Adrian Faulkner's Blog, page 128
April 28, 2014
Epic Journal – 26th March 2014
26th March 2014
Today was an expensive day. There’s a load of kit I need to take to the US with me, mainly items for my GoPro and Cannon. I want a range of straps for the GoPro and I’m increasingly thinking of using the Cannon for some video.
I’ve decided that I’m taking the Macbook with me to the US and one of the concerns I’ve had is storage. If I take hours of video, the Macbook won’t have the storage to keep it all. So I bought a 2Tb portable drive.
I also got a decent 64gb memory card for t...
April 27, 2014
Epic Journal – 25th March 2014
25th March 2014
So I’m now an official Storm Spotter
Yep, gonna get a certificate and everything!
I found out that the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma was running a couple of online classes, both basic and advanced. I signed up to both of them.
Even though there were some sound issues, I really learned a lot about spotting tornadoes. Things like where to look on a cloud and some of the science behind updraft and downdraft.
Spotters are incredibly important to the warning process. If y...
What I’m Really Up To
So it’s time to come clean.
For 6 months I’ve been keeping a huge secret from all of you. How I’ve managed it, I have absolutely no idea.
Some of you believe I have been in Scotland for the last week for work.
This is a lie.
I am not at work, I’m not in Scotland. Heck, I’m not in the country.
I’ve gone off to have an adventure so epic, it’s pretty mind-blowing.
I’m in Oklahoma
Now I can almost hear you all ask what’s so epic about Oklahoma. It’s hardly the Amazon, there are no hills, and it’s not a...
Severe Storm Outlook
It looks like the chase is due to get off to a blistering start. And there I was worried about 10 days of blue skies!
The US currently has a very active weather front moving across it. Indeed as I write this it’s delivering hail and lightning to Oklahoma City outside my hotel room. That’s going to move into Arkansas for this evening and there is a risk of strong tornadoes.
Today is the day the rest of my fellow storm-troopers fly in and we gather at the base hotel in another part of the city. O...
