http://www.stormhighway.com/blog/ Storm Highway: Storm chasing and other travels by Dan Robinson en-us http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1608c.shtml A welcome break in the clouds arrived this evening. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1608b.shtml Coming to you today from Seattle, West Virginia in our third consecutive day of cloudy rain and overcast (with at least four more to go, if the forecast is correct). http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1608a.shtml To the joy of chasers across the Plains, the GFS model is finally starting to show signs of losing its argument with the ECMWF model. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1508c.shtml During my quick trip up to the Gorge on Tuesday, I stopped at Kanawha Falls and grabbed a few shots. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1508b.shtml Two popular long-range forecast models I watch with regularity are the GFS and the ECMWF (the 'European' model), both with output to ten days (the GFS goes out to 14). http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1508a.shtml This is what happens with an eastern upper air trough. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1408c.shtml Shot at ~250mm at ISO 800, F5.6, ten seconds each. These sparks are between 6 and 8 inches long and are jumping to my forearm. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1408b.shtml More 300mm handheld tests from the cemetery. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1408a.shtml It's a good thing I went out shooting yesterday, because the sky conditions have gone to total junk around here for the next week or so (rainy and overcast). http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1308a.shtml Bill Coyle and my brother Matt are not going to believe this day has finally come. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1208a.shtml The Plains severe weather machine shuts down for a good period beginning next week, as the upper air pattern depicted above takes hold of the country. http://stormhighway.com/blog/may1108a.shtml Heading out now - the ChaseCam will be running and my GPS position will be broadcast on Spotter Network.