Fun Storm Chaser Awards - Ideas???

[David Draun]

Originally posted by David Drummond+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(David Drummond)</div>

Originally posted by Tony Laubach@
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How do we nominate folks for this? Can we nominate ourseleves?

Yeppers! You can most certainly nominate yourselves! Heck, I'm nominating my car for best dressed! *LOL*

hehe throw in mine for dent of the year. :lol:[/b]

I already nominated you, Dave.

 

[David Drummond]

Originally posted by David Draun+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(David Draun)</div>

Originally posted by David Drummond+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(David Drummond)

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<!--QuoteBegin-John Diel

How do we nominate folks for this? Can we nominate ourseleves?

Yeppers! You can most certainly nominate yourselves! Heck, I'm nominating my car for best dressed! *LOL*

hehe throw in mine for dent of the year. :lol:[/b]

I already nominated you, Dave. [/b][/quote]

hehe sorry. Guess I got confused when the men in black came in and removed posts and did the little flashy thing. What was it that happened again, I don't remember a thing.

How about myself and Graham for most mileage?

I don't know how this one would fit in for hailstorms, but does anyone remember that video I had of the massive haildump that storm took over Gaines County TX back in March I think it was? Like a foot deep, shut down traffic for hours!

 

[mikegeukes]

Road Warrior Award: Dan Robinson of West Viriginia
for chasing the Plains and chasing the hurricanes.

Mike

 

[David Drummond]

Who was it that got that one storm on 5/24 I think it was in southern NE/northern KS that produced over a dozen tornadoes and they shot every one of them? That should count for some award!

 

[Shane Adams]

Originally posted by David Drummond
Who was it that got that one storm on 5/24 I think it was in southern NE/northern KS that produced over a dozen tornadoes and they shot every one of them? That should count for some award!

That's a great question as no one's actually seen video of all these tornadoes. I've seen several chasers' sites featuring 5-6 from this day, but for all the reports I've heard of 11-15 tornadoes, no one's got any pics to show for it. I'd think a day as incredible as that would receive just a tad of net coverage.

 

[mikegeukes]

David Drummond wrote:

Who was it that got that one storm on 5/24 I think it was in southern NE/northern KS that produced over a dozen tornadoes and they shot every one of them? That should count for some award!

Shane Adams wrote:

That's a great question as no one's actually seen video of all these tornadoes. I've seen several chasers' sites featuring 5-6 from this day, but for all the reports I've heard of 11-15 tornadoes, no one's got any pics to show for it. I'd think a day as incredible as that would receive just a tad of net coverage.

Here is a brief summary of the tornadoes for May 24, 2004
for south central Nebraska and north central Kansas, which
includes the counties of Nuckolls, Thayer in Nebraska and
the counties of Republic, Washington in Kansas.

MAY 24, 2004 19 TORNADOES: SC NEBRASKA, NC KANSAS

NOTE: TIME IS IN CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
2 PM CST = 3 PM CDT
3 PM CST = 4 PM CDT
4 PM CST = 5 PM CDT
5 PM CST = 6 PM CDT
6 PM CST = 7 PM CDT

02:05 PM CST to 02:10 PM CST Nuckolls County, Nebraska
6 Miles North West of Nelson to 4 Miles North West of Nelson
40°16'N / 98°09'W to 40°14'N / 98°07'W
Path Length: 2 miles -Path Width: 50 Yards -Magnitude: F0

02:20 PM CST to 02:20 PM CST Nuckolls County, Nebraska
2 Miles North West of Nelson to 2 miles North West of Nelson
40°13'N / 98°06'W to 40°13'N / 98°06'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 25 yards -Magnitude: F0

02:28 PM CST to 02:28 PM CST Nuckolls County, Nebraska
1 Mile East of Nelson to 1 Mile East South East of Nelson
40°12'N / 98°03'W to 40°12'N / 98°03'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 25 yards -Magnitude: F0

02:35 PM CST to 02:35 PM CSTNuckolls County, Nebraska
4 Miles South West of Oak to 4 Miles South West of Oak
40°12'N / 97°54'W to 40°12'N / 97°54'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 15 yards -Magnitude: F0

02:41 CST to 02:41 PM CSTNuckolls County, Nebraska
1 Mile North West of Nora to 1 Mile North West of Nora
40°11'N / 97°59'W to 40°11'N / 97°59'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 15 yards -Magnitude: F0

02:52 PM CST to 02:52 PM CST Nuckolls County, Nebraska
2 Miles North of Ruskin to 2 Miles North of Ruskin
40°11'N / 97°52'W to 40°11'N / 97°52'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 15 yards -Magnitude: F0

02:58 PM CST to 03:08 PM CST Nuckolls County, Nebraska
4 Miles South of Ruskin to 6 Miles South West of Ruskin
40°06'N / 97°52'W to 40°04'N / 97°52'W
Path Length: 2 miles -Path Width: 100 yards -Magnitude: F1

03:02 PM CST to 03:12 PM CST Thayer County, Nebraska
7 Miles South West of Deshler to 8 Miles South West of Deshler
40°05'N / 97°48'W to 40°04'N / 97°49'W
Path Length: 2 miles -Path Width: 75 yards -Magnitude: F0

03:06 PM CST to 03:20 PM CST Thayer County, Nebraska
5 Miles South West of Deshler to 4 Miles North of Byron
40°06'N / 97°47'W to 40°03'N / 97°46'W
Path Length: 2 miles -Path Width: 450 yards -Magnitude: F1

03:15 PM CST to 03:15 PM CST Republic County, Kansas
8 Miles North East of Republic to 8 Miles North East of Republic
40°00'N / 97°43'W to 40°00'N / 97°43'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

03:16 PM CST to 03:16 PM CST Nuckolls County, Nebraska
1 Mile East of Hardy to 1 Mile East South East of Hardy
40°01'N / 97°55'W to 40°01'N / 97°55'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 25 yards -Magnitude: F0

03:18 PM CST to 03:18 PM CST Republic County, Kansas
8 Miles North East of Republic to 8 Miles North East of Republic
40°00'N / 97°43'W to 40°00'N / 97°43'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

03:24 PM CST to 03:24 PM CST Republic County, Kansas
3 Miles South West of Republic to 3 Miles South West of Republic
39°53'N / 97°51'W to 39°53'N / 97°51'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

03:29 PM CST to 03:29 PM CST Thayer County, Nebraska
4 Miles East of Byron to 4 Miles East South East of Byron
40°00'N / 97°41'W to 40°00'N / 97°41'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 25 yards -Magnitude: F0

03:57 PM CST to 03:57 PM CST Republic County, Kansas
5 Miles West of Belleville to 5 Miles West North West of Belleville
39°49'N / 97°44'Wto 39°49'N / 97°44'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

04:08 PM CST to 04:08 PM CST Republic County, Kansas
1 Mile South of Narka to 1 Mile South West of Narka
39°57'N / 97°25'Wto 39°57'N / 97°25'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

04:12 PM CST to 04:12 PM CSTRepublic County, Kansas
10 Miles West of Cuba to 10 Miles West North West of Cuba
39°48'N / 97°38'W to 39°48'N / 97°38'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

04:25 PM CST to 04:25 PM CST Republic County, Kansas
2 Miles South West of Agenda to 2 Miles South West of Agenda
39°42'N / 97°28'W to 39°42'N / 97°28'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

04:29 PM CST to 04:29 PM CST Washington County, Kansas
9 Miles North West of Linn to 9 Miles North West of Linn
39°47'N / 97°12'W to 39°47'N / 97°12'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

Source: Compile from NCDC Storm Events

Other tornadoes that day in Kansas

06:25 PM CST to 06:25 PM CST Shawnee County, Kanasas
5 Miles South of Topeka to 5 Miles South West of Topeka
38°59'N / 95°41'W to 38°59'N / 95°41'W
Path Length: 1 mile -Path Width: 75 yards -Magnitude: F1

06:29 PM CST to 06:29 PM CST Wabaunsee County, Kansas
1 Mile West of Harveyville to 1 Mile West North West of Harveyville
38°47'N / 95°59'W to 38°47'N / 95°59'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

06:39 PM CST to 06:39 PM CST Wabaunsee County, Kansas
3 Miles West of Harveyville to 3 Miles West North West of Harveyville
38°47'N / 96°01'W to 38°47'N / 96°01'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

06:48 PM CST to 06:48 PM CST Osage County, Kansas
6 Miles West of Carbondale to 6 Miles West North West of Carbondale
38°49'N / 95°45'W to 38°49'N / 95°45'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

Source: Compile from NCDC Storm Events

Mike

 

[Shane Adams]

Thanks EF

 

[Scott Currens]

Eric Nguyen and I observed 10-12 tornadoes on the Supercell in question. I am puzzled by the disparity between my tornado times and the ones listed above.

We were west of the two simultaneous mesocyclone tornadoes with a great view of all the landspouts. This may have upped our tornado count, but it left us with poor contrast on the mesocyclone tornadoes. We did however observe seven tornadoes from 4:00 to 4:15PM. That was by far the craziest 15 minutes of my chase career. I'd say about half of the tornadoes were landspouts. Most of the landspouts looked alike. If I could do it again I would give up a few of the landspouts in order to get the high-contrast shot of the mesocyclone tornadoes.

If it was any other year I would call this the storm of the year.

Eric's photos from May 24th
http://www.mesoscale.ws/04~documents/#040524

The first few tornadoes in the preview are from May 24th.
http://www.mesoscale.ws/video/

24-May Total Min Observed
3:50 to 4:04 14
3:59 to 4:11 12
4:04 to 4:08 4
4:08 to 4:29 21
4:08 to 4:09 1
4:10 to 4:30 20
4:14 to 4:17 3
4:30 to 4:32 2
4:58 to 5:05 7
5:21 to 5:22 1*
6:00 to 6:01 1*

*Possible Tornadoes

Scott Currens

 

[mikegeukes]

NCDC Storm Events Times are in Central Standard Time, not in Central Daylight Time.
2 PM CST = 3 PM CDT
3 PM CST = 4 PM CDT
4 PM CST = 5 PM CDT
5 PM CST = 6 PM CDT
6 PM CST = 7 PM CDT

Mike

 

[Brett Adair]

Well, of course I hit the big one during the outbreak. May 29th, 2004 Harper/Sumner Counties, KS. Too many tornadoes to count that day. Highest Magnitude : F-3 Path Width : 3/4 mile Worst areas of Destruction: Attica/Harper/Danville/Argonia/Conway Springs. Supercell Time of Life : 3+ hours.

 

[Jay McCoy]

I caught 9 on video on May24th. I guess I was behind trees or in valleys when the others occurred.

11 on May 29th.

 

[Tony Laubach]

Originally posted by David Drummond
Who was it that got that one storm on 5/24 I think it was in southern NE/northern KS that produced over a dozen tornadoes and they shot every one of them? That should count for some award!

I think you're right... but we need a name for it...

I'll drop my name in that hat for the 12 video'd tornadoes I have for May 29! Someone help me think of a name for this award.

 

[Kurt Silvey]

Originally posted by Tony Laubach+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tony Laubach)</div>

<!--QuoteBegin-David Drummond

Who was it that got that one storm on 5/24 I think it was in southern NE/northern KS that produced over a dozen tornadoes and they shot every one of them? That should count for some award!

I think you're right... but we need a name for it...

I'll drop my name in that hat for the 12 video'd tornadoes I have for May 29! Someone help me think of a name for this award.[/b]

aaaaahhhh ... “Dead Battery Awardâ€￾
- Most Tornado Vids in a day

 

[Jeff Wear]

06:29 PM CST to 06:29 PM CST Wabaunsee County, Kansas
1 Mile West of Harveyville to 1 Mile West North West of Harveyville
38°47'N / 95°59'W to 38°47'N / 95°59'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

06:39 PM CST to 06:39 PM CST Wabaunsee County, Kansas
3 Miles West of Harveyville to 3 Miles West North West of Harveyville
38°47'N / 96°01'W to 38°47'N / 96°01'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

06:48 PM CST to 06:48 PM CST Osage County, Kansas
6 Miles West of Carbondale to 6 Miles West North West of Carbondale
38°49'N / 95°45'W to 38°49'N / 95°45'W
Path Length: 0 miles -Path Width: 50 yards -Magnitude: F0

Did anyone ever get pictures/video or find damage from these tornadoes (May 24)? I was on this storm and have doubts about all three of these reports.

Keeping this on topic, maybe we can have an award for Most sheriffnadoes in one day?????