tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14133990954843759542024-03-13T19:37:40.805-07:00Shear InstabilityJames Wilson's Chase LogJames Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-72600568041972416912012-04-17T15:56:00.009-07:002012-04-17T16:11:37.319-07:00April 14, 2012 Kansas ChaseApril 14th was an amazing chase day. We were on the start of the EF4 tornado SW of Salina Kansas and followed the cell all the way to Riley Kansas before it lost strength. Below are a collection of a few photos from people in the vehicle with me during the chase.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWW6zdvBvIV7o2-LxKQTzR3kwOZ_DGiUxqROYR6jTZyszdAQg3MwKIRKZHdgPlFMAnhYLq5tu9EiIrJOLof1DTgZfCyI4fdTARUSkDwk9BPqN4pKC9mKU2yexAxRyqAhLrH27EbeAJxKw/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWW6zdvBvIV7o2-LxKQTzR3kwOZ_DGiUxqROYR6jTZyszdAQg3MwKIRKZHdgPlFMAnhYLq5tu9EiIrJOLof1DTgZfCyI4fdTARUSkDwk9BPqN4pKC9mKU2yexAxRyqAhLrH27EbeAJxKw/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732511242492044546" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7ERLFqyeXHoHivq9aBkNx-_GYBaAE7lsNl2EPn80-j40Hvo98bOfAWq8k38Xwx5n9v5q5uwNb5rnG9b9LTX4CGjSljHXIEgggXT7ZYGGpmoQ9qieHkf8C9bJ2GaAOAiN3xRB4uU88Bc/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7ERLFqyeXHoHivq9aBkNx-_GYBaAE7lsNl2EPn80-j40Hvo98bOfAWq8k38Xwx5n9v5q5uwNb5rnG9b9LTX4CGjSljHXIEgggXT7ZYGGpmoQ9qieHkf8C9bJ2GaAOAiN3xRB4uU88Bc/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732509664434150946" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUf-YACn_KrPWlxyVE6rxa8VLS-iO1mwp6CnANHFFEmVQH7TQTL3rmi34IEeI1P-D7s7IrnG82KnN1wlZpuUTGOwAo4oALcHCimyoa1uT37uYGkaeZea4r8H1PVng5Wn8NBeqbEcoXDM/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUf-YACn_KrPWlxyVE6rxa8VLS-iO1mwp6CnANHFFEmVQH7TQTL3rmi34IEeI1P-D7s7IrnG82KnN1wlZpuUTGOwAo4oALcHCimyoa1uT37uYGkaeZea4r8H1PVng5Wn8NBeqbEcoXDM/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732509816874376978" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_NCKL2n3HFcge-95Icjnk5ylZWynoqVGlj18yzz3FM1owQIbOh9UjEBYGeo-A90VxXRrVoz8fDFdfqMjv9aOWniKLUqZ4l6TBvHDjiraBnRbf_IOrbTvE-lgZVVKZh5Ua5lqtAoxX0Y/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_NCKL2n3HFcge-95Icjnk5ylZWynoqVGlj18yzz3FM1owQIbOh9UjEBYGeo-A90VxXRrVoz8fDFdfqMjv9aOWniKLUqZ4l6TBvHDjiraBnRbf_IOrbTvE-lgZVVKZh5Ua5lqtAoxX0Y/s320/8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732510156384013458" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjfwrD0hR35zRFGKfVB5uWjm_d3PLNykqUeBSjj2XaBRKKuKwvt_iwmrCDtkGy1rF4DEdtZoKCh3rTG-dCJazaDyY3U7HTT0Ef94WWOkCFcVwcOAPEoduPD7zHal-nTtIX9qrx6ctjtg/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjfwrD0hR35zRFGKfVB5uWjm_d3PLNykqUeBSjj2XaBRKKuKwvt_iwmrCDtkGy1rF4DEdtZoKCh3rTG-dCJazaDyY3U7HTT0Ef94WWOkCFcVwcOAPEoduPD7zHal-nTtIX9qrx6ctjtg/s320/10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732510264007698290" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpjnXPmaa95kOWIPfA8WSvEcB_J_IAIsyOwnj-iNzPMYyADELTYCrk46EohD-X92BYGqOSCp2V6jDlgDSM2PkCn5W6Ujt-IsAk4xMIgrKYNke2assI3-0-0Ucd-vCd3jo13jsyWXwob8/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpjnXPmaa95kOWIPfA8WSvEcB_J_IAIsyOwnj-iNzPMYyADELTYCrk46EohD-X92BYGqOSCp2V6jDlgDSM2PkCn5W6Ujt-IsAk4xMIgrKYNke2assI3-0-0Ucd-vCd3jo13jsyWXwob8/s320/12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732510357069452642" /></a>James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-91598597917008301532011-10-14T06:01:00.000-07:002011-10-14T06:07:28.570-07:00No Storms but Animals are all around meI have twice within a 1/2 mile of each other seen things I usually do not see in Kansas. With storm chasing all but over I thought I would throw something on here to keep it going.<br /><br />This Timber Rattlesnake was just sitting on a bike path warming up. After about 10 minutes it went back into the brush.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB0TGbXwbQKQzj7eEQJnkYgHHRiXFn04Q-THuMhoHiB1ePmn2S9ydc16LUcvnOBxk_wSymo-JNA1slBxMa4MzsJLnjDkh0ZZGJMh5iW_YrZZJeQVNLxDEVQHWD2iuf8iFtmc802bwUus/s1600/rattn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663332808283348770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 307px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB0TGbXwbQKQzj7eEQJnkYgHHRiXFn04Q-THuMhoHiB1ePmn2S9ydc16LUcvnOBxk_wSymo-JNA1slBxMa4MzsJLnjDkh0ZZGJMh5iW_YrZZJeQVNLxDEVQHWD2iuf8iFtmc802bwUus/s320/rattn.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I went on my deck over looking a golf course with players playing not 200 feet away to see this bobcat. He did not have a care in the world.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwyvJteY605hmsXNFZN178HAFqievnUNtvbcGiXKlDtz9ekYl7ICj5dob9Df9bxIY6YB2TJQl4QlYVWf0Dk04rCW7jvURBV4a6F0PblTCyaDZszVH8BnpkJ56Y1vdvmC97xNWdr0dBB0/s1600/BOBo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663332692275938018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwyvJteY605hmsXNFZN178HAFqievnUNtvbcGiXKlDtz9ekYl7ICj5dob9Df9bxIY6YB2TJQl4QlYVWf0Dk04rCW7jvURBV4a6F0PblTCyaDZszVH8BnpkJ56Y1vdvmC97xNWdr0dBB0/s320/BOBo.jpg" border="0" /></a>James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-5729413844262692062011-05-12T09:25:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:24:09.991-07:00May 5th SW Kansas Super BustWe headed out to our initial target of Pratt Kansas. When we arrived we saw a lot of chasers had the same target. We headed West to Greensburg where we enjoyed quiet for a few minutes until the Storm Chasers show and crew created a circus environment there. We eventually went to Dodge City and met up with Bart Comstock and a few other chasers. We briefly chased a cell North but it proved like the day to be a bust. We sat in Jetmore for about 30 minutes and started our long drive back to Kansas City. 16 hours and 740 miles later we were home with nothing to show for it but a classic Kansas sunset. Until the next chase …James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-40975213698558588112011-04-23T10:26:00.000-07:002011-04-23T10:34:04.417-07:004-22-11 Chase resulting in St. Louis Tornado<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWoK1Y91DYV9fzXkCbcOCcBjEG3d88thAhklQuqnB_XHScyCnowNdXCJDzD5Rl0pcagDCAlJ0G6VRHxXr3BLN3RFwLAK9JUTYnGB-0uBsrYNGwfgacZ4FmXQg8Vsa_reQXwf56VYBGjQ/s1600/TennisBallHail.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWoK1Y91DYV9fzXkCbcOCcBjEG3d88thAhklQuqnB_XHScyCnowNdXCJDzD5Rl0pcagDCAlJ0G6VRHxXr3BLN3RFwLAK9JUTYnGB-0uBsrYNGwfgacZ4FmXQg8Vsa_reQXwf56VYBGjQ/s320/TennisBallHail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598832697104958690" /></a><br />We headed out from KC to central MO to chase and quickly got on a cell South around I-44. We stayed with that until we saw an opening to go after a tornado warned cell East of Columbia. We caught it and filmed some serious rotation and a large wall cloud. It dropped tennis ball sized hail around Warrenton MO which we took photos of and luckily did not drive through. We kept with the storm until we got stuck with everyone else in the St Louis Metro area traffic. A EF3 rated tornado hit the airport as we were stuck in traffic. All in all a great fun chase with the team.James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-69283097438007367162011-04-04T06:48:00.000-07:002011-04-04T06:53:44.013-07:00April 3, 2010 MONSTER GustnadoWe headed out on Sunday to Platt City and headed West once the cell started around Junction City. We met it around Perry Lake at which time we saw a huge gustnado. Some are trying to call it a tornado but I never saw violent rotation in it though there did seem to be some. It was a truly amazing sight regardless of its classification. We followed it and the storm back to around Lansing KS where we stopped and took some decent lightning photos. It was a nice early season close to home chase.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L6c1E1GPJWCenHrZYTRN_xPEH-CIb8yIXRFHooCJtuWQWj4cQelUBLc55ay2qrs3NtoYBH5py1lxw0h6WLqK6NEk8m8NbkPcH7asyW21aqe3ey7VNfkeSkh3fTr4QsT8TBAnVgisrN0/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L6c1E1GPJWCenHrZYTRN_xPEH-CIb8yIXRFHooCJtuWQWj4cQelUBLc55ay2qrs3NtoYBH5py1lxw0h6WLqK6NEk8m8NbkPcH7asyW21aqe3ey7VNfkeSkh3fTr4QsT8TBAnVgisrN0/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591725109164971874" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa7XN1NU8RAImEt2Hs7lZDmM7GKwGrIPERdKcn8lmaXmK_shi7PCy7eyd1WNb17-spkag0_b8oMvzYwKKk1A9-jQc3QRO2FvgZlx3o637J3DEhMxbdBwG5BfgeeDRVmB56G7sBADthus/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa7XN1NU8RAImEt2Hs7lZDmM7GKwGrIPERdKcn8lmaXmK_shi7PCy7eyd1WNb17-spkag0_b8oMvzYwKKk1A9-jQc3QRO2FvgZlx3o637J3DEhMxbdBwG5BfgeeDRVmB56G7sBADthus/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591725049947884802" /></a>James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-68779157418834365282011-03-23T08:46:00.000-07:002011-03-23T08:47:41.288-07:0003-22-11 IowaIowa was not a bust this time! We saw gustnados, small hail and even rainbows. The structure was amazing and the RFD around Nebraska City was fun to watch. When it overtook us we enjoyed feeling mother nature’s power for the first time this season. What a blast that was! We did get stuck behind the fast moving storms and spent most of the time trying to catch up to them. With this being the first chase of the year and a test run with the new team I’d say this will be another good year.James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-91922959054230557602011-02-20T11:15:00.000-08:002011-02-20T11:21:10.072-08:00Chasing with Partners this yearI have had many people ask to "tag along" in the past when I chase and I always politely say no as I have had bad luck with it. This year the Tundra may get a break and I may be the one tagging along. I've been contacted by a few chasers and have sent a few messages myself about partners. I will this year for the first time ride along with other chasers and just document the storms which is what I love doing.<br /><br />I look forward to it as it will give me a chance to see how they go about it and I will learn a lot. I also will be free to shoot the storm and watch the skies for a change.<br /><br />I think with the numbers this year we will have an even more successful year than the last few.<br /><br />I also have contemplated a camera upgrade. I may go from Nikon to Canon. More to come on that as it happens.James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-47553215508198356162011-01-10T08:06:00.001-08:002011-01-11T08:11:49.963-08:00I need one of the naders on here. :-)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sPjGkFYN2keSW5fNUJnNjteG0ptAXwd6fqSylMFYWUqXbWURhiLUyWh_z-tP6nygGTWFAJ7jqvrZOKqfgi2oSsOEl3KCynaRLZLM0H_w68ynuHwEKRzN_gN0ERLKMOAGCap1gcpCGc4/s1600/Nader.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sPjGkFYN2keSW5fNUJnNjteG0ptAXwd6fqSylMFYWUqXbWURhiLUyWh_z-tP6nygGTWFAJ7jqvrZOKqfgi2oSsOEl3KCynaRLZLM0H_w68ynuHwEKRzN_gN0ERLKMOAGCap1gcpCGc4/s320/Nader.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560589291958858482" /></a>James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-90275031199379253702011-01-10T08:00:00.000-08:002011-01-10T08:01:21.922-08:00It is COLD out there!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6z1BItLjJb6NwFIQb4MUvij347BsZtufDVFFxJRmgnwb2eJICEjiZxVP28uQsk2t-T45lrKhmaInR_FAZIEenPwlMo3wrJK2zG42patVj6-4naTtUGjCFduAo1ZK55VEubbF98dkynQ/s1600/Creek.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6z1BItLjJb6NwFIQb4MUvij347BsZtufDVFFxJRmgnwb2eJICEjiZxVP28uQsk2t-T45lrKhmaInR_FAZIEenPwlMo3wrJK2zG42patVj6-4naTtUGjCFduAo1ZK55VEubbF98dkynQ/s320/Creek.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560587942559873858" /></a>James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-1910104827880983302010-09-10T20:25:00.000-07:002010-09-10T20:27:01.154-07:00We do get luckyThis is one of the better ones from tonight's chase.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdrsoMAMGmJpHXVADiCow8k1_Taj0nlOO4YBOvZkqxiuRV-KPXPogo6yUqsZ7F1SMtsAl-JF53H2oJMurzPlsfy98odEIlpLmQjuwWevuijADxqBiZ04aGZu4Ij4WcSGSQduMn7RuQoU/s1600/DSC_0002-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdrsoMAMGmJpHXVADiCow8k1_Taj0nlOO4YBOvZkqxiuRV-KPXPogo6yUqsZ7F1SMtsAl-JF53H2oJMurzPlsfy98odEIlpLmQjuwWevuijADxqBiZ04aGZu4Ij4WcSGSQduMn7RuQoU/s320/DSC_0002-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515492067219392594" /></a>James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-85833397323882991522010-09-02T08:19:00.000-07:002010-09-02T08:26:37.087-07:00PhotographyWork has really killed my chasing this year … VERY busy year. I did have a chance to take some photos on my recent trip to New Mexico … here’s one. I hope work slows down a bit soon so I can chase some winter storms this year. I’m saving my vacation for next year to chase busy or not.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwneSYS5CTs6gYrG_l_wppldlLnXSp-GgFkUS953hEKTyudJBnQ3R7RlqOuveRMhFUNOISaJYmpqbFO__CQDetRjDlueeqmvY0PeMk1sgOXB68KCEHeTwmDpmqH6wV9WKF4MYLK5GgROw/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwneSYS5CTs6gYrG_l_wppldlLnXSp-GgFkUS953hEKTyudJBnQ3R7RlqOuveRMhFUNOISaJYmpqbFO__CQDetRjDlueeqmvY0PeMk1sgOXB68KCEHeTwmDpmqH6wV9WKF4MYLK5GgROw/s320/untitled.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512337106122361954" /></a>James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-19977059304316513752010-02-17T09:03:00.000-08:002010-02-17T09:28:47.267-08:00Gear for 2010A few people were asking about my gear for this year. I upgraded my lens big time thanks to a thumbs up from tony. I'm also shooting my video is TRUE 1080 HD with my Sony which is exciting. Here's a few photos:<br /><br />Camera - Nikon D40 with Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC LD Aspherical (IF) Macro Lens<br />Main Camcorder - Sony Handycam HDR-XR500 120GB 1080 FULL HD w/extended battery and hood<br />Dash Camcorder - JVC Everio GZ-MG330 30GB<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUDGjlYKPNY4SxhlvclWKjJCicgdTKZDCR4k1VRJ2x6Rq3KnidKp-6ajrjQ0gf-hh-tx7QrbmfA8jFwIsZrGkQInzN2JMQ8qmiaKJoA7E7vlGniggrCq1Z5tMrIEl0ELdv78p0pOEMcQ/s1600-h/IMG_0540.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUDGjlYKPNY4SxhlvclWKjJCicgdTKZDCR4k1VRJ2x6Rq3KnidKp-6ajrjQ0gf-hh-tx7QrbmfA8jFwIsZrGkQInzN2JMQ8qmiaKJoA7E7vlGniggrCq1Z5tMrIEl0ELdv78p0pOEMcQ/s320/IMG_0540.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439262817378351474" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34jz-hYgt-Gw-CPsze5UUnh6x936xa0I6OWPVNkS93VWKpU_8IzfgAjhLRt89nDZWYdMQuUbyEr_Lo4y_lmQjOmLMzTHPHkfDxMk5kH_kHj0Ns-NJggrr_UfeYeKNLrtetdXyjVu55WE/s1600-h/IMG_0543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34jz-hYgt-Gw-CPsze5UUnh6x936xa0I6OWPVNkS93VWKpU_8IzfgAjhLRt89nDZWYdMQuUbyEr_Lo4y_lmQjOmLMzTHPHkfDxMk5kH_kHj0Ns-NJggrr_UfeYeKNLrtetdXyjVu55WE/s320/IMG_0543.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439262959490496402" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKGaxBhMpcP-MnTnrQbbvEDXtNZq5sGexkUMmBwdf__r38k_3BnmL-1fJkaQ53FnoKqe7WQky7fwg_5bn9WkF7ngq5dY0zgzyB21mJJQC_aYbOfI_MIyElje-xWAEPROX7VQ7_dYcyEA/s1600-h/IMG_0545.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKGaxBhMpcP-MnTnrQbbvEDXtNZq5sGexkUMmBwdf__r38k_3BnmL-1fJkaQ53FnoKqe7WQky7fwg_5bn9WkF7ngq5dY0zgzyB21mJJQC_aYbOfI_MIyElje-xWAEPROX7VQ7_dYcyEA/s320/IMG_0545.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439263071040664930" /></a>James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-30684335026996645962009-06-24T13:33:00.000-07:002009-06-24T13:37:34.895-07:00Lights Over Gardner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLC_TyZ4iwbSnVofUibyeuM_wHr6OT77xIlA4kB0NkrCvcrEQRV9nspsjoAtxMlcVYxKNcZFIahw-7dOptkr9g56dlCPwCFcOIe4_hxa-vGcnD-8HyLQwx8U7HGIdhFSeqDEz56hV9FA/s1600-h/3+(2).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLC_TyZ4iwbSnVofUibyeuM_wHr6OT77xIlA4kB0NkrCvcrEQRV9nspsjoAtxMlcVYxKNcZFIahw-7dOptkr9g56dlCPwCFcOIe4_hxa-vGcnD-8HyLQwx8U7HGIdhFSeqDEz56hV9FA/s320/3+(2).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350995820662724802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7OT0eEsNw_DbnAgpH5d6x0M5GTf1ISJTbTlJ40x-vLQj5yWsWjGCRoNmD1Km8zF4oCbQTckyC0Dvnv5DP3FyEN6gQ9VyL-MYqyPulA1eP4EYIUunmbtaswHIi6IhZdWeeKrZxwVKMKI/s1600-h/2+(2).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7OT0eEsNw_DbnAgpH5d6x0M5GTf1ISJTbTlJ40x-vLQj5yWsWjGCRoNmD1Km8zF4oCbQTckyC0Dvnv5DP3FyEN6gQ9VyL-MYqyPulA1eP4EYIUunmbtaswHIi6IhZdWeeKrZxwVKMKI/s320/2+(2).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350995622597495026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnYikjstlOw0QFM8mfLmLXsysc682DKAv7_0lYP8aVsDhIdLYamUuKS4mdCWwHgews9r4lIrqzpKFnCsPFHpfbAGh23KqlszmV3iC1p6G43x4UmWli4xkvKLk5GQYg4T3oiWanbHMzlM/s1600-h/1+(2).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnYikjstlOw0QFM8mfLmLXsysc682DKAv7_0lYP8aVsDhIdLYamUuKS4mdCWwHgews9r4lIrqzpKFnCsPFHpfbAGh23KqlszmV3iC1p6G43x4UmWli4xkvKLk5GQYg4T3oiWanbHMzlM/s320/1+(2).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350995317152175650" /></a><br /><br />Here's a few of the many great shots i took over Gardner on 6-22-09.James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-47626111074099099142009-06-22T11:09:00.000-07:002009-06-22T11:13:44.069-07:00Father's Day LP Cell<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24t3Of94RdunhOhJ58-13m1tJkZjEWKB-264OqVqpyNXLaWE1ZmasOz4p7mDZiOjc0hhhSpp6sInRwWcAK0YeX03VeKrVvvMOG82Et_jdFO_AC_SzeaLkQUxPUwW8Cx3i_geK_2WFdEs/s1600-h/5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24t3Of94RdunhOhJ58-13m1tJkZjEWKB-264OqVqpyNXLaWE1ZmasOz4p7mDZiOjc0hhhSpp6sInRwWcAK0YeX03VeKrVvvMOG82Et_jdFO_AC_SzeaLkQUxPUwW8Cx3i_geK_2WFdEs/s320/5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350216240174024338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_tFsuPnzIgGLe5UJX1UzALRIv5oIQFdW-I2i-5TR-MgSUdiYyxa2fSW9p6XvNGhUzuGcqR8aMig1lKsycaXXuXiynImS4CpyCitVS-K6DtyIMBk9I1pk6oo6itCIPDfDfn_owYdrimA/s1600-h/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_tFsuPnzIgGLe5UJX1UzALRIv5oIQFdW-I2i-5TR-MgSUdiYyxa2fSW9p6XvNGhUzuGcqR8aMig1lKsycaXXuXiynImS4CpyCitVS-K6DtyIMBk9I1pk6oo6itCIPDfDfn_owYdrimA/s320/2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350216234701217778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPKw0IDD6bzndf_0h6BltCm_OhDt6V7tupg2QnHQPP7AidrRad7CsZQbP8CkRdZZj9nWyQ_ICSF98ycTwl3UqoUAMpeF7kvFP8ANIP5rtSqDYWtezz3-Yh0rf0aAjQeMIHB7QDhyUUx8/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPKw0IDD6bzndf_0h6BltCm_OhDt6V7tupg2QnHQPP7AidrRad7CsZQbP8CkRdZZj9nWyQ_ICSF98ycTwl3UqoUAMpeF7kvFP8ANIP5rtSqDYWtezz3-Yh0rf0aAjQeMIHB7QDhyUUx8/s320/1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350216231151479682" /></a><br />I had a surprise chase on Father's Day weekend which was special because my 9-year old son joined me. We caught up with this LP cell with amazing structure and my son filmed his first tornado. We later gave a news team from KMBC some photos which made the news that night. Great Father's Day present!James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-70010334227391276442009-06-10T11:19:00.000-07:002009-06-10T11:26:48.469-07:00Supercells & Lightning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EXM6Wvg5yuzs06fT5dF3WBMbdsV7D-xRqFnO5KFR9A4rWC8y176bKZ0WW1z-mGA10dPpmTIhGEBpK-9szEGFgq4bPZf28xeLpuy9ILawzfQsr1l7QUkh1t9PU8HTX1m9fepx0z-2xNM/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EXM6Wvg5yuzs06fT5dF3WBMbdsV7D-xRqFnO5KFR9A4rWC8y176bKZ0WW1z-mGA10dPpmTIhGEBpK-9szEGFgq4bPZf28xeLpuy9ILawzfQsr1l7QUkh1t9PU8HTX1m9fepx0z-2xNM/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345765902462971170" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuKg1N1jkpN4hP7xZhCiHzh9wIxVrydEyxmoXnlRfO-PXXIC5NxeogKFNYuCsU5Joi0mI8XwviMZ5ekQLmWA1PZZH2WFy_lgRoXS3-7kG3a6FmsROPK7JHOG2u05EDXmb7o2uW5QJRTg/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuKg1N1jkpN4hP7xZhCiHzh9wIxVrydEyxmoXnlRfO-PXXIC5NxeogKFNYuCsU5Joi0mI8XwviMZ5ekQLmWA1PZZH2WFy_lgRoXS3-7kG3a6FmsROPK7JHOG2u05EDXmb7o2uW5QJRTg/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345766011262905954" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjtjIHoHjwIYLYQHhmMYo0lUdyEsiYKEejN0veR41JYWyZXOskA-5PRDPKf_jMFnT7pQ7ZxNGT2YrJDTfd-NXTxdHAzWOn76HFtaQyas0dbfJeyxVn_vRaKH3ycJ2r094RlKYPY0k0Ic/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjtjIHoHjwIYLYQHhmMYo0lUdyEsiYKEejN0veR41JYWyZXOskA-5PRDPKf_jMFnT7pQ7ZxNGT2YrJDTfd-NXTxdHAzWOn76HFtaQyas0dbfJeyxVn_vRaKH3ycJ2r094RlKYPY0k0Ic/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345766547853730898" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0ayWCKHQjHIj6ANLXXCzNBXNPtzXA7u0y6-qrCHe2c8qO6736mu_QlXuLmKummu2TxjpOL1fERfDy1nEfjnm0A_P8hCG6tLwNMOiYVpJCtSaOrAmyu7aKGI7j35OzeNZFe72T4e313Y/s1600-h/7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0ayWCKHQjHIj6ANLXXCzNBXNPtzXA7u0y6-qrCHe2c8qO6736mu_QlXuLmKummu2TxjpOL1fERfDy1nEfjnm0A_P8hCG6tLwNMOiYVpJCtSaOrAmyu7aKGI7j35OzeNZFe72T4e313Y/s320/7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345766972021647762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_mSHMx7WmbFN0x9TDnYhroC5LoIsWIZPSAtsHgPr1Im4LsIShuS59FAx3WqR7oezlVPIYXWi-Xu1ro-wDDau4bvqLnbZiIjSD1GI-DwhiCmSLsCzpdQl3WcEVi9W-Cg1r1kWll77txw/s1600-h/6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_mSHMx7WmbFN0x9TDnYhroC5LoIsWIZPSAtsHgPr1Im4LsIShuS59FAx3WqR7oezlVPIYXWi-Xu1ro-wDDau4bvqLnbZiIjSD1GI-DwhiCmSLsCzpdQl3WcEVi9W-Cg1r1kWll77txw/s320/6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345766907351342642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvCb_b7__4bRtSRDUj6075S11uW7G1q_qII5Lo24mmLRYpifGHURlVS27pMifclvdPsJw_0oQg4AhCxfiHZPDSHUr7PANyut15oXfPOx2_HDU5_peCKgHydPQeZVWYcEgdZePgfKxF-c/s1600-h/4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvCb_b7__4bRtSRDUj6075S11uW7G1q_qII5Lo24mmLRYpifGHURlVS27pMifclvdPsJw_0oQg4AhCxfiHZPDSHUr7PANyut15oXfPOx2_HDU5_peCKgHydPQeZVWYcEgdZePgfKxF-c/s320/4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345766762450473682" /></a><br /><br />Here's a few photos from my latest trip to SE KS & NW MO.James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-7527432633699290242009-05-08T11:32:00.001-07:002009-05-09T08:36:06.891-07:00Rainbows and Lightning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_ILYJ3QainWRSSxt11LVzsa-xMo7H0BYUPTLZDlZGynXvZykuuh7chaSeWRbe1pXcD9vfDqpSyB0gGhoS_nxeyb69mTMfl7h54e_ct2JbMakikAictOMZ8CAlN8yalOJd2UNX8Uh5yE/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_ILYJ3QainWRSSxt11LVzsa-xMo7H0BYUPTLZDlZGynXvZykuuh7chaSeWRbe1pXcD9vfDqpSyB0gGhoS_nxeyb69mTMfl7h54e_ct2JbMakikAictOMZ8CAlN8yalOJd2UNX8Uh5yE/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333524779930748450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPns4XzWIFQZPSIIwLUpvqcYzvaq_7yyrnVMw_Wl18kLXxxzWREuW0SCJpbKK1fivJT07I_MBueQ80GJnaC8lojFEtxZtAT3H0UGsZEZqPWGLIXy5MP-0a8XpM_lV00dcOT_zLCFSRHS4/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPns4XzWIFQZPSIIwLUpvqcYzvaq_7yyrnVMw_Wl18kLXxxzWREuW0SCJpbKK1fivJT07I_MBueQ80GJnaC8lojFEtxZtAT3H0UGsZEZqPWGLIXy5MP-0a8XpM_lV00dcOT_zLCFSRHS4/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333524777808172306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZZNDJp6lq5xMZ_qvMfhRdVRtpdF7IMIIczEO8mfN7IpzIGSjKKpvtck_wNfNdhbTbzvyT-bRpx3RM8b945lpHaOntVhYdhgcJYt6B9Fsw2LYoAxd3SwQgftbZGYq6hYddazW1bUm2iI/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZZNDJp6lq5xMZ_qvMfhRdVRtpdF7IMIIczEO8mfN7IpzIGSjKKpvtck_wNfNdhbTbzvyT-bRpx3RM8b945lpHaOntVhYdhgcJYt6B9Fsw2LYoAxd3SwQgftbZGYq6hYddazW1bUm2iI/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333524773244844402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmf4F5gm7rlyn2yOGWKUZ7TgWRDvhKaog8Sx7NwBEs7EDsfTLA384ApvYlyluuBBMJ83TT2xQInm7zszJ8tpfmco-gHli5C3xk209f0iMZzMowK0Pz0XvB-z834w3H2n6ic7_VHPBlgQ/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmf4F5gm7rlyn2yOGWKUZ7TgWRDvhKaog8Sx7NwBEs7EDsfTLA384ApvYlyluuBBMJ83TT2xQInm7zszJ8tpfmco-gHli5C3xk209f0iMZzMowK0Pz0XvB-z834w3H2n6ic7_VHPBlgQ/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333524770223801410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiwlBbyY2l1ZKRNgGLVS_ZiIJo2F1nQAgzz7KHapeLrllJU8lRifkfHSbO0msZgeKorBC_hYgADv0QOB-6haV4PwpTjE8u1sc9eyXnLsZGEX1C3DQC5dp1PjFhQY8h2haQ7JnPULVFPU/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiwlBbyY2l1ZKRNgGLVS_ZiIJo2F1nQAgzz7KHapeLrllJU8lRifkfHSbO0msZgeKorBC_hYgADv0QOB-6haV4PwpTjE8u1sc9eyXnLsZGEX1C3DQC5dp1PjFhQY8h2haQ7JnPULVFPU/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333524761848917378" /></a><br /><br />Not every chase i go on ends with a tornado, but it's still not a fail. There is always so much to see and film if you take the time to look. Here are a few photos I took recently on "Failed" chases. The first two are from a tornado warned cell that traveled SE from the NW corner on MO over Chilicothe, MO. I missed the tornado but was able to work on my lightening photo skills. The next three photos I took south of the Kansas City metro around La Cygne, Kansas. It was a heavy rain/small hail cell with no risk of very severe weather. I rainbow formed next to a rain shaft and made for some very interesting photos. Enjoy.James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-21807599163871327212009-05-01T15:02:00.000-07:002009-05-01T15:11:58.208-07:00Garden City Tornados<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ONF0k_fO0qzAWPqfyyPW4D5_apPnbKAH7VV4gRJCoTm0i-KICQk0lAZkYTcy6MBhhVM2KHB5-C6jkoljrfWXIQ1Muz1BWIo76xMqPGTm08R-5AwJuHvGC-DW1xwYOidbD-g2ApuqfZg/s1600-h/Hail.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ONF0k_fO0qzAWPqfyyPW4D5_apPnbKAH7VV4gRJCoTm0i-KICQk0lAZkYTcy6MBhhVM2KHB5-C6jkoljrfWXIQ1Muz1BWIo76xMqPGTm08R-5AwJuHvGC-DW1xwYOidbD-g2ApuqfZg/s320/Hail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330979454400558466" /></a><br />I headed to Garden City out of KC around 11:30 on 4-29-09 to track some cells i expected to pop up in the area. I encountered some flooding in Emporia, took a few pics and kept going. Got to Garden City in the area of the cell i wanted around 6pm. I saw some great structure and stayed on a wall coud i found. A gustnado dropped then a small tornado some time after that. I was hit by 1" hail but golfball and larger was less than one mile away. The ground was covered to appear like it had snowed. I followed the storm and got pics of a couple rain wrapped tornados and some damage. I came across a dairy farm where metal was blown into cows as the tornado passed over. Many cows badly hurt, but there was a gas meter hissing so i had to get out of the area. US-83 was shut down in both directions due to powerlines that ran across the road due to the tornado. I stayed in a dark area and took advantage of the light show to get some lightening pictures. At 11:30 i was ready to go to bed but the road was still closed, i went off road which was crazy as the roads were soaked due to the heavy rains over the last few days. Bed around 12:00.James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-50981231964244846132009-04-28T09:48:00.000-07:002009-05-09T08:42:16.685-07:00Eudora Area Tornado Video<OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-36b6e90f1101d500 height=266 width=320 contentId="36b6e90f1101d500"></OBJECT> This video is a combination of three different videos that shows the formation of the Eudora area tornado. It's my first filmed tornado of 2009 and I'm very proud of it. Enjoy!James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-68858512421060631822009-04-25T19:43:00.000-07:002009-05-09T08:42:01.026-07:00First Tornado of 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_APEddAtv7dmjr1SfpeoLMW4US61iNJseJLtQQijAS31AWjfF7hg3ShmaBzdI3-cCbZzli0AqTiEX5pd_OrDU5SriD57okxDOVe-nT7wWXl3iLQFYY7uNH_jyISgfsEaFj611kQLwAdE/s1600-h/DSC_0025.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_APEddAtv7dmjr1SfpeoLMW4US61iNJseJLtQQijAS31AWjfF7hg3ShmaBzdI3-cCbZzli0AqTiEX5pd_OrDU5SriD57okxDOVe-nT7wWXl3iLQFYY7uNH_jyISgfsEaFj611kQLwAdE/s320/DSC_0025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328826285064613042" /></a><br />I tracked a cell showning good signs of rotation in the Lawrence Kansas area. I followed the NE tracking storm until i found a good area of rotation. I saw what looked like the start of a tornado so I stopped and readied the gear. I started filming and was lucky enough to get the official start of the tornado. It was picking up quite a bit on the ground which I later found out was a home and steel garage. I snapped a few photos and moved on to track another I thought may come along to the North. I did not arrive in time as i stopped to make sure everyone was OK at the house that got hit. I encountered very heavy rain and some minor flooding but no hail the rest of the chase.James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413399095484375954.post-11543406043408419032009-03-19T13:02:00.000-07:002009-03-19T11:04:55.561-07:001st Chase Possible<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoCVnnydk6YdXfM3S4BcyuqzDYq8m5lUmqY-tXcMjDXrr26XM_D_4aEhFM_ePAQ9GU9f7eOvyND41jcTvvkKUhcNlFJFb4zP6LyTudZdSnJDuZj614zEZhxT3N7p2vSkzi1LPn6M6oZk/s1600-h/n608048367_2168552_2719939.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoCVnnydk6YdXfM3S4BcyuqzDYq8m5lUmqY-tXcMjDXrr26XM_D_4aEhFM_ePAQ9GU9f7eOvyND41jcTvvkKUhcNlFJFb4zP6LyTudZdSnJDuZj614zEZhxT3N7p2vSkzi1LPn6M6oZk/s320/n608048367_2168552_2719939.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314961395942984882" /></a><br />March 22nd & 23rd are shaping up to be a decent chase possiblity. SW Oklahoma up to western Nebraska are areas i'm looking at. Depending on work load i may make a run on Sunday night and be ready for an active Monday.James Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556938340341254652noreply@blogger.com0