April 21, 2008: Maysville, OK Supercell

On April 21st, 2008 Simon Brewer intercepted a supercell near Maysville, OK, which produced frequent lightning and large hail. The storm developed along the dryline in Central OK in the late evening. Simon documented quater-size hail, but much larger hail was reported by other chasers in the precipitation core of the storm.

April 7 , 2008: Electra, TX Tornado

On April 7th, 2008 Tom Santillo, Jim Bishop, Simon Brewer, and Cory Rundquist documented documented a tornado northwest of Electra, TX. Heavy precipitation wrapped around the tornado, so it was uncertain how long the tornado event lasted. The chasers witnessed a condensation funnel connect with the ground briefly early in the tornado's life cycle as a small multi vortex. The tornado became rain-wrapped and invisible to the chasers later to become briefly visible as a stout cone/stovepipe only to disappear behind the rain again, and then become visible as a long rope in the latter stages of the tornado event cycle. The supercell became elevated and never produced another tornado.

March 31, 2008: Southeastern Oklahoma Supercells

On March 31st, 2008 Simon Brewer, Shawn Maroney, and Cory Rundquist documented 3 supercells in Southeastern OK. The storm chasers documented golfball to baseball-size hail with one hailstone measured at 3.25 inches in diameter. The storm chasers followed the main supercell of the day from Madill, OK to north of Hugo, OK.

March 30, 2008: Western Oklahoma Supercells

On March 30th, 2008 Simon Brewer documented 2 supercells in Western Oklahoma near Cordell, Rocky and Binger. He documented large hail; a few stones at 2.5 inches in diameter (one near Rocky and a few more stones south of Cloud Chief).

March 18-19, 2008 Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe National Parks (NM and TX Respectively)

On March 18-19th, 2008 Simon Brewer and Anna Morrell traveled to Carlsbad Caverns Nat. Park in southeastern New Mexico and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in southwestern Texas. The chasers witnessed spectacular rock formations over 700 ft below the surface in the caves of Carlsbad Caverns, and then climbed to the top of Texas on Guadalupe Peak at 8,749 ft.

March 17, 2008 West Texas Supercells

On March 17th, 2008 Simon Brewer and Anna Morrell intercepted a 2 supercells near Abilene, TX. There was low CAPE and a strong CAP, which inhibitted supercells developing along the dryline in west Texas. The chasers captured some lightning photos near dark on an elevated supercell northeast of Abilene, TX.

March 2, 2008 Eagle City, OK Tornado

On March 2nd, 2008 Simon Brewer intercepted a tornadic supercell in western Oklahoma north of I-40. The storm produced a tornado near Eagle City northwest of Watonga. The tornado was intermitently on the ground for several minutes until a very well defined cold front undercut the storm northeast of Eagle City, OK.

February 11, 2008 Rare Compact Texas MCS

On February 11th, 2008 Mark McGowen intercepted a rare tightly packed mcs south-southwest of Houston, TX. The compact complex of storms developed during the afternoon and continued into the night. Analysis of radar, surface, and UPA data suggests the strong circulation in the storm was not a supercellular-mesocyclone, but instead a meso-low driven by latent heating of the low and mid-levels of the storms.