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Old 08-16-2007, 06:45 PM
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I'm curious what makes you say well today is a good chase day vs a bad one? I know there are general things but what is specific to you folks?

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Old 08-16-2007, 07:57 PM
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the cap is a big issue most of the time, i'll add some other stuff after work today...
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Old 08-17-2007, 01:38 AM
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I will say this: Most chases I go on, I don't see much of anything and just waste a lot of gas but then again I am a local storm chaser not a National one or one that goes everywhere. I see a lot of cold air funnels, regular short lived funnels and rotation (such as I think I did today ) and rarely I see a touchdown.

But as long as I see a good thunderstorms develop or watch a severe one move, I have had a GREAT chase day!

Seen a GREAT lightning storm today and that was the best gift I got from yo momma nature today for my b-day, hehe!
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Old 08-17-2007, 03:14 AM
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some times the terrain will play a big factor too, if it looks like we will have to chase in an area with a lot of hills/valleys or a lot of trees, i will usually opt for not chasing, a big reason why i havent chased in Wisconsin, very hard to find a spot where you can actually see the storm.
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Old 08-20-2007, 11:49 PM
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I agree. If I don't know the area or roads, then I'd rather not chase there to be honest.
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A lot has to do with how isolated the convection is. A few supercells are chaseable, while if it goes linear and forms an MCS quickly, you typically don't chase.
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you also have to take a step back and see what is going on the day of the chase. i remember on Aug. 12, 2006 we headed out in hopes of a decent tornado setup, but before we even left we noticed that there was an area of rain moving towards our target area, ended up just blobbing out and we should've known better than to head out that day. stuff like that, even if things look awesome, can spoil a chase.
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