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  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
  • Weather Preferences: Summer - Storms Winter - Blizzards
  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
On 09/02/2019 at 20:25, Nick L said:

*waves*

Fellow tour 4 driver here.

*Wavess back* Hellooooooooo

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  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
  • Weather Preferences: Summer - Storms Winter - Blizzards
  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale

Hi Everyone!

 

just as the other threads are getting popular i thought our little T4 thread can get a bump!

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Hi all, getting very close now, watching the live streams, msg boards and following Paul B’s Facebook pictures and forwarded messages, some amazing storms so far.

Seems i’m living on the edge and am flying out on the 8th from Heathrow on the 14.45 to Denver.

Do have a question, been trawling but haven’t seen anything on other boards around lightning triggers, anyone got recommendation for a Canon 7d, don’t want to spend a fortune, but don’t want a duffer either, ideally renting a good quality one would be a best option, can’t imagine it would have too many uses back in Essex afterwards.

Steve

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  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
  • Weather Preferences: Summer - Storms Winter - Blizzards
  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale

Tour 4 charts are appearing at the furthest end of the model runs! I know we cannot take them for granted but it does show some signs of active weather (yey!)

SKEW-T chart for the middle of OK which is showing 83 / 73 spreads at 6pm is surely exciting to read but we have to control our excitement!

CAPE and all the other ingredients are showing good signs!

I fly in on June 7th from LHR 14:40 flight!

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  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
  • Weather Preferences: Summer - Storms Winter - Blizzards
  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
On 16/05/2019 at 18:04, Steve Barnett said:

Hi all, getting very close now, watching the live streams, msg boards and following Paul B’s Facebook pictures and forwarded messages, some amazing storms so far.

Seems i’m living on the edge and am flying out on the 8th from Heathrow on the 14.45 to Denver.

Do have a question, been trawling but haven’t seen anything on other boards around lightning triggers, anyone got recommendation for a Canon 7d, don’t want to spend a fortune, but don’t want a duffer either, ideally renting a good quality one would be a best option, can’t imagine it would have too many uses back in Essex afterwards.

Steve

hi mate

Lightning triggers can be good, MR Finney bought one for a season and ended up binning it as it was rubbish! BUT he does have one now, this one - https://tinyurl.com/y6382jq9 

Living on the edge? 8th June? yeah probably, 7th would have been better for two reason 1) i am on the same flight! 2) it gives us chance to maybe get an extra day of chasing or at least get us in position depending on the models..worth a conversation to go a day before?

 

anyhoo!  ill be Doghouse driver for T4, also known as the party car!

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Unfortunately not seeing any available flights for the 7th. May be in the market for energy drinks.

Looking forward to being in the doghouse, should be home form home

I know from my trip in 2017 the lightning triggers were a bit random, banging them off non stop when few visible strikes.

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  • Location: Surrey
  • Location: Surrey

Hi all, fellow Tour 4 member here. I’m Pete, and I’ll be accompanying my brother, Chris, who’s been wanting to do a Storm Chasing holiday for about 20 years and now has the time and money to do it. 

PS Trying to upload a profile pic but website failing me. Probably just as well - some of you may have just had your lunch.

looking forward to seeing some weather.

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  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
  • Weather Preferences: Summer - Storms Winter - Blizzards
  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
19 hours ago, Pete J said:

Hi all, fellow Tour 4 member here. I’m Pete, and I’ll be accompanying my brother, Chris, who’s been wanting to do a Storm Chasing holiday for about 20 years and now has the time and money to do it. 

PS Trying to upload a profile pic but website failing me. Probably just as well - some of you may have just had your lunch.

looking forward to seeing some weather.

Morning Pete!  I wouldnt worry too much about a profile pic!!

 

What are your flight details?  I was hoping to meet with people at LHR T5 if they are flying on or around the same time as me!  I am on the 14:40 LHR - DEN BA flight.

if you havent already, i made a kit list in the forum, worth a read!

 

Gee

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  • Location: Surrey
  • Location: Surrey
14 minutes ago, ItIsGee said:

Morning Pete!  I wouldnt worry too much about a profile pic!!

 

What are your flight details?  I was hoping to meet with people at LHR T5 if they are flying on or around the same time as me!  I am on the 14:40 LHR - DEN BA flight.

if you havent already, i made a kit list in the forum, worth a read!

 

Gee

Greetings Gee. We're also on the 14:40 (Friday) LHR to DEN (Iberia (via BA) flight 7407). But I've got it as leaving from Terminal 3 - that the same flight?

PS We're staying at the Hyatt House, which I think is just across the way from the pick-up hotel.

PPS thanks for the kit list heads-up. I think we had most of that stuff already but some useful suggestions for additional things.

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  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
  • Weather Preferences: Summer - Storms Winter - Blizzards
  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
1 hour ago, Pete J said:

Greetings Gee. We're also on the 14:40 (Friday) LHR to DEN (Iberia (via BA) flight 7407). But I've got it as leaving from Terminal 3 - that the same flight?

PS We're staying at the Hyatt House, which I think is just across the way from the pick-up hotel.

PPS thanks for the kit list heads-up. I think we had most of that stuff already but some useful suggestions for additional things.

I stand corrected!  it is T3!  Well it would be rude not to have a pre flight beer at the airport!

 

ill be flying in from Manchester that morning!

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  • Location: Surrey
  • Location: Surrey
3 minutes ago, ItIsGee said:

I stand corrected!  it is T3!  Well it would be rude not to have a pre flight beer at the airport!

 

ill be flying in from Manchester that morning!

Moment of panic this end. I booked parking for us and thought I'd picked the wrong terminal

 

 

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  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
  • Weather Preferences: Summer - Storms Winter - Blizzards
  • Location: Bamford, Rochdale
1 hour ago, Pete J said:

Moment of panic this end. I booked parking for us and thought I'd picked the wrong terminal

 

 

hahaha i tend to do that!

 

look forward to meeting you both!

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  • Location: Kinross scotland
  • Location: Kinross scotland

Hi all getting pretty close to the tour now , I get into Denver at 8.15 pm wednesday can’t wait to meet you all , save me a beer , will be at the days inn hopefully by 9 ish , will hunt for you in the bar !

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  • Location: Surrey
  • Location: Surrey
On 31/05/2019 at 11:57, ItIsGee said:

hahaha i tend to do that!

 

look forward to meeting you both!

Just a quick question...in terms of coordinating pick up on Saturday, do we just ring the number we’ve been given? Me and my brother are staying the Hyatt House which is only across the way. Wasn’t sure what the exact protocols/timings were.

Cheers,

pete

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  • Location: Leigh On Sea - Essex & Tornado Alley
  • Location: Leigh On Sea - Essex & Tornado Alley

Hi Pete

I will be arriving at the Days Inn with Tour 3 around 12 noon on Saturday so if you guys want to make your way over to the Days Inn some of the staff will already be there defo Graham Moore who arrives Friday 

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  • Location: Leigh On Sea - Essex & Tornado Alley
  • Location: Leigh On Sea - Essex & Tornado Alley

Great Start to Tour 4 with 4 Kansas Tornadoes on a Slight Risk 2% Day

The Goodland Supercell was an absolute beast sitting on the boundary most of the day

 

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  • Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms, Lightning, Tornado, Hurricane, Heatwave
  • Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire
6 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Great Start to Tour 4 with 4 Kansas Tornadoes on a Slight Risk 2% Day

The Goodland Supercell was an absolute beast sitting on the boundary most of the day

 

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Fantastic to see! Saw Burlington, CO under a tornado warning too last night! Great stuff! Stay safe!

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