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Storm observing has been a passion of mine since childhood. I have
been an active pursuer of extreme meteorological phenomena since 1999.
Prior to 1999, I studied basic meteorology and tracked storms using
a scanner and weather radio coupled with a map and pushpin system.
(dorky, I know...but it gave me valuable experience prior to taking
to the road)
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My first two "chase seasons" were spent in Southeastern Wisconsin, where
most of the storms were simply marginally severe multicells and, of course,
the spectacular Great Lakes Derechoes. After graduating High School, I
started my undergraduate education in meteorology at the University of
Oklahoma, where storms were much more impressive. Chase seasons quickly
became more impressive and my experience and background education grew fast.
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I now am a graduate student in Meteorology and Computer Science, with specific
interests in storm-scale prediction and tornado detection. Obviously, my
passion for storms has not subsided and I will continue to drive thousands
of miles every spring to witness nature at its best and worst.
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Over the next few months, I hope to have this portion of my site
transformed into a comprehensive log of storm observation activities.
I hope to detail significant events that I had the opportunity to
witness. I will also work on creating decent scans of all chase
photography, as well as posting educational or interesting storm
footage.
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