Turpin, OK Landspout 6/15/02  Bartlett, CO Tornado 5/25/10  Black Hills Thunder Storms June, 2006    Roscoe, SD Elephant Trunk 5/22/10  Chappell, NE Tornado 6/10/04  Bowdle, SD Wedge Tornado 5/22/10

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Welcome to Rich Hamel's storm chasing page!  Despite living in Massachusetts (about as far from chase country as you can get in the USA) I get out to the plains and chase as often as I can, and even chase in Mass. when weather permits. On this page you'll find photos and descriptions of the best storm chase days I've experienced, and some of the other sights of interest I've seen on my storm chasing trips. All pictures found on this website were taken by me unless otherwise noted and are strictly copyrighted. I am available to give talks on storm chasing and tornado forecasting in the greater Boston area. If you are interested in setting up a lecture, or have any questions or comments about this site, please feel free to contact me.  

Chase Day Pages by Year:

2001: My first chase year and first supercell near New Ulm, MN.
 


June 10, 2004 north of Chappell, Nebraska
 

2002: My first tornado: A landspout near Turpin, OK.
 
2003: Including a big tornado day, May 15th on the Texas Panhandle.
 
2004: Including the June 10th, Chappell, NE tornado, the best I've seen to date!
 
2005: Lots of good chasing in West Texas and Colorado.
 

2006: Well, at least the scenery was good! OK, a couple of good storms.
 
2007: My first South Dakota tornado and a lot more.
 
2008: Best chasing I'd seen until the banner 2010 season, 14 tornadoes in 10 days!
 

Are you interested in seeing some of this stuff for yourself? Come on tour with Silver Lining Tours! 
2009: A slow year, but we still managed to chase 7 of 10 days and saw the best twilight storm of my chasing career.
 
2010: My best year of chasing! 17 tornadoes in 6 different states over a 10 day period!
2011: A successful but frantic chase year: 11 tornadoes and 5 consecutive tornado days, but also marked by a very close call in Joplin, MO on May 22nd.
 
Assorted Shots:  These shots are a variety of pictures I've taken out on the plains. Some of them are nice storm shots not worthy of their own individual pages while others are just neat scenic things I've seen out there.
Media: A few of the opportunities I've had to talk to various media sources.
Video: Videos of some of the better tornadoes I've seen (also in the individual year pages).

Coming Soon, my Princeton, MA Father's Day tornado of 2001 thesis research page.

Favorite Links: Useful or interesting weather and storm chasing links.
 

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