FULL BOXSCORE...

--- 1991 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
R 3/21 Ardmore/ Madill/ ATOKA "Hail fog" Dense Hail Fog, my first tornado
T 3/26 Alva/ Attica ks/ WICHITA KS "Night hoses" Good storm killed by left split of tornadic storm to the south
T 4/ 2 ROFF "Symposium chase"Supercell
R 4/11 TEXOLA "NP Microstorm" LP storm. PHOTO
F 4/12 Ames/ Hillsdale/ POND CREEK "Oh, What a Classic"Radar data taken. Family of 5 tornadoes. PHOTO 1, PHOTO 2
U 4/21 SEYMOUR TX "Hackeysack chase"Followed by crew from WKRC/Cincinnati. No moisture, no storms.
F 4/26 Billings/ Ceres/RED ROCK "Red Rock" Radar data taken of large long-lived tornado. 286 mph winds measured. WOW!
S 5/ 4 ELMORE CITY/ Pernell Not much of a storm
S 5/11 EDMONSON TX/ Amarillo tx "Don't believe the hype" Supercell that apparently produced some "look-alikes"
W 5/15 Booker tx/ Canadian tx/ REYDON/ Sayre Radar deployment on supercell with wall cloud. A storm we blew off produced the Laverne OK F3. Very close lightning at night.
R 5/16 CONWAY SPRINGS KS/ El Dorado ks Radar data taken on one tornado. 3 tornadoes seen. 1 torn filmed by IMAX film crew chasing with us. PHOTO
R 5/23 TURKEY TX Not much of a storm, but an intense nocturnal squall line follows us home.
U 5/26 WOODWARD/ Mooreland "Flying saucer" Radar data taken on tornado from HP storm. PHOTO 1,PHOTO 2,PHOTO 3,PHOTO 4
R 5/30 WHEELER TX/ Shamrock tx Bust
S 6/ 1 VERNON TX Numerous gustnadoes, but otherwise not much exciting
R 6/13 WELLINGTON KS "Look Frantic" Bust. But we had fun with photography while waiting.
R 10/24bowlegs/ WETUMKA "Sucker Day" Kept getting drawn farther east.
--- 1992 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
U 3/ 8BUTLER/ putnam "Butler didn't do it"Wall cloud
S 3/28lawton/ MARLOW
F 4/10CLINTON Bust
S 4/18HOLLIS/ El Dorado Radar deployment. Photogenic HP storm. PHOTO
U 4/19SHERMAN TX
U 5/10altus/ JESTER/ elk city
M 5/11KINGSTON/ bonham tx "Frustration!" Brief glimpse from too far away
F 5/22SHARON/ vici "Light ducting" Storm soundings taken. Small bow-echo storm. PHOTO
F 6/ 5slapout/ WILBURTON KS/ liberal ks
M 6/ 8KRESS TX/ lockney tx Brief tornado. Incompotent service station attendant. PHOTO
T 6/16minneapolis ks/ ROCK CITY KS Fun with geology. Cap holds
R 6/18kingfisher/ watonga/ EL RENO Intense gust front
F 6/19perry/ DODSON TX/ altus Close encounter with a gustnado
S 6/20VERNON TX/ seymour tx
S 6/27balko/ FRITCH TX Large, dynamic, multiple vortex F4. PHOTO 1, PHOTO 2
R 7/ 2FT.SCOTT KS/ miami/ vinita Full storm evolution from cumulus to severe, wall cloud
W 9/ 2purcell/ WAYNE/ pauls valley End of Purcell tornado's life
S 9/ 5GOLTRY/ chester Landspout
W 9/ 9THOMAS Supercell
U 9/20RINGLING/ petersburg Supercell with nice structure
W 10/ 7tribbey/ McCLOUD "FROPA" Linear mess on cold front. PHOTO
R 10/15FORT WORTH TX/ benbrook tx Brief tornado, photogenic wall cloud. PHOTO
S 10/31wetumka II/ HENRYETTA
T 11/10RUSH SPRINGS
--- 1993 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
M 3/29Paducah tx/ CROWELL TX Close severe thunderstorm, golfball hail
T 4/13Bryson tx/ GRAHAM TX/ Throckmorton tx
S 4/24tulsa At work until too late. Sitting in Bristow during Catoosa F4.
F 5/ 7WELLINGTON TX Close wall cloud with intense rotation
S 5/ 8windthorst tx/ SCOTLAND TX Radar deployment. numerous wall clouds. one tornado. PHOTO
U 5/16Ringling/ TURNER FALLS Bust.
S 5/22SUBLETTE KS Severe thunderstorm, but a bit frustrating.
T 6/ 1GROOM TX Cap holds. Bust.
M 6/ 7watonga/ PONCA CITY
W 6/23TONKAWA
M 7/ 5edmond/ GRACEMONT/ anadarko
F 7/23lincoln ks/ BELOIT KS/ minneapolis ks Wall cloud and very suspicious feature; downburst seen
S 9/18SHAMROCK TX Decent storm at sunset to the west
U 9/19parkland/ KENDRICK/ preston/ beggs Close encounter with wall cloud; brief tornado. PHOTO
T 10/12WESTOVER TX/ megargel tx Behind tornadic storm
F 10/15snyder/ JAKES A lot to eat.
--- 1994 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
S 3/26CRESSON TX I should have stayed home at watched basketball.
U 4/24CANADIAN TX Bust
M 4/25ANADARKO Blowing dust with dryline passage
T 4/26GAINESVILLE TX/ thackerville At work until too late for tornado
W 4/27GAINESVILLE TX II Bust
F 5/13CLARENDON TX "Cajun chase" Photogenic storm over canyons
U 5/29GRAHAM TX/ possum kingdom lake tx
T 6/ 7VIOLA KS "Viola bustola" Bust.
W 6/ 8SEILING/ perry Bust.
R 7/ 7norman/ NEWCASTLE Wall cloud
R 10/ 6BRIDGEPORT Bust.
M 10/17weatherford/ GERONIMO Nice storm in Wichita Mountains
--- 1995 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
U 2/26fort sill/ PINK Dryline moved east. Storm went up east of Norman.
S 4/ 8manhatten ks/ OGANA KS/ wamego ks LP storm with wall cloud
T 5/16jetmore ks/ HANSTON KS Series of 4 tornadoes. PHOTO 1, PHOTO 2
S 6/ 3CHILDRESS TX/ altus Wall cloud near childress. PHOTO
U 7/ 2PANHANDLE TX LP-ish storm with funnel cloud
--- 1996 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
U 3/24SHERMAN TX Squall line
U 4/21graham tx/ SUNSET TX/ gainesville tx Too high based until sunset at sunset. wall cloud at gainesville
R 5/23BURRTON KS Bust
S 5/25HEREFORD TX/ vega tx "Bad transmission"Tornadic storm but low ceilings and poor visibility and didn't see anything. Car problems
--- 1997 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
F 4/ 4anadarko/ snyder/ HOG CREEK "Whale's mouth" Linear mess.
R 5/ 1STECKER/ apache Good structure, then quick disintegration
W 5/ 7TONKAWA Wall cloud
R 6/12shamrock tx/ TWITTY TX Too late for the better show
F 6/13greenville tx/ CUMBY TX Rapid meso developments and occlusions. PHOTO
--- 1998 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
T 4/14billings/ NINNEKAH/ alex Decent low-topped supercell, but misplayed
W 5/ 6HITCHCOCK Dissipation of another low-topped supercell
F 5/ 8MABELLE TX/ olney tx Decent storms but tail-end Charlie too far south
U 5/24buffalo/ WAKITA/ pond creek Four tornadoes. One up close and personal. One anticyclonic
S 6/13mustang/ OKLAHOMA CITY/ jones"tux can wait" Distant views of 3 tornadoes in the metro
W 6/17ASHLAND KS We found the middle of the cloud-less region of the dryline
R 6/18ALPERS/ wilson Supercell PHOTO
--- 1999 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
4/21CYRIL/ pocasset Weakening storm that had been severe.
U 5/ 9VICI very close CG causing tree to spark during drive back
S 5/22STILLWATER Weakly severe thunderstorm. Surveyed 5/3 damage areas
F 6/18LAVERNE/ durham "Big Dog" ~5 minute view of tornado in HP-ish storm. VIDEO FRAME CAPTURE
--- 2000 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
T 3/ 7duke/LAWTON "Pizza Bar" Linear mess. And all-you-can-eat pizza.
S 4/29floydada tx/ CLAIREMONT TX Severe thunderstorm.
U 4/30ELBERT TX Close view of multiple-vortex tornado genesis.
M 5/ 8CHICKASHA Bust.
W 5/17GREAT SALT PLAINS LAKE Bust. But good photography opportunity. PHOTO
R 5/25CACHE "Buffalo Herd" Bust. Close encounter with buffalo herd in wildlife refuge.
F 5/26THROCKMORTON TX Weak tornado. "Fun" in HP core.
T 6/13BRISCOE TX Beautiful supercell. PHOTO
--- 2001 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
S 5/ 5ROCKY/ Lone Wolf Blew off Cordell storm before a mesoscale accident tornado. PHOTO
U 5/ 6newcastle/ GOLDSBY Supercell with wall cloud. PHOTO
U 5/20HICKORY/ wardville An updraft with lowering while adjacent storm produces. PHOTO
S 5/26DOUGHERTY TX/ mcadoo tx Supercell and fun in hail core.
U 5/27CRESCENT Decent storm goes up, then dies.
M 5/28SUMMERFIELD TX "Funky town" Bust.
T 5/29TURKEY TX "Brown Out"/"Surreal"Good HP supercell with lots of blowing dust and gustnadoes. PHOTO
W 5/30WINDTHORST TX Supercell. PHOTO
F 6/ 1NEWTON KS/ norwich ks Supercell that really tried. Numerous wall clouds, one good funnel. PHOTO 1, PHOTO 2
U 6/ 3WELLINGTON KS Right target area, but storm went up right before sunset.
W 6/13LOG CABIN CORNER "Summer Certified"Bust. PHOTO
R 6/14GRADY Linear mess.
--- 2002 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
T 4/16NOCONA TX A storm that was organized temporarily
W 4/17LENORA A nice LP storm
M 5/ 6Marion/ ALDEN KS Two decent storms, hail fog
T 5/ 7KINGSDOWN KS Tornado
W 5/ 8NASH Junky storm
F 5/24EAKLY Not much organization
--- 2003 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
M 3/17MARLOW Interesting looking storm, but no sustained low level rotation
W 4/30THOMAS Skinny LP
R 5/ 8MOORE The beginning of the south metro tornado
M 5/19ASPHALTUM Interesting looking storm
T 6/ 3FRIONA TX Supercell with raging inflow. 2 landspouts and some other tornado (all weak)
M 6/ 9FARNSWORTH TX Supercell (briefly), lightning photos
T 6/10Hinton/ COOPERTON Supercells (briefly) before linear mess
W 6/11MANGUM/ Blair Supercell development overhead, two attempts at tornado, surprise golfballs
S 6/21CLINTON Bust
--- 2004 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
F 4/ 9EDMOND/ El Reno Cumulonimbus junkus
T 4/20SAPULPA/ Oneta Tornado
R 4/22OKEMAH/ Dewar Supercell
F 4/30GRADY/ Eastman messy HP supercell, but with incredible motion in my brief look at the area of action
W 5/12Attica/ HARPER KS At least 4 tornadoes. 3 strong. 1 in close proximity.
T 5/18PARK CITY KS No storms
W 5/26GARBER/ tonkawa Pre-tornadic phase, although tried to produce
S 5/29putnam/ geary/ CALUMET Two weak tornadoes and fairly close to rain-wrapped HP beast
R 6/10marshall/ WAVELAND IN Small supercell with RFD intrusion
R 7/ 1HAMMON/ anthon/ custer city Supercell
--- 2005 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
U 4/10GOLDSBY/ norman Supercell
T 4/19PRAIRIE DOG TOWN Bust weatherwise. Nice photography in the Wichitas
M 4/25THACKERVILLE Supercell
U 5/ 8VELMA Junky storms
F 5/13GOREE TX Within a couple of miles of non-visible strong tornado from HP storm
W 5/18CHENEY KS Severe storms, but no persistent interesting structure
S 6/ 4CAMBRIDGE KS Too many storms. Severe, but not too interesting. Cut off by river over a road.
M 6/13WAURIKA LAKE/ Wichita Falls Brief funnel, and nice photo ops of rainbows and mammatus
--- 2006 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
F 6/16CLAUDE TX Brief HP-leaning supercells
S 6/17MARLOW OK Messy storms.
--- 2007 ---
Date Where Nickname Comments
W 3/21Lincoln/ SPRAGUE NE Two supercells
W 3/28SAMNORWOOD TX Supercell, funnels, possible tornado
Tornado count does not include gustnadoes, but does include landspouts

Key:

Ratings:
Rating Description Number (out of 150 chases)
5 One of the best chases. Tornado is observed on the order of minutes from a relatively close vantage point. 9 (6%)
4 Excellent chase. Tornado or impressive non-tornadic storm observed. This includes storms that did not produce a tornado but were very photogenic or educational. Also includes chases where tornadoes were observed that were relatively short-lived and/or seen from a distance. 32 (21%)
3 Good chase. Supercell or some other moderately interesting storm. 49 (33%)
2 Poor chase. Generic storm or storm (even severe) with no visible interesting features. 22 (15%)
1 Bust. Junky storm or shower. 17 (11%)
0 Complete Bust. Get out the sunscreen. 21 (14%)
Chase Teams/partners:

Typical chase partners:

1991: University of Oklahoma portable Doppler radar crew:

1992-93: University of Oklahoma portable Doppler radar crew:

Others I have chased with occasionally:


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