Trip 5 leaves July 11th The last trip of the 2008 season will leave on July 5th. Trip 5 is normally targeted towards the Northern Plains of the US as well as the Canadian Prairies but things haven't necessarily gone the way of climatic norms this year. Trip 4 spent the bulk of the time in Texas! It has been an active year of severe so far and there is no reason to think that won't continue. Project UNSTABLE While the COD chase is underway, Meteorologists in Canada will be conducting a severe weather research project called "The UNderstanding Severe Thunderstorms and Alberta Boundary Layers Experiment" (UNSTABLE). Paul Sirvatka will be helping out with this project, as well. It will be great if the COD team can be a part of this exercise or at least meet up with a few Canadian severe weather junkies. For more on this proeject, go to the UNSTABLE website 2008 successes A large tornado in Earl, AR on trip 1. Trip 2 had around 7 or so tornadoes in western Kansas. There were some down days to start both trips (trip 1 went to a Texas Rangers' game, trip 2 went to a Colorado Rockies' game) before ending with quite a few chase days. Trip 3 and 4 did not get tornadoes but quite a few supercells and many of them very photogenic! Registration At this time, all trips are full. However, if you would like to get on the mailing list to chase this year, if a spot opens up, or to chase next year -- please do so by clicking the mailing list link on the top of this webpage. Storm Chase classes for the remaining trips Remember that there is a class for all students the night before the trip leaves! Be sure to check out the materials section of this website and look at the links under "logistics" for ideas on what our storm chase is like, what to pack, how to pack, etc. Get your passports ASAP if you don't have them. If you do have them, make sure they are not expired! Geography and Safety Quizzes -- mandatory for all who are chasing! Be sure to go to the materials section of this website to take your safety and geography quizzes. You can't go chasing until you pass them.