What is the record for longest time in a tornado warned storm

[Rocky Rascovich]

And I was one of those who experienced that amazing storm... and maybe the ONLY ONE that did not see ANY tornadoes. I chased that event in our high topped conversion van which I swore I would never do again after that day. A couple of different times, I nearly was blown off the road in 60mph+ inflow winds, almost flooded out my vehicle and for about an hour was caught in the core of the storm with blinding rain, hail up to golfball size, sudden gusts of wind from just about every direction. And to top it off, for some reason, an over active bladder that day where I was hunting for a bathroom or pulling over at least once an hour! It was one of the most frustrating chases ever. If I only got through the flooded streets in Stockton and headed south a little ways, I would have seen at least a couple of those tornadoes.

 

[B. Kendrick]

I know this isn't anything compared to some of the others, but I have stayed on a tornado warned storm for about 3 1/2 hours on April 21, 2007.

 

[David Drummond]

I remember a chase back in May 29, 2001. The storm and chase started at Littlefield, TX, northwest of Lubbock and ended on the same storm where it died near Walters, OK, in southern OK just across the border from Wichita Falls, TX. A chased the single tornadic storm for 12 hours and 313 miles, which I believe still ranks today as the longest single supercell I ever chased. I don't recall exactly how long it was tornado warned, but if memory serves it was about 80% of it's life.

Saw some incredible stuff that day. I remember a lot of discussion about what was and wasn't a tornado that day, but just by pure textbook definition I saw 6 tornadoes. A very incredible day and still ranks up there as one of my alltime favorite chases.

 

[Brian Stertz]

Mine was a supercell which tracked from near Aspermont into the DFW Metroplex and beyond 4/5/03. Pretty nasty hailer with a few tornadoes. I chased this day with Rich and Ryan Thies. We luckliy avoided doom and 4" hailbombs along the way. Some were not so fortunate.

 

[afischer]

On 05/07/05 I chased a tornadic supercell initiating near Norton, KS at 3:30 PM, all the way to near Fullerton, NE (letting it go for a second storm) about 7:30 PM, for a total of nearly 4 hours. The storm was a bear to keep up with, moving at 40-45+ mph (and due northeast from 225 degrees, no less).

On 8/24/06 I chased tornadic storm as it initiated near the MO river northwest of Pierre, SD by 3:00 PM, all the way to near Howard, SD around 8:30 PM... over 5 hours. The storm was very tough to chase initially given the lack of highways in that part of central SD, though the gravel roads were in good shape (the area was under an extreme drought).

 

[Jeff Russell]

6-12-04 Mulvane day. We started out around 4:30pm sitting in lawnchairs in front of the storm (Drummond took a short nap), ended up east of Atlanta after all the tornadoes were done. Drank a few celebratory beers while David and Graham snapped lightning shots until about 10pm.

Atlanta? Wow, you must have been doing 150+ mph.

Atlanta, KS, not Atlanta, GA

Though if Shane and David ever chase a storm to my Atlanta, all the beers are on me!

 

[Dennis Sherrod]

Atlanta, KS, not Atlanta, GA

Though if Shane and David ever chase a storm to my Atlanta, all the beers are on me!

Don't tell them that ! They will have storms all over Atlanta by tomorrow.

 

[Jeff Russell]

Don't tell them that ! They will have storms all over Atlanta by tomorrow.

Really, how much can two men drink?

 

[Dave Marshall]

February 17, 2008 I picked up a tornadic supercell southwest of Troy, AL and rode it about 300 miles, pretty much right back to my front door. About the time it reached Macon, GA it merged with the squall line it had been running in front of.

It dropped a number of tornadoes, the largest of which was an F2 that struck Roberta, GA and killed 1 person. I believe the total chase time was on the order of 5.5 hours, but the tornado warning lapsed once or twice. It was *almost* continuous though.