The Storm Chase Alliance was a concept that John Rogers and I conceived to help network other chasers. By doing so, we can share are experiences, learn a few things about this wonderful hobby and become more in tune to the science and wonders of the atmosphere. The following is a brief bio of me. I was born in NJ, lived there for all of my life until moving to the Midwest in November of 1996. My wife of six years, Jamie and our 3 year old son Joshua, moved to the town of St. Joseph, MO. I work as an engineer for a pharmaceutical company there. Although I love this line of work, meteorology has always been my passion. I was a meteorology major in college and although I never completed my degree, I have always been fascinated by the language of the atmosphere. All my life weather has been my second nature. Hence, chasing severe storms upon moving to the Midwest was a dream realized. My first exposure to storm chasing was a video presentation of the TOTO project during a meteorology class in 1984. I remember saying to a fellow student, "someday I will do that". Well that "someday" has come and this year has been wonderful. To not only have seen four tornados on the ground but to have watched the life cycle of the supercell thunderstorm has truly been awe inspiring. What i had learned in textbooks was right before me in plain view. Witnessing these great engines of the plains wind up and trek across the sky is a spectacle that never loses its appeal. In addition, chasing offers other benefits to the soul. Meeting wonderful people in those small towns, hearing the stories of storms past, the "good" chaser convergences....the landscape...the wildlife and looking at a sky that never ends... In short, our goal is to give the visitor to this web page a total picture of chasing. We will post chase logs, pictures of storm life cycles, the towns we stopped in and even a story or two. The page will be evolving as we build and refine so be patient, more is to come. Regards John M. Moser
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