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2008 Storm Chase Logs
| TOTAL MILES: | 27,720 |
| TOTAL CHASES: | 28 |
| TOTAL TORNADOES | 37 |
| TORNADO DAYS: | 10 |
| TORNADO AVG: | 0.357 |
| TOTAL SPOTTER: | 11 |
| TOTAL ALL LOGS: | 38 |
| 1K CHASES: | 8 |
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Southern NE/Northern KS
Chase Miles:
1,343
My first major probe deployment with TWISTEX! Double-digit tornadoes across Nebraska and Kansas including a direct impact after dark after a wild chase of a multi-vortex monster!
Tornadoes:
16
Hail:
2.50"
Flooding:
None Observed
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Northwest Kansas
Chase Miles:
275
Seven tornadoes intercepted by the TWISTEX team, including one that blows a mesonet vehicle into the ditch and knocks down powerlines on another vehicle.
Tornadoes:
7
Hail:
1.75"
Flooding:
None Observed
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Northwest Kansas
Chase Miles:
486
While we missed the Windsor, Colorado tornado, northwest Kansas put on a show with several tornadoes intercepted along I-70; including one we watched from a ditch.
Tornadoes:
5
Hail:
2.00"
Flooding:
None Observed
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Northwest Texas
Chase Miles:
1,437
A big hail intercept in northwest Texas that smashed out windows and made a mess of vehicles. This was also the chase where I hit 100,000 career miles.
Tornadoes:
None
Hail:
2.00"
Flooding:
None Observed