Anyone chasing Hurricane Ivan?

[Stuart Robinson]

Anyone chasing Hurricane Ivan?

I leave the UK Sunday on route to Tampa to chase down Ivan – Really I don’t want to get into a debate over the ethics of hurricane chasing – but if anyone else here is planning a Ivan chase can you email me your contact cell phone numbers – I would like to have some contacts the ground.

All the best

Stu (at) ukweatherworld.co.uk

 

[B Ozanne]

Good luck. I hope you have been keeping up with this forum, lots of special circumstances to consider after Frances. This is a must read:

http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3534

In short, expect massive gasoline shortages and strict curfews.

I'm not too sure about the American chasers, many who went for Frances are still recovering after that epic.

 

[Bridget Beddow]

I wish I could say I was but I would like to be fully prepared to go off chasing a hurricane, and just don't have everything I need as of yet. Hopefully one will come swinging by NC for stormwatching sake this year.

 

[Shane Adams]

Uh, no

 

[Amos Magliocco]

I found a voicemail on my cellphone this morning from someone chasing Ivan. He said, "If you plan on chasing this one and driving down, you better bring about ten extra gallons of gas in seperate containers. And you're going to need to bring---"

At that point I deleted the voicemail. LOL. I love stormchasing, but not that much. I have followed the Weathervine adventures pretty closely for each of the last two canes. Frankly, it sounds like a real pain in the butt. I'll watch the video.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Im considering a chase for this one. My thoughts on whether or not to chase seemed more appropriate for the Target Area forecast thread, so I posted them there:

http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/viewtopic....p?p=38820#38820

 

[Zachary Fradella]

I am in New Orleans if the system comes anywhere near here I am gone. I will only go to higher ground so If the system happens to come here I will give reports and video. Emergency Management very worried.

 

[MClarkson]

ya, I will be chasing Ivan. As previously mentioned, dont forget to buy extra gas.. There was no gas available on the east coast of florida at any time durring Frances, over perhaps 200 miles of I95. Ive got 2 extra tanks worth for ivan. Floridas panhandle is pretty long.

 

[Blake McCammon]

Well, Once I get older and richer I might be up for a few storm chasings, but as of now all I can do is stand back and watch the news on these storms !

 

[MClarkson]

I plan on moving out on I10 towards ~pensacola tommorow night. I want to be near my final position at dawn wednesday, giving us plenty of daylight to scout around.

anyone have any guesses what the gas situation in tallahasee is going to be like?

 

[Robert Dewey]

Sure wish I was there for the landfall. One thing I like about storm chasing besides tornadoes, is incredible wind gusts - Which obviously is present in hurricanes.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Probably will be leaving early Tuesday morning from Raleigh, arriving in Pensacola by sunset. Truck is packed and ready to go, just awaiting some new info from the models and NHC advisories. 5AM will be the deciding time.

How much stuff do you bring on a hurricane chase?

[Broken External Image]:http://wvlightning.com/ivan/supplies.jpg

There's about 7 more bags of food/snacks in the cab. That *should* cover it, I hope.

 

[Bridget Beddow]

The beer is in the cooler right??

 

[Geoff Boyle]

Originally posted by Bridget Beddow
The beer is in the cooler right??

Yeah, it goes well with killing time. The torrent of rain feels less colder too.

 

[MClarkson]

ya that looks exactly like the back of my car.

about the same amount of water and gatorade, 24 gallons of gas on the roof, a bunch of snack food and a case of MREs.