http://www.stormhighway.com/blog/ Storm Highway: Storm chasing and other travels by Dan Robinson en-us http://stormhighway.com/blog/may908b.shtml I've finally got a finished system now for posting high-definition videos to the web. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may908a.shtml Quite an intense severe storm event on Thursday night across the Piedmont/foothills regions of Virginia and North Carolina. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may808c.shtml With gas at $3.70/gallon, zero-mile chases are always nice. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may808b.shtml Since I work at a computer for most of the day, I like to get outside and get some fresh air - particularly this time of year, when things are greening up and getting warmer. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may808a.shtml Up to this point, spring 2008 has not been going too well for storm chasers. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may608a.shtml And down the next hill on the roller coaster. The long-range models really have been doing poorly so far this month, to the point that they are nearly useless. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may508b.shtml In my front yard this afternoon: http://stormhighway.com/blog/may508a.shtml Unfortunately but not surprisingly, Alltel EVDO service in Charleston has similar down/up speeds to Raleigh, but much higher latency (pings exceeding 400ms). http://stormhighway.com/blog/may408a.shtml Exactly one year ago at this time (around 3PM CDT or so), I was driving eastbound on Highway 54 through the town of Greensburg, Kansas, on my way to a small area of surface convergence / cumulus that had popped up west of Wichita. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may308b.shtml A few random shots that don't fit into any single category.... http://stormhighway.com/blog/may308a.shtml According to both the latest RUC and the WRF models, the squall line currently moving into the Louisville area will stall out over central Kentucky overnight. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may208b.shtml The capping inversion lost the battle in Oklahoma and Kansas yesterday, and today's setup in the Mississippi Valley is also doing much better than anticipated.