My Storm Chase- Diary Blog Ideas?

Iancar29 · 06-01-2011 12:06pm #1

Hey People,

So ye im goin storm chasing in May with lads over on Net-Weather To texas. Cant Wait!

I'm settting up a Blog for a diary entry with the Help of Mark over on IWO.

Just want to get some ideas of what we should try have on it?
At the moment im thinking the Summary of each day, along with pictures and a video or 2 if possible. Depending on the time i have at a computer.

Any other ideas like the name for the blog , id be interested in hearing

Thanks in advanced people.

Ps Winger_PL , ill be thinking of u over there! haha :pac:

Pss... (

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Ill be taking orders for those who wish to own some of these! hehe

eskimocat · 06-01-2011 1:00pm

Almost cross eyed with jealousy! you luck lucky thing... a storm chasing holiday is such a dream holiday... i even suggested it for a honeymoon (no joy

)
I wish you well on your trip and will look forward to the blog. No bright ideas for a blog name sorry.

I wish you many many twisters

06-01-2011 3:45pm

Ive had Hail like that in Texas, Used to put them in freezer till we had visitors from Ireland and pull them out to shock and awe them:)

I think you should call the blog :

Iano's Big Adventure.

or

Twisted in Texas :P

ye lucky divil. Im so jealous. Cant wait to read the blog every day!

snowbabe · 07-01-2011 2:27pm

God your madder than I thought!!!! will really look forward to reading your blog.How about "Twister Misters"?I am presuming it's just lads going....

07-01-2011 2:39pm

Ian, have you thought of maybe trying to get some sponsorship? Might be worth looking into? Your local pub might be interested.

Also, if I send you my pic will you superimpose of on front of a twister

)):p

So I can pretend to my future grand children, that I was in a Tornado?:D

Iancar29 · 07-01-2011 2:40pm

snowbabe wrote: »

God your madder than I thought!!!! will really look forward to reading your blog.How about "Twister Misters"?I am presuming it's just lads going....

Haha, Mad???, no no not mad at all at all, just passionate Obout MAD Weather! haha

Its not only lads goin, http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/62509-storm-chase-2011-early-heads-up/page__st__34 go to the tour 3 list down the end , thats the group so far for my trip.

But Twister Misters has a nice ring to it!

, kinda want something Irishy tough

BEASTERLY · 07-01-2011 3:40pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

Haha, Mad???, no no not mad at all at all, just passionate Obout MAD Weather! haha
Its not only lads goin, http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/62509-storm-chase-2011-early-heads-up/page__st__34 go to the tour 3 list down the end , thats the group so far for my trip.

But Twister Misters has a nice ring to it! , kinda want something Irishy tough

Something Irish?... How about 'Getting totally twisted'! Sounds very Irish I think:)

07-01-2011 3:45pm

BEASTERLY wrote: »

Something Irish?... How about 'Getting totally twisted'! Sounds very Irish I think:)

Genius!

gbee · 07-01-2011 3:46pm

Leprechaunado

Iancar29 · 07-01-2011 3:53pm

BEASTERLY wrote: »

Something Irish?... How about 'Getting totally twisted'! Sounds very Irish I think:)

Haha...Sorry BEASTERLY but i dont drink ( shocking i know! ) ha

El Horseboxo · 07-01-2011 4:45pm

Good luck with it. I went on a few when i lived in Kansas. My friends uncle was a storm chaser and we would tag along. Hope you get to see some twisters or big storms in action. It can be very frustrating though especially when you go a few miles one direction but the storm went the other way. I was only successful on 1 chase outta 6 for seeing a tornado touch down. Got to see see amazing supercells and lightning though. The tornadoes usually saved themselves for the time i didn't wanna see them. When flirting with or hitting my town.

Iancar29 · 10-01-2011 8:40pm

WOO! Just Booked My Flights,

BRinnnnnnnnng Onnnnn The SUPERCELLS!

:D:D

weisses · 10-01-2011 9:09pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

WOO! Just Booked My Flights,

BRinnnnnnnnng Onnnnn The SUPERCELLS! :D:D

Ahhhhh shut up

what about getting a live chase cam ?

Iancar29 · 10-01-2011 9:38pm

weisses wrote: »

Ahhhhh shut up

what about getting a live chase cam ?

..Sorry , just got a buzz of excitement!

Ye, there ll be one linked from the net weather website , theyll hav the cam on one of the cars.

Iancar29 · 18-02-2011 10:55pm

* JUMPS IN...............
" 90 Days to go!!! WOOOOO!!!!!

:D"......... JUMPS OUT*

Wine Goddess · 19-02-2011 12:44pm

How about Twists & Turns or Chasing the Tail as your blog name? Mind you the latter could sound a bit druggy maybe!
What a brilliant thing to do....look fwd to reading all about it!

John mac · 19-02-2011 4:50pm

Chasing the wind.

Dinkie · 20-02-2011 3:00pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

Haha, Mad???, no no not mad at all at all, just passionate Obout MAD Weather! haha
Its not only lads goin, http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/62509-storm-chase-2011-early-heads-up/page__st__34 go to the tour 3 list down the end , thats the group so far for my trip.

But Twister Misters has a nice ring to it! , kinda want something Irishy tough

Lol, I see a friend of mine on the same trip as you... you'll have a great time. I've heard of some of his exploits!

Iancar29 · 20-02-2011 5:53pm

Dinkie wrote: »

Lol, I see a friend of mine on the same trip as you... you'll have a great time. I've heard of some of his exploits!

Ah cool.... Is it John Hanahran?

gbee · 21-02-2011 1:21pm

Ambisagrus; was primarily a weather deity who controlled the functions of rain, wind, hail, and fog. :cool:

Iancar29 · 24-02-2011 5:17pm

Woo!, We got our T-shirt design sorted!

fizzycyst · 25-02-2011 12:23am

How about "twist of fate" or "Gone with the wind"

Have fun, looking forward to hearing all about the adventure.

Iancar29 · 08-03-2011 5:45pm

So here it is folks,

Bookmark it people for future reference if u like it

http://www.irishtwisterchaser.blogspot.com/

http://www.irishweatheronline.com/news/iwos-ian-carruthers-prepares-for-us-storm-chasing-tour.html

Still open to ideas for things to add to my page.

Im still working on the layout as i want a nice simple one for my daily summary, pictures and videos.

Hope ya s like it.

08-03-2011 6:35pm

Best of luck to you and all going on the trip. Im looking forward to hearing and seeing all about it.

Iancar29 · 10-03-2011 2:26pm

Interview with Paul Sherman ( the Net Weather tour organiser & team leader) .

Link here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/p00f550n/

Starts @ 8 mins

John mac · 11-03-2011 12:03am

I notice you didn't bring in the washing when you were trying out the video .

look forward to following the blog.

eskimocat · 11-03-2011 1:09am

ah for a small suitcase, and a kind understanding weather fanatic, that would be willing to bring me along (all expenses paid, naturally) to carry the said suitcase.... off to Tornado Valley ...

Just to be clear this is me volunteering to be said suitcase carrier in return for free trip of a life time!!!!:D:D:D:D:D

Iancar29 · 30-03-2011 3:25pm

Update ( Had Another Tornado dream last night! , was class! ha ) : Its less than a month Now Till the Lads for Tour one fly off to the states!

So thats when we can all start watching the live streams!

Date for your diary ( well mine anyways

) as well is the oh so popular thread "Model Thread For Tour 1" , we start it when the GFS ( US ) Comes into the T384 Range on the 15th April :yahoo:

Other than that, its 50 days...and counting, till me féin follows them over !

A spectacular Photo of a supercell near Dumas Texas taking by One of the lads last year ( with a pro camera )

eskimocat · 30-03-2011 3:44pm

That pic is brilliant. I hope you can get your hands on a good camera too, it would be worth the having if you get to capture storm clouds like that one. Just gorgeous.

Iancar29 · 30-03-2011 3:53pm

eskimocat wrote: »

That pic is brilliant. I hope you can get your hands on a good camera too, it would be worth the having if you get to capture storm clouds like that one. Just gorgeous.

I could ask my brother for a lend of his , but to be honest id be too worried about carrying around €2000 of kit.

SO this is what i bought a few weeks back

ALready hav a setting set up for sky scenery

maquiladora · 31-03-2011 9:42pm

Very jealous of you Ian! Really hope you get to see some amazing weather over there. Looking forward to following your adventure from afar!

In the meantime though looks like we could have an interesting situation on Monday, theres bound to be chasers out and Ill be watching the live streams....

...DAY 5...

WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY PROBABLE DAY 5.
GULF MOISTURE WILL ADVECT NWD THROUGH LOWER-MID MS VALLEY...SERN
STATES AND OH VALLEY IN ASSOCIATION WITH VERY STRONG EWD MIGRATING
LLJ. MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BECOME PROBABLE
AS FORCING FOR DEEP ASCENT ATTENDING THE UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS EAST OF
STRONGER EML. THREAT WILL EXIST FOR SUPERCELLS AND LINE SEGMENTS
WITH TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND.

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