Who We Are
Tempest Chasing is a weather enthusiast blog located in Nashville, Tn, founded and run by Kelton Halbert. Blog content will usually consist of forecasts, awareness, storm reports, site updates, and other content. Other content usually consists of posts related to Discovery Channel’s Storm Chasers or Reed Timmer’s TornadoVideos.Net. Forecast areas mainly include Middle Tennessee, but on other eventful occasions forecasts will range from anywhere in the country. Types of forecasts include: severe weather, hurricanes, winter storms, local advisories of interest, and on occasion other things.
Where We Get Our Info
Tempest Chasing gets their forecast information from the National Weather Service (http://nws.noaa.gov), the Storm Prediction Center (http://spc.noaa.gov), and Unysis Weather (http://weather.unisys.com/). I (Kelton) try to take a look at the same models forecasters use and with my limited understanding, I try to show what is causing the weather pattern of topic. A lot of the time there will be short excerpts from forecasts from the NWS or SPC, generally denoted by all caps.
Our Training
Kelton is a trained National Weather Service SKYWARN Storm Spotter as of summer 2009. SKYWARN is a volunteer program of storm spotters that report tornadoes, hail, flash floods, downbursts, and other severe weather phenomenon directly to the National Weather Service. In turn, the NWS is able to make timely warnings to help save lives. Spotters are the eyes, where the NWS and their radar are the ears of the operation.
Our Goals
The goal of Tempest Chasing is to bring hazardous weather information to Middle Tennessee and other areas of interest. As mentioned earlier, this includes forecasts and storm reports. Also, we attempt to take photos and videos to share on the website. There are already a couple of photos you can look at in the ‘Photos’ tab above. In the near future we also plan on trying to have live streaming video from our attempts to report and observe weather. Other than that, a very important goal is educating the public about weather, and how to be aware. Tennessee has the most tornado related deaths of any state, and by educating the public that number could be greatly reduced.
Lastly, my (Kelton) personal goal is to learn as much as I can, soak as much as I can, do as much as I can. This website is a byproduct of the last thing. Being as limited as I am, this website is my one and only outlet for my passion for weather, and any way I can learn more from the viewers and critics of this website the better! If you wish to contribute in any way, give advise, teach me, or help me learn in any way, please feel free to contact me!
Disclaimer
Kelton Halbert and other future members of Tempest Chasing are NOT experienced in the field of storm chasing or spotting! Also, we have no official affiliation with the National Weather Service other than Kelton being a SKYWARN spotter. In no way is the information from this website to be used to make life or death decisions! Instead, use this information in conjunction with official National Weather Service statements. We are in no way responsible for injuries due to action upon information on this site. Storm chasing/spotting can be very dangerous, and can be harmful with many deadly hazards. Please be educated before deciding to go after storms, and the best way to start that education is with your local National Weather Service and SKYWARN.
Thank you for visiting our site, and I hope you enjoy all we have to offer!
tempest |?tempist|
noun
a violent windy storm.
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm,’ from tempus ‘time, season.’
