weatherwiz Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, LoveSN+ said: Core punching is not something I would generally suggest. Not sure about you, but I really don't want baseballs (or bigger) coming down on my vehicle, which has glass windows. Additionally, if you are in the hail, you won't be seeing the potentially amazing structure of the supercell itself. I wouldn't want to have my car in baseball hail but I would love to see it. What I would do is probably bring a canopy with me and if I was going to position to be in front of a monster hail producer I would set it up over my car. I want to both core punch and see the structure lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Wiz chasing in the plains guarantees a F3/4 in Windsor Locks area that week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, Ginx snewx said: Wiz chasing in the plains guarantees a F3/4 in Windsor Locks area that week. I am actually afraid of that Could you imagine if I missed a big one around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, weatherwiz said: I wouldn't want to have my car in baseball hail but I would love to see it. What I would do is probably bring a canopy with me and if I was going to position to be in front of a monster hail producer I would set it up over my car. I want to both core punch and see the structure lol. These storms will be magnitudes more severe than anything you've likely experienced. Core punching is a lot more dangerous out there than it is around here when you might only reasonably expected some 1" hail. Just now, Ginx snewx said: Wiz chasing in the plains guarantees a F3/4 in Windsor Locks area that week. This is also true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, OceanStWx said: These storms will be magnitudes more severe than anything you've likely experienced. Core punching is a lot more dangerous out there than it is around here when you might only reasonably expected some 1" hail. This is also true. 2 or 3 years back I was less than a 1/4 mile away from 1.75'' to 2'' hail in PA. I was so pissed. I did get 1''+ hail where I was though!!! I got upset when I saw the LSR and saw the location of the 1.75-2'' hail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, weatherwiz said: 2 or 3 years back I was less than a 1/4 mile away from 1.75'' to 2'' hail in PA. I was so pissed. I did get 1''+ hail where I was though!!! I got upset when I saw the LSR and saw the location of the 1.75-2'' hail I've never seen 1" hail. But I have accidentally core punched a few storms. And even blinding rain, penny size hail, and 60 mph winds is pretty scary when the TOR comes across the weather radio and you can't see a thing. I like being able to see the structure so I know what is going on with the storm. Being blind in the bear's cage does nothing for me. And most of those core punch videos you see aren't intentional in the sense that they are only trying to get big hail. They are usually trying to get ahead of the storm and through is the only way to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, OceanStWx said: I've never seen 1" hail. But I have accidentally core punched a few storms. And even blinding rain, penny size hail, and 60 mph winds is pretty scary when the TOR comes across the weather radio and you can't see a thing. I like being able to see the structure so I know what is going on with the storm. Being blind in the bear's cage does nothing for me. And most of those core punch videos you see aren't intentional in the sense that they are only trying to get big hail. They are usually trying to get ahead of the storm and through is the only way to do it. I've seen 1'' hail several times. I've actually been really blessed with hail. The first time I ever saw hail was 05/31/98. Then I didn't see any again until 2000 and then I saw hail at least once (but no more than twice) from every year through 2009 I think it was. When I chase with my friend around here we have like different views...he loves looking at the structures (which I don't...I really love it too) but I also want to get in the middle and worst of it. Now perhaps one day if that happens I might change my stance but I want to be in that core where baseball hail is falling and winds are knocking down limbs and trees. If I were to see a tornado I would want to be far away and have it over an open field. If I was truly, truly smart enough I would love to have instruments and such to bring in the middle of these storms to really understand mesoscale/microscale impacts further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 7 hours ago, weatherwiz said: I wouldn't want to have my car in baseball hail but I would love to see it. What I would do is probably bring a canopy with me and if I was going to position to be in front of a monster hail producer I would set it up over my car. I want to both core punch and see the structure lol. I'm no severe weather expert, but I can tell you for a fact that a canopy won't do squat to protect your car from baseball-sized hail. not to mention the wind would blow it away in a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 14 minutes ago, SJonesWX said: I'm no severe weather expert, but I can tell you for a fact that a canopy won't do squat to protect your car from baseball-sized hail. not to mention the wind would blow it away in a second. But wouldn’t you enjoy video of this canopy being destroyed? I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 TGFTY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Hard freeze out there this morning. Grass, cars and rooftops glowing white. 29F at MVL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveSN+ Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Ensembles in the 11-15 day really breaking down that ridge and placing a trough in the central US. Exciting times ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Feels a little more like October this morning. 0.16” overnight and 38.5F this morn so it’s a bit raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 We Yankees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 16 minutes ago, LoveSN+ said: Ensembles in the 11-15 day really breaking down that ridge and placing a trough in the central US. Exciting times ahead. Torch continues until further notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 6 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: We Yankees You Yankees. We fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 6 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: We Yankees Congrats on sleeping through that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, Damage In Tolland said: Torch continues until further notice That is day 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, CoastalWx said: Congrats on sleeping through that game. Hopefully a lot of daytime sleet this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, dendrite said: Hopefully a lot of daytime sleet this year. Dumbfounded in Daytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, CoastalWx said: Dumbfounded in Daytime. Kinda torn between wanting him to see it and the pinging keeping him up at night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 The forum would be fun to view if this was Dec/Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, dendrite said: Kinda torn between wanting him to see it and the pinging keeping him up at night... Kevin is an old man. Goes to bed at sunset after 2 IPAs and then gets up at 4am to scare away the heroin addicts rummaging through cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman21 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 19 minutes ago, dendrite said: The forum would be fun to view if this was Dec/Jan. Hey as long as there is snow everyone would be happy. If it were possible to have snow and 70 that would be the ideal for most on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, snowman21 said: If it were possible to have snow and 70 that would be the ideal for most on here. Warm snowcover in July. I think that would affect my gardening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, dendrite said: Warm snowcover in July. I think that would affect my gardening. Although imagine it as a mulch. Water slowly seeps into the ground. Snow blocks the weeds and pests. Open up some holes in the pack to plant your seedlings in. Maybe it would work. Although if you're raising the melting point to 70F we'll be an ice cap within a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 37 minutes ago, dendrite said: The forum would be fun to view if this was Dec/Jan. Lines at the Tobin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Another frosty one here this am on the rooftops and vehicles, 36°F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 1 hour ago, dendrite said: The forum would be fun to view if this was Dec/Jan. lol that's all DIT wanted from April until Labor Day and couldn't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxBlue Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 11 hours ago, weatherwiz said: What's a good amount of money to have to storm chase in the Plains for like a week? What would be a comfortable amount to bring? I wouldn't go alone...probably 3-4 people. Would $1000 per person be sufficient? 11 hours ago, LoveSN+ said: I've been two years in a row for two weeks and I usually end up spending about 300-500 on food, and roughly 60 a night for a hotel. Seems like 1000 would be fine as long as you aren't fine dining every night, staying at expensive hotels, or driving a hummer up and down the plains. 11 hours ago, OceanStWx said: May want to avoid OK and their watered down beer then. Though I would avoid OK anyway. Chaser convergence is not my idea of a good time. Agree on $1000-1200 per person in group of 3-4. Try to have emergency funds just in case something happens. I went this past May and saw four tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas. I didn't think chaser convergence was that awful when we're out there on days with a PDS moderate risk day and a high risk in Oklahoma, but we also respected our storms and stayed a little further than most people. Heard it was bad closer to tornadoes we saw, however. Don't be afraid to chase days with 2-5% tornado risk. Some of more underrated chases happen on those days and you can see amazing structure on some of these storms. It was a lot less stressful chasing LP supercells in New Mexico on 5/22, knowing that we're likely to not see a tornado, than chasing messy storms during 5/18 high risk and lucking into Seiling/Waynoka tornado on a fluke route we took to get there. We also found ourselves in middle of a cell merger with a tornado warning. I wouldn't recommend doing that... at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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