2002 Storm Chase Logs
2002 Season Statistics
TOTAL MILES:
3,790
TOTAL CHASES:
4
TOTAL TORNADOES:
0
TORNADO DAYS:
0
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.000
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
3
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
7
1K CHASES:
2
2002 Chase Logs
2002 Statistics
TOTAL MILES:
3,790
TOTAL CHASES:
4
TOTAL TORNADOES:
0
TORNADO DAYS:
0
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.000
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
3
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
7
1K CHASES:
2
Chase Log: August 29, 2002
Northeast Colorado (58 miles)
Another late start meant were were playing from behind. Tried to catch a tornadic storm in southeast Denver and documented damage left behind.
• TORNADOES: None
• MAX HAIL: None
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: August 28, 2002
Eastern Colorado (184 miles)
Denver rush hour held me up long enough to not be able to catch the severe storm along I-70 east of the metro. I clipped the core before the storm moved away.
• TORNADOES: None
• MAX HAIL: 0.75"
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: August 27, 2002
Northeast Colorado (55 miles)
My first ever intercept of an LP supercell, and it was practically in my literal backyard in southwest Denver. And it was very close to producing a tornado over the city.
• TORNADOES: None
• MAX HAIL: 1.75"
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: May 5, 2002
Texas Panhandle (1,296 miles)
My first semi-intense encounter with a south plains supercell lead me into some hail, but missing several notable tornadoes being on the north side of the producing storms.
• TORNADOES: None
• MAX HAIL: 1.75"
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: April 19, 2002
Southern KS (1,699 miles)
It was my first officially logged storm chase in 2002, a long, multi-day trip that saw a variety of low end storm intercepts across Kansas and Oklahoma as my inaugural chase trip in the Storm Tracer.
• TORNADOES: None
• MAX HAIL: None
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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