Even if you do not see a tornado, chances are very good that you will at least see some very unique storm structure and severe storms. Your chance of seeing a tornado really depends on the type of large-scale weather pattern that is in place during your particular tour, particularly during the early tours. It is impossible to forecast in advance which atmospheric pattern will be in place for your particular tour. There can be minor variations in these patterns that may allow part of the tour to see increased or decreased activity. To help improve your odds of seeing a tornado we picked our tour dates to correspond to the climatological peak of the Plains and Midwest tornado season.
Nobody is perfect.
Every single chaser makes mistakes and plenty of them. But after being out there for a few years, a tour operator should have amassed enough material worthy of displaying on his or her web site. The Silver Lining Tour staff has veteran storm chasers with years of chasing experience, and two of which have advanced degrees in meteorology who are amongst the top tornado forecasters in the country. One tour company uses past costumers to drive their tour vans. You should always ask for credentials of your tour guide drivers.