[Phillip Beall]

All,

Some of our Club members are quite active as storm chasers up in our area.  I was fascinated that Jesse Hawila of WFAA TV in Dallas actually takes time off from his job as the #2 meteorologist at WFAA TV in Dallas in order to indulge his hobby as a storm chaser.  Too bad he apparently isn’t a ham.  Anyway, when this Fort Worth Star Telegram article – North Texas tornado hunters: Inside the art (and science) of storm chasing – popped onto my “radar” I had to go and read it.  I was not disappointed.

From that article I get details on storm chaser and filmmaker Martin Lisius and his pursuit of tornadic outbreaks on April 26th.  Additional details “Lisius, of Arlington, is a storm chaser and a filmmaker whose life’s work revolves around finding and understanding severe weather.  On this day, the Star-Telegram accompanied Lisius and another chaser, Steve George of Arlington, on a chase that followed a storm system from north of Fort Worth to Iowa Park and Wichita Falls on the tail end of a week-long severe storm outbreak that had stretched across the Midwest.” and “The day before, two tornadoes killed two people and injured at least 11 others in Wise and Parker counties.”

Lisius…”is a legend among chasers and beyond.  He was a technical adviser on the original “Twister,” which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month.”  The article says his “…ham radio crackling to life…”, but I cannot find any record of him having an amateur radio license.  What is up with these storm chasers not being hams?  🤣😂🤣😂

Anyway, lots of good info for anyone that is interested.  😎

73

Phillip Beall (W5EBC)

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