stormhighway.com Chase Blog http://www.stormhighway.com/blog/ Storm Highway: Storm chasing and other travels by Dan Robinson en-us Tuesday evening shelf cloud - July 23 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july2308a.shtml A line of thunderstorms moved in from the south-southeast out of eastern Kentucky, which is a somewhat unusual direction to see a storm move into Charleston this time of year. Charleston lightning on Sunday evening - July 20 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july2008a.shtml All of West Virginia's post-sunset storms avoided Charleston this evening, passing just to the north and to the south of town. Cristobal forecast to reach 65mph Sunday - July 19 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july1808a.shtml In a change that would have almost made a Cape Hatteras trip worth considering, Cristobal's peak sustained wind forecast has been increased to 65mph - just 14mph shy of a Category 1 hurricane. TD 3 may become Cristobal on Saturday - July 18 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july1808a.shtml TD3 is expected to become Tropical Storm Cristobal within the next 24 hours and pass very close, if not directly over, the outer banks of North Carolina. Tropical system developing along Atlantic coast - July 18 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july1808a.shtml The first tropical system to affect the US this season is developing off of the Georgia coast today. Mountain storms firing - July 17 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july1708b.shtml And so the quiet time ends: storms firing on the mountains may provide some photo opportunities during the next few days. Charleston to St. Louis in 35 seconds - July 17 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july1708a.shtml I found this clip that I had uploaded back in May but never had a chance to post. Some downtime and thoughts on 'Chase Season' - July 16 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july1608a.shtml Looking at the total lack of precip on all of the models until at least Sunday actually brings me a feeling of relief, knowing I can take a break from the several-times daily routine of scrutinizing the weather patterns in search of the next storm event to cover. Chase Expedition 2008 Photos and Summary - July 14 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july1408a.shtml This weekend I went through the couple thousand photos I shot during the chase expedition in May, and picked 100 to post here. Charleston, WV photo gallery - July 13 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july1308a.shtml This is one of several photography galleries that I'm working on for the site, the other main one being a West Virginia-themed collection. Charleston severe storm and flash flood (video and stills added) - July 9 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july908a.shtml A very intense storm slammed Charleston and points north today. Storms return to WV - lightning over the State Capitol - July 9 http://stormhighway.com/blog/july808b.shtml A few good ones got away tonight, some by mere seconds.