2009 Storm Chase Logs
2009 Season Statistics
TOTAL MILES:
27,694
TOTAL CHASES:
33
TOTAL TORNADOES:
24
TORNADO DAYS:
10
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.303
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
22
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
55
1K CHASES:
6
2009 Chase Logs
2009 Statistics
TOTAL MILES:
27,694
TOTAL CHASES:
33
TOTAL TORNADOES:
24
TORNADO DAYS:
10
TORNADO AVERAGE:
0.303
TOTAL SPOTTER LOGS:
22
TOTAL ALL LOGS:
55
1K CHASES:
6
Chase Log: June 17, 2009
Central Nebraska (645 miles)
This was the best TWISTEX tornado deployment to date! In all, we documented nine tornadoes, including the large, dusty headliner EF-2 near Aurora, Nebraska.
• TORNADOES: 9
• MAX HAIL: N/A
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: June 5, 2009
Eastern Wyoming (511 miles)
TWISTEX contributed to one of the most documented and researched tornadoes in history on a beautiful long-lived tornado in eastern Wyoming.
• TORNADOES: 1
• MAX HAIL: 3.00"
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
In Progress
Chase Log: May 13, 2009
Northern Missouri (1,108 miles)
Less than 24 hours after my last Meteorology final, I documented my first tornado as a degreed Meteorologist and the TWISTEX team celebrated with me dressing in my #81 jerseys.
• TORNADOES: 2
• MAX HAIL: N/A
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
In Progress
Chase Log: April 29, 2009
Texas Panhandle (1,146 miles)
TWISTEX intercepted multiple tornadoes east of Plainview, Texas and would later get stuck on muddy roads outside Cedar Hill.
• TORNADOES: 4
• MAX HAIL: 1.00"
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
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Chase Log: April 26, 2009
Western Oklahoma (1,091 miles)
A high risk in western Oklahoma that yielded only a couple tornadoes which we intercepted with TWISTEX on our second chase of the season.
• TORNADOES: 2
• MAX HAIL: None
• FLOODING: Observed
• Lightning Imagery: Not Captured
In Progress