Ryan Hoke
Student Meteorologist · Storm Chaser
2009 Storm Chasing Highlights
From
June 6th-19th, 2009, Ryan went on his yearly storm chasing
trip in the Plains states as a tour guide with
Storm Chasing Adventure Tours (http://stormchasing.com). His
group saw many supercell thunderstorms and even four tornadoes during
the second week. Videos and pictures from the two-week trip are below.
Videos
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Pictures
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6/19 - Aurora, Nebraska tornado aftermath and tour 7 group picture
6/17 - Four tornadoes west of Aurora, Nebraska
6/16 - Supercell near Winfield, Kansas
6/15 - Supercells near Colby, KS
6/14 - Deer strike east of Wray, CO in Nebraska
6/12 - Southeast Colorado supercell
6/11 - Supercells east of Denver and in Bent County, CO
6/10 - Storms in Northern Oklahoma and Southwest Kansas
6/9 - Impressive supercell in Kiowa County near Greensburg, Kansas
6/8 - Supercell and line of thunderstorms between Aspermont and Abilene, Texas
6/7 - Storms in Northeast Kansas
6/6 - Storm Chasing Adventure Tours tour 6 group picture
Videos
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On June 17th, a supercell west of Aurora, Nebraksa produced a series of four tornadoes, including a large EF2 wedge tornado. A house was heavily damaged, train cars were derailed, and trees were stripped in the path of the wedge tornado just outside Aurora. |
Two supercells strengthened and joined to form a monster storm that developed a rope funnel near La Junta, CO in Bent County on June 11th. VORTEX2, Sean Casey's TIV, and The Weather Channel were present along with dozens of other chasers. |
An impressive supercell thunderstorm in Kiowa County, KS near Greensburg on June 9th showed impressive rotation and structure, but did not drop a tornado. A wall cloud and rotating updraft base can be seen clearly. VORTEX2 and The Weather Channel were present during this storm. |
A large rotating supercell thunderstorm formed near Aspermont, Texas on June 8th. The storm had enough rotation on radar to produce a funnel, but none came to fruition. |
Click on each picture to see a larger view.
6/19 - Aurora, Nebraska tornado aftermath and tour 7 group picture
6/17 - Four tornadoes west of Aurora, Nebraska
6/16 - Supercell near Winfield, Kansas
6/15 - Supercells near Colby, KS
6/14 - Deer strike east of Wray, CO in Nebraska
6/12 - Southeast Colorado supercell
6/11 - Supercells east of Denver and in Bent County, CO
6/10 - Storms in Northern Oklahoma and Southwest Kansas
6/9 - Impressive supercell in Kiowa County near Greensburg, Kansas
6/8 - Supercell and line of thunderstorms between Aspermont and Abilene, Texas
6/7 - Storms in Northeast Kansas
6/6 - Storm Chasing Adventure Tours tour 6 group picture
