Storm Chase Vehicle - Dynamic Weather Agency LLC
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- Take a look at our current chase vehicle and the gear we use to track storms. It's been a while since I have shared an inside look at one of my chase vehicles. Over the years, I have acquired more gear and technology that allows me to get close and capture amazing photos and videos of severe storms. I have always been fascinated with storms and continue to grow my passion and put into creating the perfect chase vehicle. This vehicle is also used for business-related purposes as a mobile weather station for outdoor events where we can quickly set up a booth next to our vehicle and provide decision support services to event staff.
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About our Meteorologist: James Longwith is a graduate of Ball State University. James received his Bachelor's degree in Professional #Meteorology and #Climatology with a double major in Geographic Information Systems. While at Ball State, James was actively involved in many school organizations including the Ball State Storm Chase Team and the Ball State Weather Society. James served as the Director of the Ball State Storm Chase Team for two years and the Assistant Director for one year prior. James also served as the President of the Ball State Weather Society. The Weather Society is a local chapter of the National Weather Association (NWA) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS). One of James' biggest accomplishments while serving as President of the Weather Society and the Director of the Storm Chase Team of getting Ball State a StormReady campus with the National Weather Service (NWS). When James wasn't in class James worked as a tutor in the Ball State Meteorology lab for two years and was the lead lab assistant, tutoring in meteorology and climatology. James also received a summer internship working for the NWS conducting research on Cold Air Funnels and creating GIS maps for the NWS in Northern Indiana. James also worked in the Cardinal Weather center providing forecast products to Ball State Athletics and a few other clients around Ball State and Delaware County. James was awarded the David Odom Award and Scholarship for "Excellence in Service in Meteorology and Climatology" from Ball State. James is now a lead Meteorologist and Storm Tracker with us at Dynamic Weather Agency LLC. James has also been featured on many news stories and TV shows including the Weather Channel Series "World's Wildest Weather". James has also been a special guest on Local Refresh a podcast where he talking about his chasing experience, forecasting, and the August 24, 2016 tornado outbreak across the Midwest. You can catch James' footage on Good Morning America, The Weather Channel, ABC, CNN, NBC, and more. Dynamic Weather Agency LLC. is a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador with the National Weather.
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Nice setup. I have an F-150 in a slightly different configuration (shifter on the steering column) but your setup gives me ideas on where to stash various pieces of equipment in my truck 👍
Nice setup.
Lots of stuff for one person to be dealing with.
Should probably get a navigator and move most of that stuff over to the other side of the vehicle.
What made you go with a 2wd?
Very nice …thanks for sharing. Maybe I missed something but , Penelope? Never heard of it😢. Now I’m felling less than complete…what is Penelope? Thanks in advance
5 watts from a hand held is an average power output. You don't need more right up next to your head. Want more power, use a mobile transceiver
Lights facing backwards will be more beneficial. State laws may frown on lights if you're not a municipal employee
Yes, laws vary by state of course but we really don't use lights. For the most part yellow and white are allowed in most locations. We only use them in certain situations such as damage along a road where traffic cannot pass. Recently we had to use them for that situation to use our chain saw to clear a path for local first responders.
Sorry, you answered the question
HA.. the area you had on repeat on your computer was where I live....Lake Charles! must have been some of the Laura/Delta/Flood/Freeze we experienced.. my wife has always wanted to chase, especially after that year, that is why I was watching your videos, I plan to buy & purpose buildout her a vehicle to chase storms in. like a previous viewer requested... can you list software/programs you use?
We use various software for storm chasing and the meteorological services we provide here at Dynamic Weather Agency LLC. For storm chasing, we use mainly GRLevel3 with a subscription to Allisonhouse for their Placefiles to overlay on our radar data and to get Hi-Res Level 3 radar Data. You could use GR2A, which is higher resolution radar data, but the files are much bigger when trying to download data in the field which can be hard if you have poor cell service. We also use GREarth, which allows us to view models and satellite imagery, this is something that is nice, but most of that information can also be pulled from Websites such as PivotalWeather and College of Dupage's weather page. Instead of GR3 or GR2, you could always go with RadarScope which is something we use often too as a backup, which we have both installed on our laptop and our phones. SpotterNetwork also has a program that allows us to track our GPS position and send reports to the NWS.
Can you list the weather "apps" or programs on your computer? Spoken too fast. Also are you tethered to your cellphone for data?
How did you go about mounting the weather station? Is it mounted to the rack? Would like some information on this!
Why don't you use a tablet for radar tracking, as it has GPS built-in and doesn't require an inverter power supply?
This is a great question and the answer is quite simple, tablets just don't offer the same computing and processing power that a laptop can provide. When chasing we are running multiple programs including our weather software, internet, streaming software, data collection, and processing software for our weather station, and we can process and edit videos for our news and media clients. The other problem is if we did switch to a tablet all of the weather programs we use are windows and Linux-based programs and can't be run on tablets. I hope this answers your question.
@@DynamicWxLLC It does, thank you. I'll be using just a tablet because I'm not going to chase in my f150 this time, and I won't have an inverter to plug the laptop into. Going to use an app-based radar app and ham for listening to chaser chatter because I'm not on a team yet, and I'm solely doing it this year for photogenic storms rather than data research like you. I'll probably also be reporting to skywarn net so I can feel helpful. But, so far, I'm on my own with finding the right storms to shoot. Hopefully that'll change as we get closer to May. 🤞
all you needed was tmobile home wifi 5G basestation, a gopro 11, and radar omega. I use an iphone and an ipad, and get the same level II data u get using gibsons ridge. U can change that weather station to a tempest, cuz I imagin the bearing have already died on that one since this video. Keep it simple its 2023. Radar Omega, Radar Scope, a garmin GPS, a HAM radio, power inverter, and a 5G hotspot. DONE. And maybe go 4WD?