Summary Page 2004    


Richard Thies
Ferguson, Missouri



Scroll to the bottom for additional pictures of each event.

DATE
WHERE
çMILES
CHASE PARTNERS
RISK
FEATURES SEEN
PICTURES

April 17

Northern Iowa
3590
Brian Stertz


Slight 
Rotating Wall Cloud, Quarter-Sized Hail, Wind Damage
NO
PICTURES
TAKEN

April 18
Southern Minnesota
Moderate 
Two Tornado Warned Storms, Small Hail

April 20
Southern Kansas,  Northeast Oklahoma
Slight 
Rotating Wall Cloud, Small Hail

April 21
Central Oklahoma
Brian Stertz, Debbie Stertz
Moderate 
Rotating Wall Cloud, 1" Hail

April 30

Southern Oklahoma, Northern Texas
1970
Brian Stertz, Tom Zeitinger
Moderate
Rotating Wall Cloud, Small Hail

May 12

South Central Kansas
2475
Brian Stertz
Slight
2 Tornadoes, Extreme Rotation, Funnel Clouds, Tennis Ball Size Hail, Damage Path

May 13
Central Texas
Slight
Tornado Warned Storms, Moderate to Hard Rotation, Quarter-Sized Hail

May 22

Southern Nebraska, Southwest Iowa
1355
Brian Stertz, Debbie Stertz, Ryan Thies
Moderate
Extreme Rotation, Softball-Sized Hail, 80+m.p.h. Wind, Wind Damage

May 23
East Central Missouri
Ryan Thies
Slight
Slight Rotation, 2.25" Hail

May 29

North Central Kansas
4960
Brian Stertz, Rosilyn Wells, Ryan Thies
Moderate
5 Tornadoes, Cyclic Cell, Many Funnel Clouds, 3" Hail

May 30
Northeastern Arkansas

Brian Stertz, Ryan Thies

High
Rainbow, Overall Bust

June 2
Texas Panhandle
Slight
Several Tornado Warned Storms, 2.5" Hail, 70+m.p.h. Outflow Winds

June 3
Oklahoma Panhandle
Slight
1 Brief Tornado, 1.75" Hail

June 11

Southern Iowa
1730

Kevin Kohler, Ryan Thies
Slight
Multicell Squall Line, Rainbow, Bust

June 12
Southern Nebraska / Southern Kansas
Slight
1 Tornado, Cyclic Tornadic Storm

July 13

Central Illinois
350
Ryan Thies
Slight
Wall Cloud, High Winds, Small Hail

Total Trips - 7      *       Total Miles  -  17,430



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July 13






 
Visit the web pages of my friend and chase partner, Brian Stertz featuring severe weather forecasts, chase logs and storm links.

Brian's Vortex Times

This is my friend and local storm chaser, John Farley and his incredible web pages featuring his well documented accounts / logs of his storm chases since 1996.

John Farley's Web Pages



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