Jealous of our adventures? Now you can chase like a Titan on a Rapid Rotation Storm Tour! The 2013 storm season is right around the corner, and we’re ready to put all our storm chasing expertise to work for you. Make your next vacation or holiday an adventure, and experience a trip like no other!

Make your dream a reality – book a tour today!

Rapid Rotation’s Chris McBee captured this beautiful tornado near Cherokee, OK on April 14, 2012.

Tour Arrival and Departure

Most tours will begin and end in Oklahoma City, at a hotel near Will Rogers World Airport (airport code OKC). The last two tours of the season will start and end near Denver International Airport (airport code DEN). Tour fees do not include your travel to and from the staging hotel, so please plan accordingly. Make sure you schedule your travel for the day before the tour begins and the day after it ends. We’re on a strict schedule and must leave on time! We will meet you at the hotel on the Sunday morning of your tour week for a brief orientation before leaving to begin our drive to the day’s target area.

What to Bring

Please pack lightly. Because of cargo restrictions, we are forced to limit everyone to one medium-sized suitcase and a personal item such as a backpack or purse. We will do our best to accommodate as much luggage as possible, but please understand that space is limited. Most hotels will have laundry facilities available. We recommend you pack the following:

• Clothing for both hot and cooler weather – rain and wind can quickly make weather conditions much colder!
• Long Pants
• Rubber-soled shoes
• MP3 player or other personal music device, with headphones
• Camera!
• Chargers for electronic devices (AC power outlets will be available in the van for charging)

When Traveling

We use 15-passenger vans with the last row of seats removed to accommodate luggage. We only seat two passengers in each row, so every seat is a window seat. This means there will only be six or seven patrons per van, which maximizes comfort and viewing capabilities once we’re near a storm. Whenever possible, we will get out of the vans to take pictures and video, but this is not always possible due to rain, hail, and lightning.

On the road, we will do our best to get the group to an area where severe weather is possible. Unfortunately there are some days, even during storm season, when severe weather just isn’t going to happen. On these days, we will travel to any nearby tourist attractions. In addition, some days will be “travel days” where we will drive all day to get to the next day’s target.

Chasing after dark can be quite dangerous, and is not something we will generally do with a tour group, so don’t expect any all-nighters. We will try to stop somewhere for a sit-down meal when possible, but there may be days when fast food is our only option and we don’t arrive at the hotel until late at night. Please bear with us–it’s all in the interest of seeing as many storms as possible!

Lookeba, OK Tornado on May 24, 2011 captured by Chris McBee. Book your storm chasing vacation now!

2013 Tour Schedule

Most tours will begin and end in Oklahoma City, at a hotel near Will Rogers World Airport (airport code OKC). The last two tours of the season will start and end near Denver International Airport (airport code DEN). Tour fees do not include your travel to and from the staging hotel, so please plan accordingly. Make sure you schedule your travel for the day before the tour begins and the day after it ends. We’re on a strict schedule and must leave on time! We will meet you at the hotel on the Sunday morning of your tour week for a brief orientation before leaving to begin our drive to the day’s target area. Our tours are eight nights and seven consecutive chase days, and include transportation between the airport and hotel. The cost of each tour is $2250 for a seven day trip!

One Day Storm Chasing Tours

Don’t have a whole week to chase storms with us? No problem! In addition to week long chase tours, Rapid Rotation Tours is now offering single day tours for prospective guests! You simply sign up on a day tour interest list free of charge and we will do the rest to ensure you get a chance to chase with us! If Rapid Rotation has seats available on the week of a chase, you will be contacted if you live in the area the chase will take place. When you let us know your contact info, where you live and how far you are willing to travel, we will do our best to meet your needs! Cost of day tours is $300 per day.

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