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February 6, 2024 San Nicolas Island C-130 and Rainbow

A little convection was near the island as a Navy C-130 aircraft was being unloaded, right in front of the weather office.

July 19, 2023 A Vandenberg Space X Rocket Launch at Dusk

I work part-time at Vandenberg Space Force Base now (VBG). I prefer to call it Vandenberg AFB (Air Force Base). Elon Musk’s Space X project… [Read More]

June 27, 2023 Oklahoma Panhandle Supercell

Start: Sidney, NE Lunch: Eads, CO/Subway End: Hugoton, KS 520 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One Outlook/20Z Surface map for 5 p.m. CDT above. Note… [Read More]

May 6, 2023 Archer and Throck storms (and gaudy rainbow)

Begin: Killeen, TX Lunch: Billy’s/Cisco End: Wichita Falls, TX/359 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z Another chase day in Texas for Tour 2, and we… [Read More]

May 4, 2023 Crowell and Paducah Supercells

Begin: Woodward, OK Brunch: Pollyanna’s at Woodward End: Abilene (461 miles) Storm Reports SPC Day One 20Z Prospects today looked rather good, at least before… [Read More]

April 8, 2022 Airplanes at LAX, plus Fata Morgana!

Another routine day at the office at LAX, with great visibility and very warm temperatures (near 100F most places and 97F at LAX). By mid-afternoon… [Read More]

November 26, 2021 San Nicolas Island Fata Morgana

  I walked from Nicktown to a cliff/overlook to the north on this afternoon, actually hoping to observe the “Fata Morgana” optical illusion.  And, it… [Read More]

June 13, 2021 Strong Storms in the Nebraska Panhandle, Marsland to Alliance

  Start:  Chadron; Lunch:  Country Kitchen in Chadron; End:  Alliance; 238 miles Storm Reports SPC 20Z Day One Outlook md0952    md0962    md0963 Time lapse video… [Read More]

May 23, 2021 Eastern Colorado strong storms

  Start:  Santa Rosa, NM/Quick bite in Trinidad, CO/End:  Oakley, KS/653 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 708   SPC Mesoscale Discussion 711… [Read More]

May 4 to May 7, 2021 Rather Slow Chase Period

  Plains states chasers suffered through a very slow period from the 4th to the 7th of May.  Upper flow wasn’t too bad, but low-level… [Read More]

December 18, 2020 Santa Barbara Island from LAX, with Fata Morgana!

  Visibility in the Los Angeles area was unlimited in most directions by sunset this day.  These images were taken from the observing platform of… [Read More]

June 9, 2020 Kansas/Nebraska border supercells and weak tornados

  Start:  Gothenburg, Nebraska Lunch:  Superior, NE/Dave’s Place End:  Rockport, Missouri 408 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 889   SPC Mesoscale Discussion… [Read More]

June 3, 2020 Cozad Nebraska Rainbow and Lightning

  Start:  Denver End:  Cozad, NE Storm Reports SPC Mesoscale Discussion 797   SPC Mesoscale Discussion 799 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 801   SPC Mesoscale Discussion 805 SPC… [Read More]

January 22, 2020 I Need More Fogbow, San Nicolas Island, California

While on San Nicolas Island from January 22 to January 29, I was treated to a good deal of foggy weather.  The combination of sun… [Read More]

September 23, 2019 Needles and Lake Havasu City severe storms

  I was well aware of the decent storm prospects today when I awoke at home.  A strong upper-level system for late September was dropping… [Read More]

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