During these years I was primarily a local chaser only. I knew very little to nothing about forecasting. My approach was first to wait for a storm to be in progress nearby and just go after it. Then, I started paying attention to the forecasts before hand. Eventually In 2006 I was made aware of SPC and began to teach myself how to forecast. I was also very limited in technology, I did not acquire a laptop or GPS until 2007. These logs represent my rookie years as a local chaser.
04/20/04 - IL - Major event in northern IL is also my very first planned intercept!
03/30/05 - IL - First documented storm intercept! Hail up to quarter size from local supercell. [Video only]
10/02/05 - IL - Severe storms - Pea Hail and lightning.  
4/16/06 - IL - HP storms, close lightning strike.  
6/21/06 - IN - Straight line winds and rainbow. 
8/02/06 - Chicagoland - Pea hail, severe wind and CG fest.  
8/23/06 - IN - Tornadic storms near Michigan City.  
9/04/06 - IL - Barrage of pea size hail.  
10/02/06 - Chicagoland - nickel hail, significant straight line wind event.   | 
