Happy anniversary to me!!!

[Doug Raflik]

Today is my 7 year anniversary of seeing my first tornado.

May 15th, 1999, near Stockton KS.

Doug Raflik
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[J West]

(crickets chirping)

Since eveyone else is too busy praying to the SDS Gods for deliverance, I'll take a moment to say Congrads

 

[Shane Adams]

Happy Anniversary Doug. Good to see a chaser recognizing personal tornado anniversaries.

 

[MatthewCarman]

Happy Anivarsary my friend and nice trnado picture there.

 

[Ron Riemersma]

Hey Doug-- This is actually an interesting idea and might keep things interesting as we sit patiently. My anniversary won't be until July, but I don't have a pic. Nice! Hope there are more days to remember soon.

Ron

 

[Tim Gonyo]

Us Wisconsin chasers need to team up and go out on a chase together this year...

 

[Josh Morgerman]

Happy anniversary, Doug-- and very cool pic!

I think anniversaries are cool to celebrate. I celebrated my 20th anniversary last year on September 27. I wasn't actually chasing back in 1985-- I was only fifteen-- but I didn't need to chase that one: the eye came right to me. Gloria's 1985 strike on Long Island was my first hurricane after I'd developed such a rabid interest in the topic, so I remember it fondly. Harsh eyewall gusts rattled our house and tore a huge tree out of our lawn-- but I still remember it like a first kiss.

Unlike you, I am not fortunate enough to have any pics of my first experience.

Congrats!

 

[Eric Flescher]

Happy anniversary. How you doing?
Dr. Eric Flescher
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Happy anniversary, Doug-- and very cool pic!

I think anniversaries are cool to celebrate. I celebrated my 20th anniversary last year on September 27. I wasn't actually chasing back in 1985-- I was only fifteen-- but I didn't need to chase that one: the eye came right to me. Gloria's 1985 strike on Long Island was my first hurricane after I'd developed such a rabid interest in the topic, so I remember it fondly. Harsh eyewall gusts rattled our house and tore a huge tree out of our lawn-- but I still remember it like a first kiss.

Unlike you, I am not fortunate enough to have any pics of my first experience.

Congrats!
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