Is the chase season "over"?

Great input guys! Bob I know EXACTLY what you are saying. Last year I took everything out and we had a great day :) My wife is great and understanding and loves that I have a crazy hobby (I know I am very lucky). Maybe I will keep just the basics in the car :)
 
Anecdotal accounts to make the rule. It rains in Florida in the "dry season", but that doesn't mean the wet season is year round. Seasons indicate a high percentage. IMO...chase "season" is about statistical numbers and percentages, and while the high plains, the south east, and even the mid-atlantic can still see seasonal spikes...it is not "chase season". Aside from the weather itself...also look at the number of chasers out there. Tour groups are shut down or shutting down, out of region chasers have stopped traveling long distances, etc. There is just too much to me that says it's over.

This doesn't mean you can't chase, and won't get stuff, but we have to look at it in a quantitative way. Otherwise....it's not a 'season' at all.
 
well said Jason! there is always going to be exceptions, especially with weather. to me I always consider chase season done at the end of June. I guess maybe a better term to use for this topic would be "tornado season", as that is what most people want to chase and what the tour groups make their money off of. if there is a storm that is close than i will still go out in july or august, but i don't expect or look for big tornado days anymore. not saying there still won't be, but i'm not taking a week off to go out chasing this time of year

Anecdotal accounts to make the rule. It rains in Florida in the "dry season", but that doesn't mean the wet season is year round. Seasons indicate a high percentage. IMO...chase "season" is about statistical numbers and percentages, and while the high plains, the south east, and even the mid-atlantic can still see seasonal spikes...it is not "chase season". Aside from the weather itself...also look at the number of chasers out there. Tour groups are shut down or shutting down, out of region chasers have stopped traveling long distances, etc. There is just too much to me that says it's over.

This doesn't mean you can't chase, and won't get stuff, but we have to look at it in a quantitative way. Otherwise....it's not a 'season' at all.
 
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