Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26014793-20170506034613

Since a lot of us are "armchair chasers", following storm systems on TV, radar, and chaser streams, I thought it would be worth sharing our "armchair chasing" history. Everybody share how long they've been watching storms, when the first storm they watched on radar or chaser stream was, when their first tornado on a live stream was, the day with the most tornadoes they've seen on live stream or radar, the highest-rated tornado they've seen on radar or live stream, a list of the violent tornadoes they've observed on radar or live stream, what their personal favourite "armchair chasing" day was, and their personal favourite tornado seen while "armchair chasing".

For me...

How long have I been watching storms?: About 2 and a half years.

First storm on radar/live stream: December 15, 2014, three EF0 tornadoes in Mississippi

First tornado on radar: January 3, 2015 Rose Hill, Mississippi EF2

First tornado on live stream: March 25, 2015 Sand Springs, Oklahoma EF2

Day with the most tornadoes witnessed: May 24, 2016 Dodge City, KS tornado outbreak

Highest-rated tornado seen on radar/live stream: EF4

Violent tornadoes: Holly Springs, Mississippi EF4 (December 23, 2015), Garland, Texas EF4 (December 26, 2015), Katie, Oklahoma EF4 (May 9, 2016), Abilene, Kansas EF4 (May 25, 2016), Perryville, Missouri EF4 (February 28, 2017)

Personal favourite armchair chasing day: May 24, 2016

Personal favourite tornado: Abilene, KS EF4 (May 25, 2016) - Very long-lived, violent tornado with a beautiful bright yellow colour when lit from the front and an impressive classic wedge shape, also caused some of the most impressive damage since Jarrell (bending CWR railroad tracks) but no fatalities or serious injuries. I followed it on Kelley Williamson's stream for almost all of its 1 hour and 35 minute life.  