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Subject: MORE : seat-of-your-pants chasing
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> vortex{at}interpath.com (Cliff)
>> Christine Hawker wrote:
>
> > I have'nt the equiptment to chase, but I would really like to!
> Christine, it takes surprisingly little equipment to chase, and even
> if you're equipped to the hilt, it still takes a heavy dose of luck
> to see a tornado.
LOTS of luck! How long did it take?
> I won't deny that a laptop is handy. If you're bashful about going
> to National Weather Service offices for information, a laptop could
> allow you to pull a lot of key info from the web in the comfort of
> your motel room. Sometimes a few text products in the morning is all
> you need.
Or you can get someone from CASI to FETCH for you and tell you where
the good stuff is!
> But you don't _always_ even have to have that. If you don't own a
> laptop, or any equipment for that matter, you can still chase and
> probably even see some worthwhile sights. Just go to the plains in
> late May and early June. Always score motel rooms that have The
> Weather Channel (at least then you'll know from day to day what
> general region you should be hanging out in). Surf for weather
> bulletins on your car radio while you "see America." If a storm goes
> up within 100 miles, chances are you'll be able to see it.
10 miles here in SC and NC .....
> RECOGNIZING it is a different kettle of fish--and getting properly
> positioned on it can be an exhausting cat-and-mouse game.
Even here this IS the case!
> This is crucial: reasonably good knowledge of supercell
> thunderstorms--how
> to identify them from long distances, how they behave, and how to
> best position yourself on them (and stay out of them)--is *much*
> more important than equipment considerations.
Yep.
> Besides supercell knowledge, all you really need is a keen eye, a
> reliable car, a willingness to drive 4,000 miles per week, and a
> reasonably liberal vacation budget. Maybe we'll meet under a
> darkening Texas cloud someday.
Wheeler TX here I come!
> Hey Jesse Ferrell: you're making money now--am I going to be running
> into you Out There next spring? :)
>
> Anyone else making plans? Only 8 more months...
>
> Cliff
Maybe the last week in MAY, first weekend in JUNE. Stay tuned to KRMN
92.7 Wheeler TX. I may go out and even do an airshift there!
Powell
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