UlrichWolf Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 I thought I would share some of the better things we saw over the course of the season. My first funnel cloud, 04.09.2012, Rhea, OK My first radar setup in the truck V-notch cloud formation, Clearwater, KS 04.13.2012 RFD notch, and funnel, Sawyer, KS, 04.14.2012 Running across Reed Timmer and the Dominator, Crieghton, NE, 05.05.2012 Forecasting with a fellow chaser, Hebron, NE, 05.23.2012 Getting ready to be go time, LaCrosse, KS, 05.28.2012 Mean gust front near Viola, KS, 05.30.2012 There's a whole lot more, and some good stories too, but those are the visual highlights!Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 super cool...can't even imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLHS Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) Wow nice pic's,hey in the 7 pic is that the storm chasers why up the road?did they keep going and you guy's stopped?crazy stuff their. Edited July 3, 2012 by GLHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UlrichWolf Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) Wow nice pic's,hey in the 7 pic is that the storm chasers why up the road?did they keep going and you guy's stopped?crazy stuff their. We just stopped to snap the pic. Truth be told, I have found in my first season, even though Storm Chasers is no longer filming, ALL of them are still out there doing their thing. That day in LaCrosse, we ran across the DOW trucks three different times. The third time, we were in a parking lot for a business with a funnel forming right over our heads, and they drove by and honked and waved. Reed Timmer's pretty down to earth too...that day in Nebraska, he took time out to share strategies with us. Most folks in the storm chasing game are pretty cool, down to earth people. The "fellow chaser" in my truck forecasting with me has run across the TIV guys a couple of times this season. None of them are stuck up, or hard to talk to. Tim Edited July 3, 2012 by UlrichWolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UlrichWolf Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 I can't hold out on you guys......here's a vid of me punching a hail core on 04.14.2012, near Sawyer, KS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E-5JTGm3kY&feature=player_embedded Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 I can't hold out on you guys......here's a vid of me punching a hail core on 04.14.2012, near Sawyer, KS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E-5JTGm3kY&feature=player_embedded Timoh hail no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Awesome pics tim! I saw my first tornado this past spring from the comfort of my driveway, thankfully it was 10 miles east, headed east. I've always loved severe storms and storm chasing, it's definately a hobby of mine. I've taken some storm spotter classes and hope to take more and also get my ham radio certification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UlrichWolf Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Awesome pics tim! I saw my first tornado this past spring from the comfort of my driveway, thankfully it was 10 miles east, headed east. I've always loved severe storms and storm chasing, it's definately a hobby of mine. I've taken some storm spotter classes and hope to take more and also get my ham radio certification. You know, if you are interested, there is a place for very good online training. https://www.meted.ucar.edu/ Very good place, all the material is from some VERY bright folks. I do modules all the time, and am continually racking up certificates, and it is all free. Two tips: 1. Take a lot of notes. It may be free, but it sure as hell isn't easy. 2. Start with Mesoscale Meteorology. I didn't. I started out to get my Skywarn Certification, which I did in one night, then moved onto Summer Severe Weather, and in retrospect, that was a mistake. They don't exactly say "Start Here", so I arbitrarily picked a starting point, and was a little overwhelmed at first. If you don't mind driving to Norman, OK, I can recommend a place where I went for actual classroom time, and achieved a technical certification in Basic Severe Weather Forecasting. Between my classroom classes, and online courses, here's everything I have completed so far: Basic Severe Weather ForecastingMesoanalysis and Satellite WorkshopRadar WorkshopRole of the SkyWarn SpotterSkyWarn Spotter Convective BasicsPrinciples of Convection I - Buoyancy and CAPEPrinciples of Convection II - Using HodographsPrinciples of Convection III - Shear and Convective Storms Shear and Convection II - Mesoscale Convective Systems It's a nice start, I'm hoping to have a lot more under the belt by the time next chase season rolls around. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Awesome, thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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