Yet Roy Britt of Richmond, Virginia, has spent his annual vacations for the last decade pursuing storms. And photographers like Jack Corso and Warren Faidley will stay up all night to capture an impressive lightning shot. Persistent chasers obviously must have unending patience. All find relief from chase fever in the peaceful open country while watching storms develop hundreds of miles away. It's just you, the road, and the sky.
Chasers enjoy the hunt more if they can take time to appreciate the scenery along the way.
They must find beauty in all aspects of the sky. From the crisp white towers of a thunderstorm to the red-orange sunsets, there's no imagining all the colors of the sky until you spend time out on the Plains. But no matter how beautiful the sky or peaceful the scenery, there is nothing more frustrating than to drive hundreds of miles only to sit.around in some remote place on the Plains under a cloud-free sky and get a sunburn. Interpreting the weather incorrectly wastes both time and money. For the more methodical storm chasers, half the chase is in the forecast.