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This is a message from Cliff to the CASILIST some time ago... I
apologize but it got lost in one of my automailboxes. Promise I'll
check more often... ;)
To answer your question Cliff, I am still paying for the move ;) I'd
certainly like to be out there soon but with only 5 vacation days and no
holidays, it's not looking too good... sometime though. I'd like to
think I'm still young... ;)
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Message 63/90 vortex{at}interpath.com Sep 17, 97 10:44:47
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 22:44:47 -0400 (EDT)
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To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org
Subject: seat-of-your-pants chasing
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.
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.
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.
RECOGNIZING it is a different kettle of fish--and getting properly
positioned on it can be an exhausting cat-and-mouse game.
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.
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.
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
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