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Posted: **Thu 31/08/2023 19:38**

I got in early on specials and booked 16-29th May for 2024. First trip back since 2019!

Posted: **Fri 01/09/2023 07:14**

I've booked AKL-DFW with American, $1430 all up return.

Posted: **Sun 03/09/2023 20:52**

That's really good! Flying to Houston as the direct flight from Auckland is time saver!

Posted: **Mon 04/09/2023 17:03**

03Stormchaser wrote: ↑Sun 03/09/2023 20:52 That's really good! Flying to Houston as the direct flight from Auckland is time saver!

Probably should point out those flights are for National Storm Chaser Summit Feb 1st-5th.

The Renegade Chasers group may reform next year, no dates selected yet. I've suggested to Hannah we meet in Sydney and travel together to DFW like we did in 2018. I'm hoping for a mid May to Early June 3 week Chasecation in 2024, fingers crossed. 2025 may be a Late Chasecation in Canada (Under consideration).

Posted: **Thu 04/01/2024 08:00**

Renegade Chasers is reforming for the first time since the (Moore OK, May 20th) 2013 EF5 Tornado. Date not finalised yet, likely 3 weeks from May 11th - June 1st. Looks like the AA AKL-DFW went seasonal & isn't flying, so I'm picking we may either go AKL-SYD-DFW with QANTAS so we can meet Hannah (who is from Perth) in SYD, or we will likely go AKL-HOU-DFW with Air NZ. One of my friends locally who's wanted to for years is joining us. We await the flight specials due to start soon to look at costs and options and finalise dates.
I've been invited to do a late season Canadian Prairies chase in 2025 which I'd like to do, so may not be doing a US chase at all in 2025.
Have decided I'll not go to the NSCS anymore (I am this year, near DFW tickets are nearly sold out, Fri 2nd-Sun 4th Feb), I'll put that money towards an additional Australian chase, possibly at Christmas in NE NSW/SE QLD area.

Posted: **Thu 04/01/2024 22:10**

NSCS (National Storm Chaser Summit) Tickets are nearly sold out, indications they will close sales in about 8 hours from now.

https://www.chasersummit.com/

Posted: **Sat 06/01/2024 17:00**

tgsnoopy wrote: ↑Thu 04/01/2024 08:00 Renegade Chasers is reforming for the first time since the (Moore OK, May 20th) 2013 EF5 Tornado. Date not finalised yet, likely 3 weeks from May 11th - June 1st. Looks like the AA AKL-DFW went seasonal & isn't flying, so I'm picking we may either go AKL-SYD-DFW with QANTAS so we can meet Hannah (who is from Perth) in SYD, or we will likely go AKL-HOU-DFW with Air NZ. One of my friends locally who's wanted to for years is joining us. We await the flight specials due to start soon to look at costs and options and finalise dates.
I've been invited to do a late season Canadian Prairies chase in 2025 which I'd like to do, so may not be doing a US chase at all in 2025.
Have decided I'll not go to the NSCS anymore (I am this year, near DFW tickets are nearly sold out, Fri 2nd-Sun 4th Feb), I'll put that money towards an additional Australian chase, possibly at Christmas in NE NSW/SE QLD area.

AKL-HOU-DFW with Air NZ seems an odd route to me considering the distance between the last two locations. AKL-LAX-DFW be better? Our dates have been extended one day due to AirNZ not flying the Wednesday it seems from HOU. Now 16-30th May.

2025 season I will be chasing June for two weeks.

Posted: **Sun 07/01/2024 14:54**

03Stormchaser wrote: ↑Sat 06/01/2024 17:00 AKL-HOU-DFW with Air NZ seems an odd route to me considering the distance between the last two locations. AKL-LAX-DFW be better? Our dates have been extended one day due to AirNZ not flying the Wednesday it seems from HOU. Now 16-30th May.

2025 season I will be chasing June for two weeks.

Nice. HOU will be price driven (Less to United for shorter flights in the US), if it's cheaper via LAX or SFO then that will be the option (But they could also be via DEN & a lot longer time). Of course QF via SYD used to be well priced to compete. Let the pricing decide in the next few weeks when the specials fire up.

Posted: **Sun 07/01/2024 23:59**

A tornado was filmed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, late afternoon on Saturday 6th January 2024. YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDEIbzUSP9w

Posted: **Tue 09/01/2024 23:25**

Yes, some serious thunderstorms going through Louisiana and Alabama at the moment.

Posted: **Wed 10/01/2024 06:53**

The Air NZ New Years Sale is on till 19th Jan. Time to book tickets if you are going people.

I saw I70 close yesterday and NW50, 54 etc through Kansas in a blizzard yesterday.

Posted: **Tue 16/01/2024 21:28**

So a big one this year. Sat 11th May till Fri 7th June (Sun 9th back). After 11 years Renegades will be chasing together again.

Posted: **Wed 17/01/2024 06:10**

The NFL game between the Chiefs + the Dolphins played on Saturday night (13th January) was evidently the fourth coldest game on record. The local temperature at kick-off was stated to be -20°C with considerable additional windchill.

The coldest game was played way back in 1967 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay (Wisconsin) when the kick-off temperature was (I think) -25°C.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/chi ... %20degrees.

Posted: **Mon 12/02/2024 10:07**

The EF2 tornado which hit Evansville, Wisconsin on Thursday 8th February was apparently the first one ever recorded in this state in February. See attached tweet. I found this chart (also attached) which shows all the accepted TN's for the state since 1844.

https://twitter.com/SamKuffelWx/status/ ... 3141312580

Posted: **Wed 06/03/2024 20:42**

Keep an eye on their Youtube/Facebook profiles...

NSCS Spring Virtual Meetup.jpg

Posted: **Thu 14/03/2024 21:55**

Apparently there have been reports of "Gorilla" hailstones in Kansas and Missouri over the last couple of days.

Posted: **Fri 15/03/2024 07:02**

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: ↑Thu 14/03/2024 21:55 Apparently there have been reports of "Gorilla" hailstones in Kansas and Missouri over the last couple of days.

Certainly an active start to the season, been a few powerful tornadoes already. Significant risk today (10% Tornado).

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

Posted: **Sat 16/03/2024 07:32**

This large hailstone fell in Oklahoma on Thursday 14th March - note they got the date wrong in the first image (2023 instead of 2024), but it has been corrected in a later (appended) tweet. Picture copied from the linked tweet.

Wouldn't like this hitting my noggin!

https://twitter.com/NWSNorman/status/17 ... 2792130597

Posted: **Sat 16/03/2024 14:07**

Wow! That's a real "gorilla" hailstone cluster

Posted: **Sat 27/04/2024 13:25**

Active this week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKHL2m8WWhg

Posted: **Sun 28/04/2024 17:51**

April 26th outbreak will be on to remember for a long time. I counted no less than 8 different tornadoes while watching the live streams

https://youtu.be/Et-hM28-P_U?si=185x8kobGMN5mXzB

Posted: **Wed 01/05/2024 18:47**

Kansas today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5aDa53j3JU&t=29s

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