I made a realization about something over the past few days: people love to hate those who are successful.
This goes for any aspect of success but this particular observation is based in the chase community.
For the past two years of Reed Timmer’s success since being on the show Storm Chasers on Discovery, he has dropped [...] [...]
Chasers: Steve Miller / Hans Schroeder / Scott Bennett
Miles driven: 550
Target: Memphis, TX
# of Tornadoes: 6
$ spent on beef jerky: $25
# of Dairy Queens that kicked us out for staying too long: 1
We originally targeted Memphis, TX to split the difference between the NAM and GFS solutions from 00z the night before. We did [...] [...]
Tomorrow is a chase day for sure for Hans and me. We will likely stick around for Friday as things look right now. I’m not gonna throw a bunch of wx info at you, the following maps accomplish everything you need to know.
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On April 12, 2010, KFC will begin it’s attack on arteries world-wide with the behemoth pictured above. When I see monstrosities like this all I can think of is that trip to Wal-Mart when I see people walking around trying their hardest to not fall forward due to their enormous belly.
I’m just not sure why [...] [...]
So on blue sky bust Day #1 on Monday in Wellington KS, I decided I would test my two 1080p HD cameras against each other for the sake of seeing which one had better color, clarity and overall performance.
My subject was a tiny reservoir just north of 160 as you enter town from the east. [...] [...]
Tomorrow will be the first real chase day of 2010 for me. A couple previous chase-plays in the area have not really counted in my book… Tomorrow will be all out chase gear and hopefully something will go. Here are a few maps:
At 00z yesterday the 48hr WRF was really bullseying Hays, KS and points [...] [...]
I’m thrilled it’s finally the beginning of April. Keeping things of this magnitude under wraps is hard but contracts are enforceable and the last thing I need at this point in the game is the inability to keep my trap shut to jeopardize everything.
Scott Bennett and I have been tapped as the lead chasers in [...] [...]