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

Nature's fury.  The Tempest Tours team captured this spectacular tornado near Aurora, Nebraska on June 17th.  June 2009 has been a busy month for us with several tornado and supercell intercepts.  Additional photos will be posted once we've had a chance to catch our breath.  Photo by Scott Weberpal.

All 2009 expeditions are sold out.  Visit our 2010 Registration page.

See what it's like to chase storms with Tempest.  Watch "The Perfect Chase"
WINDOWS MEDIA CLIP

Recent Media Coverage:

Listen to Tempest president Martin Lisius on 103.7 Lite FM.  Courtesy of 103.7 Lite FM.
A Perfect Storm by Jenna Blum, Boston Globe
Lone Star Adventure: Storm Chasing, DFW-TV Fox4
Dallas Raines Chases Storm in Tornado Alley, KABC-TV ABC7

Watch Brian Morganti's "Seven Weeks of Thunder" 2008 promoOrder the DVD here.

2008 TORNADO INTERCEPTS: 24
Breaks record of 23 set in 2003 and 2004.

Tempest guests scramble to photograph a supercell near Eagle Pass, Texas on May 15th (left).  Photo by Brian Morganti. 

Tornadoes ravage the Plains in 2008 (below).  Photos by William Reid (left and center) and Brian Morganti (right).

View 2008 chase accounts and photos by Tempest's Brian Morganti and William Reid

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

Videos by Tempest Tours storm chasers:

"Spring 2008 Storms on 35mm"
2008 storms captured on 35mm motion picture film by Martin Lisius.
TRT: 3:40, WINDOWS MEDIA CLIP

"I Shoulda Stood in Bed"
A collection of great storms from 2006.
Produced by Brian Morganti. Click here to access the video preview.

"Remembering South Dakota's Deadliest Tornado"
Footage of the May 30, 1998 F4 tornado that devastated Spencer, SD.  Shot by Keith Brown, Martin Lisius and William Reid, TRT: 6:24, WINDOWS MEDIA CLIP

Tempest Tours Promo by Kinney Adams TRT: 4:42 Windows Media

May 22, 2007 Wakeeny, KS tornadic supercell by Martin Lisius TRT: 6:35 Windows Media

April 21, 2007 Lamb-Hale-Swisher Co., Texas tornadoes by Tempest storm chaser Martin Lisius MPEG

Additional Media Coverage:

Fox4 KDFW-TV, National Geographic Adventure, CBS11, 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.

Link to the Tempest Tours Tornado Alley Forecast Center

Tornado Climatology

Our tours are scheduled from April to early July, during the peak of tornado season in Tornado Alley which runs from March to August.  Click here to learn more about tornado climatology

Tribute to South Dakota's Deadliest Tornado

Photos by: Marcia Perez, Brian Morganti, Dean Cosgrove, Martin Lisius, Jim Reed, William Reid, and Charles Doswell.
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National Tour Association and the National Safety Council.  Storm footage can be licensed through StormStock a division of Prairie Pictures.  We support and contribute to Autism Awareness and the Texas Severe Storms AssociationTrademark and Copyright © Tempest Tours, Inc.