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2016 Storm Chase Logs
| TOTAL MILES: | 31,835 |
| TOTAL CHASES: | 29 |
| TOTAL TORNADOES | 29 |
| TORNADO DAYS: | 9 |
| TORNADO AVG: | 0.310 |
| TOTAL SPOTTER: | 30 |
| TOTAL ALL LOGS: | 59 |
| 1K CHASES: | 12 |
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Southern Illinois
Chase Miles:
137
After weathermanning through the morning, I went north from the station and ended up stranded in the town of Tamaroa, Illinois where record flash flooding was taking place.
Tornadoes:
None
Hail:
None
Flooding:
Major Flash Flooding
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Northern Kansas
Chase Miles:
447
We started the day with no intention to chase and ended up watching half of the 90-minute life of a monster, ground-shaking EF-4 wedge.
Tornadoes:
1
Hail:
None
Flooding:
None Observed
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Southwest Kansas
Chase Miles:
281
An incredible, Top 5 all-time tornado intercept chase that included dozens of tornadoes around the Dodge City area in southwest Kansas. Also included my 300th career tornado.
Tornadoes:
12
Hail:
1.00"
Flooding:
None Observed
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Texas Panhandle
Chase Miles:
381
Patience paid off in a big way as a series of picturesque tornadoes plopped down after multiple storm mergers southeast of Spearman, Texas.
Tornadoes:
5
Hail:
1.00"
Flooding:
None Observed
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Western Kansas
Chase Miles:
402
Two tornadoes on a CRAZY beautiful supercell near Leoti, Kansas kicked off one of the most prolific tornado weeks in recent chase memory.
Tornadoes:
2
Hail:
2.00"
Flooding:
None Observed
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Northeast Colorado
Chase Miles:
406
Incredible Colorado tornado intercepts, including yards from a large, dusty landspout followed up by an incredibly photogenic EF-2 north of the town of Wray.
Tornadoes:
2
Hail:
1.25"
Flooding:
None Observed
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Northeast Colorado
Chase Miles:
1,094
A travel day from Illinois to Colorado that was to set up for the next day turned into an evening filled with incredible lightning.
Tornadoes:
None
Hail:
None
Flooding:
None Observed
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Texas Panhandle
Chase Miles:
1,227
A frustrating morning gave way to a rather easy chase as I intercepted a heavy hailer along US-287 outside Clarendon, Texas before celebrating my previous day's tornadoes with a steak in Wichita Falls!
Tornadoes:
None
Hail:
1.25"
Flooding:
Street Flooding
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TX/OK Panhandles
Chase Miles:
1,271
Caught a couple close tornadoes on some slick, muddy roads in the Oklahoma Panhandle and got pummeled by big hail down in Dalhart, Texas.
Tornadoes:
2
Hail:
2.00"
Flooding:
Urban Flooding
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Northern Texas
Chase Miles:
869
Intercepted one of the biggest hailers of my career... and survived! Baseballs destroyed multiple vehicles at a gas station I hunkered down in as I documented the massive hail storm.
Tornadoes:
None
Hail:
3.00"
Flooding:
None Observed