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Post by megop on Jul 3, 2014 0:56:48 GMT
Just checkin in. I have to admit. I'm addicted to weather and storm chasing.
Anyone else into it and dig tvnweather.com?
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musiclover
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Post by musiclover on Jul 3, 2014 1:16:16 GMT
I would love to storm chase! I'll have to check out the site you posted.
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Post by PinkPrincess77 on Jul 3, 2014 1:24:16 GMT
I would love to storm chase! I'll have to check out the site you posted. Me too and definitely! |
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Post by ntsf on Jul 3, 2014 2:13:34 GMT
our friend funds storm chasers and has invited dh along...hasn't worked out yet..but will sometime I'm sure. I think he is developing a new show.
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brandy327
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Post by brandy327 on Jul 3, 2014 2:14:57 GMT
I wish!! I don't live in an area that's big on storms but I'd LOVE to chase!!
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Post by megop on Jul 3, 2014 2:17:52 GMT
tvnweather has live feeds from storm chasers out there. You can watch where they go, and how they approach. Certainly safer than going out on your own. I had the blazes scared out of me last year doing that!
I trained with NOAA as a weather spotter, and what I learned about the locations of Dopplar and what it means the further away you are from a base, I'll leave it now to those more experienced.
The bucket list does contain an adventure trip with professionals though....some day.....
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Post by melissak on Jul 3, 2014 2:19:43 GMT
You are all way more adventurous than I am!
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Post by redrulz on Jul 3, 2014 2:21:14 GMT
I am more likely to run AWAY from storms, but I do like to watch storm-chasing shows from the comfort and safety of my living room. Does that count?
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styxgirl
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Post by styxgirl on Jul 3, 2014 5:28:13 GMT
I'm a certified storm spotter. I don't chase though. Too dangerous and it clogs up the roads unnecessarily. I do report to the NWS from wherever I happen to be at the time of an event.
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Sue
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Post by Sue on Jul 3, 2014 6:21:00 GMT
I chase storms from under my bed with my eyes closed and I like it that way!  Actually, I grew up in the pacific northwest and we don't usually have big, booming thunder and lightening storms or have many storms that approach hurricane levels so I never learned to get used to violent storms. They terrify me. |
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grammanisi
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Post by grammanisi on Jul 3, 2014 7:26:49 GMT
I don't storm chase, but I seem to have a really good 6th sense for the weather. My granddaughter, brother in law and daughter all call me when we have watches and warnings, to see how I feel.
I would love to storm chase.
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Post by scrapalotomous on Jul 3, 2014 9:09:12 GMT
I would love to do it so much but am torn.
Part of me is in awe of mother nature and the force that can be thrown into a storm. I get goosebumps just thinking about witnessing a massive storm or tornado.
The other part of me thinks about those who are impacted by these events. Loss of life and property. Damage to infrastructure.
On that level it, to me, (stress that. TO ME) seems to be getting pleasure in the potential misfortune of others. Plus as another poster stated the clogging of roads etc.
I can totally understand wanting to do it though!!!
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Post by KikiPea on Jul 3, 2014 11:47:39 GMT
I've always wanted to join a pro team on a chase for an anniversary trip with DH. It just looks and sounds so fascinating yet terrifying!
Our last house got struck by lightening about 10 years ago. That was pretty darn scary. I now have a healthy fear of mayor storms. We have so many tornados in this area that it would be interesting to see exactly how/why they happen.
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Post by Kelpea on Jul 3, 2014 12:31:29 GMT
I would like to be a stormchaser but am afraid of leaving my kids motherless, lol. I've been through several hurricanes as a child in Miami, then several tornadoes in Atlanta. As an adult, we've been through three tornadoes and one derecho. They're kinda scary! My most fave post-tornado story: was living in Athens, GA. We had a big tornado hit the area. We went out driving just after it blew through our area. You could actually SEE the path of the tornado as it gouged out its path parallel to the local highway. We looked up at the power lines and saw pink house insulation all up in the power lines.  When my kids were smaller, we were eating lunch and an alert came on the tv. I literally picked up my baby in his high chair and ran to the basement with my toddler daughter. The tornado touched down a mile from our house. Recently one came through our town and literally BENT the thick iron gating that surrounded our local shopping center, and as we drove down one the main roads here, you could see its path by checking out the houses missing parts of the roofs. Crazy! |
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Post by gonewalkabout on Jul 3, 2014 12:41:24 GMT
I used to, haven't for years though. I was with a non profit pro organization based out of Madison WI. We reported to the national weather service. I loved it! I really miss it, can't help hoping for a storm sometimes lol!
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iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Jul 3, 2014 12:54:25 GMT
Spotters are good. Chasers drive me nuts.
The pure glee I see posted on Facebook is disgusting. If you have ever had severe storm damage (think buildings strewn in small pieces for a half mile - no one hurt thankfully) you suddenly lose that delightful feeling over a storm. How about those chasers come back and help pick up the debris and put things back together.
I see people getting all in a lather over a dark cloud now and jumping in cars to "chase". It is getting to the tall corn season here now, and they go blasting down the country roads, never slowing down at intersections, which are completely blind because of the corn. Someone will get killed and it probably won't be the dumb shit "chaser".
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Jul 3, 2014 14:57:23 GMT
I'm a certified storm spotter. I don't chase though. Too dangerous and it clogs up the roads unnecessarily. I do report to the NWS from wherever I happen to be at the time of an event. Same here. We've had too many dangerous situations in our area with chasers being in dangerous positions and not allowing the emergency personnel access. I'm part of the local network of spotters & report either to our EP director or directly to the NWS. If I ever do go out and chase it'll be with our EP director, but not until my kids are grown.
My storm-awareness is due to a phobia, so I can't watch the chaser shows on TV. I've even been known to run out of the room when they show videos in spotter classes. 
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Post by gonewalkabout on Jul 3, 2014 16:14:42 GMT
Iowa girl, good point. We were pro, meaning not spotters alone, much more than that. We did any severe storm (and we had been in Iowa too, I lived in Cedar Rapids at one point)
That meant flash floods, severe winter storms, tornadoes or whatever. We were not called chasers but severe storm response crews. So after the severe weather we actually did go out and report on damage to local authorities, help with clean up, checked for people in need of help.
We were all trained volunteers that had more than a healthy respect for storms, but it was still fun, and I loved every minute of every aspect of it. And I also enjoy the skills I learned from my experiences to be able to look out the window and know if there will be severe weather or not.
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Actually, I grew up in the pacific northwest and we don't usually have big, booming thunder and lightening storms or have many storms that approach hurricane levels so I never learned to get used to violent storms. They terrify me.
