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

Ready for adventure.  You're looking at the real deal.  The Tempest Tours team of veteran storm chasers have a combined 100 years experience chasing storms.  It's in their blood.  Some were chasing tornadoes long before Twister was scribbled on a napkin by Michael Crichton.
Photo by Marcia Perez

Tempest Tours is a proud sponsor of the TESSA 2008 National Storm Conference. The biggest event in Tornado Alley!

NOW BOOKING FOR 2009  Book your Spring 2009 storm chasing adventure now.

◄ Listen to Tempest president Martin Lisius on 103.7 Lite FM.  Courtesy of 103.7 Lite FM.

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

May 22: 10 tornadoes near Hoxie, Kansas.
May 23: 2 tornadoes near Greensburg, Kansas.
May 24: 10 tornadoes, N. Central Oklahoma.
May 29: 1 tornado, Kearney, Nebraska.
June 15: 1 tornado, Booker, Texas.

NEWS FROM THE FIELD  Tempest guests scramble to photograph a sweeping supercell near Eagle Pass, Texas on May 15th (above).  Photo by Brian Morganti.   Martin Lisius intercepted two supercells on April 7, one with a rapidly rotating wall cloud at Electra, TX (below, left), and one with a "mothership" appearance later in the evening at Windthorst, TX (below, middle-right).  Photos by Martin Lisius.

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

Tempest Tours tornado count 2003-2007: 66

Watch these new videos from Tempest Tours:

"The Perfect Chase"
Ride with the veteran Tempest Tours team as they intercept a tornado outbreak. Produced by storm chaser Martin Lisius, 7:30, WINDOWS MEDIA CLIP

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

Recent Media Coverage:

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
Storm Chasers predict active tornado season for parts of the U.S., NCTimes

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.
Images on this site are copyrighted and may not be duplicated without written permission.

Tempest Tours is a corporate member of the American Meteorological Society, National Weather Association, and the National Safety Council.  Storm footage can be licensed through StormStock.  Trademark and Copyright © Tempest Tours, Inc.