The Ball State Storm Chase Team mission is to provide the east-central Indiana community, particularly the city of Muncie and Ball State University, timely information regarding the state of severe thunderstorms within the local area. A second but parallel objective is to contribute to a greater understanding of severe local storms and severe local storms atmospheric environments in the Midwest.

Meetings

Don't forget to come out with the storm chase team this Thursday for a cook-out at the Cristy Woods shelter!! free food!.
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News

Adopt-a-Highway
The annual Adopt-a-Highway has been cancled for tomorrow due to the soggy ground conditions. We will discuss during storm fest what date to schedule it on. afterwards

Science on the Greenway
Science on the Greenway this was a great success! Thanks to Derek and Ryan for participating

StormFest and New Officers
Thanks to all who made StormFest a huge success this year!
Congratulations to our new officers for the 2009-2010 academic year:
Director: Korey Klein
Assistant Director: Doyle McIntosh
Secretary: Lindsey Moistner
Treasurer: Andrew Duvall
Sargeant of Arms: Derek Lawalin

NOAA Scholarship Opportunities
Click here to gain access to a list of NOAA scholarships, internships, and fellowships.

Chase with Safety, Courtesy, and Responsibility
The short essay written by Chuck Doswell and entitled Storm Chasing with Safety, Courtesy, and Responsibility is available here.

2006 Field Class Pictures
We need your pictures if you went with the Geography 490 field class this summer. We'll also accept chase pictures from independent groups who went out to the Great Plains this summer.
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Ball State University Broadcast Meteorology
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Upcoming Conferences

NWA 13th Annual Severe Storms & Doppler Radar Conference: Des Moines, IA. April 2-4, 2009
The National Weather Association of Central Iowa will be holding their annual severe storms and doppler radar conference in Des Moines, IA from April 2-4, 2009. Cost for registration is $70 for students through March 19th and $80 for students after March 20th. Additional information can be found here.

Interested in joining our Storm Chase Team?
For more information, contact the team here.

Do you want to help sponsor the Ball State Storm Chase Team?
Click here for more information.