11.07.10
Posted in General News at 1:11 pm by Rebekah
The National Weather Festival was great yesterday…it was a great experience, and I was able to meet a lot of people! Thanks to everyone who came out.
Tomorrow I hope to be back to talking about the weather…but as for today, I thought I’d give one more plug for the items I have on sale through MIDNIGHT (Central Time) TONIGHT.
DVDs are $20 (will be $25 after midnight), calendars are $20 (will be $25 after midnight), and prints are 20% off.
Link to the marketplace: www.greenskychaser.com/sales.htm
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11.05.10
Posted in General News at 1:59 pm by Rebekah
The National Weather Festival, an annual event at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma, will take place tomorrow from 9 am to 1 pm.
I’ll be there with my chase car (entered in the storm chaser car show), and I’ll also have a booth inside with DVDs, prints, calendars, and T-shirts for sale. I’ll also have some free pens and storm chasing brochures.
I’ve been spending a lot of time preparing for this lately, hence the lack of blog posts this week.
Between the demonstrations (e.g., balloon launches), tours of the building and research vehicles, storm chaser car show, prizes, booths with weather info and vendors, etc., the National Weather Festival is always a lot of fun. Last year I believe there were around 5,000 people who showed up!
Here’s a link with more info: www.nationalweatherfestival.org
As an aside, there will also be fireworks tomorrow night in Norman, as part of a Vietnam Veterans’ celebration. These will be the fireworks saved from the 4th of July, after that fireworks show was rained out.
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10.29.10
Posted in General News at 11:21 am by Rebekah
This is yet another plug for my new storm chasing DVD, “The Whirlwind And The Storm”. 102 minutes of tornado and storm action, filmed by myself, Dean Narramore, and Rob Warren. Also comes with a booklet with a bit of info on each day.
I shipped out several copies of the DVD this morning, and should be able to fulfill future orders within a day or two of receiving payment.
The DVD costs $20 for US shipping, $25 outside the US. At 12:01am Central Standard Time on November 8th, the price of the DVD will go up to $25 US, $30 international.
Check out the trailer and purchasing information here!
I will be at the National Weather Festival in Norman on Saturday, November 6th, with discounted DVDs, photos, T-shirts, calendars (all available on the website now), etc., as well as free pens!
The Whirlwind And The Storm Trailer
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10.18.10
Posted in General News at 1:34 am by Rebekah
The first Green Sky Chaser DVD, “The Whirlwind And The Storm“, is now available for pre-sale!
MUST-SEE trailer on YouTube: The Whirlwind And The Storm Trailer
This DVD shows some videos and photos from 2010, including the following tornadoes: April 22 (Goodnight TX), May 24 (Faith SD), May 25 (Walsh CO), May 31 (Campo CO plus a bit from Boise City OK), June 10 (2 in eastern CO), June 13 (Slapout OK), September 15 (Mulvane KS)…as well as plenty of supercell, squall line, large hail (May 10), lightning, and flooding action.
Each day begins with a bit of an overview of the weather, including SPC outlooks, weather maps, radar, and storm reports. More of an overview is given for days with more footage.
I’m still finalizing the DVD, but it will probably be available for shipping by the end of this week…October 31st at the very latest.
Price until November 8 will be $20 domestic, $25 international. I will be selling the DVD at the National Weather Festival, so I will keep the price down through that weekend, before raising the price by $5.
For more details and ordering information, see my website: http://www.greenskychaser.com/sales.htm.
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10.13.10
Posted in General News at 10:55 am by Rebekah
At 9:06 am, I was upstairs in my 2-story apartment, about to leave for class, when I heard a giant rumble and felt the whole building shake.
Not having lived in earthquake country for a few years, I was confused for a minute at what that was. My cat just ran into the hall, crouched down low and stared at the door, as if he was expecting some elephant to walk in the door. My neighbors started yelling and I stepped outside to see what was going on. “Earthquake!” someone smiled. “I’m just talking to my wife and she says they felt it in Moore!” one man called out.
I saw that on facebook and twitter, everyone around Norman was talking about the earthquake. People have now reported feeling it as far away as Wichita, Kansas and Dallas, Texas.
The USGS initially reported the earthquake as a 4.5, but since then they’ve updated the information to a 4.3 magnitude quake, centered 6 miles ESE of Norman, and 3.1 miles deep.
The last earthquake I remember feeling was a strong 6.8 quake that lasted a minute, when I lived back in Ellensburg, Washington. That one was centered near Olympia, on the west side, but we felt it on the east side and even the high school was damaged and had to be rebuilt. The quake lasted for a minute, unlike the one this morning, which only lasted for probably 15 or so seconds.
The campus is abuzz with talk of the earthquake…everyone has their story of where they were and what they felt, or a story of how they didn’t feel it because they were sleeping or driving.
What a crazy way to start the day!
USGS link to the information on the quake…it may be updated if more information becomes available:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2010ciay.php
UPDATE @ 11:30am CDT: USGS now says depth was 4.9 miles, and the epicenter was 8 miles east of Norman. Two people reported as injured.
UPDATE @ 11:42am CDT: Oklahoma Geological Survey saying quake was 5.1 magnitude (official USGS report still says 4.3)
UPDATE @ 12:07pm CDT: USGS maintaining 4.3 magnitude, though eventually I expect they would come into agreement with the Oklahoma Geological Survey (or the other way around). If it is a 5.1, that is the 2nd strongest earthquake in Oklahoma history (the strongest being a 5.5 on the Richter scale). The USGS has updated the epicenter to 10 miles east of Norman, +/- 4.0 miles…the depth they maintain at 4.9 miles, +/- 5.6 miles.
UPDATE 10/14 @ 2:20pm CDT: OGS revised their magnitude to 4.7, closer to the USGS 4.3.
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