Do the best stormchasers have a "psychic" ability to find tornadoes?

[Robert Dewey]

It's easy, who needs model data when you can call this hotline? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6UTxKKhqfk

EDIT: Actually posted this *before* reading the thread. I assumed, given the small fanfare on Facebook several days ago, that it was not a good read. You know what they say about people who assume...

 

[Dean Baron]

Here are my thoughts on this thread:

 

[Bob Hartig]

Okay, I'll admit that's funny! But now let's move back on topic, please. While a little humor is fine, this thread has generated some serious and insightful discussion that should not be derailed. Thank you.

 

[Karen St John]

There's alway intuition. Supposedly the province of women, we just look at the little details, and listen to our inner voice.

 

[Stephen Levine]

Thank you, Karen. I believe that intuition is knowing without knowing, seeing without seeing. This goes for weather forecasting as well as every other aspect of life. Some people may call this "psychic" ability, some may call it a "sixth sense". Either way, intuition or whatever one might wish to call it frequently flies in the face of data/logic/interpretation based on past experience. When intuition or that "still small voice within" speaks and we argue with it through data-driven logic, we may find ourselves losing out on key opportunities that we otherwise might have experienced.

 

[rdale]

Or you can agree with it and still lose out on key opportunities because you ignored the signs and data in front of you... I wouldn't consider it something of value unless you've been doing this a LOOONNNGGG time.

 

[Karen St John]

Thank you, Karen. I believe that intuition is knowing without knowing, seeing without seeing. This goes for weather forecasting as well as every other aspect of life. Some people may call this "psychic" ability, some may call it a "sixth sense". Either way, intuition or whatever one might wish to call it frequently flies in the face of data/logic/interpretation based on past experience. When intuition or that "still small voice within" speaks and we argue with it through data-driven logic, we may find ourselves losing out on key opportunities that we otherwise might have experienced.

Even intuition requires background information, and the ability to understand it. It involves also reading less than obvious information...and processing it in the background. Human beings do that when they allow themselves, and it opens things up.

I like that "still small voice within" notion. If that voice is informed...it can speak to power.

 

[Danny Neal]

When you can chase every single set up on your parent's money of course you are going to bag more than a few more than your blue-collared chaser will. I could sit in Oklahoma City all spring and probably see quite a few tornadoes. Why? Not because I am psychic, but because that is a statistical hot spot. It is all about recognition. Recognizing patterns, recognizing boundaries, recognizing storm structure. A lot of times the people who score usually bounce storm to storm until they get on one that looks "good." That is where skill comes in. The only psychic aspects of chasing are some of the new high resolution models that will futurecast where storms will blow up.... and even those are no where near 100% reliable.

 

[Jason Boggs]

When you can chase every single set up on your parent's money of course you are going to bag more than a few more than your blue-collared chaser will.

You mean like Andy Gabrielson

 

[Danny Neal]

I actually had a couple others in mind, but if the shoe fits. It is one thing to go around chasing all the time.... but some of these people like to look down on others who weren't blessed with a wealthy family. My bad for having three jobs to make ends meet. Their passion obviously >>>>> mine

 

[Wes Carter]

It's easy, who needs model data when you can call this hotline? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6UTxKKhqfk

EDIT: Actually posted this *before* reading the thread. I assumed, given the small fanfare on Facebook several days ago, that it was not a good read. You know what they say about people who assume...

...the position? They usually get...