Chase Expedition 2012 (6/2)

My main storm chasing trip from May 19 to June 2 is completed. The first couple of days was spent observing the annular eclipse (May 20) in New Mexico and some up-slope storms there a day later. During the following week and a half, I intercepted many supercell storms, even seeing the northern lights in North Dakota on May 22 after chasing there! May 25 in Kansas was un-reachable by me and several other chase teams due to chasing too far in Wisconsin on May 24. This was probably WOULD have been the best chase day of my trip.



My tough lesson learned from this is to give up on anything moving east of the Mississippi River and re-position back west. The trip lasted until June 2, with some of the largest hail I ever seen in my life observed wrapping around a tornado on May 29 in Oklahoma. The trip is completed, and a full chase log (including some picture of the annular eclipse) on it can be seen in my STORM CHASING section for MIDWEST 2012 on my web site. You can also go right to that area by clicking the link that is provided below.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2012.htm

Tropical Storm Beryl (5/25)

Just a week after tropical storm Alberto formed off the SE US coast, tropical storm Beryl formed in nearly the same location on May 25, making this a very rare early start (two storms forming BEFORE the official start of the season). Normally, the the official start and end dates for the Atlantic hurricane season of June 1 through November 30.



Tropical storm Beryl ultimately came ashore as a 70 MPH tropical storm at night near Jacksonville, Florida on May 26. I was NOT able to chase this system as it happened in the middle of my 2-week long trip chasing severe storms in the central USA. I have prepared the area on my site for tropical updates, and that are can be seen by clicking the link that is provided below.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/tropics.htm

Annular Solar Eclipse (5/20)

The annular solar eclipse (visible from Asia, across the Pacific, and ending in the SW United States) on May 20, 2012 was observed from near Alburquerque, New Mexico.



The footage on the annular solar eclipse in New Mexico can be seen in the STORM CHASING section of my web site for the central United States in 2012. A direct link to this section has also been provided at the link below (one there, scroll down to the date for MAY 20).

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2012.htm

To see a video of the eclipse, please visit the link that is provided below.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/m13eclv.htm

Tropical Storm Alberto (5/19)

The 2012 Altantic hurricane season has began early this year with the formation of Tropical Storm "Alberto" on May 19, 2012. This is not uncommon as storms sometimes form outside the official start and end dates for the Atlantic hurricane season of June 1 through November 30 (as those are "only" dates).



Tropical storm Alberto, the first Atlantic storm of 2012, was a minimal and compact tropical storm that churned off the coast of the SE United States. With the early start to the 2012 hurricane season in the Atlantic, I have prepared the area on my site for tropical updates, and that are can be seen by clicking the link that is provided below.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/tropics.htm