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2001 was my first
year chasing. Most of it was done as a guest with Silver Lining Tours.
On the second day of the tour, we chased my first supercell between the
towns of Mankato and New Ulm, Minnesota, and the next day chased my
first real monster of a storm near Carroll, Iowa. We didn't see all that
much for the rest of the tour, but I was hooked. I loved being out on
the plains, and the science of tornado forecasting. On returning home I
decided I needed to get meteorology into my career and went back to
school and got my masters degree in atmospheric science. Truly a life
changing experience.
2001 Chase
Route
2001 Photo Albums:
May 8th-May 17th, 2001 Photo Album with Captions.
Chase Day Pages:
May 9, 2001: Nicely structured
classic supercell between New Ulm and Mankato, MN.
May 10, 2001: A long chase day
starting with a classic supercell near Carroll, IA and ending with an HP monster
near Ames, IA.
May 16, 2001: Large isolated
supercell near Beatrice, NE with a large "collar" wall cloud.
July 12, 2001: A local chase! Nice
little severe thunderstorm in Bedford, MA, not far from my home.
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