National Storm Chasers Convention

Denver, Colorado 2005

The 7th annual National Storm Chaser Convention was held in Denver on February 18th through the 20th. Almost 200 storm chasers, meteorology students and researchers converged for two days of lectures, demonstrations, tornado and hurricane video, networking and partying. The lectures included tornado forecasting, the meteorology of several 2004 tornado outbreaks days, mobile Doppler radar studies, hurricane chasing and equipment and software for storm chasing. The dinner talk was on Vortex 2 (2007) and the latest in tornadogenesis theories by Dr. Erik Rasmussen. BNVN sponsored a chaser video contest. Additional tornado videos were shown late into Saturday night.

I had a great time seeing old friends, learning more about forecast techniques, tornado formation and chase equipment along with watching some amazing tornado video. Thanks to the organizers (Roger Hill, Tim Samaras and David Drummond) along with the speakers and sponsors. Also, thanks to BNVN and Weathervine for sponsoring the video contest. I am looking forward to next year.

Friday ice breaker	Watching tornado video
		Tim Vasquez selling Digital Atmosphere and tornado videos	Jon Davies talking about tornado forecasting parameters
Checking out the new Sony HDR-FX1	Bill Hark and the DOW	Charles Edwards of Cloud 9 Tours	Dr. Greg Forbes of The Weather Channel
Chris Collura & Jason Foster selling Hurricane Charlie video	Marcie Martin and Scott Blair		?? and Twister Sisters, Peggy Willenberg and Melanie Metz
Jeff and Kathryn Piotrowski	??, Dan Robinson and Susan Strom	The Weathervine group counting video contest votes
Camera flash wars, Charles Edwards & Mike Umscheid	Dan Robinson, Bill Hark and Jeff Piotrowski	Jason Politte discovers the joy of gas station taquitoes	1 AM, we were hungry and nothing else was open. Brown hotdogs and fibrous taquitoes
Dr. Josh Wurman talking about Doppler on Wheels	Roger Hill, one of the organizers	.	.