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Great Plains storm chase book published

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Feb 12th, 2013 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Just pushed the button to upload the latest storm chase book and added the appropriate badge on the right of the blog page.  I’ve ordered a proof copy and will likely order more once I’ve perused – and possibly edited – that version.  Feel fr…



New chase book close on the horizon

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Feb 8th, 2013 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I am finishing up edits of my latest storm chase book and will upload it to the publishers’ site early next week (fingers crossed).  I’m done with the text editing and am looking at formatting now, including the photos.  As of the last run-th…



January squall line rolling through the Roanoke Valley

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Jan 30th, 2013 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

No lightning, no thunder, and no hail…but it was a nice time to get out and watch a January squall line roll through the area!



Chasing potential not far away

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Jan 26th, 2013 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Between the massive shots of Arctic air penetrating into the heartland of the U.S. comes this potential for severe weather next week.  It’s almost close enough to consider chasing from home base here in Virginia, but given the limited daylight hou…



It’s getting there

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Jan 18th, 2013 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Making progress on the Great Plains chase book.  I still have a couple of formatting decisions to make plus another editing pass through the text and photos but overall the book is 97% there.  I’m not really anxious to finish it quickly since…



Book update

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Jan 9th, 2013 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

To date I’ve dumped in all the content for the latest book that covers my Great Plains stormchasing adventures.  Now comes the hard part:  the editing, re-editing, re-re-editing, formatting, re-formatting, and then making it look good (which …



A New Year and another book in process

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Jan 2nd, 2013 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I have been working “steadily” on my latest book project that combines several prior Great Plains storm chase accounts with new narratives describing the last two springs of chasing with the Virginia Tech Hokie Stormchasers.  (“Steadily” has been …



Part Three

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Dec 12th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

And the final section – part three – of the 2012 Virginia storm chase writeup is up.



Now, for part two

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Dec 10th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Part two of the 2012 Virginia stormchase account was just posted. 



Part one of 2012 chase account published

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Dec 8th, 2012 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Just published part one of the 2012 Virginia stormchase account.  I decided to publish it as a FB note and thus will break the overall account into several parts.  It has been a good review of the year’s activity – or lack thereof – and may p…