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May 28, 2014

Day 4 – Tour is over…or is it?

It wasn’t really news when Lanny announced to us that the tour was basically over during our morning meeting. The setup over the plains started to look more and more like summer weather leaving us stranded with absolutely nothing to work with. I am glad I hadn’t followed through with my plan to buy a...
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May 27, 2014

Day 3 – 5% tornado risk turned to 0%

The reports we got last night was that today was going to be quite intense with even better shear and great instability. SPC had a Slight Risk in our area and a 5% tornado risk where we were positioned for the day. The next couple of days looked crappy so I realized this could very...
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anti-cyclonic landspout
May 26, 2014

Day 2 – Lots of wall clouds and a nice land spout

This day turned out much better than our previous bust day. The shear was much bettter and most parameters looked ok. Since we were well positioned in Lubbock, TX, already we didn’t have to drive far for our first catch. The storms fired up early as well so we had a long and good chase...
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May 25, 2014

Day 1: Semi-promising day turned to bust

I arrived a mess to my hotel in Tulsa after about 6 hours of sleep in total the last 48 hours or something. Phew! On Sunday morning we started Day 1 on the tour with Extreme Chase Tours. I didn’t use my newly acquired forecasting skills but just checked SPC website who showed a Slight...
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May 25, 2014

Soooo tired, but on my way

I have been waiting for this day ever since I booked my tour in January but now I am finally on my way! I am currently sitting at Dallas / Fort Worth airport waiting for my last flight to Tulsa. I am super tired since my flight was at 7.30 am and I had to...
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May 21, 2014

Only a few days left for this season’s chase!

I have been awaiting this week since this winter when I booked my tour with Extreme Chase Tours. I have never been this prepared for a tour after my two week, full-time studies and some armchair-chasing after that. I am so excited to go and I really hope we will get plenty of chase days,...
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tornado outbreak visualized by website stats
May 2, 2014

The website stats looks like a tornadic sky

StormChasingUSA.com typically peaks at times when there is an outbreak of tornadoes (given all the attention from media I guess) and typically has a higher average during tornado season. I have noticed this a couple of times when I look at my stats from the website. By reversing the image I realized this actually looked...
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hook echo
April 12, 2014

Storm chasing from home (airmchair chasing)

April 3rd was a Moderate Risk day and it was also an evening that I used for my first real armchair chasing. Armchair chasing, if you haven’t heard of it, is when you follow other storm chasers and storm reports from home. I.e. on days when you don’t have the time or ability to go...
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April 7, 2014

It’s not the wind that is dangerous – it’s what it brings

I found this video made by storm chaser Jim Edds. I think it show’s you very well why high winds are so dangerous. It’s not so much the winds that are dangerous but what they bring. The video is from a Category 4 hurricane (Charley).
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April 3, 2014

Storm chasing season is here

After a slow March it seems like the atmosphere is starting to turn beneficial for severe storms. Today is a Moderate Risk-day for a large area in the Eastern plains with a 15% risk of tornadoes in Northern Arkansas / Southern Missouri. Although this might be really bad chase territory (hilly and lots of trees,...
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