Tornado Alley - Great Plains Expedition 2002
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Last Updated: 6/17/02
      

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Short Summary:
The following summary includes a total of 15 severe thunderstorms and 3 well-documented tornadoes. The main chase vehicle conducting all chases was a 2002 Chevy Blazer. Three other vehicles were used in some chases, a 1998 Toyota 4-Runner (Amos Magliocco), a 1996 Ford Taurus (Scott Blair), and a 1999 Dodge Regency van (Eric Nguyen). All vehicles received hail damage during this expedition, the most severe being to the 1996 Ford Taurus owned by Scott Blair. The tornadoes observed ranged from F0 to F1 on the Fujita scale.


Participant      Home City            Callsign    Chase Dates       Occupation
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Chris Collura    Miramar, FL          KG4PJN      May 13 To May 27  Computer Analyst
Jeff Gammons     West Palm Beach, FL  KG4PGA      May 12 To May 27  Web Designer
Jason Foster     Baltimore, MD        N3PRZ       May 16 To May 27  Architect
Amos Magliocco   Denton, TX           KC5VPD      May 24            Writer
David Cornwell   West Palm Beach, FL  KG4PGD      Nowcaster         DSL Installer

The participants below are not from the "Weathervine" chase team but did actively
participate in our storm research efforts and deserve appreciation for their great
help and severe weather expertise.

Participant      Home City            Callsign  Occupation
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Eric Nguyen      Oklahoma City, OK    KD5HPZ    Student
Scott Blair      Fort Smith, AR       KD5POW    Student
Jeff Lawson      Denton, Tx                     Student
Robert Hall      Denton, Tx           KD5KRI    Student
Blake Michaleski Louisiana            KD5MWK    Student
Jason Persoff    Florida              KBOYJW    Doctor

Please note that several other chasers may have caravaned or "converged" with us. David
Cornwell could not join the "Weathervine" chase team due to some personal responsibilities.

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