild West ish. Along the way, our team educates guests about the many dimensions of storm chasing including the meteorology, logistics and even romance of our discipline. What can I expect to see and experience if I go on a tour. Of our past six standby chase adventures, all have witnesses a one or more tornados. With his first hand experience with dangerous tornados, large hail, and damaging winds combined with his certifications in Emergency First Aid, and CPR. Six members of a storm chasing tour group whose van was directly impacted by the tornado were among those affected by the storm. The experience of a lifetime is what we provide with our veteran meteorologists and tornado chasing experts who provide each of our chase tour guests the best storm chasing experience among ALL storm chasing tour companies. Its tours cost $2,900 per person, and they start and finish in Oklahoma City. NOT in crowded rental vans. After you reserve your tour, all you have to do is book your flight to the base city. See meetup details below. Brian Spencer admits he was shaken by the incident but it hasn’t diminished his passion for the chase.
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And it’s become increasingly popular amongst crazy, thrill seeking vacationers. That’s the key and that’s what saved the day for us,“ said Spencer. In essence, you will live the life of a real storm chaser. Our storm chasing tours include 6 days of chasing and 7 nights of lodging in nice, clean hotels. Rushmore in South Dakota. We have been offering professional storm chasing tours for over a decade in Florida Nature Certified Storm Chasers LLC. A chase tour got hit by wedge tornado in Lockett, TX @MattMapMaker and I stayed to help until police arrived at the scene. We go further and chase harder, for you. Jason is somewhere in the middle of these two. By offering what other tornado chasing tour companies can’t or simply don’t the highest quality, most personal and educational storm chasing tours at the most affordable price. The riders in the backseat gasp and shriek — they also have their iPhones held upright, ready to capture every exhilarating second on camera. Com has the most reviews of storm chasing tour companies on the web and is THE place to go to read reviews of the tour companies before you book your tour. = There are no 7 day tours. Third party advertiser pixels may be present. After March 1st, deposits no longer available. All tours start and end in the same base city for your convenience. Other storm chasing tour groups did not refund their client’s funds and completely abandoned them.
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Please click on the Tours tab to see all 5 tours available in 2023. Always be extremely careful in severe weather situations. The Storm Prediction Center is an agency that, with its team of top notch meteorologists and forecasters, predicts the probabilities of severe weather over the next one to eight days; it assigns five risk levels to the day’s potential, and today – known as Day 1 on the outlooks – wasn’t looking like much. We always try to stay in the nicest lodging facilities in the area. If you want to see supercells and tornadoes on your storm chasing trip, he is the best guide to get you to the action. Any suggestions on the best company. Our goal is to see you smile and to make your dreams of seeing tornadoes and severe weather a reality. While some organised storm chasing takes place in Australia, it is a large swathe of the American Midwest, known as Tornado Alley, that attracts the vast majority of enthusiasts. Thanks to the summer solstice, this tour offers the longest chase days of the year with frequent storm intercepts in eastern Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Montana. A huge plume of dust was being drawn into the storm from the newly tilled fields the storm was scraping over. The peak season for storm chasing in Tornado Alley is May and June, but some companies also operate tours in April, July and August. They can get hit by debris, struck by lightning or worse.
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I suppose I still have months to learn though. Warren Faidley is America’s original, professional storm chasing photographer. Of our past six standby chase adventures, all have witnesses a one or more tornados. Whether you know a lot about chasing severe storms or are just beginning to explore Mother Nature’s fury, StormGroup Chasers will offer you a unique collaborative experience where the key words are communication, learning, photography and fun. On top of that H3LICITY is equipped with a Davis Vantage Vue weather station to give us raw live weather data during our chases, as well as 360° LED lighting for those times when we are travelling through disaster stricken areas in the dark, or performing nocturnal Search and Rescue, making our surroundings more visible, and keeping us safe from downed powerlines or other potential hazards. We chase and position ourselves with your safety and ability to spend an appreciable amount of time taking photos as top priorities. And then, we intercepted another three tornadoes following that in northeast Kansas the very next day. The years is the year of the tours.
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Want to learn more about our tornado chasing experts and who is taking you storm chasing. We have the knowledge and skill to get you on the storms you crave and dream of. ♦ We are ultra exclusive: We currently accept 1 to 4 participants per year and the positions are filled quickly. Yes, that’s a type of tourism that exists now. However, the group must be ready to depart for a chase target with very little notice. Warren was a consultant for the motion Picture „Twister“ and his tornado photography was used exclusively for product branding. However, we cater to those discriminating individuals who prefer a more professional, private and exclusive adventure, avoiding the crowded interior of a van filled with people you may or may not like for endless hours. We are reviewed and highly recommended by StormChasingUSA.
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The chaser is already awake – scanning the latest model data. By offering what other tornado chasing tour companies can’t or simply don’t the highest quality, most personal and educational storm chasing tours at the most affordable price. Or about North Dakota’s own tornado alley. The tour was shaken up and excited all at once,“ said Charles Edwards, owner of Cloud 9 Tours. The National Weather Service issued another Tornado Warning for Seminole County until 8:45 the same evening. The days that go beautifully, where nobody is hurt, and everything works out perfectly. Be part of a group of like minded people joining together to pursue and capture the „whole severe storm experience“ tornadoes, supercells, lightning and severe weather of all kinds. The company is based in Arlington, Texas. Brownwood, TX May 20th, 2010. „Unless you’re with one of these research institutions, storm chasers don’t have the ability to collect a lot of hard data,“ he said. Photograph Dramatic Supercell Thunderstorms across the Great Plains. One of the oldest tours in the business. STORM CHASING ON THE GREAT PLAINS18 25 JUNE, 2022. Like weather photography. They definitely have the knowledge and the instinct to get us on the right storms. High Success Rates witnessing the Greatest Storms on Earth. The Book Now function on the individual Tours is not currently working properly. The qualifications on being in the list below is that the tour company. From the power and beauty of a tornado or supercell, to a striking cloud formation, or a beautiful sunset, or a scene encountered on route, each day will take into account our shared love of photography. The early portion of the season takes place primarily in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas and moves north to northeast Colorado, Nebraska and the Dakotas in July. We respect your privacy. Referrals from previous guests available upon request. With the best tornado forecasters. These folks aren’t your ordinary Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton tornado chaser types. Given the recent couple weeks, I’ve definitely felt more apprehensive. Whilst I am thrilled at the mentorship that Caryn provided, the value of this trip can’t be measured in photos alone. Warren has been conducting Private Tornado and Storm Chasing Tours Adventures for over 15 years. This experience is what sets us apart from other tour companies. Atmospheric physics require „recovery“ days in between stormy periods.
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I specialise in filming severe and extreme natural events for high end TV productions, my clients include the BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery and National Geographic. He was instrumental in positioning the tornado intercept vehicle to obtain amazing footage of tornadoes from close range. Unlike other tour companies, we don’t treat our guests like cattle or sardines – everyone in each vehicle gets a window seat. To describe this tour in one word: Awesome. Why throw thousands of dollars down the drain watching clear skies, which often happens. The Seminole Fire Department reported six miles of damage before the tornado lifted and then briefly touched down again. „Warren is the Michael Jordan of storm chasing. It spun us around; it turned us 90 degrees,“ Cloud 9 Tours operator Charles Edwards told Clement. He has the experience to get you up close and personal, while keeping you safe. We also stop to eat at nice restaurants and avoid fast food places at all costs. Real Storm Chasing Vacations since 1999, Real Tornado Chasing Tours in Tornado Alley.
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Storm Chasing Story on WAVE 3 News 6/13/2017. Check out the testimonials page from 46 very happy participants over the years, and the loyalty shown by people who book repeatedly each year. While you will get close to the action, having a few minutes to shoot at each location is taken into consideration. These can include the beauty of the views afforded by the sky and land, the mystery of not knowing precisely what will unfold, the journey to an undetermined destination on the open road, intangible experiences such as feeling one with a much larger and more powerful natural world, the challenge of correctly forecasting and intercepting storms with optimal vantage points, and pure thrill seeking. While some organised storm chasing takes place in Australia, it is a large swathe of the American Midwest, known as Tornado Alley, that attracts the vast majority of enthusiasts. Extreme Tornado Tours uses professional meteorologists to lead small groups on seven and ten day adventures across Tornado Alley where visitors from all over the world will likely encounter supercells, lightning strikes, hail storms, sunsets, rainbows, and almost always, the piece de resistance, tornadoes. When you are ready to book your tour, check out our 2023 Tours. 🌪 I FAQ I RESOURCES I TOUR INFO I CHASE LOGS I ABOUT US I WATCH LIVE.
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Popularized in the 1996 movie „Twister,“ storm chasing involves pursuing severe weather events such as electrical storms and tornadoes, often in cars or on foot. Spencer is a 15 year veteran of storm chasing, having spent the last 11 years in the southern United States. Here’s how to plan and what to expect on a storm chasing holiday. Warren Faidley is America’s original, professional storm chasing photographer. Reed Timmer of the Discovery Channel hit „Storm Chasers. STORM CHASING ON THE GREAT PLAINS18 25 JUNE, 2022. A shuttle will pick you up from the airport and bring you to the hotel. Rushmore in South Dakota. When a community hears about a tornado, hurricane, or snowstorm: grocery stores get raided, people hunker down, take precautions and prepare themselves for the threat of a natural disaster. Would you rather stay home and watch it on the 6 O’clock news. The Book Now function on the individual Tours is not currently working properly.
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Please join us for a personalised and flexible approach to experiencing the annual drama on the Plains a unique collaborative chasing opportunity. Thanks to the summer solstice, this tour offers the longest chase days of the year with frequent storm intercepts in eastern Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Montana. Storm Chaser Brad Arnold gets a little too close to the Crowell tornado. Also Read: Drought Stricken West At Risk of Intense Storms. Our team prides itself on taking the greatest precautions when it comes to your safety, all of our team members are certified in emergency first aid, CPR, and SKYWARN®, we maintain a safe distance from tornadic winds in order to ensure optimal safety, but close enough for you to see and feel the raw power of mother nature, we do daily inspections of our chase rigs before and during each chase to ensure optimal safety and reliability. After careful considerations for our needs, Lanny picked the May 22 through the May 31 2008 timeframe. Our experience and the intimate personal one on one attention that we give to each one of our tour guests is what sets us apart from ALL other storm chasing tour companies. You will be riding along with Jason, hanging out at the hotels discussing the forecast, and learning the best techniques for capturing stunning images.
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Ourvehicles are equipped with mobile broadband data connections,up to date radar software, and state of the art communicationsequipment. ♦ Superior, 100% success rate: Because we allow participants to reschedule, we have a 100% severe weather intercept record, the highest in the industry. On this trip, you will get up close and personal with severe weather and Tornado’s while remaining a safe distance away as well as learning everything you can about severe weather and the patterns that create these events, Our goal is to teach you as much as possible so that once you return home you are comfortable with reading weather models, and have an understanding of how severe weather works so that you can a: Remain safe during local severe weather events, and/or b: have the knowledge needed to begin storm chasing locally on your own. Since child services frowns on kids in the back seat while chasing tornados, my plans changed. We chase and position ourselves with your safety and ability to spend an appreciable amount of time taking photos as top priorities. Hosted by „America’s Top Storm Chaser“ Warren Faidley as featured on Discovery HD Theater, National Geographic and The Weather Channel. These folks aren’t your ordinary Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton tornado chaser types. Something that most other storm chasing adventure tour companies don’t do. And, there are the miles of beautiful prairie landscapes, and skyscapes, that every day of the tour offers. Examples of these „Special tours“ are tours, that may or may not have set schedules but have special pricing or special admittance of guests. We only put six persons in each vehicle and our primary storm chasing van has bucket seats throughout. Please click on the Tours tab to see all 5 tours available in 2023. Warren is a 32 year veteran of chasing some of the planet’s most extreme weather, including thousands of individualstorms and natural disasters. We have learned that smaller is better. He holds a degree in broadcast meteorology and has over 20 years of storm chasing experience. The chaser is already awake – scanning the latest model data. If forecast parameters suggest an early departure, the Tour Director informs the group the night before. Our „stand by“ chase option has a 100% success rate for tornado interception. We strive to please and impress. Be ready to spend a lot of time making conversation with your fellow storm chasers finger’s crossed you get a good group. The National Weather Service had to issue repeated warnings for the storm as it curved northward on its unique route, putting storm chasers like Edwards and portions of Lockett in danger. And Bob Henson in your email.