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Thanks for stopping by my blog dedicated to chasing severe weather. On here you will find my forecasts, chase accounts, and recaps. Also we will have a live stream during our chases which can be accessed from this link: Live Chase Cam As for myself, I am 31 years old and have lived in Colorado most of my life with a few pit stops in Orlando, FL and Los Angeles, CA. I am based out of Englewood near DU and Washington Park. I work in television for the Versus network in the Comcast Media Center in Littleton where I help coordinate and run a lot of their live events including the NHL, IRL, WEC, PBR, and NCAA football and basketball. Personally, I've been a weather enthusiast since the day I saw my first tornado back in 1990 when I was a wee lad. I've really only gotten serious about studying severe weather in the past 3 years or so. I am constantly trying to improve my forecasting and understanding of weather every day. The "science gene" skipped me big time so I also love the challenge understanding and predicting weather presents. I can be contacted through email at: scottahammel@yahoo.com Again, thanks for taking a look at my blog and comments are always welcome... Scott

10/01 Could Be Big/Other Updates…

Filed Under (Forecast & Outlook) by Scott Hammel on 28-09-2009

Thursday October 1st has the potential to be a decent chase day in the central plains.  A nice cold front will move through CO on Thursday which will ignite some severe weather out in front of it.  There are a lot of positives working for this episode including strong wind shear, plenty of moisture return, and CAPE near 3000 j/kg.  If I were heading out I would be targeting the I-35 corridor between Wichita and Oklahoma City where the dry line should be.  The moisture returns from the Gulf look damn impressive I will say.  Possibilities also exist north in eastern Nebraska/western Iowa however, the most unstable air will live down on the southern target.  Unfortunately, I have used up all of my time off from work which doesn’t recharge until the day after October 1st!  Damn!  So I will be keeping an eye on this from home/work on Thursday.  Tony Laubach will be chasing this event possibly with a few others from the Colorado crew, so check his page on Thursday for updates as I know I will!

And speaking of Tony’s page, it’s brand new and it’s impressive!  A few other chasers I know have done re-vamp’s of their blogs/websites and it’s motivated me to start putting something a little more comprehensive together for myself.  So, I’ve started looking around at some other Word Press type sites and will be moving this website some time during the off season.  I like the idea of having a few more options and widgets when I post blogs or chase re-caps than is possible on the current page.  So, that’s mostly going to be the big project during the off season.  Also on the docket for the off season are a few minor upgrades in equipment.  I’m still looking to shoot in all HD next year which will be great if I’m ever going to try to put a DVD together.  Also, the Pathfinder is in need of some better tires for those muddy roads.  Lastly, I’m looking to invest in a new dash mount for my streaming camera.  Something that easily pans would be a seriously nice addition!  So that’s about it from my end of chasing these days.  If anything else looks promising during the Fall and I have some time off to play with, I will be on it.

Scott

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2 Responses to “10/01 Could Be Big/Other Updates…”

  1. Dann Cianca on 29 Sep 2009 at 5:17 PM #

    Yeah… I’m not going out either. OH well.

  2. Scott Hammel on 30 Sep 2009 at 12:55 AM #

    This system is being forecasted even further east…Not sure I’d be up for a jungle chase in the Ozarks regardless of whether or not I had the time off…Well put, oh well.

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