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2009 Storm Chase Logs
| TOTAL MILES: | 27,694 |
| TOTAL CHASES: | 32 |
| TOTAL TORNADOES | 24 |
| TORNADO DAYS: | 10 |
| TORNADO AVG: | 0.313 |
| TOTAL SPOTTER: | 23 |
| TOTAL ALL LOGS: | 55 |
| 1K CHASES: | 6 |
Full Write-Up
Central Nebraska
Chase Miles:
645
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
Hail:
N/A
Flooding:
None Observed
In Progress
Eastern Wyoming
Chase Miles:
511
TWISTEX contributed to one of the most documented and researched tornadoes in history on a beautiful long-lived tornado in eastern Wyoming.
Tornadoes:
1
Hail:
3.00"
Flooding:
None Observed
In Progress
Northern Missouri
Chase Miles:
1,108
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
Hail:
N/A
Flooding:
None Observed
In Progress
Texas Panhandle
Chase Miles:
1,146
TWISTEX intercepted multiple tornadoes east of Plainview, Texas and would later get stuck on muddy roads outside Cedar Hill.
Tornadoes:
4
Hail:
1.00"
Flooding:
None Observed
In Progress
Western Oklahoma
Chase Miles:
1,091
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
Hail:
None
Flooding:
None Observed