Hello,
My Name is Bill Gargan. As you can tell storm chasing has and will always be one of my favorite hobbies. I am a Meteorologist for the NWS in TOP. I recieved a BS in Mathematics from Wayne State University (Detroit, MI), BS in Meteorology from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) and an MS in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK). My job as meteorologist is actually my favorite hobby. I wold say chasing and creating a chase forecast are my second favorite hobbies.
I chase with my Wife Nancy and she is a good navigator and photographer. We both like to travel and see the country side across the great Plains and across the country. Nancy’s hobby is wine and I join her on winery vacations out to CA, OR and WA. She introduced me to big red wines back in 2004 and I’ve enjoyed big reds along with all other types of wines.
I chased with my best friend David Gold from 1991-2007. Since David is now raising two daughters and lives in Houston, TX with his wife, Heather, we only get to chase together on rare occasions.
David and I founded the tour company Silver Lining Tours together in 1996. Once I got hired by the NWS in 1998 I could not longer be a full time tour operator. From 1999-2007, I went out with David on one SLT tour that we eventually named the Master Class Tour. David and Roger Hill became owners of SLT in 1998, and David sold SLT to Roger and Caryn Hill in 2013. I’m sure Roger and Caryn will continue to grow SLT through the years, as David did through the first 14 years of SLT.
This site will be used to document my past and present storm chases. I will be updating a weather link page with all my favorite weather related sites.