Storm Chasing
What can I say, I love the weather! Since my childhood, I've always been captivated by clouds and storms. My first storm chase occurred during the summer of 1999. In the time since them, I've had several good chases, as well as many not-so-good [aka - bust] chases. To the left, you can view my chase logs from the past several years. Additionally, you can view all of my chase equipment that I've accrued over the years by following (obviously) the 'equipment' link on the left.
You can TRACK ME while I'm chasing! Using a Spotter Network, my position is updated every minute (assuming I have cell phone data coverage). This is not like previous seasons, during which I never really took the time to setup everything necessary. I've been running SpotterNet for the past two years, and I have it on ~95% of the time (not as often on the way back home after a chase).
CLICK HERE for a list and description of my GRLevelx dynamic placefiles.
| Year | Tornadoes | Other Severe | Tornado Days | Chase Days | Total Mileage | Miles / Tornado |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1200 | 240 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1500 | 1500 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2000 | 2000 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3200 | ∞ |
| 2003 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4700 | 671 |
| 2004 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6600 | 300 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8380 | 2790 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8480 | 2827 |
| 2007 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 10518 | 501 |
| 2008 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 8567 | 1224 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4185 | 2093 |
| TOTAL | 72 | 30 | 27 | 134 | 59330 | 824 |
Most Recent Chase: 5/5/09
NOTE: The above statistics only correspond to actual chases. I have experienced other episodes of severe weather before (such as 3.0" hail), but I have not added them into the statistics as I did not observe them while actually chasing.
