WHERE HURRICANES, TORNADOES, LIGHTNING, BLIZZARDS, AND FLOODS ARE NO MATCH!
UPDATE: Quick shots from a few hours ago:
Above was some shots I took from the Olde Towne Gaithersburg, Maryland area and there was quite a few close CG (cloud-to-ground) lightning. I only managed one photo shot, but there were quite a few and very close too. Overall, this storm didn’t have a lot [...]
Fri, May 29 2009 » DC area weather, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Uncategorized, lightning » No Comments
Didn’t expect to be out, but did for OK thunderstorms
May 28th, 2009 at 6:59pm EDT
Today I thought my car would be in the shop all day. I dropped it off for some work on the timing, but the problem wasn’t the timing at all. So I picked it up, and on the way [...]
Thu, May 28 2009 » DC area weather, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, lightning » No Comments
91L looks to bend away from land, but…..
May 26th, 2009 at 11:54am
91L is sitting off the Florida coast at around 29.5N 75.3W as of 12:00z (UTC) or 8am Eastern Time Zone. The few models that are forecasting this system seem to show a general north then northeast movement that keeps it away from [...]
Tue, May 26 2009 » Hurricanes 2009 » No Comments
This week is the annual Preparedness Week
May 26th, 2009 at 12:01am EDT
All this week is about Hurricane Preparedness and safety. History has shown that the more prepared we are, the government is, and businesses are for hurricanes and tropical activity the less negative impacts it will have. NOAA, NWS, FEMA and local jurisdictions [...]
Mon, May 25 2009 » Hurricanes 2009, IPR, severe weather coverage » No Comments
In it’s initial outlook for the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA’s National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center calss for a 50% probability of a near-normal season, a 25% probability of an above-average season and a 25% probability of a below-average season. Global weather patterns are imposing a greater uncertainty in the 2009 hurricane season [...]
Thu, May 21 2009 » Hurricanes 2009, IPR, conferences » No Comments
NHC to release 2009 hurricane season forecast.
May 20th, 2009 at 11:03pm EDT
I have to be up early in the morning to leave to head toward DC to cover the National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) release of the 2009 hurricane season forecast. Also, we will be given a tour of the Hurricane Hunter P3 aircraft. [...]
Wed, May 20 2009 » Hurricanes 2009, IPR, Press, conferences » No Comments
Scubie (Subaru) first alterations to chase vehicle
May 17th, 2009 at 11:54pm EDT
Yesterday I spent some time planning to investigate how to begin some of the modifications to the new chase vehicle, a 1997 Subaru Legacy GT wagon. It was really only suppose to be planning, but things went so well, and were so easy [...]
Sun, May 17 2009 » Hurricanes 2009, Spring 2009, chase vehicle » No Comments
A quick ride to nearby storm spotting location.
May 16th, 2009 at 11:43pm EDT
This evening I took the new chase vehicle out for a ride, and it was only fitting that there by thunderstorms passing by. This was a fairly weak set-up, although it still provided for some lightning and a decent bow echo that [...]
Sat, May 16 2009 » Jason personal, Spring 2009 » No Comments
Some quick updates on items.
May 14th, 2009 at 11:40pm EDT
First thing, the new chase vehicle has been purchased and will be picked up tomorrow afternoon. First order of business will be to install the Yakima roof rack so that I can take the Kayak out on Saturday (weather permitting). Also check back on [...]
Thu, May 14 2009 » Jason personal, chase vehicle, storm chasing » No Comments
VORTEX is out, but severe weather limited
May 12th, 2009 at 11:27pm
Through various sources, I’m reading that Project VORTEX 2 is out today. While the storms have been fairly uneventful (no tornado reports on SPC for the territory covered by VORTEX), they were out collecting data, and putting all the months and months of [...]
Tue, May 12 2009 » VORTEX2, chase vehicle » No Comments