Tom Lynch

There is a fairly high risk that some areas may see some very damaging weather. the fact that its a week day might keep some of the crowds away but the roads can get busy.

As the team are arriving and everything is being put in place for the start of the tour, there are a lot of sleepy eyes. However some of those sleepy eyes may be studying the outcome of the tornado risk in Oklahoma over the next 3 days. It does look like some areas that have seen a lot of tornado damage may have another couple of days. The SPC wording is '.SUMMARY... Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected to develop and move eastward Monday afternoon through Monday night across parts of the southern/central Plains. Multiple strong/potentially long-track tornadoes, very large to giant hail, and severe/damaging winds all appear likely. Photos and tour reports will be posted on this forum too.

17 days before I set off for the plains to meet up with the Netweather team. If you have never been on a tour before and you have time and money, get a trip booked. You will never regret it.

And so who might be on Tour 4 pleased to meet you.

Chicken George has sent me a few photos from a chase near Arapaho, Oklahoma. This storm tried so hard to drop a tornado.

Hail roar is possibly one of the things that people were not aware existed and always filled the guests with awe. Here is some footage supplied by Storm Chaser Chicken George. So some of the rumbling is large hailstones banging into each other as they go up and down thousands of feet above our heads. One of the things that can... - Storm Chaser - Chicken George | By... FB.WATCH ٢٩ views, ١ likes, ١ loves, ٠ comments, ٠ shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Storm Chaser - Chicken George: One of the things that can capture the imagination more than most...

I cant say that some of the roads that we chased on were entirely in good condition. Thanks to Mike Upjohn for the video footage. video-1654448295.mp4

I will try to get my photos organised but here is another video to be going on with. courtesy of Mike Upjohn. The roads were poor at times. To say the least. Some of the drives were a... - Storm Chaser - Chicken George | By... FB.WATCH 53 views, 8 likes, 2 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Storm Chaser - Chicken George: Some of the drives were a little bit butt clenching to say the least

some more from the trip. Another from Nebraska... - Storm Chaser - Chicken George | By Storm... FB.WATCH 65 views, 8 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Storm Chaser - Chicken George: Another from Nebraska Taken by Harry.

Sorry for delay in reporting from this years chases but i will do my best to get some footage. Overall it was busy two tours 2 & 3 with only one day to gather breath. I have not had time to put my videos in chronological order but will hopefully get some info with each piece. One was supplied by Ed. Another video from Ed for... - Storm Chaser - Chicken George | By... FB.WATCH 36 views, 4 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Storm Chaser - Chicken George: Another video from Ed for yesterday Is watching a tornado in Texas - Storm Chaser - Chicken George | By... FB.WATCH 94 views, 14 likes, 2 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Storm Chaser - Chicken George: Is watching a tornado in Texas

Sorry for delay in reporting from this years chases but i will do my best to get some footage. Overall it was busy two tours 2 & 3 with only one day to gather breath. I have not had time to put my videos in chronological order but will hopefully get some info with each piece. 00004.MTS

Well bags partial packed, documentation being put together . My fit to fly test should arrive over the week end, my train to Manchester leaves pm on Tuesday. Graham and i due to fly 7am from Manchester to LHR then LHR to Denver mid afternoon arriving in Denver 5.27 ish. That will be a first for me, its usually DFW.

i shall look forward to meeting up again for tour 3 Mike

Setting off towards Calgary shortly .

An interview with photographer and method actor John Finney

Last day was a leisurely drive from Regina to Brooks Alberta . We passed many of the salt lakes that Canada has. One town had heaps of salt and we drove through a haboob consisting of salt.

Some footage from this storm

We chased west of Saskatoon and saw a beautiful classic supercell which tried hard to tornado but just didn't have all the necessary ingredients. The storm went outflow dominant and started to move north east. We went east to Saskatoon and filled our tanks under a tornado warning. We busted our guts to get south to a storm near Rigina which was capable of producing a tornado , but before we could reach it, the storms had started to line out. We stopped short of Regina to get some lighting shots as the CGs were pinging out. We attracted every mosquito within a ten mile radius or that's what it look like. Millions of huge mosquitos swarming around those people brave enough to venture out into the dark. We ended the day at Regina and now have a long slog west back to Calgary. Hoping for a rain shower to clean the mud off the cars. a few photos from yesterday.

Currently back in Alberta and we chased north of Calgary yesterday the storms struggled once they left the mountains. Had stormage through the night but to be honest I think Cumbria had better. Today there is a good tornado potential east of our location Camrose , Alberta. The mozzies here are brutal and in their millions. They are not just out in the fields they are in the towns and the diners too. They appear to be resistant to bug spray. Today may be our last chase today because after todays chase it might be that we are a day away from Calgary. Some of the distances driven were not for the feint hearted.

You are correct there Quentin i.e. a long way back. Never the less here is the update for Sunday 21 July - got up in Sergis , South Dakota. Travelled down through the Black Hills of South Dakota, raced towards through Wyoming into Colorado but our target storm fell apart. So we sat watching storms trying to develop but to no avail. So we ate in Cheyenne and set off for a 70 mile trip to Wheatlands, Wyoming and bed. Early start tomorrow Montana bound. Then making our way to wards the border as storms are hopefully forecast for Canada. watch this space.

Yesterday didn't pan out as expected. Currently in Marshall , Minnesota under a large storm. Leading edge was impressive.

Started today in Spearfish, SD, had dinner in Sturgis SD , took a trip to Mount Rushmore and then took a 370 mile trek to Sioux Falls SD across the Great Missouri River. Great storm potential for tomorrow. .

Yes that's Devils Tower. Here are some videos from yesterday . Video of Richard Betts and Graham Moore trying to repair our windscreen wipers. Which they did in pretty bad conditions. Richard is the one in the fancy womens coat.