Storms Of The Great Plains : Sunset Showdown

Featuring Caleb Elliott & Skip Talbot | A Tornado Chase Documentary

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Storms Of The Great Plains : Sunset Showdown is the premiere episode of Storms of the Great Plains (2013), following a full day of tornado intercepts across central Kansas. Featured storm chasers Caleb Elliott & Skip Talbot provided aerial and ground-based perspectives under Wx-Pilot.com, now part of Vortex Media LLC.

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Storm chaser Caleb Elliott and Skip Talbot chasing a tornado warned supercell thunderstorm in a cessna 182 over Kansas in May 2012. Caleb and Skip flying across Kansas in pursuit of supercells and tornados
Storm chaser Caleb Elliott and Skip Talbot chasing a tornado warned supercell thunderstorm in a cessna 182 over Kansas in May 2012. Looking up at Cessna flying towards supercell thunderstorm.
Storm chaser Caleb Elliott and Skip Talbot chasing a tornado warned supercell thunderstorm in a cessna 182 over Kansas in May 2012. View of Wall cloud under the wing of a Cessna

Chase Timeline

Morning Forecast

Team monitors radar and selects target corridor in central Kansas.

Supercell Formation

Cloud towers rise; rotation develops; teams position for intercept.

Sunset Tornado

Rope tornado forms, captured beautifully against the sunset horizon.

Meet the Storm Chasers

storm chaser Caleb Elliott standing in front of the Boeing 737-800 he flies.

Caleb Elliott

Aerial Storm Chasing | Wx-Pilot / Vortex Media LLC

Skip Talbot

Skip Talbot

Storm Chaser | SKIP.CC

Key Highlights

Multiple supercells tracked across central Kansas, from morning setup to sunset tornado.

Captured at sunset, highlighting the beauty and intensity of Plains storms.

Caleb Elliott & Skip Talbot provide dual perspectives for cinematic storm coverage.

Learn more about storm chasing, tornado safety, and projects under Wx-Pilot.com (now part of Vortex Media LLC).

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