Andrea Griffa
EF5
Beautiful structure of that supercell :wink:
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Which is your best chase of 2004?
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Joe Nield
EF5
This was the first year I finally had the time and money to chase the plains, and boy did it pay off in spades. We were out from 5/18-5/28 in celebration of our college graduation, and the top three were:
1) May 24th - 10-12 (lost count) tornadoes in S. NE/N. KS (avatar is two tornadoes from that day)
2) May 22nd- Hallam, NE wedge and fun/tense night in Beatrice
3) May 21st - Targeted Norfolk, NE (bit on northern cell), nice wall and possible tornado just after dark
All through it, I couldn't believe how well our target forecasting was paying off.
I'm still astounded by what a great trip it was. It's not often you get to write in a new #1 on the "greatest days of my life" list.Mike Peregrine
EF5
Very tough call ... the year was unbelievable. For me, it's probably a tie between May 22nd (Hallam), May 24th (NW Missouri), and May 29th (Jamestown-Belleville). Lots of wildness ... several intense encounters ... and some of the most beautiful skies I've seen.mrobinson
June 11th for me
Simon Andersen
EF2
I feel so small when I compare my best chase with your best chases; a strong multicell storm with a beautiful rollcloud.Please don't laugh :cry: LOL
The season is not entirely over though so there's still hope.
Simon *Keeping his fingers crossed*tom hanlon
EF2
June 11 Iowa was the best for me so far this year.
First chase across the Mississippi from OH. The action looked too good for two consecutive days, nebraska on June 10, Iowa on the 11'th. Missed the action in Nebraska but caught the FT Dodge tornadoes in Iowa.
Watched that storm grow and was about to give up and head North when the first funnel formed roped out and touched down W of Ft dodge.
My first Tornadoes so for now the best !
Nice thing about that storm was that we stayed out of the rain and hail.
2,500 miles in a few days but worth every cent of gas. Met a few other chasers in nebraska and Iowa. Nice folks.
Verne Carlson
EF5
Mine also has to be the 7 tornadoes that started around 6pm west of Limon, CO and continued into the night, May 10th 2004!
Jason Branz
EF2
May 12th for me...after two previous days of seeing a whole lot of nothin' (and missing the tornadofest in CO on the 10th) that day made the trip all worthwhile.
Darin Brunin
EF5
A tie between May 22nd and May 29th for me!
Tony Laubach
EF5
Andrea Griffa
EF5
Very nice photoes Tony
Ben Prusia
EF4
July 7 for me! Very fascinating storm from Russell, Kansas that day.Shoen Tripp
EF0
Most favorite chases of 2004 were:
Note: All two are hurricane related chases.
September 5
Frances
and September 26
Jeanne
Other favorites include June 27, August 25, and August 30th. I have others but I can't remember them.
Note: All three dates were summertime evening storms
Bryce Stone
EF4
May 12th, Harper County, Kansas.
Justin Teague
EF3
May 12th in Harper Co. KS for me. Oklahoma was weak this year! May 29th near OKC was good though..............Similar threads
