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"Nature is the place where miracles not only happen, but happen all the time." - Thomas Wolfe

Tempest Tours intercepts a tornadic supercell near Topeka, Kansas on May 21, 2011 (left).  A large tornado emerges from the trees near Elsinore, Missouri, May 25, 2011 (right). Photos: Chris Gullikson and Brian Morganti.

2011 TORNADO COUNT: 14*.  4/25, Somerville - Johnson Co., TX (2). 5/8, Presho, SD (1). 5/9, Harrison, NE (1).  5/22, Southwest City, MO (1).  5/23, OKeene, OK (1), 5/25, Elsinore, MO (1).  5/30, Riverdale, NE (1).  6/11, Turpin, OK (1).  6/19, McCook, NE (1).  6/20, Alma, NE (1), Stockham-Hampton-Polk, NE (3).  *During our 10-week period of operation (April 24 - July 5).

2010 TORNADO  COUNT: 28 from 15 tornadic supercells.  Tornado intercepts 2003-2011: 146.

Tornado!  The Tempest Tours team was afforded several spectacular views in 2010 including near Goodnight, Texas on April 22 (left), Howes, South Dakota on May 24 (center) and Campo, Colorado on May 31 (right).  In all, our team intercepted 28 tornadoes from 15 tornadic supercells between April 20 and July 2, from Texas to Saskatchewan (table below).  See more 2010 photos by our tour directors Bill Reid and Brian Morganti.  Watch meteorologist Dallas Raines with Tempest Tours on KABC-TV.

Chase with best-selling author Jenna Blum  and receive a custom autographed copy of her new novel "The Stormchasers."  Jenna's 2011 tours are sold out, but you can book now for 2012.  Register now for 2012

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SHHH.  QUIET PLEASE!  Our team is comprised of veteran chasers.  We do not scream when we see a tornado.


What's it like chasing with Tempest Tours?  Watch "Chasing a Tornado Outbreak with Tempest Tours"  8 minutes

Media Coverage on Tempest Tours:
Chasing Tornadoes with Dallas Raines - KABC-TV Los Angeles,  Listen to Tempest president Martin Lisius on 103.7 Lite FM,  A Perfect Storm by Jenna Blum, Boston Globe,  Lone Star Adventure: Storm Chasing, DFW-TV Fox4, Fox4 KDFW-TV, National Geographic Adventure, CBS11, The Weather Channel, BBC's "Departure Lounge", CNN, Dallas Morning News, American Way, Family Circle, "Good Morning America," Los Angeles Times, New York Times, the Travel Channel, USA Today and more.


Tempest got us to the right place at the right time to see a major tornado from its formative stages through maturity and dissipation.  It just doesn't get any better than that.  I'd ride with these guys anytime."  - Mark Cantrell   MORE TESTIMONIALS


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Photos by: Marcia Perez, Brian Morganti, Dean Cosgrove, Martin Lisius, Jim Reed, William Reid, and Charles Doswell.
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