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2004 CHASE SEASON


SPC Outlooks
   None/General
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   Slight
   Moderate
   High

Best Overall Chase
Best Tornado of 2004
Best Surprise of 2004
Worst Day of 2004
2004 Chase Stats
Logs/Chase/Spotter 26 14 12
Tornadoes/Days/Avg 28 5 0.357
Most Tornado Day 15 May 29
1000+ Miles/Average 6 592
TOTAL MILES 15,403

May 29, 2004 - Southern Kansas
May 29, 2004 - Conway Springs, KS Tornadoes
March 27, 2004 - Western Oklahoma
May 24, 2004 - We Hosed Up Everywhere

Chase Report: October 5, 2004 - Lakewood, CO

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Spotter Log, 10 miles

A rare October sight in the night skies over Denver as storms moved off the mountains and across southern Denver leading to an amazing fall lightning show. This was one of my last lightning ventures with my film Canon AE-1.

Tornadoes: None Flood: None Hail: None

Chase Report: May 29, 2004 - Southern Kansas

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Chase Log, 1,417 miles

Today was a career day that nearly doubled the tornadoes I saw back on May 12. An unbelievable day which kicked off from Denver at 5:30am. I drove into Salina and conversed with fellow chasers including Roger Hill about the day’s prospects. After a Wendy’s lunch, I elected to head south and meet my chasing [...]

Tornadoes: 15 Flood: Hail: None

Chase Report: May 12, 2004 - Southern Kansas

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Chase Log, 386 miles

Omigod! I can’t even begin to describe which will likely become a historical storm. Starting shortly after 7 and going well passed dark, I ended up wrapping up the day with at least seven different tornadoes. The South-End Charlie served us well as it developed meso after meso, cycling through about every 15 minutes and [...]

Tornadoes: 7 Flood: Hail:

Chase Report: March 27, 2004 - Central Oklahoma

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Chase Log, 1,557 miles

What a day! And in March none-the-less! Early morning checks of data weren’t looking too promising, and although hopes were high to see something, this was about the furthest thing to expect. What started out as a high end SLIGHT RISK was later upgraded to a MODERATE RISK when storms began to fire and go [...]

Tornadoes: 3 Flood: None Hail: 1.25"