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2017 Storm Chase Logs
| TOTAL MILES: | 18,296 |
| TOTAL CHASES: | 16 |
| TOTAL TORNADOES | 9 |
| TORNADO DAYS: | 7 |
| TORNADO AVG: | 0.438 |
| TOTAL SPOTTER: | 22 |
| TOTAL ALL LOGS: | 38 |
| 1K CHASES: | 5 |
Full Write-Up
Northern Nebraska
Chase Miles:
1,084
The day after the amazing Carpenter tornado was just a chase-my-way-home day that saw some hail out of a pretty supercell with a gorgeous sunset to round it off.
Tornadoes:
None
Hail:
1.25"
Flooding:
None Observed
Full Write-Up
CO/WY/NE Tri-State Area
Chase Miles:
1,373
One of the most photogenic tornadoes on one of the best chases of my career! Huge hail and amazing tornadoes in Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska on a rare Moderate Risk day!
Tornadoes:
3
Hail:
3.00"
Flooding:
None Observed
In Progress
TX Panhandle/Western OK
Chase Miles:
1,315
Documented a beautiful supercell and tornado near the TX/OK border and got involved with other tornadic storms in western Oklahoma.
Tornadoes:
1
Hail:
1.75"
Flooding:
None Observed
In Progress
Southern Illinois
Chase Miles:
335
Easily the biggest tornado chase during my five years in southern Illinois, a close encounter with the nighttime EF-4 long track tornado near Vergennes only a few miles north of my house.
Tornadoes:
1
Hail:
1.25"
Flooding:
None Observed