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27 Apr

April 27, 2016 – Weak Storms in Missouri

Nick Nolte / Blog, Storm Chasing / April 27, 2016 / 0 Comments

The fourth day of a week long chase vacation featured a very marginal setup across Northern Missouri. SPC had outlined a slight risk which encompassed much of the middle and lower Mississippi Valleys. Our target for the day was the Kirksville area where some low 60°F dewpoints might sneak their way into the triple point. With a negatively tilted trough with a 50kt jet rotating through Missouri, this seemed like the place to be.

26 Apr

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April 26, 2016 – Northeast Kansas

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The third day of a week long chase trip featured a very broad moderate risk from the Storm Prediction center stretching from South Central Nebraska to the Red River. I spent the previous day re-visiting locations I shot photos from during the April 14, 2012 outbreak. That was an interesting experience, but I was anxious to get back on a storm.

24 Apr

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April 24, 2016 – Kansas

Nick Nolte / Blog, Storm Chasing / April 24, 2016 / 0 Comments

Not having chased since the middle of March meant I was itching to get out to The Plains. Fortunately an opportunity presented itself for several days of severe weather from April 24th through the 30th. I took the week off of work and headed out to Wichita hoping to find a target every day.

08 Apr

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GPS and Maps Apps from the Windows Store

Nick Nolte / Blog, Tutorials / April 8, 2016 / 0 Comments

I get questions from time to time asking what program I am currently using on my Surface Pro 4 for maps and navigation while chasing. I do still use Microsoft Streets & Trips 2013, but it’s usually just running in the background zoomed out as a reference map. My go-to mapping application now is the standard Windows Maps application by Microsoft.

15 Mar

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March 15, 2016 – Chase Season Kickoff in Illinois

Nick Nolte / Blog, Storm Chasing / March 15, 2016 / 0 Comments

Watching a few Dixie Alley setups come and go during February meant that my traditional chase season was approaching. For a few days prior to March 15th, models had been indicating a pretty decent system moving into the Mid-Mississippi Valley drawing up moisture into Iowa and Illiniois and signs were pointing to this being an opportunity for the first chase of the year for me.

April 27, 2016 – Weak Storms in Missouri

April 26, 2016 – Northeast Kansas

April 24, 2016 – Kansas

GPS and Maps Apps from the Windows Store

March 15, 2016 – Chase Season Kickoff in Illinois

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