2015 in Review
The 2015 had a lot of ups and downs for me. But I think the positives of this year definitely outweigh the negatives. I started this year off as a senior meteorology major at Northern Illinois University. I was also the President of NIU’s chapter of the American Meteorological Society. I went on my first…
Fifth Anniversary, and a Storm Chase Possible Wednesday.
Five years ago this month, I was a meteorology major at the University of Oklahoma. I wanted to combine my weather forecasting with my graphic design skills I learned in the Army. The result was this website. Since then, this website has evolved, just as I have, and chance quite a bit. I may have…
Professional Meteorologist
Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been busy busy over the past month and a half. PECAN officially came to a close on July 15th. On my our last mission, we were treated to a little bit of thunder and lightning; however I didn’t do any time lapses. I was sad to say goodbye…
Time Lapses and the Last Week of PECAN
The Plains Elevated Convection At Night field project is quickly coming to a close. We are down to the final week of the project now, with operations officially ending on July 15th. The following day I will be driving back to Illinois, picking up the keys to my apartment, meeting with my new boss, and…
First PECAN Blog Posted
Like the title says, I have posted my first blog about PECAN, as well as some pictures. The blog can be found by clicking on the ‘Storm Chase’ button to the upper left, and then clicking on the PECAN entry. Or, you can just click here.
Officially Ending Daily Forecasts
When I first started this website in Fall of 2010, it was meant to be a way to combine my love of weather and of graphic design. It started out as just a place where I could post daily weather forecasts for Norman, Oklahoma; and then shortly afterwards I included Elgin, Illinois as well. It…
Finally
After a long, long five years, I have finally graduated. I am now officially a meteorologist. Moving forward, I leave for PECAN at the end of this month, where I will serve as a team leader. After that, I start my job as an agricultural meteorologist in Washington, Illinois. It’s been a long road, but…
First Storm Chase, and First Tornado of the Year
Well, my first storm chase of the year was a success. Although if feels good to be batting 1.000 so far this year, it’s important to remember this tornado not only destroyed homes and injured people, but also cost one person their life. This is the first tornado I’ve seen that has killed anyone. Very…
First Storm Chase of the Year?
I’ve been watching the severe weather potential for Thursday, and it looks like it could be my first storm chase of the year. There is still plenty of disagreement in the forecast models, but it looks like a midlatitude cyclone may set up in southeastern Iowa, with a warm front stretching across the Illinois-Wisconsin border.…
Plains Elevated Convection At Night
It has been a while since my last update. Back in November, I volunteered for the PECAN (or, Plains Elevated Convection At Night,) project that will take place this summer. Last week, I found out that not only have I officially been selected for the project, but they have asked me to be a team…