2003 Storm Chase Logs

2003 Season Statistics

TOTAL MILES:
5,265
TOTAL CHASES:
7
TOTAL TORNADOES:
5
TORNADO DAYS:
2
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.286
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
4
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
11
1K CHASES:
1

2003 Chase Logs

2003 Statistics

TOTAL MILES:
5,265
TOTAL CHASES:
7
TOTAL TORNADOES:
5
TORNADO DAYS:
2
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.286
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
4
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
11
1K CHASES:
1

Chase Log: July 7, 2003

Northeast Colorado (575 miles)
Watched a gorgeous shelf cloud and got absolutely blasted by blowing dust, recording a 64mph wind gust in the extreme northeast corner of Colorado near the town of Julesburg.
TORNADOES: None
MAX HAIL: None
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: June 24, 2003

Central Nebraska (852 miles)
A short time-leash had me settling for central Nebraska where we intercepted multiple storms and two tornadoes between Maxwell and Callaway in Custer County.
TORNADOES: 2
MAX HAIL: None
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: May 15, 2003

Texas Panhandle (968 miles)
I scored my first major tornado chase in the Panhandles between work shifts. Three tornadoes, including the Stratford wedge and it's satellite tornado along with an after-dark tornado near Guymon, Oklahoma.
TORNADOES: 3
MAX HAIL: None
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: April 29, 2003

Northeast Colorado (63 miles)
For the second day in a row, I found myself in a snowstorm-like hailer, this time, several inches deep hail stopped traffic in northeast Denver.
TORNADOES: None
MAX HAIL: 1.25"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: April 28, 2003

Northeast CO (223 miles)
An awesome hailstorm near Ft. Morgan, Colorado made it look like snow and was my first ever nationally sold freelance weather video.
TORNADOES: None
MAX HAIL: 1.00"
FLOODING: Observed
Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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