storm chasing
15 May 2012 Storm Chase – Pictures
I will add more screen grabs to this post by Friday (and update this text), but here’s a handful of shots that I’ve gotten so far: Video and chase log will be up by the end of the weekend!
Storm chasing in 2012
Now that we have turned the corner into 2012, it is time to start getting plans ready for my 2012 Chasecation. This year will be a lot different, as I have a more flexible looking calendar from mid May to mid June to spend two weeks out in the Great Plains. I really wish I [...]
Hurricane Irene – Tracking and Chase Potential
Now that we’re getting within a reasonable amount of forecast accuracy, I figured it’s time to make a post about Irene and my chasing prospects. The models have been consistently trending east with Irene for the past couple of days, but the most recent runs have inched back west as the synoptic setup out west [...]
26 May 2011 Storm Chase – Chase log and pictures
Had some fun chasing in southern PA… originally had targeted further east to stay out of the more mountainous terrain, but we worked over to I-81 S from Hagerstown, PA late in the afternoon as cells were getting tornado-warned in MD and WV. We intercepted a cell that ended up producing a tornado about a [...]
23 May 2011 Storm Chase (Pt. 1 of 2) – Summary and videos
After debating between a PA and southern VA target, Jason and I decided to head south towards the better instability. While several tornadoes were reported in PA, the day was not a disappointment as we caught multiple funnel clouds and a possible tornado on video. We started the trip stuck in traffic. After heading out [...]
April 28, 2011 Chase Pictures
Just the one quick upload for now… will add more to this post as I get through footage. Finishing up the final prep. for the Plains chase! Got in a tornado-warned cell just SW of Elizabeth City along Rt. 17. It looked like it could be fun, but aside from some vivid lightning and a [...]
We leave on May 1st
After some deliberation, Jason, Ian and I have decided to leave Sunday, May 1st (returning on the 15th). Jason and I picked up a few chase items for the trip, and everything’s on schedule as of now. The models are still trying to decipher the pattern going into the first week of May, but things [...]
