Storm chasing tours

[mattbell]

I think seeing a very large intense storm formation with a tornado is probably just as mindblowing as seeing the aurora borealis or a total solar eclipse.  It should be on one of those once-in-a-lifetime lists.  

As it turns out, there are now professional storm chasing vacation operations such as this group who specialize in providing you the chance to experience severe weather, including tornados, from a safe distance.  Apparently there are enough tornados that they can provide fixed 6-day trips 

They also offer on-demand tours that are booked last-minute on a flexible schedule when the weather looks like it's going to get super nasty.  For these you pay per day (it's around $250/day), and presumably get more tornados per day and per dollar than the fixed tours.  If you have a flexible work setup, it could be a good way to go.

Is anyone interested?  This would be in May-June 2011.  Since it will involve a lot of driving and sitting in vans in between weather events, it would be much more fun to do it with friends.