Terrence Cook
EF2
I would say it was the 20th for the Plains.
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Is the chase season "over"?
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I would say it was the 20th for the Plains.
ericjkelly
EF4
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
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 
Josh VandenTop
EF2
NO!..........enough said
Oh, and my avatar pic, July 23 last year.....just sayin
Oh, and my avatar pic, July 23 last year.....just sayin
Mike Ridgeway
EF2
I photographed the tornado in my avatar on July 21, 2000 in eastern Colorado. So I would say.....no. Plenty of high plains chasing left!
Jason Foster
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.
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.
jshields
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
Derek Weston
EF5
YOU DON'T SAY... . . .
Terrence Cook
EF2
Obviously, chase season is over when the sipercells are without thordner...
