Stormchasing - 2003
May 1 - 7

Another year brought new friends and the chase for a supercell and possible tornado.  We gather from all over, with different backgrounds, to locate the storms we have dreamed about all year.  These are some of the adventure.

mini-003 Getting fueled up.jpg (106397 bytes)
Getting on a small jet in Charlotte to start the journey.

mini-006 Becca & Rick checking at satelite data.jpg (82179 bytes)
We find the van when we get there with the satellite dish up searching for the storms.

mini-007 Greg Looking back.jpg (75528 bytes)
Looking from the back of the van as weather is checked.

mini-008 Van 2a - my new vehicle.jpg (107523 bytes)
The van I would be driving most of the week.

mini-010 Waiting for everyone at the rest area.jpg (102078 bytes)
Shortly after the start - we stop at the rest area.

mini-012 Rob getting everyone's picture.jpg (91692 bytes)
Rob videotaping everyone for the record - Trevor and Robert from the UK.

mini-013 View of Van 1 - looking for warm weather.jpg (99621 bytes)
Heading down the road to the next storm.

mini-017 View of top of van.jpg (105369 bytes)
Doing a check on the weather.

mini-022 Scud clouds being sucked into storm.jpg (46470 bytes)
Scud clouds being pulled into the storm.

mini-024 Vans under the storm.jpg (75738 bytes)
Storm tower rises above the van.  It split into 2 separate supercells.

mini-027 A Storm.jpg (70506 bytes)
The anvil over the tower is pronounced.

mini-028 TV screen showing severe storms.jpg (140383 bytes)
Weather channel is showing severe storms in the area we were watching.

mini-030 Looking out front window.jpg (61344 bytes)
Looking out the front windshield at the storm.

mini-034 Edge of the storm.jpg (63079 bytes)
Anvil of storm visible as we approach.

mini-037 Angry Sky.jpg (50016 bytes)
Angry storm has small rotation to it.

mini-039 Dust storm.jpg (58514 bytes)
Storm has dust being pulled up into the storm.

mini-041 Dust Devils.jpg (66754 bytes)
Dustnados form mimicking small tornados. 

mini-054 Fingers out of cloud.jpg (83191 bytes)
Fingers coming out of clouds.

mini-058 Low hanging scud clouds.jpg (109917 bytes)
Low clouds being pulled into storm.

mini-061 Scud clouds.jpg (111311 bytes)
Low hanging scud clouds

mini-065 Storm edge.jpg (52158 bytes)
Edge of the storm.

mini-067 Small tower in the clouds at sunset.jpg (53967 bytes)
Rising tower in the clouds.

mini-072 KTAB Chase vehicel.jpg (127352 bytes)
Television Chase Truck that joined us.

mini-083 Dennys refueling stop.jpg (84351 bytes)
Getting ready to start the day.

mini-086 Waiting in the van.jpg (97028 bytes)
Waiting for the storms to come to us.

mini-087 Our friends from England.jpg (79741 bytes)
Our friends from England talking.

mini-095 Sonic Restaurant.jpg (100066 bytes)
One of the many Sonics we passed.

mini-097 Tornado watch issued - standing by with cameras.jpg (122360 bytes)
Tornado watch issued for area we were in brought out the cameras.

mini-102 Rising tower.jpg (81892 bytes)
Rising tower from observation stop.

mini-105 Building clouds.jpg (78910 bytes)
Building tower forming.

mini-111 edge of storm.jpg (84733 bytes)
Rest stop for break lets weather be checked.

mini-115 Sun behind clouds.jpg (65401 bytes)
Sun behind clouds makes a good picture.

mini-122 Sattelite at night.jpg (68557 bytes)
Getting a weather reading at night for the next days trip.

mini-127 Becca & Rick going to Cajun dinner.jpg (122489 bytes)
Going in for Cajun Food.

mini-128 Ordering on seperate tickets.jpg (115361 bytes)
It will be on separate tickets please!

mini-129 Rob - can you bear it.jpg (124832 bytes)
Rob - can you bear it?

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