CHASE1998 SEASON SUMMARY

CHASE 98

Daily Journal
DATE DAY START END MILES REMARKS
Prologue – Fort Collins CO Fort Collins CO – Preparing for the trip
15 May 1998 Friday Fort Collins CO Roscoe IL

000

 Fly to Chicago; visit Mom
16 May 1998 Saturday Roscoe IL Roscoe IL

000

 Sister’s College Graduation (WI)
17 May 1998 Sunday Roscoe IL Oklahoma City OK

000

 Fly to OKC
18 May 1998 Monday Oklahoma City OK Fort Collins CO

000

 Storm chase tour “blue-skyed”
19 May 1998 Tuesday

000

 Half day at work
20 May 1998 Wednesday

000

 Back to work!
21 May 1998 Thursday Fort Collins CO Elsie NE

554

 (RT) Verango storm; good action
22 May 1998 Friday Fort Collins CO Oskaloosa IA

000
23 May 1998 Saturday Oskaloosa IA Roscoe IL

000
24 May 1998 Sunday Roscoe IL

000
25 May 1998 Monday Roscoe IL Joplin MO

000
26 May 1998 Tuesday Joplin MO Gretna NE

000
27 May 1998 Wednesday Gretna NE Fort  Collins CO

000
28 May 1998 Thursday

000
29 May 1998 Friday

000
30 May 1998 Saturday

000

 Spencer, SD F4 tornado killed 6
31 May 1998 Sunday

000
01 June 1998 Monday Oklahoma City OK Fort Collins CO

000
08 June 1998 Monday Fort Collins CO Fort Collins CO 1.25 inch hail at Englewood, CO (work)

COLOR CODE
Plan was to not chase GRAY
Available to chase; no weather (“blue-skied”) BLUE
Chase Day (have partner and stormy weather) GREEN
No-Partner Day (Weather stormy, no partner) RED
Weather Stormy, but not available for chasing PURPLE

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CHASE1997 Chase Summary

Tornado Alley Tour – 6/5/97-6/12/97

Daily Journal
CHASE #1 – Tornado Alley Tour – 6/5/97-6/12/97
DATE DAY START END MILES REMARKS
03 June 1997 Tuesday Englewood CO Hayes KS Drove straight from work (Colorado) to Oklahoma City (and so far I never have again!)
04 June 1997 Wednesday Hayes, KS Oklahoma City OK
05 June 1997 Thursday Norman OK Norman OK visit NSSL, OU Meteorology Dept.
06 June 1997 Friday Norman OK Pecos TX
07 June 1997 Saturday Pecos TX Fort Stockton TX via West Texas
08 June 1997 Sunday Fort Stockton TX Lubbock TX via Southwest Texas
09 June 1997 Monday Lubbock TX Lubbock TX W. Texas Panhandle
10 June 1997 Tuesday Lubbock TX Trinidad CO via Northeast NM
11 June 1997 Wednesday Trinidad CO Garden City KS via Southwest KS
12 June 1997 Thursday Garden City KS Oklahoma City OK via Northeast Texas
CHASE #2 – “While we’re already here and the weather looks promising…”
DATE DAY START END MILES REMARKS
13 June 1997 Friday Oklahoma City OK Norman OK via Northeast Texas
14 June 1997 Saturday Norman OK Fort Collins, CO via Wakita, OK
CHASE #3 – Just out looking at the weather (a solo trip)
DATE DAY START END MILES REMARKS
15 June 1997 Sunday Fort Collins CO Fort Collins CO via Cheyenne, WY