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CHASE 2015

SEASON SUMMARY

SEMINARS & TRAINING (WEATHER/SAFETY):		20+ hours of classroom training on weather (especially radar interpretation), first aid, and CPR [163 miles travel]
DATE	DAY	START		END		MI.	REMARKS
13FEB2015 to 15FEB2015	Fri. Sat. Sun.	Bolingbrook	IL	Denver	IL	__	ChaserCon 2015
04MAR2015	Sat.	Bolingbrook	IL	Plainfield	IL	__	Basic Spotter Training (2 hr.)

14MAR2015	Sat.	Bolingbrook	IL	Naperville	IL	20	DuPage OHSEM Advanced Spotter Training (8 hr.) https://www.dupageco.org/weatherseminar/

18MAR2015 01APR2015 15APR2015	Wed.	Bolingbrook	IL	Naperville	IL	20	Naperville EMA Radar classes (6 hr.)
28MAR2015	Sat.	Bolingbrook	IL	Batavia	IL	43	35th Annual FermiLab/Skilling Severe Weather Seminar (6 hr.)
FUTURE	Mon.	Bolingbrook	IL	Naperville	IL	20	Naperville EMA: First Aid, CPR, AED, Blood-borne Pathogens classes

2015 GREAT PLAINS CHASING
DATE	DAY	START		END		MI.	REMARKS
06MAY2015	Wed.	Bolingbrook	IL				PROLOGUE 1
07MAY2015	Thu.	Bolingbrook	IL				PROLOGUE 2
08MAY2015	Mon.	Bolingbrook	IL				PROLOGUE3
09MAY2015	Sat.	Bolingbrook	IL	Oklahoma City	OK	__	TRAVEL: Flight + __ miles around OKC
10MAY2015	Sun.	Oklahoma City	OK	Oklahoma City	OK	__	TRAVEL: __ miles around OKC
11MAY2015	Mon.	Oklahoma City	OK	UNKNOWN	??	____	DAY 1: _
12MAY2015	Tue.	UNKNOWN	??	UNKNOWN	??	____	DAY 2: _
13MAY2015	Wed.	UNKNOWN	??	UNKNOWN	??	____	DAY 3: _
14MAY2015	Thu.	UNKNOWN	??	UNKNOWN	??	____	DAY 4: _
15MAY2015	Fri.	UNKNOWN	??	UNKNOWN	??	____	DAY 5: _
16MAY2015	Sat.	UNKNOWN	??	UNKNOWN	??	____	DAY 6: _
17MAY2015	Sun.	UNKNOWN	??	UNKNOWN	??	____	DAY 7: _
18MAY2015	Mon.	UNKNOWN	??	UNKNOWN	??	____	DAY 8: _
19MAY2015	Tue.	UNKNOWN	??	UNKNOWN	??	____	DAY 9: _
20MAY2015	Wed.	UNKNOWN	??	UNKNOWN	??	____	DAY 10: _
21MAY2015	Thu.	UNKNOWN	TX	UNKNOWN	??	____	DAY 11: _
22MAY2015	Fri.	Oklahoma City	OK	Bolingbrook	IL	____	DAY 12: Departure
23MAY2015	Sat.	Bolingbrook	IL	Bolingbrook	IL	____	Epilogue 1
24MAY2015	Sun.	Bolingbrook	IL	Bolingbrook	IL	____	Epilogue 1
25MAY2015	Mon.	Bolingbrook	IL	Bolingbrook	IL	____	Epilogue 1

2015 ILLINOIS SPOTTING/CHASING
DATE	DAY	START		END		MI.	REMARKS
09APR2015	Wed.	Bolingbrook	IL	Naperville	IL		Rochelle-Fairdale (EF4) tornado Participated in EOC and field operations

COLOR CODE
Plan was to not chase						GRAY
Planned Chase Day (future)						YELLOW
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

SUMMARY
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