Welcome to my user page! My handle on here is Strato|sphere but my real name is Nick. I've been on Wikipedia for over 18 years! My main interests on here are articles related to the transportation networks of the United States, specifically highways in Michigan and Nebraska as well as articles related to meteorology and storm chasing.
Storm Chaser
When the weather permits, I am an avid storm chaser. I began storm chasing in 2010 when I took a 3-week vacation to the Great Plains in search of supercells and tornadoes! On my first chase day I intercepted a tornado near Wakita, Oklahoma during the May 10–13, 2010 tornado outbreak on May 10th and since then I've logged over 185,000 miles (297,729 km) and spotted 97 tornadoes! I enjoy severe weather and chasing so much I moved to Nebraska in 2016!
Memorable Chase Events
Here's a quick list of a few storm chases that I put on the top of my list as most memorable:
April 14, 2012 - saw 3 tornadoes on 3 separate supercells during the April 13–16, 2012 tornado outbreak in Kansas including the EF-4 north of Lyons, Kansas
For your great work (both in quality and quantity) at the maps task force, I, TwinsMetsFan, award you this barnstar. TMFLet's Go Mets - Stats 03:07, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
I, Scott5114, do hereby award Stratosphere the Tireless Contributor's Barnstar for the huge amount of work that went into propelling the Michigan highway project into uncharted levels of quality. —Scott5114↗[EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 05:32, 17 February 2008 (UTC)