08Here is the overall plan for my 2016 storm season (which I’ll update as events warrant):
CHASE 2016 | DAILY JOURNAL |
SEMINARS/CLASSROOM TRAINING: | |||||
DATE | DAY | START | END | MILES | REMARKS |
22Jan | Fri | Bolingbrook,IL | Norman,OK | – | ChaserCon 2016 |
23Jan | Sat | Norman,OK | – | – | ChaserCon 2016 |
24Jan | Sun | Norman,OK | – | – | ChaserCon 2016 |
12Mar | Sat | Bolingbrook,IL | Wheaton,IL | 26 | DuPage OHSEM Advanced Spotter Training (seminar) http://www.dupagesevereweather.com |
24Mar | Thu | Oak Brook,IL | Naperville,IL Bolingbrook,IL |
26 | NEMA Radar Class #1: Rochelle, IL F4 http://www.napervilleema.org |
07Apr | Thu | Oak Brook,IL | Naperville,IL Bolingbrook,IL |
26 | NEMA Radar Class #2: TX outbreak http://www.napervilleema.org |
21Apr | Thu | Oak Brook,IL | Naperville,IL Bolingbrook,IL |
26 | NEMA Radar Class #3: Mesovortices http://www.napervilleema.org |
GREAT PLAINS CHASES: | |||||
CHASE2016-01: | |||||
DATE | DAY | START | END | MILES | REMARKS |
12May | Thu | Bolingbrook,IL | – | ??? | Prologue |
13May | Fri | Oak Brook,IL | Kearney, MO | 469 mi (60694-61163) |
DAY 01: To the “Show Me (Cheap Gasoline) |
14May | Sat | Kearney,MO | Oklahoma City, OK (via Medford,OK; Wakita,OK; El Reno, OK) |
527 mi (61163-61690) |
DAY 02: The Unexpected |
15May | Sun | Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma City, OK | 7 mi (61690-61697) |
DAY 03: Around OKC |
16May | Mon | Oklahoma City, OK | Plainview, TX | 593 | DAY 04 |
17May | Tue | Plainview,TX | Ozona,TX | 350 | DAY 05 |
18May | Wed | Ozona,TX | Van Horn,TX | ??? | DAY 06 |
19May | Thu | Van Horn,TX | Raton,NM | ??? | DAY 07 |
20May | Fri | Raton,NM | Limon,CO | ??? | DAY 08 |
21May | Sat | Limon,CO | Kimball,NE | ??? | DAY 09 |
22May | Sun | Kimball,NE | Dodge City, KS | ??? | DAY 10: Murky tornado |
23May | Mon | ??? | ??? | ??? | DAY 11 |
24May | Tue | ??? | ??? | ??? | DAY 12 |
25May | Wed | ??? | ??? | ??? | DAY 13 |
26May | Thur | ??? | ??? | ??? | DAY 14 |
27May | Fri | ??? | ??? | ??? | DAY 15 |
28May | Sat | ??? | ??? | ??? | DAY 16 |
29May | Sun | ??? | ??? | ??? | DAY 17 |
30May | Mon | ??? | ??? | ??? | DAY 18 |
31May | Tue | Bolingbrook,IL | – | – | Epilogue |
COLOR CODE | |||||
Plan was to not chase | GRAY | ||||
Planned Chase Day (future) | WHEAT | ||||
Available to chase; no weather (“blue-skied”) | BLUE | ||||
Chase Day (available and expect stormy weather) | GREEN | ||||
Weather Stormy, but not available for chasing | PINK | ||||
BUST DAY – no severe storms where we looked! | ORANGE | ||||
Training Day | WHITE |