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Central New Mexico Weather, 10/2/20
Yesterday, Socorro was pleasant. It was sunny, warm and a little breezy. This morning, Socorro has been sunny, cool and still. From the NWS in Albuquerque, NM: A high pressure ridge will persist, though another backdoor cold front will infiltrate … Continue reading
Weather Data: 4/6/20-4/12/20
I have my first week of data from my weather station! Well, sort of. I’m going to make the cutoffs on Sunday, so here is the first six days of data. There was no precipitation during this time, so that … Continue reading
Magdalena Storm Chase Summary
Overall, this was a good chase year. The entire week before the chase, I was expecting virtually no storms. I was afraid there would be very little to chase, and that we would be simply out of luck. It looked … Continue reading
Surprise Visit!
I did not post today (by design). Instead, I drove down to Fredericksburg, VA, from Pittsburgh, PA, to surprise my dad for his birthday! Happy Birthday, Dad!!! Thank you for reading my post.
Storm Chase: Day #8
Another day stationary. We spent the day in the Denver/Boulder/Fort Collins area. We did not chase storms at all on Day 8, but we did have dinner with another former Virginia Tech chaser, Stephanie. We debated chasing in northeastern New … Continue reading
Storm Chase: Day #7
Yesterday was another down day for us. We took the time to work on other projects and rest instead of an active chase day. We spent the day in Boulder instead. We did visit a former Virginia Tech storm chaser, … Continue reading
Magdalena Storm Chase: Day #6 Follow Up
We drove from Amarillo, TX, to Magdalena, NM yesterday, concluding our epic road trip. We left behind no reachable storms (the only threat being in upstate New York). Then, we enter a slight ridge pattern, with very few storms over … Continue reading
Magdalena Storm Chase
I apologize for not posting yesterday. It has been almost 100 days since the last time I missed posting. However, the big news is that I will be taking four or five high school students from Magdalena on a storm … Continue reading
Arrived Safely
The weather was not too terrible yesterday along our drive. It was cold and windy, but we saw no snow, thankfully. I don’t even think it was as cold as promised, and by the time we arrived in Socorro, I … Continue reading
Williams Bay, WI
Today, I drove from Socorro, NM, to Magdalena, NM, to Albuquerque, NM. Then, I flew from Albuquerque, NM, to Chicago, IL. Then, I drove from Chicago, IL, to Williams Bay, WI. Here was the scene this evening from humid Wisconsin: … Continue reading →