You know you're a storm chaser when...

[Eric Flescher]

family is other places

Your family knows you like to chase and even if they are in other states (RI , NY, Mass etc)

they still ask you if you chased today (if they call)

eventhough there might only have been one tornado somewhere in the US

 

[Marcus Diaz]

When you lose your job of 2 years to chase for a week straight in KS/MO/IA/NE and only come out with a small EF0 needle tornado...and you don't care.

 

[Jason Foster]

When you hear about NWS/NOAA cut backs and you instantly look for more information and the phone number and email of your representatives urging them not to allow for the reduction.

 

[Kory Hartman]

When you go storm chasing with a kidney stone...

Been there, done that... popping vicoden and darvocet and letting Andy Gabrielson bounce me down some gravel "roads" in northern SD.

 

[Ryanne Jobsian]

When you cancel your static weekly plans with a friend 2 days in advance because there is a potential for storm activity on that day. Though the forecast discussions call for "less than impressive lapse rates, instability and CAPE" the night before (It could always change!!) ..

..you do not say you will kidnap your friend and make them go along just to keep the plans because you prefer to chase with NO distraction although you have done so before.

When you grab your camera, keys and drivers license and run out of the house while still in pajamas to go meet a sudden squall line..and you are driving on fumes.

 

[Adam Lucio]

Been there, done that... popping vicoden and darvocet and letting Andy Gabrielson bounce me down some gravel "roads" in northern SD.

When you bolt out the door last minute as you bleed from the mouth because you're recovering from oral surgery. A cup to spit blood in becomes your most valued piece of equipment that day. Been there done that! 6-7-08!

 

[Bob Hartig]

We need a Great Lakes section. How about, when you piss and moan because once again the NAM shows today's nicely backed surface winds in Kansas veering tomorrow as the low arrives in your neighborhood looking like an emaciated stringbean...and yet, you still make contingency plans to head out, just in case things change...I mean, you just never know.

 

[Skip Talbot]

When you "refill" a water bottle twice while driving, because there's a tornado warning and no time to stop!

 

[Jane Herbert]

...you sit in front of your computer at work in Australia watching severe weather in the USA because you have shocking SDS and live at the wrong end of the country....

 

[Benjamin Rock]

when you are supposed to get married but you plan a chase trip instead.. Yes, I'm in hot water for Friday and Saturday...

 

[Nathan Withrow]

When the view in the car is no good of the tornado, and you decide to chase it on foot to get the shot! Yes I did that on May 10, 2008! This was after chasing it in the car, and I had to just get out to get a view of it again!

 

[Jason Young]

You know you are a Storm Chaser if :

You show up at a storm chaser car show , enter your truck in the best looking and you dont wash your truck .

You think Twister is the best Comedy of 1995/96.

You would screw up a good job in this market , to chase a nice 3 day setup.

 

[Karen Burdick]

...you change the F1 through F5 keys on your computer keyboard to EF1 through EF5.

 

[swilson]

If you swirl water down the drain just to see some rotation.

 

[David Wolfson]

...you hitch a ride in the right seat of someone's SUV and miss the mobile computer and radio stack.