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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
So Good To Be Back Home
Days 10/11 - DFW to LHR to York
Finally back in York after a long, long journey home, but coming home is always worth the wait.
My memories of my first storm chase trip to the US? Some memorable storms and close encounters, amazing lightning shows and scary-sized hail.
Best Chase? The Kinsley supercell in Kansas takes the biscuit for me (Day 6, Chase 4). A long, long chase - but our decision to go for this beast rather than stick around in the OK panhandle waiting for the New Mexico storms was a good call.
Biggest Regret? Saturday's storms were big tornado producers but we didn't get to see one. The terrain and conditions made it really tough to view anything. But the loss of life in Picher, OK shows how deadly these things can be, so my thoughts are with the families of those that lost loved-ones. Storm chasing is a hobby, but with a serious side - anything we see that could pose a threat to life should always be reported to the relevant authorities so that warnings for these kind of communities can be made that could help reduce the number of casualties.
Would I go again? Definitely, but probably not for a couple of years. It feels too good to be safely back at home with the family again to consider going back out at the moment!
A final word of thanks to all those who've followed the Blog, and the feedback and comments that have been made. A special mention to Keith, for the mapping updates each chase - quality workmanship!
Check out Keith's great trip summary mapping here:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=116346435926735759882.00044c6abf6553978ade1&ll=35.442771,-98.327637&spn=11.840008,18.149414&z=6
Finally back in York after a long, long journey home, but coming home is always worth the wait.
My memories of my first storm chase trip to the US? Some memorable storms and close encounters, amazing lightning shows and scary-sized hail.
Best Chase? The Kinsley supercell in Kansas takes the biscuit for me (Day 6, Chase 4). A long, long chase - but our decision to go for this beast rather than stick around in the OK panhandle waiting for the New Mexico storms was a good call.
Biggest Regret? Saturday's storms were big tornado producers but we didn't get to see one. The terrain and conditions made it really tough to view anything. But the loss of life in Picher, OK shows how deadly these things can be, so my thoughts are with the families of those that lost loved-ones. Storm chasing is a hobby, but with a serious side - anything we see that could pose a threat to life should always be reported to the relevant authorities so that warnings for these kind of communities can be made that could help reduce the number of casualties.
Would I go again? Definitely, but probably not for a couple of years. It feels too good to be safely back at home with the family again to consider going back out at the moment!
A final word of thanks to all those who've followed the Blog, and the feedback and comments that have been made. A special mention to Keith, for the mapping updates each chase - quality workmanship!
Check out Keith's great trip summary mapping here:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=116346435926735759882.00044c6abf6553978ade1&ll=35.442771,-98.327637&spn=11.840008,18.149414&z=6
Sunday, 11 May 2008
Day 9 Heading back toward DFW
The outlook for today is locked-down, with high pressure covering most of the plains.
Yesterday's storms continue to rumble on into the south-east USA, doubtless with more injuries or even fatalities to come. The disappointment of yesterday's near miss has changed into sadness for those that lost their lives, and a certain sense of relief that we didn't stumble into a life-threatening situation ourselves in that dangerous area south of Perryville.
Today we're running south-west on the 30 toward Dallas, probably staying at Greenville overnight before getting the rental back to Avis by 2pm tomorrow. Thence onward to DFW airport for our flight at 5.30pm. At least Greenville isn't in a Dry County...
Yesterday's storms continue to rumble on into the south-east USA, doubtless with more injuries or even fatalities to come. The disappointment of yesterday's near miss has changed into sadness for those that lost their lives, and a certain sense of relief that we didn't stumble into a life-threatening situation ourselves in that dangerous area south of Perryville.
Today we're running south-west on the 30 toward Dallas, probably staying at Greenville overnight before getting the rental back to Avis by 2pm tomorrow. Thence onward to DFW airport for our flight at 5.30pm. At least Greenville isn't in a Dry County...
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