Day 1: WV to STL

By DAN ROBINSON Editor/Photographer

Greetings from the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood - currently stopped for a quick dinner and data check. Plan is for the usual short stopover for the night somewhere between Springfield and Rolla, then continuing on in the morning to western Oklahoma. Refined target is pending morning forecast.

Yes, I know it's a little silly now - but based on the current outlook, this probability table charts the chance of the Plains storm observing expedition starting on a particular date:

2009 Storm Observing Expedition - Departure Date Probability as of April 24 April 24 - May 10 100% No trip 0%