US Storm Chasing 2010

[Weetbicks]

Moderate Risk right now for Minnesota, with some high shear & instability. There are quite a few streams up @ severestudios & tornadovideos.net

[Willoughby]

10% hatched area in store from Minnesota to upper Michigan today.

Just put together this time lapse of the crazy lightning barrage we had on June 12 near Stinnett, on the Texas panhandle.

[tgsnoopy]

Just put together this time lapse of the crazy lightning barrage we had on June 12 near Stinnett, on the Texas panhandle.

Excellent stuff and available in 1080, thanks

[NZstorm]

Hail size record in the USA may have been broken with an 8inch stone in South Dakota, July 23rd.

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/ar ... 002e0.html

[Willoughby]

South Dakota has a habit of getting massive hail!

Absolutely mind-boggling.

[NZstorm]

Clip here of the huge stones. A storm chasers worst nightmare!

http://www.weather.com/outlook/videos/r ... 6a7b#17850

[KiwiWeather]

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[NZstorm]

I was under one of those a few years back in Texas Panhandle (2005) and when we drove out of it and looked back we went

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

I wouldn't describe it as 'obscene' . Instead a cloud of awe and admire it's shape and stucture

JohnGaul
NZThS

[KiwiWeather]

I wouldn't describe it as 'obscene' . Instead a cloud of awe and admire it's shape and stucture

JohnGaul
NZThS

My Thoughts Exactly John.
Cheers!

[KiwiWeather]

I was under one of those a few years back in Texas Panhandle (2005) and when we drove out of it and looked back we went

WOW what an experience to behold.

With regards to the picture of the vid I linked, those beautiful outer ridges along the wall of the formation, remind me of sandstone which is almost identical in shape, yet has been formed by flowing water. It would appear that wind currents which create the same pattern are "fluid" like, in the same manner as similar patterns created by water currents.

Textures created by such forces are indeed very sexy

[NZstorm]

Its tornado season in Minnesota. Tornado on Aug 7th.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVAisLn4UjU

[Weetbicks]

Here is another angle of the tornado, just incredible how it rips that house apart - luckily no one was home @ the time, must be sickening feeling to sit there helpless while it rips a house to shreds

- boy that Andy Gabrielson gets around , he must chase everything all year round !

[NZstorm]

boy that Andy Gabrielson gets around , he must chase everything all year round !

I think he must be professional storm chaser, selling his footage to the media.

[Weetbicks]

Andy Gabrielson is streaming a Tornado warned cell in North Dakota right now, check out severe studios for the live chase cam - a very impressive looking CU tower & anvil on cam now.

[Weetbicks]

I highly suggest anyone reading this jump on severestudios.com and check out Andys cam right now, he is directly under a huge lowering on the tornado warned cell right now, very impressive, the contrast is amazing !

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[Willoughby]

Large hail today reported from just west if Wichita, Kansas.

[Weetbicks]

Yeh was following the streams, good chase day it looks like. Wichita was lucky to escape a tornado, there were a couple of reports in outlying areas, but looks like city itself spared.

[jamie]

Holy sh!t that stone is huge!!!!!!

[Tornado Tim]

Large hail today reported from just west if Wichita, Kansas.

Thats huge.
Wouldnt want that falling on your head!

That mostly likely be fatal if it did..........

[kelhb]

Whoa thats impressive

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

That's a "Gorilla" and a half
Nice wrist ring band too

JohnGaul
NZThS

[jamie]

That mostly likely be fatal if it did..........

that would be beyond fatal. that thing would make your head explode. it would be like a bomb hitting you.

[Weetbicks]

what kinda dosh are you talking for a 10 day tour, flights etc ?

[jamie]

what kinda dosh are you talking for a 10 day tour, flights etc ?

umm something like 5-6k NZ all up (flights, food, tour ect) nromally around 2,200 for flights and and then the rest depends on the exchange rate. the close encounter is already sold out. i have the last spot pencilled in. the other normal tours are quite a bit cheaper.