tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67398078183823349502024-03-05T19:14:45.074-05:00SOUTHERN WEATHER BRIGADELogs, pics and stories relating to the severe weather events chased (and killed), either actual chasing or via arm chair, by our Storm Chasing Team, The Southern Weather Brigade, in the Southeastern United States, covering South/Southwest Georgia, North/South Florida, Central Alabama, Middle Tennessee and Virginia.Dewdrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507315890846359262noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-66896097550456438072012-05-25T14:25:00.000-04:002012-05-25T14:25:06.226-04:00Virginia Lightning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
On Wednesday May 23rd, we had a very isolated cell with a strong hail core move up from North Carolina into Southeastern Virginia around 10:30pm est. I love shooting photography of isolated cells that have a strong hail core. It usually means a lot of Cloud to Ground Lightning and a great view of the storm to photograph. These are just two of the images I captured on Wednesday night. Both of these pictures were on The Weather Channel this week during the Day Planner segment. Enjoy.</div>
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SCMStorm Chasing Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423054435529044197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-4648696523892098052011-06-21T11:21:00.001-04:002011-06-21T11:22:45.791-04:00Hooking up with Meso MikeOn Sunday, Rick and I got a rare treat. We got to visit with Meso Mike back from his tour in Korea and was (fortunately/unfortunately) in the area getting ready for his PCS to Germany... eww... not much storm chasetunities in Germany. Oh well, at least we got a chance to visit with him before he takes off. Rick and I went up to see him. Here's what I got with my new Rebel;). <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2inL-caJRYMu5aUFKSVYQEq9mpmjpDjI3Y9ikdYwCbpCKWhBUUDYRBVE5w8DN4fJVwH7ejbNZ_NA4lkWGLadaJN57g9ivSdpAUch6JuTQqJ8nYn7inFkseuVfVwK-7LfhjACMh6Bx0s/s1600/061911+farewell+mike+%252869%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2inL-caJRYMu5aUFKSVYQEq9mpmjpDjI3Y9ikdYwCbpCKWhBUUDYRBVE5w8DN4fJVwH7ejbNZ_NA4lkWGLadaJN57g9ivSdpAUch6JuTQqJ8nYn7inFkseuVfVwK-7LfhjACMh6Bx0s/s320/061911+farewell+mike+%252869%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="Here's looking at you, kid."id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620692376953103378" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptUCqQI21ASeMr-dG4QI0ysyyUXt6EFoLINtyOGG-dRpZw8oblxWEsT4YYCL-UT1QAa3qZh_HH9amza0Mk9L2ZWjapijCKnD4ReudxhdsoXj35_CkoVTadhHrl4cqRxt4TCgOTZ1bwgc/s1600/061911+farewell+mike+%252868%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptUCqQI21ASeMr-dG4QI0ysyyUXt6EFoLINtyOGG-dRpZw8oblxWEsT4YYCL-UT1QAa3qZh_HH9amza0Mk9L2ZWjapijCKnD4ReudxhdsoXj35_CkoVTadhHrl4cqRxt4TCgOTZ1bwgc/s320/061911+farewell+mike+%252868%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="Us and our Dew Dancin' Buddhas"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620692366278385298" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7KNLBxzku1M6wQGCshRcw7-IwbhfprAEYjylrkdAfjDL7Uzl8H5wuHFEC7asJCJ7d9jMLLdVRvJMwDAThJI3Hnv8quNEEun5gSAD6SaV2YifxdhE7IHZnocTsdTTmjDPd-SqzwkGIpg/s1600/061911+farewell+mike+%252870%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7KNLBxzku1M6wQGCshRcw7-IwbhfprAEYjylrkdAfjDL7Uzl8H5wuHFEC7asJCJ7d9jMLLdVRvJMwDAThJI3Hnv8quNEEun5gSAD6SaV2YifxdhE7IHZnocTsdTTmjDPd-SqzwkGIpg/s320/061911+farewell+mike+%252870%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="The crew"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620692368305820210" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1ilcibXx076beeiwBefdQ0z4wzcainTR5pRps9dFzOREy2zLp8Ow5qJ4XOyH3w3afsFyy_s2pLmswxPnLea1bg-BYpvteqb3p755CQcMaY_Q-9jneJ6sW2TB-9fm_K2_8ojaEptR8DA/s1600/061911+farewell+mike+%252872%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1ilcibXx076beeiwBefdQ0z4wzcainTR5pRps9dFzOREy2zLp8Ow5qJ4XOyH3w3afsFyy_s2pLmswxPnLea1bg-BYpvteqb3p755CQcMaY_Q-9jneJ6sW2TB-9fm_K2_8ojaEptR8DA/s320/061911+farewell+mike+%252872%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="That's right, we're bad, we know it."id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620692362274564770" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSycvhP8fPhGDn04qmzI9DDJ_EuKVWWuEGSXe3CUt-yzaR38P4nyLc3trIcI0BF1__7AhDLreISPxbzICX1vn3UURBooNePdd7lLxwvrzQZP6unzSSYg442ZRtPjbetMpELXX4-wurQyw/s1600/061911+farewell+mike+%252871%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSycvhP8fPhGDn04qmzI9DDJ_EuKVWWuEGSXe3CUt-yzaR38P4nyLc3trIcI0BF1__7AhDLreISPxbzICX1vn3UURBooNePdd7lLxwvrzQZP6unzSSYg442ZRtPjbetMpELXX4-wurQyw/s320/061911+farewell+mike+%252871%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="Dew Dancin' Buddha!!"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620692359436896658" /></a><br />Always an adventure when you get the Dew involved...<br />~DewdropDewdrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507315890846359262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-35531305439376418332011-06-17T03:20:00.004-04:002011-06-17T03:23:29.587-04:00Huntsville Lightning 6/17/11These images were taken between 12:49 and 1:03 a.m. from High Mountain Road in Northeast Huntsville, Alabama, looking to the west.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjvcRB733fTBK6R3bfZ8lzfmzr-XGAAwlwNA1sfhx7lUywK_FUlY38ncNSp4MYNDhAhX7c6luasREyBX6IPBrwakay02yHSUbVVIgcENyaTzanVtv_CdYvyE6YQgiz3gQbVWqs-AemlZY/s1600/1249.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lHGizmcD5H4xxyvPc1O5yUs7n-YK_usa0SOIMZIrgJdmaOvS33Mg0jgWr0-Gcusgoaz4azQ9FNrmGyaUlXen6n0XxvM8dNuzHDaCRRH3UKFPBFcgfIAjnwKE2I9VLKihnT2t4YUyuaJU/s400/0100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619085604215844098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFOViVossvhXYyKKcHwAY-8RgRiXm4one0JHASzqlWscB5VRMu1oylNBDwzqx504tTlAl8TJmcIyaBnRg2pguWu6K-_uK5K6FnfMH7J27aEDPe0Ma778A-KntRdoPQa0Y51pSLoVRwpiP/s1600/0103.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFOViVossvhXYyKKcHwAY-8RgRiXm4one0JHASzqlWscB5VRMu1oylNBDwzqx504tTlAl8TJmcIyaBnRg2pguWu6K-_uK5K6FnfMH7J27aEDPe0Ma778A-KntRdoPQa0Y51pSLoVRwpiP/s400/0103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619085596787832354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...Mike Wilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888600231453002522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-86770314608667002992011-05-24T11:49:00.003-04:002011-05-24T12:30:41.121-04:00Storm PhotographyJust a couple photographic shots from recent storm activity up here in Virginia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLddo-LdpmEHhyphenhypheni3rhZlknixjdPe6-Lk7PFpW32PUbUEBtDjNEeSpaXoktbv5zUbpNIPQ90wesIGrYKyUA_UQNFgz2gozrfmR6LRUgDQkXXviBRajR60ZOyneI-C8wvZ_THSzAMtJ/s1600/DSC_8037_2_2_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifl8mcjnHVTccn_jxT6nhPv4tzaKRCOGTCtSACrgzEA1GuRP0PBr-RqZvmRnh0IbTqpdYQQnpdjsa-XO-4bzFpg4mhVBSGrTtIq-M5R274df0szy4Yj8ZaX_RWkfEam3wWKpCQdGd0/s400/DSC_7858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610320747664883682" border="0" /></a>SCMStorm Chasing Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423054435529044197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-47977314193481185172011-03-28T14:03:00.005-04:002011-03-28T14:21:07.276-04:00Whoa Whoa Wall CloudI captured this rotating wall cloud near Calera, AL on March 26, 2011. This is about 10 min worth of footage lapsed to around 1 minute. I was secretly begging for it to drop!<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="400" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ghcGQvhMgTw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajPCYHJGqGr7zmYhbrkQOe9UhMW1MAR-QVs4twLj8fC25eDFqruLmgPbVHdf1Hl6ZrfUcoiQM4xyCEtYsSoniO7SkmIwEvoSZ6QkuGe6aIBmTx9c6i3DK1OfwXmkPsdF2yn72Ysu35Qk/s1600/funnel+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajPCYHJGqGr7zmYhbrkQOe9UhMW1MAR-QVs4twLj8fC25eDFqruLmgPbVHdf1Hl6ZrfUcoiQM4xyCEtYsSoniO7SkmIwEvoSZ6QkuGe6aIBmTx9c6i3DK1OfwXmkPsdF2yn72Ysu35Qk/s400/funnel+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589196240770176226" border="0" /></a><br />Attached above is a screen capture from my live stream on ABC 33/40 from a storm later that night around 8:30 central near the community of Cordova, AL. No damage was reported from either storm but both were awfully impressive.JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02081387669612027335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-59999994571576065082010-10-27T23:28:00.004-04:002010-10-27T23:33:42.560-04:00Fall LightningHere are a couple photographs of a rotating Super Cell that moved over Newport News, Va during a Tornado Warning. The lightning in this storm was fantastic. Once the storm moved to my Northeast and the cloud base moved out, I had a perfect view.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa-XBK-eB6zyfhOeB1TFCfam7snqj35ODB-Ct50pJ0saaVV07x51hNOXFt74bhd63HRAG4sGFY9HAdLrWsQV8D7SrKSoz4o8aOK9K0Od2nWxpox9JM0vPnHrPknJBoSx6-oLgJq6d/s1600/DSC_5790.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa-XBK-eB6zyfhOeB1TFCfam7snqj35ODB-Ct50pJ0saaVV07x51hNOXFt74bhd63HRAG4sGFY9HAdLrWsQV8D7SrKSoz4o8aOK9K0Od2nWxpox9JM0vPnHrPknJBoSx6-oLgJq6d/s400/DSC_5790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532934498739547730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsEpRxCsk08xajMWcCMC0hjIYs9AusTGI4KLvGTF7vuGo1TpLXSmc1_jRogLQCHA77HVcMA_GK_EmuEk4Wi3JiGItDIrAkqqE5xB0nkcPCghLOXxzRnwEYK0QCLJllNEJiGebHseG/s1600/DSC_5795.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsEpRxCsk08xajMWcCMC0hjIYs9AusTGI4KLvGTF7vuGo1TpLXSmc1_jRogLQCHA77HVcMA_GK_EmuEk4Wi3JiGItDIrAkqqE5xB0nkcPCghLOXxzRnwEYK0QCLJllNEJiGebHseG/s400/DSC_5795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532934757716836610" border="0" /></a><br />SCMStorm Chasing Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423054435529044197noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-53025406925655706922010-08-03T23:10:00.002-04:002010-08-03T23:10:47.282-04:00God's fireworks!I nabbed this one tonight standing in my garage. The lightning is flashing like crazy, so it was like shooting fish in a barrel, but I'll take it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ93rfX4zXWBk2lg3mHwl1kg4OS4tX1Ti-5CAblhfLLMMUenI0No0MoxbFeXSIKyVoSry44NKqZIu1mwkBjHyFkrN2vIu-IcBF8CQoob7mFQZyXgC4sCOrZQQmhCjMRubOkfhcC8yReHM/s1600/080310+LIGHTNING+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ93rfX4zXWBk2lg3mHwl1kg4OS4tX1Ti-5CAblhfLLMMUenI0No0MoxbFeXSIKyVoSry44NKqZIu1mwkBjHyFkrN2vIu-IcBF8CQoob7mFQZyXgC4sCOrZQQmhCjMRubOkfhcC8yReHM/s400/080310+LIGHTNING+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501383656790849250" /></a>DEW-YAHHHH!!!Dewdrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507315890846359262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-44679607975949568772010-06-01T10:12:00.002-04:002010-06-01T10:12:50.210-04:00My First Photo with SWB<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tifton Flood!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuk5FDl2riI0-1_ZHAm65SzobqClZz7c3b2iyT0X7sqk6gsFjr54T_clZbenamtevHvXQ85R0HbpwsY-jrwTA2bFn1trmfD4-EV3-zS-5K9uBtyqki80J2e0rTzN7TXKlGf3BSoC7a-GKI/s1600/weather_brigade_004flood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuk5FDl2riI0-1_ZHAm65SzobqClZz7c3b2iyT0X7sqk6gsFjr54T_clZbenamtevHvXQ85R0HbpwsY-jrwTA2bFn1trmfD4-EV3-zS-5K9uBtyqki80J2e0rTzN7TXKlGf3BSoC7a-GKI/s320/weather_brigade_004flood.jpg" /></a></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09374938854022125701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-82701088623423592322010-04-26T11:43:00.002-04:002010-04-26T11:44:50.995-04:00Ciao, Mike!It is with mixed emotions that I announce the end of a season, but the beginning of an international movement within the <a href="http://southeasternstormchasers.blogspot.com/">Southern Weather Brigade</a>. On Saturday, <a href="http://www.mesomike.net">Meso Mike</a> (the link isn't working yet, but bear with him), will be leaving for a 1 year tour in Korea, serving with our Air Force. After that, he has a follow on to Italy, where he can reunite with his wife and 2 adorable little girls. Of course, we had to give him a proper send-off. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAoeFgZsBvcj2FDkOJZWLjsNgHDALE4wcwm2TeBZFnDJwHs_Vsvw6oykfdWweBtHLTW9wegTO-L0dIcFirzfG_r0AkiCvtjPlQN__fx1aGMvvXLUj0yp_eZnl-4x-YMFjvH8Xw5ih82g/s1600/042510+sadbye+mike+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAoeFgZsBvcj2FDkOJZWLjsNgHDALE4wcwm2TeBZFnDJwHs_Vsvw6oykfdWweBtHLTW9wegTO-L0dIcFirzfG_r0AkiCvtjPlQN__fx1aGMvvXLUj0yp_eZnl-4x-YMFjvH8Xw5ih82g/s400/042510+sadbye+mike+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464470093130638162" /></a> My wonderful groom and Rick and I gathered together in Tifton with Meso Mike's family for the send off. The food was exceptionally yummy at the Pitstop BBQ place. Mike's mom commented that she had never been to a place where they serve pickles in the arm pits of the chicken. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6-dPcGbc_JId2VAOCYObvWjX8_rj_3MTC2ANi6TWhyphenhyphenkMcR2lRRBQkB11monva4_XYxjyGxw1p0aRoLLV8Z3Rp20IilW2MmmVbftMjy7xhK7UIN1QfZz9t18ckq7Gd_yEw4VbrIne6IM/s1600/042510+sadbye+mike+4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6-dPcGbc_JId2VAOCYObvWjX8_rj_3MTC2ANi6TWhyphenhyphenkMcR2lRRBQkB11monva4_XYxjyGxw1p0aRoLLV8Z3Rp20IilW2MmmVbftMjy7xhK7UIN1QfZz9t18ckq7Gd_yEw4VbrIne6IM/s320/042510+sadbye+mike+4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464470841854372738" /></a> We had an amazingly fun time, remembering old times, fond memories of chases gone bad (doggone Dewvoid), and they recapped their plot to travel out to Oklahoma, Dew-less in an effort to actually nab something... RUDE!<br />Mike redeemed himself when he gave me his own personal copy of Tim's Storm Chasing Handbook, which seriously almost made me cry. So sweet, Mike. His gift to Rick just cracked us all up.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-sXf4fD1hx0Z8bfqmbviTSZcDtHhjk9y6Y8t0lOHNA_lOVU-EFKaXuGTbOXh6CBY-F9VM6Ej0O8g4e0OVTpXXjf5dolhbkW6InLrUQXo9WqHjoxk0bY6b8WANcRy9eGQqrDnWqmNAqM/s1600/042510+sadbye+mike+5.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-sXf4fD1hx0Z8bfqmbviTSZcDtHhjk9y6Y8t0lOHNA_lOVU-EFKaXuGTbOXh6CBY-F9VM6Ej0O8g4e0OVTpXXjf5dolhbkW6InLrUQXo9WqHjoxk0bY6b8WANcRy9eGQqrDnWqmNAqM/s200/042510+sadbye+mike+5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464471452186123570" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9mAvaMamYqpjh6rK-FEsfliquSK7GIB48wawhridq9SYR3EMi8t6aTz9_Ad7BL-Q02PPlNHjRqc93ArK1RaDOubfZe5P3imKx7_bzI1Eo5L_IcrWsZSY3H4TJLuPBtxJQZwifMPwOn0/s1600/042510+sadbye+mike+6.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9mAvaMamYqpjh6rK-FEsfliquSK7GIB48wawhridq9SYR3EMi8t6aTz9_Ad7BL-Q02PPlNHjRqc93ArK1RaDOubfZe5P3imKx7_bzI1Eo5L_IcrWsZSY3H4TJLuPBtxJQZwifMPwOn0/s200/042510+sadbye+mike+6.JPG" border="0" alt="Obsession for Rick!"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464471504815422754" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We'll miss you so much, Mike. Keep in touch, and keep on chasing. See you when we chase in the plains. :D<br /><br />~DewDewdrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507315890846359262noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-38840339019235577382010-04-24T14:14:00.003-04:002010-04-24T14:40:06.816-04:00Looks like Yazoo, MS was hit by an EF4 tornado today, incredible devastation there. <br /><br />I just got a report from Alabama Mike. He and Sarah and Rick are positioned to intercept that cell north of Tuscaloosa, and Jeff is trying to get in position for that cell as well. Be safe out there guys. This is a big one!Dewdrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507315890846359262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-11315991859747560582010-04-01T14:16:00.007-04:002010-04-01T14:19:54.520-04:00WeatheBrains Netcats<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSR7gMOdpepX0P7F3T8sM3AjmJurQ2AGelKJ5ooyTEKCJbg9lcji2llSAMBHb_4-4Tdt2VQ2X3K7iiEzl-1RRSCn88BQvHdS2T4u_Ge4aLeyjJRcy8XhHmDkotAKU4vg07Bgs_NoYjSs1/s1600/wbrains.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455234771296263698" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 91px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSR7gMOdpepX0P7F3T8sM3AjmJurQ2AGelKJ5ooyTEKCJbg9lcji2llSAMBHb_4-4Tdt2VQ2X3K7iiEzl-1RRSCn88BQvHdS2T4u_Ge4aLeyjJRcy8XhHmDkotAKU4vg07Bgs_NoYjSs1/s400/wbrains.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>First and foremost, in this week's <a href="http://weatherbrains.com/weatherbrains/"><strong>WeatherBrains</strong></a> netcast, listen to J.B. Elliott's "Miss Kitty" story! On a personal note, it was quite an honor to be mentioned by James Spann, Dr. Tim Coleman, J.B. Elliott, Kevin Selle, and Bill Murray toward the end of this week's<strong> </strong><a href="http://weatherbrains.com/weatherbrains/?p=1278"><strong>(3/30/10) WeatherBrains Podcast</strong></a>. They all said some very kind words about me. If you get a chance to check it out, the part where I am mentioned is at the 1:05-1:08 point. I have even been invited to be a guest panelist for the week of May 17! I am looking forward to it.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Now that I am done "tooting my horn", I highly recommend this netcast to anyone who is interested in weather. I have listened to all 218 episodes. It is very entertaining and educational.</div><div></div><div>Alabama Mike</div><div></div><div>...</div>Mike Wilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888600231453002522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-59722196247512302672010-03-27T14:46:00.004-04:002010-03-27T14:59:32.161-04:00March 25, 2010 Alabama Storms<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EH0uHcl439M&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EH0uHcl439M&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >The NWS HUN storm survey rated the Morgan County tornado EF1:</span><br /></span><pre class="glossaryProduct" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">0540 PM TORNADO 8 W FALKVILLE 34.38N 87.05W<br />03/25/2010 F1 MORGAN AL NWS STORM SURVEY<br /><br /> AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF MASSEY WITH A<br /> PATH LENGTH OF 3 MILES AND A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 50 YARDS.<br /> MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 100 MPH. A MOBILE HOME<br /> WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AS WELL AS TWO CHICKEN HOUSES. TREES<br /> WERE ALSO SNAPPED.<br /></span></pre><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.srh.weather.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=hun&storyid=50213&source=0">Morgan County Tornado</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >The Cullman County storm was originally reported as a tornado but no damage was found in the storm survey.</span><br /><br /></span><pre class="glossaryProduct" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">0635 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 W FAIRVIEW 34.25N 86.77W</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">03/25/2010 CULLMAN AL NWS STORM SURVEY</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED 5 MILES WEST OF FAIRVIEW. NO DAMAGE</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> FOUND ON NWS STORM SURVEY.</span></span><br /></span></pre>Mike Wilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888600231453002522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-33589492560402927542010-02-02T22:39:00.000-05:002010-02-02T22:42:15.510-05:00John Brown, Storm Spotter/ChaserSouthern Weather Brigade member John Brown does a great job describing the important role of storm spotters in this ABC 33/40 video.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0knqF8Cz5vI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0knqF8Cz5vI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />...Mike Wilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888600231453002522noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-44531872858413889642010-01-30T08:15:00.001-05:002010-01-30T08:15:39.615-05:00Historic Snow Storm in Virginia Streamed Live<div>Watch the snow pile up Live here in Virginia where we will break 25 year records for snowfall totals today.</div><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/4803272b42fa86ae/4b6430fb688f019e/4803272b73f48957/d21c9824/widget.js"></script>Storm Chasing Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423054435529044197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-75306718178768026802009-12-09T21:50:00.002-05:002009-12-09T21:58:47.937-05:00Annyǒnghi Kaseyo!Goodness I am going to miss all of you when I go serve our country in Korea this spring! Keep up the great work! I will give you all some updates from Korea!<br /><br />MESO<br />I<br />K<br />E<br /><br /><br /><br />Goooooo BAMA!!!!Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09374938854022125701noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-80817198074543751402009-11-03T06:45:00.002-05:002009-11-03T11:59:38.071-05:00A Bunch of Weather Geeks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmyccfxs2ljCC6CJnM92BZkxOMSUXDCYMhDpDnPayfKKnpf217RcS2dfh-wkw7y4eVDJ1AezINznbHSlDoFoez4fuqrEb6D5-e_B9fXpoaqi9qdCz3PZlawKmsgoRfwcdFuUDOZGEcrIZ/s1600-h/100_6386.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399919911379150594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmyccfxs2ljCC6CJnM92BZkxOMSUXDCYMhDpDnPayfKKnpf217RcS2dfh-wkw7y4eVDJ1AezINznbHSlDoFoez4fuqrEb6D5-e_B9fXpoaqi9qdCz3PZlawKmsgoRfwcdFuUDOZGEcrIZ/s400/100_6386.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://southwestgeorgiastormtrack.blogspot.com/"><strong>Rick Lipscomb </strong></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVrMEaHd5xS_j4BbSWEsceb4bO_-CD2QS9qJQj0il_fxGv9UBKcmGeK_ppGPla_2Dcvj9co5G7vPKP84qx9XjbO4P6d32UAvNwCy-Vb-AYBW3EKsGT_2ln-3PP9BroRZb2QyooXTgiGKs/s1600-h/100_6392.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399919907514903186" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVrMEaHd5xS_j4BbSWEsceb4bO_-CD2QS9qJQj0il_fxGv9UBKcmGeK_ppGPla_2Dcvj9co5G7vPKP84qx9XjbO4P6d32UAvNwCy-Vb-AYBW3EKsGT_2ln-3PP9BroRZb2QyooXTgiGKs/s400/100_6392.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />J.B. Elliott of <a href="http://www.alabamawx.com/"><strong>Alabamawx.com</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.bamawx.com/"><strong>Mike Wilhelm</strong> </a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfp1-gipVYXgOl-mern_CMAEyV6rqpeOsGUzkPCQHS_cNYqY1TGoE3jOINgkeS8JuJaSnTmhzRBobYA1RrOVN0bwsyd3GahzzUyEyulGJHbI0j-jg68WGXxhaS2t3ClT7YqmuvC_G21zH/s1600-h/100_6375.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399919904257474802" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfp1-gipVYXgOl-mern_CMAEyV6rqpeOsGUzkPCQHS_cNYqY1TGoE3jOINgkeS8JuJaSnTmhzRBobYA1RrOVN0bwsyd3GahzzUyEyulGJHbI0j-jg68WGXxhaS2t3ClT7YqmuvC_G21zH/s400/100_6375.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.severealabamawx.com/"><strong>John Brown</strong></a>, hoping for severe weather....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZuym5Udgftut2VpeRDerYjhWsAzN0LfWVJzcgf0AqXyvBKb9mLe0hoXq6Z32y9X2MINr7N1VX03IiPwJ_q8nToNRx02kJY37WlJVCVaMkSeK98G_MD5pXqNrI_uHqCWCHtCqku5UzUvd/s1600-h/100_6369.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399919892252325122" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZuym5Udgftut2VpeRDerYjhWsAzN0LfWVJzcgf0AqXyvBKb9mLe0hoXq6Z32y9X2MINr7N1VX03IiPwJ_q8nToNRx02kJY37WlJVCVaMkSeK98G_MD5pXqNrI_uHqCWCHtCqku5UzUvd/s400/100_6369.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Bill Murray and American Weather Legend J.B. Elliott of <a href="http://www.alabamawx.com/"><strong>Alabamawx.com<br /></strong></a><br /><div>On Sunday November 1, 2009 a picnic was held at Oak Mountain State Park, just South of Birmingham, Alabama. It was a nice gathering of CWG (Cool Weather Geeks) which included 3 members of the Southern Weather Brigade (<a href="http://southwestgeorgiastormtrack.blogspot.com/">Rick Lipscomb</a>, <a href="http://www.bamawx.com/">Mike Wilhelm</a>, and <a href="http://www.severealabamawx.com/">John Brown</a>), J.B. Elliott and Bill Murray of <a href="http://www.alabamawx.com/">ABC 33/40's Weather Blog, Alabamawx.com</a>, and several more cool weather geeks!</div><div></div><div>...</div></div>Mike Wilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888600231453002522noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-25593710786834963872009-11-03T06:32:00.002-05:002009-11-03T11:38:33.830-05:00Alabama's Oak Mountain State Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrdM3wgY5DRyRTTTnuHs__p2NYNhS0efY0GonOFh3YevumTAnDaj0KCf-ET-ORAtGQm-YBq4h8mE1qphR0L1YZ2IjE_IYws8dUsn4ya5RpybBSgYLVixrs7ABzyJePV1p5IVRTCL6yddd/s1600-h/100_6356.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399916967335782658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrdM3wgY5DRyRTTTnuHs__p2NYNhS0efY0GonOFh3YevumTAnDaj0KCf-ET-ORAtGQm-YBq4h8mE1qphR0L1YZ2IjE_IYws8dUsn4ya5RpybBSgYLVixrs7ABzyJePV1p5IVRTCL6yddd/s400/100_6356.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQptx648T_VoxxKoSbDyP4QqG4_lRx7nkAGpdkwHXaqHcyyE8X1d4f4e4Bz3ewX0iI1l1ctBa_PhTseGSvNwza0idGI5V2TSjrhPWVV_RWB03LE23uex0Ms28F2TBDpyRvs6bYp04FFuUB/s1600-h/100_6338.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399916960517302946" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQptx648T_VoxxKoSbDyP4QqG4_lRx7nkAGpdkwHXaqHcyyE8X1d4f4e4Bz3ewX0iI1l1ctBa_PhTseGSvNwza0idGI5V2TSjrhPWVV_RWB03LE23uex0Ms28F2TBDpyRvs6bYp04FFuUB/s400/100_6338.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83pn5IoypNcGTV777yEa8PRIAyksuiZ-mAAtuVmFQy6lm-ngepTfK7SDgWdqtflbn99D0KyMbnp_HE1LADbl_JzrqFP8PvbgbBYC_barWSXm6mc6-ogTlyEitkttCeKqDQ7LwBnVwWac9/s1600-h/100_6317.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399916955980566290" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83pn5IoypNcGTV777yEa8PRIAyksuiZ-mAAtuVmFQy6lm-ngepTfK7SDgWdqtflbn99D0KyMbnp_HE1LADbl_JzrqFP8PvbgbBYC_barWSXm6mc6-ogTlyEitkttCeKqDQ7LwBnVwWac9/s400/100_6317.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga19_WqU4mYa7buIAYK0GPaJcgM-BkrgMAgE-HX1gTFWzASwbyAbl0_rkfkbsM-CnYvJdcG7fJSl8x3VzP9Is7_ZnWRWHQlUmvo9ABdvyIQJ4U4NeOwTYhCM0LuzhHn2nCw6LVA_Hus4ym/s1600-h/100_6292.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399916953421206130" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga19_WqU4mYa7buIAYK0GPaJcgM-BkrgMAgE-HX1gTFWzASwbyAbl0_rkfkbsM-CnYvJdcG7fJSl8x3VzP9Is7_ZnWRWHQlUmvo9ABdvyIQJ4U4NeOwTYhCM0LuzhHn2nCw6LVA_Hus4ym/s400/100_6292.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Photos taken on November 1, 2009</div></div></div>Mike Wilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888600231453002522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-77525393651812808622009-10-21T08:55:00.002-04:002009-10-21T08:55:50.206-04:00Chasing Fog?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81FQNHcPU9AViRrhLR8A9GhYg9cIaXoHZsE67eO0E0V5Ug5elhbrAuRLQRYfPvcWjpoTfPgiPKsArdLTqfSoSwJbSoH74KB43EY-OZers6n2PBUW8M7_xPwoj6RqkXwCkKzZdjcx-nROG/s1600-h/100_5774.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81FQNHcPU9AViRrhLR8A9GhYg9cIaXoHZsE67eO0E0V5Ug5elhbrAuRLQRYfPvcWjpoTfPgiPKsArdLTqfSoSwJbSoH74KB43EY-OZers6n2PBUW8M7_xPwoj6RqkXwCkKzZdjcx-nROG/s400/100_5774.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395036137355013266" border="0" /></a><br />Foggy morning west of the Huntsville International Airport at 7:14 a.m.<br /><br />...Mike Wilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888600231453002522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-69634810747614846032009-09-01T09:57:00.004-04:002009-09-01T10:25:32.173-04:00Mikey's funnel cloud... close to home!!!Mikey contacted me by email on Sunday to share some video footage he shot behind his beach house that day. According to SCM,<br /><BLOCKQUOTE>"Great inflow winds! Right on top of me! I just got out of the pool and filmed with my phone :). It was a great chase... part 2 showing the elephant going up into the cloud base." </BLOCKQUOTE>He asked me to post them here for him, so here you go...<br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-d5f8bf22dbe7003b height=266 width=320 contentId="d5f8bf22dbe7003b"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-6f65a271e936c38f height=266 width=320 contentId="6f65a271e936c38f"></OBJECT><br /><br />~DewDewdrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507315890846359262noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-91263611077741452812009-06-18T10:48:00.002-04:002009-06-18T11:19:55.810-04:00JB is Finally AboardHello All,<br /><br />I would first like to thank everyone for allowing me to participate in this awesome group of weather enthusiasts. My name is John Brown but go by "JB" to avoid all the jokes and songs that come with my real name. I have been a weather nerd since I was a young kid and always will be. I am currently an old 25 years of age who's passion for the weather continues to grow. I lived in Hueytown, AL when the F5 super tornado struck Oak Grove, AL just 15 miles to the west in April of 1998. That experience throttled my fascination with severe weather. I graduated from Mtn. Brook High School in 2001 and went to Auburn University for a short 7 years of fun. I graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Minor in Business Administration. I moved back to Birmingham and decided to take on a new hobby of storm chasing. Luckily I met up with a great guy, <a href="http://www.bamawx.com/">Mike </a><a href="http://www.bamawx.com/">Wilhelm</a>, and have created a great friendship and love for chasing severe weather in Alabama since. I currently am the founder of <a href="http://www.severealabamawx.com/">Severe Alabama Wx</a> and <a href="http://www.theweatherforum.net/">The Weather Forum</a>. I have partnered up with James Spann of <a href="http://www.alabamawx.com/">ABC 33/40 </a>in Birmingham, AL and Josh Johnson with <a href="http://www.wsfa.com/Global/category.asp?C=1189&nav=menu33_3">WSFA </a>in Montgomery, AL to carry live streaming video from the field to the viewers during outbreaks. I had several great chases this past spring and can't wait till things get cranking again. I look forward to contributing to this blog and look forward to meeting the members who encompass it in the future.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />JBJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02081387669612027335noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-81355914983529138442009-05-07T22:53:00.005-04:002009-05-08T09:43:56.674-04:00May 7, 2009 Elizabeth River Supercell3rd chase of the week. This one was all of a 1/2 mile. Severe Supercell to my south put on a show for me. These photographs show just how beautiful Mother Nature really is. HD Video next as usual.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9-UMx43cExk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9-UMx43cExk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="410" height="255"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyF7KCVfHIkdDyZ3OJVpD3lvbCXv5h1SDJJN6GRwDtmuwkRpDhQ_gRNwG764xhBfurOjWZnaM9UueDXBZNS_21Zt4Zz6MBUmia-peSkshz0lhLLqeUwFlKQycu5ExSHz9YR4Y81WG/s1600-h/Elizabeth+River+Supercell+HDR5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyF7KCVfHIkdDyZ3OJVpD3lvbCXv5h1SDJJN6GRwDtmuwkRpDhQ_gRNwG764xhBfurOjWZnaM9UueDXBZNS_21Zt4Zz6MBUmia-peSkshz0lhLLqeUwFlKQycu5ExSHz9YR4Y81WG/s400/Elizabeth+River+Supercell+HDR5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333281160941435106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirO7WPdVemtLp3hdsVX3tw_5lNjAAc7kJYgsFZvhCOfulTcV5wEQBgIaMZA5HgTU9kNDU1JIi3DMMF-pPfZgTf4auJH8QXw0CxsI_3quYjTddiDOANYzHUn3_Ew1dcWcrjLxlJZaOF/s1600-h/Elizabeth+River+Supercell+HDR4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirO7WPdVemtLp3hdsVX3tw_5lNjAAc7kJYgsFZvhCOfulTcV5wEQBgIaMZA5HgTU9kNDU1JIi3DMMF-pPfZgTf4auJH8QXw0CxsI_3quYjTddiDOANYzHUn3_Ew1dcWcrjLxlJZaOF/s400/Elizabeth+River+Supercell+HDR4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333281660429806930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGRxq7p39chr20j0Oh0ckz3_vyHGThpnxekvR_TNHZnEQ52JmjPVKcimn9Uidt_SewXIBon4hW4jWegjqF5sAuRvZpPbTsCn1LlI_Ab3DhNUZLwpmmy-cnOYzqfztvG1YsIxSDdHC/s1600-h/Elizabeth+River+Supercell+HDR3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGRxq7p39chr20j0Oh0ckz3_vyHGThpnxekvR_TNHZnEQ52JmjPVKcimn9Uidt_SewXIBon4hW4jWegjqF5sAuRvZpPbTsCn1LlI_Ab3DhNUZLwpmmy-cnOYzqfztvG1YsIxSDdHC/s400/Elizabeth+River+Supercell+HDR3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333281304975537858" border="0" /></a><br />SCMStorm Chasing Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423054435529044197noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739807818382334950.post-62311554230107702572009-05-06T22:18:00.009-04:002009-05-07T15:08:02.875-04:00May 6th, 2009 Chase Photos and VideoThe frontal boundary that has been draped across Central North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia remained in place today. I chased 5 different cells looking for rotation, but no luck. The storms had some amazing structure. Here are a few images. HD Video tomorrow. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd4qR2bicexIwU6_GKeBqftY-dVcS5oPl0Uy9uD3VaVzUwAnzcRxBf2LWG8XDIUkKBLkqI305OvFmA-b_a3jynuxK12Wm894dsovFccx3aM236zXcwIC7BqRLiK-na-5PUZKgdoMagzU/s400/LambtownHouseIsToTheRight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323901708043773234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1oGf1k2AsGvbmEye64vgOkOYbWboQeYeFJwRwZCXfzSyn_9PGmUcKW_OLuQP1FIOXUk_mYuX8fjjftYrxrI_w4juvLy5nXtYPQJTUppPqvTyDQrwfNBRF9769ZHKdOyQYYOW8CSXYPw/s1600-h/LambtownRdHouseWithManyTreesDown.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1oGf1k2AsGvbmEye64vgOkOYbWboQeYeFJwRwZCXfzSyn_9PGmUcKW_OLuQP1FIOXUk_mYuX8fjjftYrxrI_w4juvLy5nXtYPQJTUppPqvTyDQrwfNBRF9769ZHKdOyQYYOW8CSXYPw/s400/LambtownRdHouseWithManyTreesDown.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323901702006863602" border="0" /></a><br />Good Friday (4/10/2009) was an interesting day for those of us with interests in south Georgia weather. On Saturday, I found evidence of an EF-1 tornado in Dooly County, GA.<br /><br />My brother and parents were in Auburn, AL for an awards ceremony and left the university just before it was impacted by a tornadic thunderstorm. It literally chased them to Columbus, Ellaville, and into Vienna. I kept them updated with the "don't slow down or stop for anything but a quick $10 of gas" phrase and location of the storm (in their rear-view mirror). Not long (maybe 15 minutes) after arriving at home in eastern Dooly County, they experienced a near-miss with the tornadic t'storm passing just a few miles off to their south.<br /><br />I did a damage survey of my parents' farm and the surrounding area of eastern Dooly County (about 5 miles from Vienna exit, off I-75) on Saturday. Selected pictures are attached, below. Minimal (barely visible) damage occurred to the family farm, namely mature trees pushed over and a handful of shinlges are missing (<1%).<br /><br />The majority of damage occurred along and near Parham Road, and ran due east to GA Highway 257. We found three homes with moderate damage, mostly shingles being removed. The majority of the damage was EF-0 level (dependent on the Damage Indicators; see the EF-Scale description via NWS and TTU); however, one home suffered 30% shingle removal paired with hundreds of nearby trees snapped and pushed over towards the east. This is more likely EF-1, with expected winds up to 110mph.<br /><br />A more formal damage asssessment was submitted to the NWS Peachtree City office and WFXL-TV.Jay Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00401523038334978655noreply@blogger.com3