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Nathan.. Don't forget the adult size Pampers.. B)
*is still looking for a hidey hole in a suitcase*
It has been recommended to me by an experienced member of the Net-Weather team B) that Tena Lady is very effective!
PP, perhaps you could persuade someone to take a second case?
Stewart
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I'm all packed now and just about ready to go.
Out of interest, will anybody who is going be able to transfer video from minidv cassettes to a laptop whilst over there as I am borrowing my sister's camcorder but she doesn't have the driver disks anymore. If not I'd have to wait until I got back to share video with the rest of the forum
You're packed!!!
I'm just hoping that I get to see the bedroom floor at some point in the very near future.
As for the camcorder thing, we are taking a laptop but I have no experience or knowledge of how to transfer video. Sorry.
Stewart
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Nick
Thank you so, so much.
I have just spent the last 3 weeks trying to find something that I can understand but being unable to
and you have created exactly what I was looking for. A very, very grateful
Stewart
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Maybe not, but it's still more risky than not being close to the storm. Actuaries are interested in what might happen, not the evens outcome. Why do you think all those Lloyd's names make so much money? In any case, I'm assuming the policy doesn't only pay out on death. If no storm chasers have ever been injured then you start to have a stronger argument. The fact that somebody wants to take insurance out is de facto evidence of the presence of risk. Furthermore, it's not in the interest of the insurer to set premia at levels that actively encourage risk taking.
I'm sorry SF but I have to strongly disagree. I haven't checked the statistics but I would have thought that something along the lines of skydiving, rafting or any other active sport would potentially equate to the same or greater risk level than storm chasing. It isn't a competition to see who can get closest to a tornado, should you actually be fortunate enough to see one. As someone who genuinely knew nothing about this past time until recently I don't for one moment believe that I can pretend that I have a strong grounding for what I am saying. I do however believe that if it were truly that dangerous no company would offer any insurance for anything less than a small mortgage! If it were much more likely that there would be a claim made then would surely 'Storm Chasing' would be covered by something far more stringent than a 'Hazardous Pursuits' clause?
By going to the USA you are taking a risk, whatever you may be doing, due to the extortionate cost of healthcare. If you were to go the somewhere such as New York then there is surely a far greater chance of being mugged! At least I know that I will be there with a group of people who do have some interest in my continued well-being as it is so closely linked to their own.
Stewart
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Could Not resist this one.
With only 9 days until we all meet at the Sofitel (Gatwick) on Saturday next week have been sorting through equipment. Pretty much everything ready.
Would be good to see what the others are taking.
Paul Sherman
I must admit the golfball, marble thing confused me for a bit there until Áine 'suggested' the reason to me! <_<
Here we go then.......
MP3 Player/Mobile/General gadget
- Headphones
Laptop
- 2 batteries & charger
- Card Reader
Canon EOS 400D
- 2 Lenses
- Polarising Filter
- Wired Remote
- 2 batteries & charger
- 1 GB & 2 GB memory cards
Sunglasses
Airline E-tickets
Passport
Currency
Travel Insurance Stuff
2 plug converters
Sun cream
Clothes (Not that I shall get many in with this lot & my packing skills!)
Last Will & Testament (Just in case you come good with that ‘Rain-Shrouded Core Punching’!
)Stewart
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Basically the SLP charts look like an omega symbol AudMun.. Stubborn to move patterns they are.... Hence the "Death Ridge" The killer of storms that you are looking for..
Paul.. Quick question.. What was last year's chase theme music wise??
Is it usually the case that an Omega pattern like this would be moved only by a substantial cooler weather system coming from, for instance, the SE or does the Omega system itself act like a bumber and prevent any other low pressure entering the area and will only disappear or move as it degrades with time?
Stewart
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Just been looking at the Models and looks like quite a lull possibly setting up with the Omega Block scenario and North West Flow over the Alley, dont mind if the "Death Ridge" sets up for a few weeks in April, just as long as it clears off in 4 weeks time
Paul S
Sorry for being a little behind with this post but could someone tell me if I am on the right track here.
Omega is basically a way of describing the movement of air. Low level hot air with driven cooler air above will create a 'shear' effect and if this warmer air has moisture in it as well then it will allow hail and rain to be created once the moist air gains sufficient height and therefore enters a cooler region. This process will cause extra heat to be released again aiding the further heating of the surrounding air, that had begun to lose any upward movement due to the cooling process, meaning that the cloud will continue to grow. In this case the high pressure area is causing the 'Omega Block'.
Having the high pressure system running diagonally through the center of the country at the moment will mean that this cool air is not allowed in so any air movement will only therefore be vertical. This is what is being referred to as the 'Death Ridge'.
One thing I can't find an answer to and that is what causes the revolving storm air to head for and ultimately reach the ground thereby creating a tornado?
I do hope that I am somewhere in the region of right here but please can someone be kind enough to point me in the right direction if not.
Many thanks
Stewart
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Yes, the aim of storm chasing is not to intentionally get into the hail core or rain core of the storms where we can't see anything around you - rather keep just out of it on the SE side of the storm where there's best photo opportunities for storm structure - and where the tornadoes usually form aswell! You need to be sensible though with these beasts that form on the plains, and know how to keep out of trouble if it looks severe by constantly looking for postioning yourself accordingly out of trouble as the storm(s) develop around/near you. Though I can't guarantee that Paul S won't want to drive us right under the Bear's Cage!
Bear's Cage..... Bear's Cage....... I know I saw that round here somewhere....... ahhhh, here we go
Bear's Cage
[slang], a region of storm-scale rotation, in a thunderstorm, which is wrapped in heavy precipitation. This area often coincides with a radar hook echo and/or mesocyclone, especially one associated with an HP storm. The term reflects the danger involved in observing such an area visually, which must be done at close range in low visibilit
ooooh, that could be a little interesting
Stewart
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Truely an amazing supercell, lets hope you encounter a few of those before the
end of your chasing holiday Stewart..
Thanks NL.
It woud be amazing to even have the chance of seeing something as beautiful as this! I just hope that I can also appreciate what has happened to create it.
Who knows, maybe I will even be able to learn a little of the dialect to help me understand some of what Nick and Paul are saying.
Stewart
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this is very impressive
WOW!! I mean just........ WOW!!!!!
Stewart
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That figures, Exactly 1 month today and virtually to the hour and second we will be picking up the Barons from the Place just North West of there, namely Okarche :lol: :lol:
Paul S
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Awesome! The power is amazing...... :blink: :o
As you say though, don't think I would have stayed around to watch it if I had another option available to me!
Can anyone tell me, do the 'mini funnels' play an important role in the strength or continuation of the main tornado or do they feed off it an therefore lessen its strength and longevity?
Stewart A-M
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Some very beautiful photos!
Close between JC and Blackie but I think Blackie wins......
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Hoorah, at last Mr Cameron has a Login Id. So the only one left now is Pale Blue Skies Other Half.......................
No Pressure or anything
Paul S
Not wishing to be left out............
Stewart A-M
(4 1/2 weeks left...... So much to do and learn, so little time!!!!)
Day 2 Report & Pictures
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A few to add to the mix. Better late than never.
Not sure if this will work........