Tempest Tours

Tempest Tours, Inc.
Industry	Travel, Tourism
Founded	2000
Founder	Martin Lisius
Headquarters	Arlington, Texas
Website	tempesttours.com

Short description: U.S. travel company

Tempest Tours, Inc. is a U.S. based tour company.^[1] Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, the company takes its guests storm chasing across the Great Plains of the United States and into Canada . During tours, guests have the opportunity to learn from their staff of storm spotters, climatologists, and meteorologists on the intricacies of atmospheric science as they track and photograph storms.^[2]

Tours are held from late-April through early-July every year to coincide with peak tornado activity in Tornado Alley.^[3]

History

The company was founded in 2000 by storm chaser and filmmaker Martin Lisius. Tempest Tours started with 3 staff members including Lisius, climatologist William T. Reid, and research meteorologist Charles A. Doswell III, and one van, but have since expanded to over 15 employees with 3 vehicles.^[4] The company saw around 20 tourists in their inaugural season, but now host about 200 guests a season.^[5] Each van can hold up to 6-7 passengers.^[6]

References

↑ "Cool companies". https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/smallbusiness/1111/gallery.cool_companies/9.html.
↑ "Is Tornado Chasing Your Idea Of A Good Time? These Experts Offer Storm-Chasing Tours" (in en-US). 2021-05-24. https://www.thetravel.com/how-much-does-a-tornado-tour-cost/.
↑ "Living Magazine January 2015, Page 22" (in en-US). January 2015. http://trendmag2.trendoffset.com/publication/?i=240807&p=22&pp=1&view=issueViewer.
↑ Juergen, Michelle (2012-09-03). "Storm Chaser Turns Entrepreneur" (in en). https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/224008.
↑ Carlton, Jim (2018-05-18). "Storm-Chasing Tours Become Big—and Risky—Business" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/storm-chasing-tours-become-bigand-riskybusiness-1526646565.
↑ Tedesco, Lianna (2021-05-24). "Is Tornado Chasing Your Idea Of A Good Time? These Experts Offer Storm-Chasing Tours" (in en). https://www.thetravel.com/how-much-does-a-tornado-tour-cost/.

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[1] "Cool companies". https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/smallbusiness/1111/gallery.cool_companies/9.html.

[2] "Is Tornado Chasing Your Idea Of A Good Time? These Experts Offer Storm-Chasing Tours" (in en-US). 2021-05-24. https://www.thetravel.com/how-much-does-a-tornado-tour-cost/.

[3] "Living Magazine January 2015, Page 22" (in en-US). January 2015. http://trendmag2.trendoffset.com/publication/?i=240807&p=22&pp=1&view=issueViewer.

[4] Juergen, Michelle (2012-09-03). "Storm Chaser Turns Entrepreneur" (in en). https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/224008.

[5] Carlton, Jim (2018-05-18). "Storm-Chasing Tours Become Big—and Risky—Business" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/storm-chasing-tours-become-bigand-riskybusiness-1526646565.

[6] Tedesco, Lianna (2021-05-24). "Is Tornado Chasing Your Idea Of A Good Time? These Experts Offer Storm-Chasing Tours" (in en). https://www.thetravel.com/how-much-does-a-tornado-tour-cost/.

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