2025 National Storm Chaser Summit Feb 14-16, 2025

[Drew Terril]

It was just announced a handful of minutes ago that next year's (2025) Summit will be in Overland Park, KS. They will be putting up links for hotel rooms and the like, but from what they're saying, it will be very similar as far as facility and amenities to what it was this past year in Fort Worth.

 

[Ben Holcomb]

Looks like they already sold out of rooms for Thursday evening.

 

[Mike Smith]

I'm very familiar the Marriott Overland Park. It is a nice hotel but its meal facilities are lacking. They have so-so breakfast buffet and no restaurant for lunch or dinner.

One mile to the east, on the same road, is the Sheraton Overland Park. In my opinion, it is a much nicer, full service hotel. You can usually get a room there for $156/night. Parking is free at both hotels.

 

[Todd Lemery]

I got lucky and got a room before they sold out. My luck may have changed and will get a cloud free eclipse.

 

[Ben Holcomb]

A tentative schedule of events has been released. Looks to be a good one

 

[JamesCaruso]

So this is a different conference than the old one that Roger Hill used to run, correct? And yet somehow they still saw fit to hold it on Valentine’s Day weekend, just like the old one?!? What is it about that particular weekend that makes it seem ideal for a storm chasing conference?? I think it’s ridiculous that it couldn’t be a weekend before or after, or in another month like January.

My wife has no issue with me disappearing for a weeks-long chase vacation, but I’m not going to tell her I won’t be around on Valentine’s Day.

 

[Todd Lemery]

So this is a different conference than the old one that Roger Hill used to run, correct? And yet somehow they still saw fit to hold it on Valentine’s Day weekend, just like the old one?!? What is it about that particular weekend that makes it seem ideal for a storm chasing conference?? I think it’s ridiculous that it couldn’t be a weekend before or after, or in another month like January.

My wife has no issue with me disappearing for a weeks-long chase vacation, but I’m not going to tell her I won’t be around on Valentine’s Day.

Any chance she’d go with?

 

[JamesCaruso]

Any chance she’d go with?

No way… Maybe if it was in Florida and she could hang out at the pool during the day

 

[Ben Holcomb]

Correct. Erik Fox runs this one and did a pretty good job last year.

The Valentines day thing is simple. Most of us don't have significant others or care and its a lot cheaper to rent a convention space that weekend.

For what its worth, last years summit was like Feb 2 or thereabouts.