Storm chasing Tornado Alley. Nebraska USA Welcome to my blog. I’m a storm chaser. What does this mean? 1 Basically, I follow storms. It’s exciting! I do it every spring − spring is tornado season! Some storm chasers are scientists. Others, like me, just like the adventure. We do it in our free time. This month, I’m chasing storms with my friend, Joe. We don’t see a tornado with every storm, but we often do! Day 1 We’re driving through Tornado Alley in the USA. We’re starting our trip in Nebraska. We’ve got a computer, a video camera and instruments that tell us about the weather. Joe is looking at satellite weather reports on the internet. He uses information in the reports to calculate where the storm is starting. Joe says we’ve got a long drive in our truck today. 2 . So let’s go! insight Elementary Workbook Unit 4 pp.40–41 © Oxford University Press 20 14 1 Day 2 We’re in the middle of an incredible storm! 3 . There are a lot of clouds and it’s very windy. The wind speed is 160 km per hour! It’s raining. Driving is very dangerous at the moment because there’s a lot of water on the roads. It’s flooded in places. But there aren’t any tornadoes! Day 3 It’s not a good day today. After a seven-hour drive, we’re near Tulsa, Oklahoma, but there aren’t any clouds! 4 . We’re tired and fed up! I’m looking at some satellite information. Joe and I are deciding where to drive tomorrow. There’s a possible storm 200 km from here tomorrow. So, another long drive … Day 4 This is it! The clouds are moving quickly. Now there’s lots of hail – huge balls of hail are falling on the truck. It’s really noisy and there’s ice everywhere! 5 . But we’re driving away from it. It’s too dangerous! We need to get out of our truck and find a shelter to stay in. It’s the end of the storm! But what a day! Fantastic! Time to sleep … A001999 insight Elementary Workbook Unit 4 pp.40–41 © Oxford University Press 20 14 2.