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Let me introduce myself. First, apologies for my limited English. I've been following you for several years now, since the infamous storm of December 2021 to be precise.

I'm from Belgium, a small country nestled between France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

I've been fascinated by thunderstorms, and especially tornadoes, since 1999, the year a tornado struck my home.
With my fellow enthusiasts, we created a website in 2010 called "Belgorage." We offer analyses, storm forecasts, and reports on the major storm events that have affected Belgium.
If you'd like, feel free to take a look at our site to get your informed opinions, even though it's in French.
belgorage.be

Accueil - Collectif Belgorage

Belgorage est un collectif spécialisé dans l'étude, la prévision et l'observation des phénomènes orageux en Belgique et pays limitrophes.
belgorage.be belgorage.be


So, I continue to read your posts regularly and learn a great deal on this forum.

Thank you.
 
Frique said:
Let me introduce myself. First, apologies for my limited English. I've been following you for several years now, since the infamous storm of December 2021 to be precise.

I'm from Belgium, a small country nestled between France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

I've been fascinated by thunderstorms, and especially tornadoes, since 1999, the year a tornado struck my home.
With my fellow enthusiasts, we created a website in 2010 called "Belgorage." We offer analyses, storm forecasts, and reports on the major storm events that have affected Belgium.
If you'd like, feel free to take a look at our site to get your informed opinions, even though it's in French.
belgorage.be

Accueil - Collectif Belgorage

Belgorage est un collectif spécialisé dans l'étude, la prévision et l'observation des phénomènes orageux en Belgique et pays limitrophes.
belgorage.be belgorage.be


So, I continue to read your posts regularly and learn a great deal on this forum.

Thank you.
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Welcome!

Belgium is home to, IMO, the second greatest racetrack in the world behind Indianapolis - Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot.
 
Hi I'm a dood stuck in the geographic center of America's Volgograd Oblast (AKA that tornado infested cornfield that's frozen for half the year between Omaha and Rock Island).

I've lurked on these forums for quite a while and especially around 2024 when I had really bad tornado anxiety (because of March 31, 2023 and also the big Lincoln/Elkhorn tornadoes and the Greenfield tornado in 2024 which was literally heading right for where I live OMG). TBH it hasn't gotten better that much, it's just more anxieties have come since then.

I'm hoping to survive the next few tornado seasons (I am not looking forward for 2027 tornado season cause of the strong 2026 El Nino) and then move out to some place with less crazy weather and more beaches like the eastern Great Lakes, if not another country entirely (i.e. Spain/Greece).

I also like game modding, open source tech, generative AI, and cooking.
 
I just realized that I never did one of these when joining, lol:

I'm a particularly weather-interested high school student and SKYWARN spotter/ham radio operator from the glorious (and totally non-flyover) state of Ohio, although I was born in Tennessee and that's where my heart remains. I've only been through one major tornado outbreak, 3/31/2023, so honestly I can't really tell you why I'm into weather. One of my main focuses is volunteer work and preparedness in case of a tornado disaster in the state - I am Community Emergency Response Team certified as well as a Civil Air Patrol volunteer. Additionally I am into tornado history, but that's more of a hobby than anything I can use in the real world.

My college goal is either the Ohio State University or Ohio University, where I'd major in broadcast meteorology. Hopefully y'all can see me on TV sometime in the 2030s, but who knows where that industry is headed.

Aside from weather I enjoy aviation, hiking, traveling and video games. I am a satanist (yes, unironically) and generally have what would be considered more liberal viewpoints. But this is a weather forum, eh? Politics shouldn't matter.
 
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I suppose I'll take my time since a few are doing it

My name's Kevin, and I'm Irish and I live in the capital of Dublin over here. I grew a interest in severe weather in 2023 whilst discovering Pecos Hank's El Reno video for the very first time and watched more stuff like the Coleridge EF3 from him, and i grew absolutely hooked in just two hours and it is my main interest today. My very first event I ever covered was the derecho in Oklahoma on 2/26/23, and i tracked 3/31/23 too for a good few hours whilst I had no near understanding of velocity much at that time.

I wouldn't say I was fully interested in svr full time, as I also do enjoy football (soccer for fellow Americans) a lot and I used to prefer that over weather a bunch.

The event that took my interest sky high was 4/26/24. That day has stuck in my head since it happened, it was the first time I really felt the reality of a major outbreak as I actually cried during Elkhorn. Since then, I think my interest has grown to where it is now.
 
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