IanM
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Snap, I'm on that flight too, so we can all bundle into my car stateside.
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An amazing day, this is what happens when I miss T1 for the first time in 6 years!
Great positioning on this one, best ever I think.
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I like the more detailed resolution, definitely.
Looking at the 13:05 update (I've only just renewed my subscription, so haven't looked at previous times) the first smaller scale image looks incorrect, but I think as I zoom in it's fine (and ties in with the heavy rain currently being experienced)
Thanks Steve
I noticed this earlier and it then fixed itself before I could screen grab it, I'll feed it back to the techies.
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The main difference is the extra detail as it is based on new 500m resolution data sriram, compared to the existing 1km. there's some comparison pics in this thread - https://forum.netweather.tv/topic/84002-new-500-metre-rainfall-radar-first-look/#entry3259269
Ian
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Picking a best date is a tough one, all the tours usually catch decent storms and every year is different. I'd say T4 is a bit different to the first three because it is usually up on the northern plains, which makes it more of a unique experience, but weather wise it's impossible to call.
We usually collect from the airport, though some guests like to fly in a day early to acclimatise before the tour starts and we'll let everyone know which hotel would be best (our usual Dallas start point, The Best Western in Irving is shut for refurbishment next year, so I'll have to do a bit of hunting around to confirm where we'll be.
Single travellers are very welcome, and we will always try to put like minded people together for room sharing, or there is the option to reserve a single room for a surcharge.
We tend to have less down time than some other tour companies as we know just how storm starved most Brits are, so we will chase anything that looks interesting rather than waiting for moderate risk days. When we do get a day or two to relax we try to visit interesting places, national parks or spend some time mooching around downtown in local cities, and we have had some competitive crazy golf tournaments in the past. In the evenings we've been known to bowl, or find a decent place to eat with added entertainment (like the Big Texan Steak Ranch - which might not be on your shortlist...)
We can't make guarantees about the weather, it does what it does, all we can do is try our hardest to make sure you get to see the best of what the weather has to offer.
Foodwise, most places on the road have vegetarian options, but it can be quite a restricted choice in 'mom & pop' diners. We've had vegetarians tour a few times and I don't think any wasted away while travelling but I'm not sure if we've had a vegan on tour before. You're right, Walmart is everywhere and you can stock up with snacks there for nibbling in the car.
Feel free to email via the contact options on the site if you have any other questions.
Ian
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Sprites nailed it, it's known as a rolling shutter, the curse of filming on compact and dslr cameras.
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Great to see so many familiar names on the guest list, and a lot of newbies too. Seeing a first time chasers face as a supercell comes to life is brilliant, camera left forgotten dangling on its strap as everything unfolds.
Don't forget, if you can round up a couple of friends to chase there's a 'Friend finder' discount to claim too.
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I've not seen any problems, but will get the guys to check out the server stats to be sure.
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Just been listening to the Jeremy vine show where a few experts commented on what to do if caught out by lightening and when in open ground 'lie as flat as you can on the ground'......not what I thought,are you not supposed to have knees and elbows on the ground so if you did get struck power would travel through the limbs and miss vital organs and the brain??!!
It's definitely not flat, crouched with bum on your heels and head near the knees is the most often quoted position - so the shortest route to ground is through the bum to the feet.
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I will have a supply of autographed merchandise up for sale this afternoon, form an orderly queue...
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The internet connection keeps bombing out for Paul as they travel back to Denver ready to fly home tomorrow, yesterday was an amazing end to the 2015 Netweather tour season, nothing like going out with a bang! Here's the update Paul has been trying to post :
Last one from me for Chase 2015. One of the Chase Days of the Season. Target was from Buffalo to Bowman and got onto our Supercell between the 2 Towns. First Tornado dropped near Ralph (SD) And after that we witnessed another 4 Tornadoes along this Cyclic Supercells lifetime with 2 more rope Tornadoes and a large Multi Vortex whilst North of the Circulation in the Bears Cage near Glad Valley quickly followed by a Pencil Cone Tornado. After all that we headed to Pierre for the night to regroup or so we thought as coming at us was a Tornado Warned Storm with winds of over 100mph ripped the Town to Pieces with Tornado Sirens Blaring at 230am. Just another day in Tornado Alley and a great send off to the 2015 Chase Season! Some of the Pictures from today -
We should get some video of the derecho hitting up later too.
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Smallest supercell ever? Very cool pics.
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Nice structure! That's the one thing I missed this year on T1
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Amazing video of yesterdays supercells - it was so close to dropping a tornado at one point!
Brilliant work from Ian Carruthers, thanks for sharing.
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Ha, that first funnel was a proper tease.
ps I hate you all, I'm doing 9 tours next year
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Best get there early with a picnic, and throw some towels over the best stopping places :-)
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I finally managed to get a shot of the Wedge processed
Great shot, the little glimpse of lightning at the top left is cool too.
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It's 2am in Colorado, and I'm guessing that everyone has had a couple of cold beers and is trying to get the adrenaline under control before it all starts again tomorrow, so I borrowed a couple of the photo's from the team to share here, hopefully we'll get more added by the guys and guests later when they surface :
Nick F's twins
Lovely structure as well as tornadoes today, another from Nick
Another view of the tornado from Paul, you can see the green tint of huge hail in the meso
And Dave sums it up nicely. PS that needs washing :-)
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I lost the battle with sleep last night. Good to see something kicked off, it looked like sunburn was the high risk up to midnight :-)
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You might know where they are, but are you able to do 95mph to just catch them up (Elk City LOL)
I don't know what you mean Officer :-)
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Cheers Nick, love the striations in the updraft on the 4th pic
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June remembered it was summer today, and will keep trying to play ball tomorrow. But Friday brings another low pressure that will introduce a cold front with cloud and rain for the north west and eventually much of northern Britain. Meanwhile the south east will be very warm with a risk of storms.
The warmer temperatures have a knock on effect on the pollen levels, as the grass pollen season kicks in
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Denver-Bennett for me, just because I know where they are :-)
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Good hunting out there, hopefully we can watch the stream later if the signal plays ball and see some amazing pics as the storms roll in!
2017 Storm Chase - 3 places remaining
in Storm Chase USA
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Hi Christina, welcome to the forum.
If you're after clouds and lightning then you've come to the right place! Both tours are good, so far the guys on Tour 1 have seen 8 tornadoes in 4 days, last year tour 2 bagged some amazing storms and tornadoes too, so it really comes down to which dates work best for you. We can't promise a tornado, but we do work very hard to make sure you see as much as possible, and clouds & lightning will always play a part :-)
Ian