What is Tornado Tamer?

Among other things, it is nearly an anagram.   :)

Adam Trotter

(When I visited Italy, the locals would call me 'Adamo,' which would make for an exact anagram.)



http://tornadotamer.org/

Kickstarting on the Side

July 29th, 2014

I am away from my Tornado Taming stomping grounds for the indefinite future. But I would have been interested in what the sky was doing during that lethal lightening strike at Venice Beach of a couple of days ago or so, nevertheless.  My sympathies and condolences to the victims.  The tornado in Revere Mass. also would be of interest to know what was going on  - but may not have contradicted anything I was noticing a few days or so ahead of it all - but the Revere tornado may not be under my purveyance anyhow with my model.  I don't really know - but maybe I'll check it out if I make it there before too long.  (See: http://theultimateroadtripamericac2c.blogspot.com/  , I'll include a North Shore blog entry before too long.)  But to this end of studying this hypothesized correlation and atmospheric phenomena, I think I may look to go to kickstarter.com to see if I can get some monitoring equipment to study my hypothesized correlation in a more scientific manner. 


AVT

http://tornadotamer.org/

Normal Still, I Guess. But What Is Normal?

March 30th, 2014

Went to check the signals tonight because I thought they had weakened.  But it seems the signals are of normal strength but not as strong as they can become in recent times.  But it occurred to me that I no longer really know what normal is anymore.  I’m beginning to doubt that I ever really will know for sure either – without some small miracle or specialized equipment, anyhow.  No one else seems even aware; let alone do they apparently care.  Apparently not the paradigm-laden tornado research experts in places like Oklahoma and the likes. 

The signals kind of seem all over the place today.  I don't know if this is because of interference from the sun or the approaching storm/ fluctuating barometer.  It could be either or neither, I suppose.  :(

Adam Trotter, P.E.

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KLGB/2014/3/30/DailyHistory.html

http://www.tornadotamer.org/

http://www.tornadotamer.org/



My website, though I haven't been able to update it for a while since my web browser software has been acting up. I'll get the software squared away in a few weeks or so, now that I have a little more time. 


AVT

Readings Have Been Unique of Late and my Tornado Taming Efforts to this End – Background and Overview.

May 20th, 2013

As I have stated in several of my more recent blog entries, my observed readings of late have been erratic and unpredictable.  Not only have the readings been unique to say the least, the readings have also seemed to change drastically from moment to moment – going from strong to weak and additionally to unusual at nearly any given moment.  The scrambled signals seem to have been occurring for several weeks as far as I can tell.  As a matter of interest, the readings have been so unpredictable and unlike any before that I have begun to believe that my entire baseline by which I judge the signals is no longer grounded in reason.  I have found no explanation by which to attribute the continued oddities of signal strengths uncovered during my randomly obtained measurements. 

To be clear and as I have also blogged before, I have no permanent monitoring equipment. Essentially, I monitor these signals and pursue my studies on a hobby-type of basis at best. 

I monitor these signals because I believe that I may have gained some insight regarding atmospheric conditions here at the Southern California coastline and the subsequent appearance of tornadic storms elsewhere in the heartland.  In other words, I believe there is some correlation between the Pacific oceanic environment and the appearance of tornadoes elsewhere in North America.  No other tornado researcher types seem to even acknowledge such a possibility as the likely influence of the Pacific on the formation of tornadoes.  As such, to some my ideas may sound as hog-wash while to others it may sound as obvious or elementary, but I believe it goes deeper than all that they know to discredit.  Of course, my theories go even farther in attempts to explain what a tornado might actually be in reality as well.  

I believe that certain university researchers from circa 1930s stumbled onto this same correlation as to predicting in-coming severe weather but such was never pursued by others.  Although whatever those professors may have discovered could have been sucked-up into the war effort and then sent underground, so to speak, as far as the dissemination of knowledge is concerned.  However, in the end – of course – I could also be mistaken and at best I may only be attempting to reinvent the wheel.  But again, I don’t really think so.

In pursuit of my hobby, I have relayed my ideas to others in attempts to gain some amount of minimal funding to actually attempt to do some realistic and scientific type of studies to this end.  But as of yet, I have yet to find any funding avenues for any research that would not be so paradigm-laden as to dismiss my theories out of hand, or so it would seem. 

Most notably The University of Oklahoma, as well as others like The University of California at San Diego (Scripps Institute), and the National Science Foundation all seemed to scoff at my ideas at best.  And while maybe I would not expect UCSD to be interested in doctoral studies geared towards tornadoes, and the NSF may require the backing of a major university or corporation, I sort of thought that maybe the University of Oklahoma and/or NSF might be nevertheless interested in pursuing higher risk studies aimed towards illuminating further insight as to what causes tornados and what are tornadoes (at a relatively low cost, it should be noted).  I guess I was wrong.  Or maybe I didn’t write my proposals well enough, or my undergraduate grade point was too low, or they merely wanted to keep all the funding for themselves – which seems just as likely to this blogger.  Then again, to even show any credence to any outside-the-box ideas might only stand to make those other researchers look bad, as if it were a no-win situation or so they might interpret it all, anyhow.  Also, worth noting, with all the billions of dollars spent to date to give minimal warnings of a few seconds relevant to approaching tornadoes, it would seem that in reality we may have just as well saved the money – if the tornadic destruction and devastation of this last week were any example, unfortunately.

The minds interested in tornado research that call the shots from places such as Norman OK and Washington DC simply appear to this blogger as closed minds to new thoughts on tornadoes, most likely due to the typical tornado paradigms beholden to, and created by, those same minds.   For a slight example, I mean…, surely there must be some amount of electromagnetic potential to these phenomena.  Yet I hear no tornado researchers ever even seem to mention such.  (One can only wonder what the Army’s HARP folks up in Alaska might have to say of this matter.  But if they wouldn’t speak to ex-Gov. Jesse Ventura, not very likely they will speak to me either, I suppose.)

Anyway, I did think it was somewhat coincidental that after my Ph.D. application to University of Oklahoma was denied – an application which outlined my tornado theories and particularly my ideas as to the influence of the Pacific Ocean on tornadoes in the Heartland, and sometime after my grant application to the NSF also had been denied, I thought it was potentially merely coincidental that it was brought to my attention that the University of Oklahoma then did some amount of statistical study to determine if El Nina and El Nino years of the Pacific Ocean had any influence on the appearance of tornadoes in North America.  As I recall, the study determined abnormal Pacific Ocean temperatures seemed to decrease the amount of winter tornadoes in most of the United States.  But again, the significance of that statistical study to me was that study was the first time that I ever read or heard of any other tornado researcher who even seemed to consider the influence of the Pacific on tornadoes in North America.  Of course, it is possible that I may be not as well-read as I should be on the subject.  But I had never heard of anyone other than myself acknowledging the possibility of any direct influence the Pacific might play on tornadoes in the Heartland – other than the typical weather forecaster who tells us all our storms typically come from a westerly direction due to the winds and jetstream over North America.  Certainly, or so it appeared, no one was even considering the physics of it all as I have been – albeit consideration and conjecture without any relatively low-cost and dedicated scientific monitoring equipment to see if my theory has any validity other than to pursue the matter as a hobby.  In my opinion, this is all so because theories such as mine seem too far outside-the-box for those that control the untold millions spent each year with only minimal success to date at best; again, as evidenced by the death and destruction due to tornadoes in the Midwest these last few days. Not that the tornadoes are any fault of the researchers, of course.  However, if the research were broadened or expanded, maybe there would be more worthwhile results to show the people for the investment in/sponsorship of the research with our tax dollars.

Please forgive me if any of the words of this blog strike of arrogance or bitterness on my part.  I am merely stating the facts as I see them – circumstantial or otherwise.  Regardless of any arrogance or bitterness on my part, it would all in reality amount to nothing.  Because those who sit in control of any such efforts and funding regarding tornado research for Our Nation couldn’t care less what folks like me would have to say on the subject of the formation of tornadoes, apparently.  I’m sure it is not possible in the paradigm-laden minds of the typical government-backed tornado researchers that anyone could have any insight which is not already provided to the well-funded researchers by their paradigms.  Maybe they are right.  As they have shown us so much for all the billions they have spent which all might amount to a moment’s notice when a tornado touches-down to earth, so how could they be wrong?  (With this last comment and question being intended as sarcasm, of course.)

  

Adam Trotter, P.E.

PS.  I currently sit with no ears to listen for my signals.  The last I was able to check, as of this afternoon (the 20^th), the signals still appeared as somewhat weaker than what is typically normal of late. Normally this would indicate no significant cause for alarm.  However, as I am no longer sure as to any baseline by which to compare....

Oklahoma tornadoes end quiet storm season

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/05/20/oklahoma-tornadoes-storm-season/2344109/

Children among the at least 51 dead after massive twister strikes near Oklahoma City

http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2013/05/21/children-among-dead-after-twister-strikes-near-oklahoma-city/

From the previous day:

Tornadoes in Midwest Kill 1 With More Severe Weather Due Today ...

http://abcnews.go.com/US/tornadoes-midwest-kill-severe-weather-due-today/story?id=19214390

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/5/20/DailyHistory.html

To a Productive Use…

May 9th, 2013 (A.M.)

Over the course of the last several days, Diego has been singing loudly and at other times not singing at all.  Barbara also seems to be of varying strength but generally still impressive.  Odd set of signals with the River opposing Barbara in places not expected nor heard before - and even the River with Barbara with the Angels appearing and then disappearing time and time again.  

Think about converting and focusing all that destructive energy to a productive use…, I often do.   :)

See:

Little Big Town - "Tornado"

http://www.cmt.com/videos/little-big-town/852201/tornado.jhtml

And see:

Protons Chasing Electrons or Electrons Chasing Protons

http://poetrybyadamvernontrotter.blogspot.com/2013/03/protons-chasing-electrons-or-electrons.html

AVT 

www.tornadotamer.org

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/5/8/DailyHistory.html

Should the reader be interested, also see:

Free Electricity for Everyone Everywhere! It Surrounds Us!

http://engineeringandcommerce.blogspot.com/2011/05/free-electricity-for-everyone.html

Signals Flippin' Still Again

March 19th, 2013



Signals flippin' and flippin'-out today again.

AVT


http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/3/19/DailyHistory.html

Strong as Ever after Several Flip-Flops

March 15th, 2013

While the signals have been odd of late and possibly even flip-flopping by the hour over the last several days, all is as it should be and levels are stronger than usual.  I’m beginning to hypothesize that the signal strength may net be the issue.  The changes, or deltas, in signal strengths and  the degree of the changes may be where the answer lies.  But I’m not sure  at this point. 

AVT

Odd Signals Again

Feb. 10th, 2013

Though I've been receiving weak signals of late, I mostly attributed it all to the cold weather that has been moving through the area (and then seemingly making its way across the nation maybe).  However, today's tornado in Mississippi compelled me to go and take readings from a more reliable location. 

When I did so, I was amazed to hear combinations of signals in locations that I would have never thought to happen.  St. Barbara could be heard everywhere.  The angels were strong in locations where I have rarely heard them as such.  And, St. D could barely be heard anywhere except where heard in regular strength – almost anyhow.  Then again, at other times they could all be heard at once - which I would say is very rare.  But generally, it was if the directions were reversed yet overwhelming for the others when not. 

I'm tempted to go do it all again, in light of how odd it all was.  I really need to get some permanent monitoring equipment.

AVT


today:
Barometer dipped but on the rise abit over the last few hours.
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/2/10/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA

yesterday:
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/2/9/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA

7th
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/2/7/DailyHistory.html

Christmas Tornados

December 26th, 2012

I am currently on the east coast.  As I have no permanent monitoring equipment in place on the west coast to monitor my typically supervised signals when I am not there, signals that might someday relay a correlation of these measured signals from the Pacific Ocean to the appearance of tornadoes in the continent, I don’t know what was happening in the atmosphere on the Pacific coast prior to the appearance of the multitude of tornadoes that appeared in the continent yesterday, Christmas day. 

Reports say there were no fatalities.  However, hereby would like to express my sympathies to those affected by these storms. 

With any luck, someday I may be able to relay something worthwhile from these monitoring efforts.  That is to say, with any dedicated and permanent monitoring equipment, maybe some significant advance warning system might come to fruition to give advance warning as to the likelihood of the appearance of tornados in the interior of the United States. 

AVT

December 25-26 storm: record Christmas tornado outbreak in South, heavy snow, rain to north

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/the-december-25-26-storm-tornadoes-in-the-south-heavy-snow-to-the-north-images/2012/12/26/98bed660-4f98-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_blog.html

Widely Fluctuating Signals of Late

December 5th, 2012

Of late, the measured signals have been fluctuating widely, both stronger and weaker than the recent norm of signal strengths.  It appears that the signals are weakening to their normal levels of a few years back, or so.  I am unsure if this shift in signal strength is due merely to the change in seasons or if something more significant is taking place.  Too bad I have not been able to outfit permanent monitoring apparatus for my studies.  Maybe at some point in the future I will.

AVT   

Record Low Number of Tornadoes for July, 2012.

August 31^st, 2011

It was widely reported that the number of tornadoes across the nation last month was the lowest number ever recorded for the month of July.  Coincidently (or in keeping with my theory), tonight my monitored (snapshot) signals seemed to be as strong as I ever remember.  It seems that the stronger the signals, the less likelihood of the appearance of tornadic storms downwind in the nation’s heartland. 

Unfortunately, I was unable to monitor July’s signal conditions as I was on the east coast for most of that month.  However, before I headed east, I recall the signals were becoming steadily stronger.  I suspect the signals were strong during the month of July as well. 

AVT

Drought Helps Set July Record for Fewest Tornadoes

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/3273-fewest-july-tornadoes.html

Drought Curtails Tornadoes

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444233104577593402244814724.html

  

PS.  However, I don't know how my model should account for the remnants of hurricane Issac moving through much of the nation.

Weak Signals April 25th, 2012

Today the measured signals have been weaker than what is typically normal of late.  However, I would likely dismiss these weak signals as misleading due to the incoming storm from the Pacific Ocean.  I plan to go and take a snap-shot measurement shortly after this blogging this entry.  I would also tend to suspect that the weakened signals may not manifest themselves into any concern for the nation's heartland as it would appear to me that the incoming front could expend its energy prior to reaching the other side of the Rockies.  Then again, of course, I could be wrong.  Unfortunately at this point in time, I can't say that I necessarily understand any ramifications of fluctuating measured signals.

AVT
April 25th, 2012

Barometer readings have fallen from 30.0 (0000 hrs) to 29.7 (1545 hrs, about when it first started raining a bit) back up to 29.9 in.hg. (2200 hrs, PST).  At the same time as the barometer was spiking downward, the temperature reportedly dropped 20 deg F - within the span of an hour or so.  This in addition to other weird weather occurrences (winds, etc.) at about that time around the SoCal area.

4/26/12 @ 0100 hrs PST

At the time of the snapshot measurements from the last hour or so, it seems the signals are somewhat weaker to the point of what would have been the norm a couple of years ago.  However, exceptionally odd signal patterns were detected; with St. B seeming to reach further and into locations where such had not been typically received previously.  St. D did not challenge those signals and accordingly appeared elsewhere. (Barometer is currently falling below 29.9 inhg with the dewpoint rising.)  I hope that I am not attempting to 'reinvent the wheel' here.  But even if I am, I can't help but to believe that they may have missed something of which they may not have been aware on the first iteration.

Weak Signals of Late

November 8th, 2011

The last few days, measured readings taken in a 'snap shot' type of manner, have been considerably weaker than the signals measured over the last several weeks. I am unsure if the latest signals are weak or the earlier signals were abnormally strong (as I had been away for some time). I'm thinking the latter is more likely, actually. Because, as I recall, the latest signals are more in keeping with the typical readings over the last few years. Though such weak signals may only be a result of the somewhat cold spell of late (Last night Santa Monica reportedly had a record low temperature - somewhere in the low 40's deg F.)

AVT


PS. Again, no continuous monitoring systems here, unfortunately.

Barometer readings over the last 24 hours: down from 29.95 to 29.80 to 29.85 inHg and now rising.

Strong Signals of Late

October 26th, 2011

The atmospheric conditions/signals I monitor in this effort have been abnormally strong during the last two months or so. Of course, I don't really know why this is so, but I suspect maybe the predictions of a La Nina type of winter may have something to do with it all. However, every once in a while, like today, the signals seem to weaken considerably. So I went and attempted to take a snapshot of the conditions. While the conditions seemed abit odd as to directionals, the energy levels seemed to be more or less where they typically have been over much of the last few years. I suspect the stronger levels seen over recent time will likely return in a few days. Again, I don't really know why this all happens or if the changing strength levels have any great relevance to anything over the interior continent - as I don't have the proper equipment to monitor the situation full time. All I know to do is to ask the questions: Why does this happen? What does it really mean?
AVT


Barometer reading 29.85 inHg and rising.

Monitored Readings Dropped This Evening.

October 4th, 2011

Though I was unable to take atmospheric readings at my usual and preferred location, it appears that the typically monitored conditions (monitored as part of my predictive theory) dropped off their normally strong levels of late – which would not be a good thing per my hypothesis. I have been monitoring these signals as I am able for the last six weeks, or so. However, I am not sure of the true comparison of historic readings with the latest reduced reading as the latest reading was not acquired at the preferred and usual monitoring location. I am unsure if this latest reading is a result of the Fall storm passing through SoCal or something else is afoot in the atmosphere.

Barometer reading 29.96 inHg (approx. @ sea level, with the barometric pressure slightly rising and falling all day but more or less holding steady) - per my latest internet source of such barometric information.

AVT

Oct. 6th
I monitored signals per my usual method and the signals seemed weaker than they have been of late and seemed juxtaposed - or of a different directional - as well. I'm not really sure why this was so, as the storm had passed at least a day earlier.

Oct. 7th
I again monitored signals per my usual method and the signals seemed weaker than they have been of late (though probably normal strength, but the signals seemed to no longer be juxtaposed as they had been the night before.