Here is the overall plan for my 2019 storm season (which I’ll update as events warrant):
CHASE 2019 |
DAILY JOURNAL |
SEMINARS/CLASSROOM TRAINING: | |||||
DATE | DAY | START | END | MILES | REMARKS |
______ | Sat | Bolingbrook,IL | Wheaton,IL | 26 | DuPage OHSEM Advanced Spotter Training (seminar) http://www.dupagesevereweather.com |
______ | Thu | Naperville,IL | Bolingbrook,IL | ___ | NEMA Radar Class #1 http://www.napervilleema.org |
______ | Thu | Naperville,IL | Bolingbrook,IL | ___ | NEMA Radar Class #2 http://www.napervilleema.org |
______ | Sat | Bolingbrook,IL | Downers Grove, IL Bolingbrook,IL |
26 | Basic Spotter Training (review) DuPage Area Radio Club (DARC) |
GREAT PLAINS CHASES: | |||||
CHASE2016-01: | |||||
DATE | DAY | START | END | MILES | REMARKS |
08May | Thu | Bolingbrook,IL | – | ____ | Prologue |
09May | Thu | Bolingbrook,IL | O’Hare Airport Bolingbrook,IL |
____ | T-4: The British Contingent Arrives |
10May | Fri | Bolingbrook,IL | Chicago, IL Springfield, IL Versaille, MO Springfield, MO |
____ | T-3: 103 Up then Out |
11May | Sat | Springfield, MO | El Reno, OK Oklahoma City, OK |
____ | T-2: Oklahoma Bound |
12May | Sun | Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma City, OK | ___ | T-1: Around OKC, 2019 |
13May | Mon | Oklahoma City, OK | _________________ | ___ | DAY 01 |
14May | Tue | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 02 |
15May | Wed | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 03 |
16May | Thu | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 04 |
17May | Fri | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 05 |
18May | Sat | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 06 |
19May | Sun | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 07 |
20May | Mon | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 08 |
21May | Tue | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 09 |
22May | Wed | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 10 |
23May | Thu | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 11 |
24May | Fri | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 12 |
25May | Sat | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 13 |
26May | Sun | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 14 |
27May | Mon | _________________ | _________________ | ___ | DAY 15 |
28May | Tue | ??? | ??? | ??? | EPILOGUE |
COLOR CODE | |||||
Plan was to not chase | SILVER | ||||
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 |