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Haleyville, Alabama Tornado Footage
Posted on29. Apr, 2011 by Ryan.
Convective Addiction chaser Adam Lucio is working on a longer write-up for his chase through Mississippi and Alabama on April 27th. He was able to see the Haleyville, AL EF-3 Tornado: DAMAGE ASSESMENT: HALEYVILLE (MARION/WINSTON COUNTIES) PRELIMINARY DATA… EVENT DATE: APRIL 27, 2011 EVENT TYPE: EF-3 TORNADO OR POTENTIALLY HIGHER (FURTHER EVALUATION UNDERWAY) ESTIMATED PEAK [...]
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama Aerial Damage Path
Posted on29. Apr, 2011 by Ryan.
The following video was shot by ABC 33/40 and shows the magnitude of destruction in the Tuscaloosa, AL region. This is likely only a fraction of the entire path length of this long-lived tornado.
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April 27th Historic Tornado Outbreak Timeline
Posted on29. Apr, 2011 by Ryan.
***INFORMATION IS STILL BEING GATHERED BUT HERE IS A TIME LINE ON THE CONFIRMED TORNADOES, WATCHES AND WARNINGS SO FAR.*** We urge all who are able to assist those who were affected by this tremendous tragedy. As our way of trying to help Convective Addiction is donating 100% of ANY of our DVD sale profits [...]
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Tornado Outbreak Disaster Help
Posted on29. Apr, 2011 by Ryan.
Following the tornadoes and severe weather that struck parts of the deep south this past Wednesday we at Convective Addiction want to help in the clean-up and recovery efforts. The storms of this past week have left us breathless as to the scope and magnitude of this disaster. Collectively we have donated 100 dollars as [...]
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Mesoscale Overview of New Years Eve Tornado Outbreak
Posted on04. Jan, 2011 by Ryan.
Aside from the numerous storms which produced tornadoes, some significant on New Years Eve (SEE PREVIOUS POSTS), there were also storms that did not produce tornadoes despite impressive appearances on radar. This post will focus on two storms in Northeast Missouri and West Central Illinois in particular. Supercellular characteristics were first noted in the Pike [...]
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Surprise New Years Eve Tornado Outbreak – Case Study
Posted on03. Jan, 2011 by Ryan.
Days after one of most impressive winter tornado outbreaks in recent memory we are beginning to grasp the severity and longevity of the New Years Eve Tornado Outbreak. At the time of this writing, Dec 31 was the 9th largest tornado outbreak of 2010 with 40 tornadoes. That ties April 22nd, 2010 which for many [...]
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Winter is officially upon us
Posted on02. Dec, 2010 by Ryan.
While it is not officially the true start of the winter season according to astronomy, one look outside confirms it: Meteorological winter is upon us. After a October and November that were marked with temperatures well above normal – and near record breaking in certain cases – December has taken us back to reality. A [...]
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2010 Minnesota Storm Chasing Convention
Posted on15. Oct, 2010 by Ryan.
Tweet We are proud to be one of the many speakers amongst many very talented and respected storm chasers at February’s ‘Minnesota Storm Chasing Convention’! Convective Addiction’s Ryan Wichman will provide a case study on the atmospheric environment while Adam Lucio and Jesse Risley show real-time ground video from multiple tornadoes. This will be a [...]
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Chase Game 9/18
Posted on20. Sep, 2010 by Ryan.
This is the very first Chase Game of the Year! We are going to start off with one of the biggest outbreaks of the year, just to get our feet wet. We will give you two soundings from the event while significant severe weather was on-going at that location and an MD (Mesoscale Discussion). To [...]
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June 17th, 2010 Minnesota Tornado Outbreak Case Study
Posted on30. Aug, 2010 by Ryan.
Tweet June 17th, 2010 will certainly be a day that all residents in Minnesota will remember for some time. The day marks the highest number of tornadoes recorded in 24 hours, although a final total has not been recorded yet, it will surpass the previous record of 27 set in 1992. The fact that one [...]
