Going hurricane chasing!

[Opal storm]

This hurricane season me and two of my friends plan to go hurricane chasing.Whenever theres a storm that looks to be worth traveling to the place its making landfall,we'll go.Mostly if its a major hurricane.My friend has been doing this for a while now and usually I dont go with him,but I really want to see something so this time I will join him.I still hope P'cola gets hit this year,yes traveling across the country to see hurricanes is great,but nothing beats sitting in your own home enjoying it.

[hurricanetrack]

Good luck with that. Remember to book a hotel room early on or you'll be wandering the streets for hours looking for a place to sleep. Trust me on this one, I've been there.

Also- take lots of pictures for the rest of us to see. If you're going to be out there, get some good photos if you can. They are always nice to see and compare with other photos or data.

[Rainband]

also bring me!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

be very careful, please!!!

[Typhoon_Willie]

I would agree with that sentiment Barometer Bob!

[Steve]

If we get any action this year (and as you know, we're all of about 3 hours west), you don't really need a hotel room. It doesn't matter what kind of storm is landfalling, bars downtown and in the French Quarter will be open with lots of drink specials. I'm only 6 miles from downtown so come look me up. I'll be sitting on my front porch in an AE floodzone with an ice chest of beer and cigarettes. Drop me a line.

Steve

[vbhoutex]

You say your friend has been doing it for a while. I hope that is for real and not just he's gotten close to a storm. Chasing canes(especially if you get in the eyewall) is much more dangerous in many ways than chasing tornados. If he is truly experienced it will be a truly exhilirating experience and a safe one too. If not you better hope for a stay at home storm.

And as exciting as it sounds to stay at home and experience one, when your family and your property are what is at risk it paints a whole new picture for your experience!!! Trust me-I've been there several times.

I grew up in GB and graduated Woodham High. Where in P'cola do you live?

[hurricanetrack]

VB said it best. Experience is a must. I've been intercepting hurricanes since 1998 and have yet to see a mjor hurricane outside of Fran, in 1996, which hit my hometown of Wilmington.

My team has years of training from the NHC courses that are taught throughout the off season. We also have college degrees or professional development hours in tropical meteorlogy and forecasting. However, none of this means that we can handle anything that is thrown at us. I was lucky during hurricane Lili when our anemometer struck a telephone line- lucky in the sense that it was not a live electric line.

Of course, our work is slightly different than just driving to a landfall location and seeing what happens. We deploy instrumented vehicles and work to gather data as well as video. Maybe someone who is only focused on getting into the eyewall for the sake of seeing the eyewall would be at a better advantage since that's all they would have to focus on. We have to make sure our instruments are working, that the wireless web is up, etc. etc.

I love being in a hurricane. There is something about it that is beyond words to describe. I say this over and over again, but I do not like seeing people hurt in any manner. However, I have little control over that- if any (I do work to prepare the public with my clients Lowe's and Sprint). Damage will occur, people will get hurt. My excitement comes from the raw power and incredible force that a hurricane brings with it. It's too bad they hurt people, otherwise a hurricane is quite a spectacular piece of work. One of Nature's best.

To anyone out there who gets hit by a hurricane or goes after one on purpose- good luck. Stay safe and get plenty of rest while you can. Trust me on that one!

[Opal storm]

You say your friend has been doing it for a while. I hope that is for real and not just he's gotten close to a storm. Chasing canes(especially if you get in the eyewall) is much more dangerous in many ways than chasing tornados. If he is truly experienced it will be a truly exhilirating experience and a safe one too. If not you better hope for a stay at home storm.

And as exciting as it sounds to stay at home and experience one, when your family and your property are what is at risk it paints a whole new picture for your experience!!! Trust me-I've been there several times.

I grew up in GB and graduated Woodham High. Where in P'cola do you live?

Trust me,my friend has been doing this for almost 10 years now,he goes hurricane chasing,tornado chasing and in the winter he heads up north for a couple of weeks to play in the snow,He's crazy about weather.

After surviving Opal now I know to leave my house when asked to.I live in Pensacola Beach,Fl and I stayed at my house on the beach with my friends when Opal was making landfall and lets just say I dont think I will be doing that ever again.

[isobar]

I do not like seeing people hurt in any manner. However, I have little control over that- if any (I do work to prepare the public with my clients Lowe's and Sprint). Damage will occur, people will get hurt. My excitement comes from the raw power and incredible force that a hurricane brings with it. It's too bad they hurt people, otherwise a hurricane is quite a spectacular piece of work. One of Nature's best.

Well put, ht! We all hope that life and property is not harmed in any severe weather event, but we can't help but be in awe of what the atmosphere is capable of. Every storm/cane/tornado is unique and incredible to watch.

Opal - You should get your friend to join the board here!