Friday, June 20, 2008

My first amateur storm chase!

One of the reasons I was excited to move back to the Midwest was the thunderstorms that develop here, as they get quite intense, but are wonderful to behold. I've always had a great admiration for the power they display, and recently I'd been desiring to get out and actually chase(or run from!) a storm. The opportunity finally arrived with a severe storm that approached St Louis on Friday, June 6th.
I played it smart and did some research, the week leading up to it, on how to go about it. I kept a NOAA weather radio with me which gave me reports of where the areas of strong rotation(tornadic sections) were located, and moving towards, so that I could plot my route safely. I got pretty close to a couple of danger zones, but also saw some really awesome scenery. :)



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