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Charles Zmijewski
Thanks for allowing me to become a member!
Thanks and greeting to you Karla and Dann and everyone! I have learned so much from this site so far. I am an "armchair chaser" myself now as I am recovering from elbow surgery. Stormtrack is my window on severe weather.
Thanks and greeting to you Karla and Dann and everyone! I have learned so much from this site so far. I am an "armchair chaser" myself now as I am recovering from elbow surgery. Stormtrack is my window on severe weather.
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Wes Carter
EF5
Welcome Zach! Lucky you, in Asheville, NC. Asheville is one of my favorite places in the whole world. My brother lives there and I make an annual pilgrimage there in December to the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam. If you've never been to that you need to check it out. And the Orange Peel has some great live acts on a regular basis.
But unfortunately (a matter of perspective), you are about as far removed from chase territory as one can be on the East Coast. But you do have the NOAA archives there.
Zack Hargrove
EF2
Thanks for the greetings Wesley, but I'm not quite in Asheville yet. I should know if I got accepted in two weeks or so (fingers crossed), and as of right now I'm still in Georgia. You are right about the chasing territory. Even if good storms to pop up in that area, you have to really know the roads, because they sure can get snake-like. I am hoping I will be able to do my graduate work at University of Oklahoma though, so that would def. take care of solid chasing territory for me!
I've done some very amateur chasing in GA, but I don't like to get too close when I don't have portable radar capability and constant streaming storm data with me yet. All in good time I guess! Cheers!
I'm new here
Hi everyone, I'm new here. Just figured out how to do a thread. I live in New Mexico where.....not much usually happens. But you can be surprised sometimes. I mean, before I lived in NM I lived in Maryland, and about all that happened there is it would rain, get a couple tornado warnings over the years, and went through the remains of a hurricane or whatever you'd call it. Here in New Mexico, I've been through 5 to 10 supercell storms. Oh, and I wanted to ask, who here has seen Mammatus in a snowstorm? I don't know if it's unusual or not, but I've only seen it once. Also while I am living in NM, I've had one tornado (F1) hit about 10 minutes away from my house. Didn't hear about it until afterwards. But when I heard, it was kind of hard to believe, because I live in the mountains. After that I would go out on my front porch many times a day to see if one would pop up. Never did, but I was looking through some old weather pictures of mine and found what looked like a tornado forming. And I was confused because the picture was several years old and that was the first time I had noticed it. Just kind of wanted to introduce myself, I've been wanting to chase storms nearly all my life. But have never been able to, because I live so far away from all the action. I've been wanting to pay Oklahoma a visit and actually see my first tornado. And take pics of it. Things have been really slow here, had my last thunderstorm about......I don't know, at least 8 months. And please no one ask me "I'm going to go to such and such a place to chase storms, want to come?" Because I would love to, but I'm only 14. And I know that you would have second thoughts and tell me I could go in a couple of years when I was older.
Hi everyone, I'm new here. Just figured out how to do a thread. I live in New Mexico where.....not much usually happens. But you can be surprised sometimes. I mean, before I lived in NM I lived in Maryland, and about all that happened there is it would rain, get a couple tornado warnings over the years, and went through the remains of a hurricane or whatever you'd call it. Here in New Mexico, I've been through 5 to 10 supercell storms. Oh, and I wanted to ask, who here has seen Mammatus in a snowstorm? I don't know if it's unusual or not, but I've only seen it once. Also while I am living in NM, I've had one tornado (F1) hit about 10 minutes away from my house. Didn't hear about it until afterwards. But when I heard, it was kind of hard to believe, because I live in the mountains. After that I would go out on my front porch many times a day to see if one would pop up. Never did, but I was looking through some old weather pictures of mine and found what looked like a tornado forming. And I was confused because the picture was several years old and that was the first time I had noticed it. Just kind of wanted to introduce myself, I've been wanting to chase storms nearly all my life. But have never been able to, because I live so far away from all the action. I've been wanting to pay Oklahoma a visit and actually see my first tornado. And take pics of it. Things have been really slow here, had my last thunderstorm about......I don't know, at least 8 months. And please no one ask me "I'm going to go to such and such a place to chase storms, want to come?" Because I would love to, but I'm only 14. And I know that you would have second thoughts and tell me I could go in a couple of years when I was older.
ntkilpatrick
Hello! I am Natalie and I've been chasing for about 10 years, got out of it for the last few but am picking it back up; mainly because I work with digital cameras and it gives me a great excuse to "test" the Eye-Fi Card. LOL
I've lived in Nebraska my entire life and remember chatting with Mike Hollingshead all the way back when I was 18 and he was 20 in the Nebraska Storm Chaser Yahoo! Group (don't even know if that still exists).
I recently did an overhaul of my blog and ported most of the entries from blogger to my personal web site. You can view my historical chases at http://wx.ntkilpatrick.com.
I look forward to talking with you all in the near future!
I've lived in Nebraska my entire life and remember chatting with Mike Hollingshead all the way back when I was 18 and he was 20 in the Nebraska Storm Chaser Yahoo! Group (don't even know if that still exists).
I recently did an overhaul of my blog and ported most of the entries from blogger to my personal web site. You can view my historical chases at http://wx.ntkilpatrick.com.
I look forward to talking with you all in the near future!
Dann Cianca
Welcome to Storm Track, Natalie!
Zack Hargrove
EF2
I'm so excited! I just figured out I got accepted to transfer to University of North Carolina Asheville! I will be starting my meteorology degree with a concentration in forecasting in the Fall! 2 years then hopefully off to Oklahoma for grad work!
Christian Matthys
Hi! My name is Christian Matthys. I come from Switzerland and I'm a passionate stormchaser since 2001. I am a member of TorDACH (http://www.tordach.org/), a European network of scientists and laymen, who collects statistical data from tornado, waterspout and downburst (but also other severe weather) events across Germany, Switzerland and Austria. I am also an active member of Skywarn Switzerland (http://www.skywarn.ch).
I'm interested in any severe weather around the world, mainly of course in the ones that occur in Switzerland and surrounding area. I like to chase, document and analyse severe local storms.
A tornado in Switzerland is a rare event, though the occurence of tornadoes here is generally underestimated. Normally we only get a few tornado/waterspout reports during a year (up to about 5, sometimes more), but the estimated number of unreported cases are high because there are so many hills, mountains and valleys here which make it difficult to chase and observe. The supercell rate is low too. We have the Alps which prevents an unhindered collision of cold/dry and warm/moist airmasses. And we do not have a Gulf of Mexico.. ;-)
The chaser community here is still small but growing from year to year (attm only one or two dozens).
We only have three operating doppler radar in Switzerland and the collected data from these radars (i.e. velocity scans) are not free for the public. Our short term weather warning systems are still in its infancy and the tools and sources for nowcasting are limited (at least for the public). But there is some kind of revolution going on here at the moment. The different public and private weather services are doing a hard job to defend their niches and I guess and I hope that this will sooner or later lead to a better and more accurate data availability for everyone. And above all, to a better warn system and a better understanding of the local climate.
I'm looking forward to post in your forum (actually I did already couple of times).
Chris
PS: In May 2009, me and two fellow chasers, will chase tornadoes and supercells across the Great Plains.. For the first time! Woohoo !!!
I'm interested in any severe weather around the world, mainly of course in the ones that occur in Switzerland and surrounding area. I like to chase, document and analyse severe local storms.
A tornado in Switzerland is a rare event, though the occurence of tornadoes here is generally underestimated. Normally we only get a few tornado/waterspout reports during a year (up to about 5, sometimes more), but the estimated number of unreported cases are high because there are so many hills, mountains and valleys here which make it difficult to chase and observe. The supercell rate is low too. We have the Alps which prevents an unhindered collision of cold/dry and warm/moist airmasses. And we do not have a Gulf of Mexico.. ;-)
The chaser community here is still small but growing from year to year (attm only one or two dozens).
We only have three operating doppler radar in Switzerland and the collected data from these radars (i.e. velocity scans) are not free for the public. Our short term weather warning systems are still in its infancy and the tools and sources for nowcasting are limited (at least for the public). But there is some kind of revolution going on here at the moment.
The different public and private weather services are doing a hard job to defend their niches and I guess and I hope that this will sooner or later lead to a better and more accurate data availability for everyone. And above all, to a better warn system and a better understanding of the local climate.I'm looking forward to post in your forum (actually I did already couple of times).
Chris
PS: In May 2009, me and two fellow chasers, will chase tornadoes and supercells across the Great Plains.. For the first time! Woohoo !!!
Dann Cianca
Welcome Christian, sounds like you're here for the right reasons!
A Brown
First Post!
Hello!
My name is Allen Brown and I live in Southern Illinois. I’ve taught mathematics at a college nearby for the last fifteen years, and have been interested in severe weather my entire life.
I am from Atkins, Arkansas and last year the two homes I grew up in were hit by the 2/5/2008 tornado that swept through. This same tornado caused thirteen fatalities while it maintained its 122 mile continuous path from Ola, AR to Highland, AR. One home, where I lived from 4th to 9th grade, was destroyed. The other home, where I lived from 9th grade through my Bachelor’s Degree, was damaged but was still standing. Dozens of houses around both of my former homes were destroyed. My homes were about 3 miles apart, but on the tornado’s direct path! One high school friend, his wife and their little girl were killed in the storm. Obviously I am happy that I was not near Atkins when the storm hit, but the destruction renewed my interests in severe storms.
I have recently started accumulating the “tools†needed for tracking storms. A good friend from Dallas and I will spend a week or so in late May 2009 chasing storms in Western Oklahoma, or wherever the weather takes us. We will be very cautious and not do anything risky. (I don’t want my first season to be my last!) I am happy to watch thunderstorms on the plains, but a tornado in a field, away from houses, would be interesting to see.
This discussion looks like an excellent place for up-to-date information. A huge THANK YOU to the moderators who run the place!!
Hello!
My name is Allen Brown and I live in Southern Illinois. I’ve taught mathematics at a college nearby for the last fifteen years, and have been interested in severe weather my entire life.
I am from Atkins, Arkansas and last year the two homes I grew up in were hit by the 2/5/2008 tornado that swept through. This same tornado caused thirteen fatalities while it maintained its 122 mile continuous path from Ola, AR to Highland, AR. One home, where I lived from 4th to 9th grade, was destroyed. The other home, where I lived from 9th grade through my Bachelor’s Degree, was damaged but was still standing. Dozens of houses around both of my former homes were destroyed. My homes were about 3 miles apart, but on the tornado’s direct path! One high school friend, his wife and their little girl were killed in the storm. Obviously I am happy that I was not near Atkins when the storm hit, but the destruction renewed my interests in severe storms.
I have recently started accumulating the “tools†needed for tracking storms. A good friend from Dallas and I will spend a week or so in late May 2009 chasing storms in Western Oklahoma, or wherever the weather takes us. We will be very cautious and not do anything risky. (I don’t want my first season to be my last!) I am happy to watch thunderstorms on the plains, but a tornado in a field, away from houses, would be interesting to see.
This discussion looks like an excellent place for up-to-date information. A huge THANK YOU to the moderators who run the place!!
Dann Cianca
Welcome to Storm Track, Allen!
Jason Boggs
Welcome to all the newest members. You have come to the right place for everything storms and storm chasing!
Karen St John
EF3
Hi from Karen!
I'm Karen from Ypsilanti, MI, and I'm new here. I am a certifiable, er, certified
, Skywarn volunteer, an Amateur Radio Operator (KD8JUN), and hopefully, a soon to be student of Meteorology! I'm considering Central Michigan University, Iowa State, and the University of Oklahoma.
I've really only spotted, not so much chased, per se, but I plan on changing that real soon. I've been lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, several times, and I am fascinated by weather, and of course, severe storms...
I may be unusual in that I am coming to this later in life (I'm 44) and with 2 degrees in history behind me...but the same bug I've always had for weather has really bitten me!
I'm Karen from Ypsilanti, MI, and I'm new here. I am a certifiable, er, certified
, Skywarn volunteer, an Amateur Radio Operator (KD8JUN), and hopefully, a soon to be student of Meteorology! I'm considering Central Michigan University, Iowa State, and the University of Oklahoma.I've really only spotted, not so much chased, per se, but I plan on changing that real soon. I've been lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, several times, and I am fascinated by weather, and of course, severe storms...
I may be unusual in that I am coming to this later in life (I'm 44) and with 2 degrees in history behind me...but the same bug I've always had for weather has really bitten me!
Melissa Jablonski
Welcome to everyone who is newer to this forum than me. Been meaning to join for a few years. I just slowed down long enough to do it this year. Happy hunting everyone.
Keep safe.
Melissa
Keep safe.
Melissa
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