Roger Hill is a genius.
I could end this blog right there, but I'll give a brief example:
I'm currently with Silver Lining Tours, run by Roger Hill, for a week of storm chasing. We're starting today (Sunday 6/5/11) and will chase through Friday (6/10/11).
I have been looking at the weather models all week, up until 10:30PM MDT last night. At first they were telling me we'd start chasing in the NE/SD/IA/MN area. And then Roger said we'd be chasing in Montana. Montana??!! The models said there'd be NOTHING in Montana, at least as far as I could interpret them.
Later, the models started to say central South Dakota. The Storm Prediction Center continued to not be bullish on Montana either.
And then, right before going to sleep at midnight MDT (OK, 11:53 to be precise), SPC came out with a 15% risk (15% chance of a tornado within 25 miles of any point, or 2,000 square miles) in almost all of Montana and the western half of North Dakota. (Given how the region is drawn, it will include a healthy portion of Alberta and Saskatchewan as well).
You bet I'm going to find out what made him so bullish on Montana so early. I'll learn. Because until I do, there's no point in chasing out on my own.
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