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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 these spectacular tornadoes near Aurora, Nebraska on June 17, 2009 (left) and Goshen County, Wyoming on June 5, 2009 (right).  In all, Tempest intercepted 14 tornadoes during the Spring 2009 season (details below).  Photos by Scott Weberpal and Kinney Adams.

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Recent Media Coverage:
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
Dallas Raines Chases Storm in Tornado Alley, KABC-TV ABC7
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2009 TORNADO INTERCEPTS: 14

May 1, Knox City, TX, 1 tornado.
June 5, Goshen County, WY, 1 tornado.
June 13, Fort Morgan, CO, 2 tornadoes.
June 15, Assumption, NE, 2 tornadoes.
June 17, Kearney-Aurora, NE, 4 tornadoes.
June 23, Stapleton, NE, 1 tornado.
June 24, Fulton, SD, 1 tornado
June 30, Carlyle, MT, 1 tornado.
July 3, Solomon, KS, 1 tornado. 

A few of our 2009 storm intercepts include a large tornado near Aurora, NE (left and above), Goshen Co., WY (below left), and Harrisburg, NE (below, right).  Photos by Brian Morganti and Scott Weberpal. 
See more photos at Brian Morganti's 2009 Chase Summary Page and at William Reid's 2009 Chase Summary Page.

TORNADO INTERCEPTS 2003-2009: 104

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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