This is the brand new personal website of .... Casper ter Kuile .... in preparation

1. We are beiing chased: from Hays via Hoxie to Russell (Kansas)
from Hays via Hoxie to Russell (Kansas)
2. Some images of the severe weather hunting after us...
3. SPC Convective Outlook for 23 may 2008
4. Location of the jet on 24 may 2008 at 00:00 UTC
5. MSL Pressure and Surface Wind on 24 may 2008 at 00:00 UTC
6. Surface Moisture and Mixing Ratio on 23 may 2008 at 22:00 UTC
7. Surface Map on 23 may 2008 at 21:00 UTC
8. GOES Visible image on 23 may 2008 at 21:32 UTC
9. NWS Composite Reflectivity on 24 may 2008 at 01:40 UTC
10. SPC Storm Reports of 23 may 2008
11. Archive of the Severe Thunderstorm Event: May 23, 2008

We are beiing chased: from Hays via Hoxie to Russell (Kansas)

Roy and I did a lot of study before going to the US. Not only reading the well-known literature but we did a lot of virtual storm chasing as well! In the early morning hours in the US (that is evening hours in Europe) we looked at the maps and tried to find out where to go. Hitting the road in our virtual chase-car while listening to the best music on the planet ;-) By lunchtime in the US (late evening hours in Europe) we performed an update of the maps and find out what has changed.
The following is a virtual chasetour on 1 may 2008. We investigate the commonly used charts of SPC and NCAR and try to figure out where we have to go to look at severe weather and be on the safe side of it.

Map: from Hays via Hoxie to Russell (Kansas)

Location of the jet on 24 may 2008 at 00:00 UTC

MSL Pressure and Surface Wind on 24 may 2008 at 00:00 UTC

Surface Moisture and Mixing Ratio on 23 may 2008 at 22:00 UTC

Surface Map on 23 may 2008 at 21:00 UTC

GOES Visible image on 23 may 2008 at 21:32 UTC

NWS Composite Reflectivity on 24 may 2008 at 01:40 UTC

This site is under heavy construction... please have some patience... thank you!