Here we go!

This is very exciting for me. I have finally believe what people who are really happy are saying about doing something successful...do what you love and the money will follow!


Well, I am not sure about the money part but this is what I love to do. I have done it by myself. I have done it for Lancaster County Nebraska. I have done it for friends. I have even done it for strangers. Sounds pretty strange, huh.


What I have done is follow weather and teach others about it. I absolutely love severe weather! And in Nebraska, that means tornadoes and thunderstorms. That's what Tornado Alley Chasers is all about. I am going to take five people out tornado chasing with me. We'll chase for a week starting May 1 and I will (hopefully) take five more people out each week until about the end of June when tornado season starts to slow down.


We'll chase in Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado, and Northern Kansas. No, I don't plan to chase in Missouri or Arkansas because of the hills and the trees or Oklahoma and Texas because of the crowds. If you can't see the tornado coming, and you are stuck in traffic and can't get out of the way, why chase? I chase in wide open country where we can see the little storm bust the cap and become a super cell tornado producer that roars across the plains. Sound like fun?


The truth is, you may not see one. Tornadoes are really quite rare. So, expect some down-time. Some chasers take you to a hotel and wait for the next event. Not me. I love this country and you will get to see some of the beauty. If we are close, and the weather goes South, we can take side trips to The Black Hills and Mount Rushmore. If we sneak out to Wyoming, we might stop at the Devil's Tower. If we are in North Central Nebraska, the beautiful Niobrara River  and tubing might be on the agenda. And if we are near Denver, there are all kinds of things to do.


We'll also help out. Storm chasers have a bad reputation with emergency management folks because they drive by hurting people in order to catch the storm. Not us. We'll stop. We'll help. If people are hurt, they come first.


Don't expect to see me writing all of this either. Part of the adventure will be a "log blog" written by the people who go along. Won't that be fun?