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Tell us your scariest storm chasing experiences here!
Did the experience make you change anything about your chasing activities?
Did the experience make you change anything about your chasing activities?
Scariest storm chasing experiences!
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Nothing too dramatic but have had a few white-knuckle moments trying not to get munched by the rear-flank core/"Bear's cage" of fast-moving HP supercells on dicey gravel back roads, most recently in southwest Iowa on April 26 of this year. I did eventually get out of it and got on a better storm (one that actually produced visible tornadoes), but the experience flustered me a bit and affected my decision-making for the rest of the day, and I ended up behind the area of interest without a good view of the tornadoes.
Not necessarily changed anything per se but a good reminder to always keep situational awareness and have escape routes that don't cross the path of a potentially tornadic region. Otherwise you could end up like the guys that are the subjects of this video by Skip Talbot.
Not necessarily changed anything per se but a good reminder to always keep situational awareness and have escape routes that don't cross the path of a potentially tornadic region. Otherwise you could end up like the guys that are the subjects of this video by Skip Talbot.
May 28, 2019
Targeted the chase this day near Topeka-Lawrence, KS. Hooked onto a tornado-warned storm in the late afternoon SW of Lawrence. As we attempted to reposition for the main area of circulation we (and others) were focused on, a Fujiwara-effect led to a second circulation developing of the RFD to our SW. This rain-wrapped HP dropped an EF2 that suddenly appeared in the field less than 100 yards in front of us. It got pulled into the parent circulation and merged into the EF4 Lawrence-Linwood, KS tornado. This is the same tornado that rolled 2 chase vans less than 1/2 mile from our close call.
Targeted the chase this day near Topeka-Lawrence, KS. Hooked onto a tornado-warned storm in the late afternoon SW of Lawrence. As we attempted to reposition for the main area of circulation we (and others) were focused on, a Fujiwara-effect led to a second circulation developing of the RFD to our SW. This rain-wrapped HP dropped an EF2 that suddenly appeared in the field less than 100 yards in front of us. It got pulled into the parent circulation and merged into the EF4 Lawrence-Linwood, KS tornado. This is the same tornado that rolled 2 chase vans less than 1/2 mile from our close call.
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Nice! Those pictures you shared reminds me of the Mapleton, IA chase.