Storm Chasing Tours in Tornado Alley

Welcome to Storm Chasing Adventure Tours, the worlds premiere top rated storm chasing tour company. You may have seen us chasing tornadoes on National Geographic Television & Film., CBS 48 Hours, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, The Discovery Channel, BBC World TV, CNN News, The Weather Channel, FOX NEWS, the Travel Channel and many other media outlets around the world. Why do so many people choose us over our competition? We get results with our EXPERIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. News crews and filmmakers regularly travel with us because they know that we will guide them to the tornados they want to capture on film. Our tours cost more because we see more year after year. We provide the most comfortable and personal tours available and we feature Suburbans as our chase vehicles as of 2007. Other tornado chasing companies cram their clients into passenger vans or minivans.. Note we no longer use the big fat vans that are in our photos. You now have the most comfortable tour available.

More news crews and filmmakers regularly travel with us because they know that we will guide them to the tornados up close they want to capture on film. Be part of the action in 2009.
Make sure you watch Discovery Channel Stating Oct 19th 2008 for the show StormChasers watch some of our tornado video during our storm chasing tours.

Deals: Save $100 per person by booking before end of this Month. Our storm chasing tours are the first to sell out by the end of the year. Make sure you read all the pages. Use the menu on top of this page or the one on the bottom. All the information how to book is on this site.

Click on the center on the image to the left to play video. What you are watching here is from May 4th 2007 in NW TX. I took this footage of this 20 min tornado. This footage is for sale in HD format to the news media. E-mail us for pricing information on all our storm chasing videos.





















We are better than the competition year after year. We have been offering storm chasing tours for 12 years. The one and only storm chasing tour company that has teamed up with Doppler on Wheels in the past. The odds are you have seen us. We get closer to the tornados than our competition. We see more tornados than the competition year after year. That's why our storm footage is on more TV shows than the rest. The news media knows who is good and who is not getting them close to tornadoes. It's cost them $50,000 to over $100,000 to make a TV show about tornados. They don't want to be miles away from the tornado or miss them all together. They want to see the tornados and see them up close, not miles away. They know we will guide them to the right storm with tornados and get them close to the tornado, not miles away, like you see on other sites or miss them all together because of poor forecasting skills.









Poor forecasting skills = miles away from the tornado or missing it all together. Be part of the best storm chasing tour company in 2009
Yes, our tours cost more but you see more up close as it forms not after it forms and not miles away. Anyone can say they are the best storm chasing tour company. We can back up that statement in many ways. We are the first storm chasing tour company to use new cutting edge storm chasing technology year after year before anyone else has been using it. When you chase with us you will be chasing with the best state of the art technology in any chase van/suv/minivan on the road today. Yes, others try to copy us. The copy cats don't come close with the skills needed to keep their technology up and running and don't understand what the information means. Pass tour guest have told us that went with them before, there copy cat technology was always going down during the chase they did not have the know how to keep it
running. That's why we see more tornadoes when others miss them. year after year. That's why our tour cost more than the rest. We see more than the rest.





You may have seen Doppler on Wheels as seen on National Geographic Television & Discovery Channel. Tornado Intercept 2006 ,2007, 2008. The only storm chasing tour company that has chased with one of the top tornado scientist in the world. Dr. Josh Wurman and his Doppler on Wheels. Over $1000000 in technology in the past.

Storm ChasingWe take storm chasing tours to a new level of excitement. we might be chasing with scientists as they track down tornadoes in tornado alley with their Doppler On Wheels. They do not go out very day so we will just need to wait and see if they are out on your tour. We might see them on big tornado days.

You may have seen the D.O.W.'s and Dr. Josh Wurman on many TV shows over the years. They where on the May 3 1999 F5 Tornado in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The DOWs measure record high wind speeds of 301 +/- 20 m.p.h. in 03 May 1999 Oklahoma City tornado. .

Passengers will be able to listen in on the radio discussions concerning intercept strategies, storm structure, and the like. As time permits,











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We have been offering professional storm chasing tours for 12 years in Tornado Alley. We have the best tornado forecasters on our team. Our team is highly experienced in every facet of storm chasing and forecasting tornados. We have the best results finding severe storms and tornadoes in tornado alley.

If you're looking for adventure, you'll love this thrilling storm chasing holiday in America. We offer "6-Day" tours where you'll travel across a number of states. One of our SUV's is the most highly equipped chase SUV's in Tornado Alley -- unlike any other storm chasing SUV/vans on the road.

See our video that was shown on NBC NEWS click here. If you need a RealOne Player get it here.








During our springtime tours, you'll start your trip in Amarillo, Texas. This mid-western state is famous for its severe weather conditions, and comprises much of Americas Tornado Alley. If you go in end of May through July, you'll start your trip in Denver, Colorado. Your first evening will be spent meeting your fellow weather enthusiasts, viewing storm chasing videos, and discussing the ground rules that will help make your tour a safe and enjoyable experience.

We are the largest and one of the oldest storm chasing tour companies in tornado alley. This will be our 11th year.

We provide the most comfortable and personal tours available and we feature Suburbans as our chase vehicles as of 2007. Other tornado chasing companies cram their clients into passenger vans or minivans.. Note we no longer use the big fat vans that are in our photos. You now have the most comfortable tour available.







Leading the way in storm tracking technology
Our new state of the art weather radar display software. You are viewing an F5 tournado from May 3rd 1999 that hit Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Our new software can display the weather radar in 3D. we are able to spin this image all around this storm. You think this is neat, we have something even better than this you will get to see this year. See it first at Storm Chasing Adventure Tours.















Our tours cost more because of this technology. Other tour companies will try to tell you this technology does not matter. Here is my reply to them: Just like in the military, technology does matter. If you can't see it, you can't find it. Storm Chasing Adventure Tours saw more tornadoes in 2003 - 2007 than any other tour company. When there is more than two storms going on near by, how are the other tour companies going know which one to go after? As we drive toward the storms, our live radar images are being updated every 6 minutes, showing the various storm intensities and rotations, so we can track the right storm that may have a tornado.
















Storm Chasing Adventure Tours has a staff of severe storm experts & meteorologists. No one does a better job forecasing tornadoes time after time. They are highly experienced in every facet of storm chasing and forecasting tornados.
















Storm Chasing Adventure Tours was the first to signed an agreement with the Center for Severe Weather Research.in March 2005.

Storm Chasing Adventure Tours was the first to offer satellite broadband internet technology back in 2001 for two-way satellite internet communications to access weather information from the satellite at cable modem speeds. This gives us the fastest, most accurate and near real-time weather analysis and forecast information from any place in Tornado Alley. Best of all, we can view the NEXRAD weather radar with live updates every six minutes as we are driving toward the storm. We will be able to see the first sign of a tornado forming live on radar, before it drops down to the ground. You will be there first to see it live as it happens. No longer used due to newer and better technology.












Storm Chasing Adventure Tours was the first to offer The Weather Channel back in 2000 for the latest severe weather information from satellite imagery loops, NEXRAD weather radar loops, and weather maps, in the chase vans as we are drive to our daily storm chasing target location. Our main van has it's own video display so you can track The Weather Channel updates as we position ourselves for the best view of developing severe storms. With our exclusive "in-motion satellite tracking system," you will always be kept informed of the latest weather developments, from the time we leave the motel, until the end of the day. No longer used due to newer and better technology.
















storm chasing videosStorm Chasing Adventure Tours was the first to offer state-of-the-art lightning detection systems back in 1998 that can detect and track thunderstorms up to 300 miles away. All this information is used to allow us to seek out and witness spectacular, explosive supercell thunderstorms; stunning, vivid lightning; large hail; massive wall clouds; and violent tornadoes. No longer used due to newer and better technology.

Storm Chasing Adventure Tours is the first in 2003 to install the new on board, near real-time Storm Scan weather radar. This display system provides data via satellite every 6 minutes as we drive. We can watch storms explode. We now use this as only as backup due to newer and better radar technology.








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Your Tornado Alley Chase Team for 2009 . Many more new Driver Photos will be posted soon
Our team is comprised of some of the most experienced storm chasers from around the world. We understand meteorology and concentrate on good forecasting techniques to intercept severe weather, and, therefore, help ensure a successful storm chase on every tour.

Todd Thorn, Tour Leader/Severe Storm Expert from Bozeman, Montana. I will be on all the tours.
I have been fascinated by severe storms and tornadoes since I was just six years old, and as a result, I began studying severe weather at a very early age. Over the years, I read every textbook on the subject and spent many days watching severe storms form over my hometown. My nights were spent watching vivid lightning from my bedroom window as the sound of thunder shook the house. To be a storm chaser, you must be able to read the sky and see the visual clues for severe weather, such as the meaning of distant towering cumulus clouds. All the schooling and onboard information is good, but it takes years to learn how to read the sky for visual clues as to where the next storm will form. I have been chasing severe weather since 1991 and have a background in meteorology. In 2009, we will be operating our 12th year of Storm Chasing Adventure Tours. We have been featured in numerous television documentaries and news programs, and in more than 200 newspaper and magazine articles published around the world. Since I founded Storm Chasing Adventure Tours in 1997, our emphasis has been on good forecasting techniques to intercept severe weather for a successful storm chase on every tour. I look forward to seeing you in Tornado Alley during 2009.



Steve Carey Guide/Driver for tours TBA
This will be my 5th year storm chasing with Storm Chasing Adventure Tours and my 3nd year as a member of the Storm Chasing Adventure Tours team. On previous trips I’ve seen awesome lightning displays, intense thunderstorms, and two tornadoes. I am a professor at the University of Mobile (Alabama) where I teach courses in biology and geology. As a resident of the Gulf Coast, I’ve experienced several hurricanes including Hurricane Ivan whose eye passed over my house. I’ve always been fascinated with severe weather and can’t wait for the chase season to begin. I look forward to meeting you and sharing the experience of a lifetime.














Matt Amesz Guide/Driver for tour TBA
Hi, I am from Perth Western Australia and 2009 will be my 4rd year chasing tornadoes with Storm Chasing Adventure tours.

I have had a keen interest in severe weather from a young age and I was
fortunate enough to see my first tornado whilst chasing last year.
 
Seeing a tornado for the first time was truly an amazing experience, it certainly
got the heart pumping. every day is like an adventure who knows where you will
end up and what you might see.
 
Regardless if you see a tornado or not its an experience of a lifetime and one
not to be missed. I look forward to travelling with you all in 2009.










Wendi Denning, Guide/Driver Tour TBA
I have always been scared of death of storms, and what better way to seek out that fear than to travel to tornado alley and witness the most spectacular sights of storm formation. This year will be my 6th year chasing with Todd and my 3nd year as a driver for Storm Chasing Adventure Tours.  Each year, I look forward to seeing a part of the country that allows you to sit and watch as supercell storms form over the valley. Some may say your crazy and ask what are you thinking….but where else can you go to witness weather at its most intense….













Kevin Harned, Driver/Guide/Severe Storm Expert for Tour NA
tornado toursLike Todd, I've been fascinated with the weather since I was a kid. Following my dream since I was in the seventh grade, I have always wanted to learn more about the weather and how it works. I decided then that I wanted to be a meteorologist. A graduate of Purdue University, I have my degree in Synoptic Meteorology and work for the NBC affiliate, WAVE 3, in Louisville, Kentucky. I had the pleasure of documenting a ten-day tour with Todd, including everyone on board, during the 2002 season. Working in television has given me the opportunity to chase tornadoes and hurricanes and to cover floods and winter storms. It's one thing to look at a radar and warn people of what you think is coming their way... but totally different to actually see it with your own eyes. Trying to predict what nature will do and when is very humbling, but I look forward to the challenge on tour TBA during the 2008 season.













Peter Wharton, Driver/Guide, Tours TBA
This will be my 7th year chasing with Todd. My 2003 tours saw some spectacular storms, along with a great supercell in South Dakota that we chased for over six hours! This has only whetted my appetite for seeing more. This may well become my annual trek to the world's hotspot for severe weather. I'm a business consultant living in New Zealand, and have been keenly interested in the weather since I was a boy growing up in Canada. I'm looking forward to driving with Todd this year, and meeting people who share my passion for the weather. With years of amateur interest in the mechanisms that fuel these storms, I'm looking forward to helping each of you experience the excitement of the chase, and to gain more understanding of Mother Nature's annual drama on the plains. Cheers, Peter













John Larew,
Driver/Guide, Tours TBA
Hi, I am from North Carolina and this will be my 8th year chasing with Storm Chasing Adventure Tours. I have been in emergency services most of my life, and have enjoyed severe weather as a hobby. Last year, I witnessed the F-3 in Oklahoma City and it was one of the most amazing events to I have ever seen. I am also a photographer and have never been disappointed by the storms we chase. Come join us in 2009 for another great chase.














Jock Mcginty, Driver/Guide, Tours NA
Hi, I’ve been chasing severe weather with Todd since 2004. In that time I’ve learned that if there is any weather out there then Todd will get you right in the path of it. 2004 was an amazing season and we saw 21 tornadoes, including 3 on the ground at once and a one-in-a-thousand clockwise rotation. Simply amazing! I’ve always had an interest in natural history and the physical forces that shape our universe, from severe weather to astronomy to volcanoes and earthquakes (my other real favourite)!! Living
and working in Indonesia I get my fair share of those events, but nothing matches the feeling of being under a 50 mile wide, rotating supercell in the great plains of America. Whether 2009 will be your first chase season or you’re a veteran returning for your annual fix, I look forward to seeing you in The Alley and sharing some awesome weather experiences.













Ryan Hoke, Guide for Tours TBA
This is by 2nd year with Todd. I'll be the first to admit that I'm obsessed with weather. Everyday presents an opportunity to experience spectacular shows put on by our atmosphere, even if it's just a passing cloud. This interest inspired me to create a weather website for the Louisville, KY area. My site, www.ryanweather.org, features weekly forecast videos, severe weather coverage, and a daily weather blog. The site has been featured on Louisville's WAVE 3 TV and receives visits from all over the world.

My severe weather coverage features live streaming video on my website. Using state of the art weather radar software for radar analysis, I can point out dangerous tornado hook echoes, damaging hail indicators, and provide vital storm information for viewers.

This upcoming season I will be a guide on tours TBA. With a live mobile weather data connection and GPS equipment, I'll be able to tell you our exact location and the locations of storms around us, along with their characteristics. We're going to have a blast this 2009 season!







Sean Feeney, Driver/Guide Tour TBA
Hi! Im Sean Feeney from Naples, Florida. Since I was a little kid I have always been fascinated with the weather. My dream was to become a Meteorologist, but ended up as a Business Owner. However, the weather has always been a hobby of mine.  This will be my 3nd year chasing with Todd. Im really looking forward to seeing natures most amazing weather phenomenons, In addition, Im looking forward to meeting new people who share the same interests.



















Mark Bubloski, Drive/Guide Tour TBA
Hello Everyone...Mark Bubloski here from Naples, Fl.  Weather is something that has always interested me. While my friends were watching Cartoons I was watching the Weather Channel.  Since moving to Florida in 2003, I have had the opportunity to have gone through Hurricane Charlie (2004) and Wilma (2005). Im ready to check a few more weather phenomena off my checklist. This will be my 3nd year chasing with Todd. The storm chasing experience is even more rewarding when you can share it with people with the same respect and interest. Buckle Up and Lets hit the road!














.Please Remember.......

We will NOT be confined to the region around , Amarillo, Texas or Denver, Colorado.

tornadochasingWe will do what it takes to get you to the best area we think is most likely to experience tornado activity on any given day. Even with the high cost of gasoline, this will not deter us from going to the best spot for tornado formation across Tornado Alley and throughout the Midwest.

You are paying good money to see severe supercells and tornadoes, and we will do whatever it takes to make it happen.
















These storm chasing tours are not for people who cannot handle spending many hours traveling on the road in SUV's. If you are one of them, please don't come with us. To be in the right place at the right time, extensive driving time is required. Of course, the ride is very comfortable! We travel an average of 2,500 miles on "6-Day" tours . Of course, all this driving gives you the grand tour of rural America and Tornado Alley. We expect to cover Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, eastern Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, eastern Montana, eastern Wyoming, and other mid-America states during the season.

News Media Coverage of Storm Chasing Adventure Tours

See our video shown on NBC NEWS click here. If you need a RealOne Player get it here.
Read about us when CBS 48 HOURS went with us. click here.
Read About us when Star Tribune went with us for 1 week. click here.

Members of the news media are always welcome on our tours. We look forward to working with The Weather Channel and other news media outlets in 2008. Storm Chasing Adventure Tours has been covered by:

  • CNN-TV News, 2002 -2003
  • FOX NEWS, 2002 -2003
  • RTL-TV, 2002
  • NBC-TV News, July 20, 2001
  • CNBC-TV, July 20, 2001
  • MSNBC-TV, July 20, 2001
  • NBC-TV, The Today Show, July 21, 2001
  • Star Tribune, July 8, 2001
  • The Weather Network-TV in Canada, 2001
  • UK Evening Standard, November 17, 2000
  • The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) From London TV, June 27, 1999
  • The Discovery Channel TV, June 14, 1999
  • CBS-TV, 48 HOURS, July 27, 2000
  • The Sunday Star Ledger, January 21, 2001
  • Travel Holiday Magazine, May, 2000
  • Outside Magazine (Family vacations), Summer Planner 2000
  • The World-Herald, May 18, 2000
  • Salem, Oregon, Statesman, June, 2000
  • Money Magazine, 1999
  • The Weather Channel, 2000 -2002
  • Japan Radio, February, 2000
  • We have been featured in numerous television documentaries and newscasts, and in over 300+ newspapers and magazine articles and videos from around the world.

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