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Hey hey everyone,
As many, if not most of you know, I am a storm chaser. I chase extreme weather anytime,
anywhere, and any chance I get. I have a passion to witness and document the most
incredible, awe-inspiring forces on the planet. I have recently teamed up with several
people who have a desire to chase as well. Two of my chase team members are actually
going to school currently for a degree in meteorology (Kristian Kampendahl, Grant
McKercher). Another team member (Dan Gadberry) is a freelance camera man for
several new agencies, and he also attended school for aviation. Grady Joslin is a HAM
operator and also has connections with the EMA in the Louisville, Kentucky area. He is a
skilled chaser. He and I have a big interest in tornado history. We also are very interested in
researching why people react they way they do to warnings, watches, etc. Should be an
interesting study. My usual chase partners (Brandon Fitzpatrick, Blaize Edwards) are also
skilled chasers. Brandon and I had a very successful chase last season in the Texas
Panhandle, as well as in Oklahoma. Meanwhile, this season, Blaize Edwards and I have
witnessed nearly 20 tornadoes, including 10 on the day of April 9th.
This is the chase team known as TORC (Tornado Observation and Research Crew.)
Torc is of Latin origin and means "to twist."
We are looking forward to an eventful season this coming spring. We will have a live stream
of all our severe weather intercepts whenever possible, and you can always check our
facebook page for updates! facebook.com/torcweather
Check back later on for more updates!
thanks,
Matt
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Stormchaser81 is a very talented member of the Xtreme Weather Team whose areas of expertise include Doppler radar, satellite interpretation, severe weather warnings, and tropical weather forecasting.
Levi32 is a future star in the weather world that you may be familiar with from Weather Underground. His forecast and analysis are incredibly good.
TornadoDude is a member of the Xtreme Weather Team whose storm chasing career started with a bang in May 2010. Tune in for updates about severe weather / tornado outbeaks and storm chases.
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