Storm Chase 2009

[dogs32]

These guys know what they are doing.........we saw more storms than some of the well know companies.....Infact 14 Supercells

A massive big thankyou to the guys on the staff for a excellent job...first class!!!(Paul,Tom,Ian,John)

Fantastic guys truly...

I realy had a good time and now I am a bit sad that it is at a end....

I loved the experience and would love to do it again.

The guys made me feel welcome and mad me laugh so much.....

Hats off to Paul who got us on EVERY occasion on a Storm.....Infact one occasion we were THE ONLY ONES in the USA to watch a cumulus form into a Supercell..

Paul will go out of his way to get you as close to a Supercell as possible within safe distance..

But sometimes mother nature as other ideas(Plainview) :winky:

Truly excellent Paul how you pin pointed the areas with 10-20 miles of action before Supercell time...

And on the down time days we had excellent fun with bowling ect.....

It was more than I expected as words or pictures cannot explain the AWSOME excitment of these killer storms.

Cant wait to meet up with you all again..

A Big Thanks to Paul .M for making this possible with the price so I could fullfill one of my dreams to see soooooooooooooo

much violent storms

On a bad note....There is a down side..........Im not not excited about Uk Storms anymore

Paul.S can I have a bit of pizza

shortly i will put up videos and pics of my Fantastic experince

[dogs32]

Pre Chase Day

The London Meet up

Tom isnt sure he as met(sane) the right people

can you spot the person asleep in the background

good times ahead

Im your man

Shall I have that last drink or not

planning the trip for Supercells

John looks worried on this one as Paul rotate's B)

[dogs32]

The rest of the team arrive at the car rentals DFW

we hear that there is a Modertae risk so we quickly set off to

NW of Witchita Falls bonus day

On this occasion I lost my clouds and lightning shots on the first night B)

but not for the rest of the days ahead :o

Paul waits for the team as time is short to get up to see any Supercells

Bertha is Born

Finaly the team arrive

Im shattered and the trip hasnt even started yet :o

[Louby]

Looking forward to seeing what ya got there fella :o come on quick smart you have a very impatient Louby here B)

[dogs32]

Dallas FortWorth offical first chase day?

After last nights Witchita Falls Storms we are awoken up by Paul and Tom banging on the door around 6.30am

None of us as had much sleep from yesterday's flight and last nights Storms up in Wichita Falls..

We are all eager to run around the Hotel taking Lightning shots as Dallas gets pounded...

[dogs32]

Looking forward to seeing what ya got there fella come on quick smart you have a very impatient Louby here

thanks Louby......i will try to put up as quickly as I can throughout the weeks

Lots I have to cut out due to thousands of pics and 25gig of video.....

Rest of Day 1 to follow

at some point

[Louby]

Bloody tree in the way! Still good all the same

Pics are too Take you had an awesome time out there.

[Jane Louise]

Excellent pics and videos dogs, Can't wait to see the rest.

[pottyprof]

Cant wait to see the rest Pat.. Great job with the video and photos!! ..

[Aunt Sally]

Pat, thanks so much for posting the pics and videos - it is bringing back some fantastic memories

Tammy

[dogs32]

After the deluge of Storms in Dallas in the morning we head out in search of Supercells..

thx Jane and Potty..

Tammy your get a good few DVDs and pics when I finish

edit I rush the above video.next time I will do a better job

[NL]

Great photos and video there Pat of an adventure of a life-time..!! An absolute definite thing to do before you die is to see

these spectacular storms first hand ......me jealous...not at all..!! .... ..

[dogs32]

Great photos and video there Pat of an adventure of a life-time..!! An absolute definite thing to do before you die is to see

these spectacular storms first hand ......me jealous...not at all..!! .... ..

thx NL............just look at Plainview video and pics in 30 mins..........

the day Hell came to town

a truly scary sky....with a Tornado somewhere

day went to night

[dave48]

Some really awesome photos and videos there mate, hope I get to see storms like that one day, glad you had a great time by the looks of it.

[dogs32]

April 29th

Plainview,Puduca

Hell came to Town....

First pics are NOT daytime...later with lightning in the evening.and violent it was..

Truly one of the best weather days of my life..with sirens going off and RFD hitting the town in video...

videos to follow

I have a time lapse somewhere of this Supercell growing in the early stages..

[dogs32]

Part one

Puduca and Plainview

[dogs32]

PART ONE

Puduca and Plainview

[dogs32]

next part

heading into the storm...

a truly scary moment....

Sirens went off and RFD winds picked up

[AudMun]

Nice vids and pics Pat. Looking forward to some of the other bits you have.

[Koppite]

Super pics and videos, those storms look awesome! Glad you had a great time, and thanks for sharing your experience. :lol:

[*Stormforce~beka*]

Pre Chase Day

The London Meet up

planning the trip for Supercells = Paul shows off his new video ... 2 girls 1 cup ...

John looks worried on this one as Paul rotate's :lol: = The reaction lives on ...

[Mammatus]

PART ONE

Puduca and Plainview

Some great pictures and vids there dogs32. Keep them coming :lol:

Some quality tunes banging out too :lol:

Seasons

[dogs32]

hi seasons...im not sure..its the music Paul put on when we went Supercell hunting....

Thanks weather 09...........putting another up of this storm soon...without music on this one...

A day to remember............Honestly the video and pics dont do it justice how bad and AWESOME this storm was

Its a shame that the sky went so black you couldnt see much....and the Sirens and cars racing around to take cover..video had a hard job picking this up..

The next video Paul and John get the hell out of there and set up a few miles outside to let the storm chase us

there no doubt in my mind that this was a killer storm.I hope to witness something as deadly as this again

the CGs went ballistic as we aproached evening........it was like something in a SCIFI movie.......truly ask the other guys.Incredible!!!

There was a Tornado somewhere if I remember correct....and the hail was very large.cant remeber how large...In the town with Structure damage.

[dogs32]

Paul and John fly up the road in high speed to get ahead of the storm

so we can stop and take pics or video

[dogs32]

PART 1

April 30th?

places travelled Childress,Shamrock,Clinton and Weatherford

A day that looked like nothing was going to happen......

We waited all day!!!!!

Patience paid off with us only in the USA to be on a Supercell 15 miles away..........

we watched it grow from nothing into one of the best lightning displays I have ever seen.

The car got Base ball dents on the roof as we parked up next to a lake and waited for a Twister....

THE ONLY SUPER CELL IN USA.....THE BIRTH OF A AWSOME SUPERCELL

video and pics to follow