IanM

Hi Christina, welcome to the forum. If you're after clouds and lightning then you've come to the right place! Both tours are good, so far the guys on Tour 1 have seen 8 tornadoes in 4 days, last year tour 2 bagged some amazing storms and tornadoes too, so it really comes down to which dates work best for you. We can't promise a tornado, but we do work very hard to make sure you see as much as possible, and clouds & lightning will always play a part :-) Ian

Snap, I'm on that flight too, so we can all bundle into my car stateside.

An amazing day, this is what happens when I miss T1 for the first time in 6 years! Great positioning on this one, best ever I think.

Thanks Steve I noticed this earlier and it then fixed itself before I could screen grab it, I'll feed it back to the techies. Ian

Hi The main difference is the extra detail as it is based on new 500m resolution data sriram, compared to the existing 1km. there's some comparison pics in this thread - https://forum.netweather.tv/topic/84002-new-500-metre-rainfall-radar-first-look/#entry3259269 Ian

Hi Picking a best date is a tough one, all the tours usually catch decent storms and every year is different. I'd say T4 is a bit different to the first three because it is usually up on the northern plains, which makes it more of a unique experience, but weather wise it's impossible to call. We usually collect from the airport, though some guests like to fly in a day early to acclimatise before the tour starts and we'll let everyone know which hotel would be best (our usual Dallas start point, The Best Western in Irving is shut for refurbishment next year, so I'll have to do a bit of hunting around to confirm where we'll be. Single travellers are very welcome, and we will always try to put like minded people together for room sharing, or there is the option to reserve a single room for a surcharge. We tend to have less down time than some other tour companies as we know just how storm starved most Brits are, so we will chase anything that looks interesting rather than waiting for moderate risk days. When we do get a day or two to relax we try to visit interesting places, national parks or spend some time mooching around downtown in local cities, and we have had some competitive crazy golf tournaments in the past. In the evenings we've been known to bowl, or find a decent place to eat with added entertainment (like the Big Texan Steak Ranch - which might not be on your shortlist...) We can't make guarantees about the weather, it does what it does, all we can do is try our hardest to make sure you get to see the best of what the weather has to offer. Foodwise, most places on the road have vegetarian options, but it can be quite a restricted choice in 'mom & pop' diners. We've had vegetarians tour a few times and I don't think any wasted away while travelling but I'm not sure if we've had a vegan on tour before. You're right, Walmart is everywhere and you can stock up with snacks there for nibbling in the car. Feel free to email via the contact options on the site if you have any other questions. Ian

Sprites nailed it, it's known as a rolling shutter, the curse of filming on compact and dslr cameras.

Great to see so many familiar names on the guest list, and a lot of newbies too. Seeing a first time chasers face as a supercell comes to life is brilliant, camera left forgotten dangling on its strap as everything unfolds. Don't forget, if you can round up a couple of friends to chase there's a 'Friend finder' discount to claim too.

I've not seen any problems, but will get the guys to check out the server stats to be sure.

It's definitely not flat, crouched with bum on your heels and head near the knees is the most often quoted position - so the shortest route to ground is through the bum to the feet.

I will have a supply of autographed merchandise up for sale this afternoon, form an orderly queue...

Smallest supercell ever? Very cool pics.

Nice structure! That's the one thing I missed this year on T1

Amazing video of yesterdays supercells - it was so close to dropping a tornado at one point! Brilliant work from Ian Carruthers, thanks for sharing.

Ha, that first funnel was a proper tease. ps I hate you all, I'm doing 9 tours next year

Best get there early with a picnic, and throw some towels over the best stopping places :-)

Great shot, the little glimpse of lightning at the top left is cool too.

It's 2am in Colorado, and I'm guessing that everyone has had a couple of cold beers and is trying to get the adrenaline under control before it all starts again tomorrow, so I borrowed a couple of the photo's from the team to share here, hopefully we'll get more added by the guys and guests later when they surface : Nick F's twins Lovely structure as well as tornadoes today, another from Nick Another view of the tornado from Paul, you can see the green tint of huge hail in the meso And Dave sums it up nicely. PS that needs washing :-)

I lost the battle with sleep last night. Good to see something kicked off, it looked like sunburn was the high risk up to midnight :-)

I don't know what you mean Officer :-)

Cheers Nick, love the striations in the updraft on the 4th pic

Denver-Bennett for me, just because I know where they are :-)

Good hunting out there, hopefully we can watch the stream later if the signal plays ball and see some amazing pics as the storms roll in!

Very nice Andy, thanks for sharing

Cheers Tom It's always a pleasure to share a tour with you, and your updates have been great this year!