Monday, August 31, 2009

Friday 29 May 2009

Ran in Parkville in the moaning. I did wife's enemy #2 and went to grandview to water. Hung out at Yeejis to internet

Thursday 28 May 2009

Ran in Parkville in the moaning. I ran errands most of the day. I ended up at Yeejis

Sunday 24 May 2009

KBY -- KCK Accidental drowning



http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3793934



http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3793934


Sunday 23 May 2009

KBY -- Flags for Vets



http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3793027


Wednesday 20 May 2009

I finished dubbing railZEN to HDV. It looks like I have most of my videos that I edited dubbed to High Definition tape. Now I have to try to get caught up in my editing. The weather is relenting for awhile, so I might be able to get caught up. It looks like the severe weather has shut off and we have gone into a summer pattern. We will see in the next week or so. Today I went to bed late again, and we got up late. I fixed the remaining turkey sausage on the grill. It was good with the pancakes and cawfeee.

Tuesday 19 May 2009

PHE -- Vick Released

I Spent the morning dubbing stuff to HDV. I'm almost done with that. I went to bed late and woke up late. I worked with PHE today. We went to KCK then Leavenworth. I had to edit in edit 5 as we had no time to batch. Suyen picked me up lated. At home, I started dubbing the railZEN that I wasn't able to get earlier to HDV.

Monday 18 May 2009

SHO -- Trans Gender Kid



http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-gender-switch-051709,0,379042.story




Sunday 17 May 2009

KBY -- Neighborhood Clean Up

Live at Girl Scouts food drive 7700 State line and Police officer hit by car 63rd st

www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-contractors-violation-codes-051709,0,471520.story

Saturday 16 May 2009

KBY -- Soldiers return home



http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-soldiers-come-home-051609,0,3696439.story



http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3768552






Friday 15 May 2009

Stormchase down I-35 to Augusta Kansas

Thursday 14 May 2009

Shopping with Suyen. I got frustrated with my tech schtuff

Wednesday 13 April 2009

SHO -- License Plate Cameras



http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-story-license-plates-police-051309,0,1458078.story

http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3758360







Tornados struck Kirksville Misouri



http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=05_13_2009

Tornado and Wind Damage
May 13-14th 2009

Overview:

A slow moving line of severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds and tornadoes to Missouri and Illinois. Damage survey teams are in the field and updated information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

Bismarck (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Most of the damage in Bismarck, Missouri was caused by one small tornado. The survey of damage indicated a brief tornado touched down near Highway BB and Cherry Street, then moved eastward to the northeast edge of town along School Drive. Most of the damage was to trees, with minor roof dmage also common. More substantial damage was done to a preschool building along Campus Drive, with the gabled roof torn completely from the well constructed masonry building and thrown into the adjacent parking lot. Damage patterns showed reliable indications of rotation. The path length was approximately 1 mile long and 200 yards wide. The severity of roof damage to the preschool building warrents an intensity ranking of EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.


Tuesday 12 April 2009

EBU -- Swine Flu Meeting



http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-school-swine-flu-051209,0,7215777.story



http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3753499






Monday 11 May 2009

DFR -- New Panhandlers



http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-panhandling-unemployed-051109,0,7857387.story



http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3748999






Friday 8 May 2009

We awoke early to loud thunder. I checked the radar to see we were on the northern non-severe end of a derecho that was pummeling Joplin and Springfield. The storm by mid-morning had carved a path of destruction through Missouri and was attacking Illinois. In some instances, on radar, it looked like an inland hurricane. I took Suyen to woik after we et ravioli at YJ's. It has been a pleasant day. I took Tima on a walk and we went to IPAS to look over doo dads. I went back to YJ's, and tried unsucessfully to get videos out of my HDV camera.

Tuesday 7 May 2009

I took Suyen to woik early. I took the van to Blue Springs to have the oll changed and to look at other issues with the van. I then went to Patricia's in Odessa to get that flat screen video monitor. I picked Suyen up and we went to Wife's Enemy #2, then to look at the car lot on Prospect that has the old Mast ambulances -- most of which had nearly 300,000 miles on them and were in bad shape. We then went to Grandview to the junky surplus store to look at the wharehouse items, which were mostly overpriced piles of junk on pallets. We then went to Price slopper to get mom's mothers day card and plant, then we went to Mom and Dad's. Afterward we went storm chasing on I-70. There was a storm coming out of Chillicothe that had produced and was continually cycling a tvs marker. We went as far as Hustonia. We saw a hellacious Wall cloud as we exited at Sweet Springs. By Hustonia it was petering out. As we left it was cycling again on it's way east. There was a batch of storms way to the west and the ones we chased to the east with a big hole over KC.

Wednesday 6 May 2009

MCL -- Coal Plant Controversy



http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3732856






Monday 4 May 2009

PHE -- smoking ban exemptions

www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-smoking-ban-lighting-up-5409,0,20790.story

Tuesday 30 April 2009

I am at YJ's relaxing for once. I am done with my charity project finally. I got sick last Saturday just as we had tornadic weather in the area.



From the Pleasant Hill National Weather service site....



April 25-27, 2009 - Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Impact the Area

...Heavy Rain and Severe Weather - April 25-27, 2009...

A series of potent upper level disturbances along with an increasing amount of moisture streaming northward out of the Gulf of Mexico produced a period of very active weather across the central United States. Several rounds of severe weather and flooding was the end result, with many locations receiving upwards of 2 to 4 inches of rainfall. However, the biggest story from the weekend was the tornadic activity Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. For a summary and track of each tornado, please read the separate sections below.

A graphical depiction of heavy rain can be viewed in the following two images. The first image depicts rainfall during Saturday afternoon and evening, with the second image depicting rainfall from Sunday morning through Monday afternoon.



Rainfall Estimates

Rainfall Estimates Saturday April 25th
Rainfall Estimates Sunday and Monday
April 26-27



Tornado #1:

On Saturday evening, April 25th a tornado touched down in southwest Leavenworth county in Kansas at 6:35pm. National Weather Service representatives along with local emergency management officials from Leavenworth county have conducted a damage survey from the tornadic activity which occurred over southern Leavenworth county.

Initial survey results indicate damage to several homes, numerous out buildings and trees, along with additional ground scouring along the tornado path. Leavenworth This damage was produced by an EF-0 to EF-1 rated tornado, with maximum speeds between 86 and 110 mph.

The tornado produced a damage path of an estimated 8 miles, with reports and observations indicating this tornado remained on the ground around 15 minutes. Survey officials reported a damage path from 50 to 75 yards wide with two homes sustaining moderate EF-1 damage. There were also several barns damaged or destroyed. Aereal surveys indicated that this tornado touched down at 238th Street and Loring crossed I-70, and then stayed nearly parallel to the interstate as it moved northeast to near 190th Street and Metro Avenue.

Below are several images of the indicated tornado path along with damage points indicated by points on the google maps. For more details, you can also view this file in Google Earth by downloading this KML file.


We would appreciate all photographs or videos of this tornado as it developed and produced damage. Please email your photos and videos to us at: w-eax.webmaster@noaa.gov



Tornado #2:

At 917 pm cdt, a second weak EF-0 tornado was reported Saturday evening. This brief tornado touchdown occurred just south of the city of Cameron, MO near the Cameron airport. No damage was reported with this brief touchdown.



Damage Track from Leavenworth County

Google Earth Image of Track Google Maps Image of Track
The radar images below are from 6:33pm. The first image is radar reflectivity and second is storm relative motion.





0.5 degree Radar Reflectivity 0.5 degree Radar Velocity




Damage Photos:

Damage from Point A on Tornado Track

Damage From Point C on Tornado Track Damage from Point D on Tornado Track



Storm Reports:

GMT Time County Location Type Magnitude Comment
04/25/2009 22:50 Daviess Winston,MO HAIL 0.75 reported at hwy 6
04/25/2009 23:07 Daviess 1 N Gallatin,MO HAIL 1 estimated golfball size hail at lake viking n of gallatin.
04/25/2009 23:22 Daviess Jamesport,MO HAIL 0.75
04/25/2009 23:28 Hancock Hamilton,IL HAIL 0.75
04/25/2009 23:32 Leavenworth 6 Sw Tonganoxie,KS HAIL 0.75
04/25/2009 23:35 Leavenworth 6 W Linwood,KS TORNADO 0 just s of i-70, 1 n of k-32
04/25/2009 23:46 Grundy Tindall,MO HAIL 0.75
04/25/2009 23:47 Leavenworth S Tonganoxie,KS HAIL 0.25 pea size hail and 60 mph winds
04/25/2009 23:50 Wyandotte W Bonner Springs,KS TORNADO 0 tornado still being reported on the ground, w of bonner springs
04/25/2009 23:55 Leavenworth 5 Nnw Linwood,KS TORNADO 0 barn destroyed
04/25/2009 23:58 Leavenworth 4 Nnw Linwood,KS TORNADO 0 reports of destruction to barns, cars upside down, and some damage to homes. location near 206th street and i-70.
04/26/2009 00:03 Leavenworth 6 N De Soto,KS FUNNEL CLOUD 0 funnel cloud report 6 n of de soto and 8 sw of leavenworth.
04/26/2009 00:20 Platte 6 S Platte City,MO HAIL 0.5 reported at i-435 and hwy 45
04/26/2009 01:34 Leavenworth 5 Sw Tonganoxie,KS TSTM WND GST 70 reported at 246th st and dehoff rd, 6 miles w of reno
04/26/2009 01:50 Leavenworth 6 Nw Basehor,KS HAIL 0.88
04/26/2009 01:50 Leavenworth 5 Nw Basehor,KS HAIL 0.88
04/26/2009 01:55 Platte Dearborn,MO HAIL 0.88
04/26/2009 02:04 Dekalb Osborn,MO HAIL 1
04/26/2009 02:17 Clinton 1 Sw Cameron,MO TORNADO 0 along a hwy near the airport
04/26/2009 02:17 Dekalb Cameron,MO TORNADO 0 along a hwy near the airport
04/26/2009 02:30 Dekalb N Osborn,MO HAIL 1
04/26/2009 02:52 Daviess 5 S Jamesport,MO FLOOD 0 3 to 4 inches of water flowing over the road at hwy v and hwy 190
04/26/2009 03:45 Leavenworth Tonganoxie,KS FLASH FLOOD 0 water rescue occurring due to flooding of tonganoxie creek
04/26/2009 04:20 Mercer Princeton,MO HAIL 0.88



Rainfall Est Sat 25 Apr 2009

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Rainfall Est Sat 25 Apr 2009

Rainfall est Sun 26 to Mon 27 Apr 2009

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Rainfall est Sun 26 to Mon 27 Apr 2009

Linnwood Tornado Sat 25 Apr 2009

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Linnwood Tornado Sat 25 Apr 2009

Linwood Tornado Sat 25 April 2009

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Radar Linwood Tornado 4-25-09

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Radar Linwood Tornado 4-25-09

Relative Velocity Linwood Tornado 4-25-09@18-35

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Relative Velocity Linwood Tornado 4-25-09@18-35

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUwFYKtGB2M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HK7tJzx9Hw



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=439lKUpGEOI



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebiU3O08kIw





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVmvOhQAhOY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-DfzZnTzs



http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3692090



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http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3694239



http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3697240

http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3697240



On Sunday morning, while pulling cable to try to get my camera attached for a liveshot, I stepped on a nail or some sort of sharp object. In the afternoon, for precautionary measures, I went to the emergency room to have a tetanus shot. On Monday I had to process workers comp. I got some anti-biotics and have to go in on Friday, but otherwise I'm fine.

I did a little storm chasing tonight. It was nothing much, not that I expected it to be. There was one storm that started looking interesting when it popped up south of here. I was doing nothing so it was worth it to drive.

Loading the chat room...
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9:48dannywelch:awesome....
9:48dannywelch:runnin grlevel3?
9:49stevosvoboda:no
9:49stevosvoboda:weathertap
9:49stevosvoboda:go to youtube
9:49stevosvoboda:search aurua tornado
9:50dannywelch:that you?
9:50stevosvoboda:yes
9:51dannywelch:very nice....so you chase for WDAF?
9:56stevosvoboda:i 135 & nall
9:58dannywelch:alright dude. it was nice talking to ya. Hope to see you out on the roads some day. I added your channel as a favoritte
9:58dannywelch:take er easy
10:00stevosvoboda:martin city
10:07stevosvoboda:grandview
10:35stevosvoboda:yj"S
11:10dukeivan:what is it



I streamed, and that was the chat I was having.

Stormchase, Thursday 30 April 2009

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Stormchase, Thursday 30 April 2009

I saw a little cell southwest starting to take on some interesting characteristics. I was pretty sure it wouldn't do much, but I decided, what the hell. So I chased to 135th and 69, then headed east on 135th, after having to restart my stream and my weathertap, due to bad cell service. I got into some heavy rain about then, and some lightening. By the time I made Grandview, I decided, whatever it was it was fizzling out. So I headed back to YJ's.


Wednesday 29 April 2009

I got the last DVD's labeled on the lightscribe and I dubbed the fundraising part of the video. I gave the last dvd's to Andy, Finally, I"M DONE!!!! I woiked with MCL today. We shot a vo/sot at Californos in Westport and we did Monica's live. Our story was on the KCMOSD superintendant candidtate meeting


http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3707400


Monday 20 April 2009

00:00 - 01:30
Edited on the project
Created: 2009-04-20 12:06:10

01:30 - 11:00
Zzzzz
Created: 2009-04-20 12:06:31

11:00
Editing on the project

Sunday 19 April 2009

00:00 - 04:30
Zzzz
Created: 2009-04-20 13:05:40

04:30 - 05:30
Up, 3 S', headed to woik
Created: 2009-04-20 13:06:21

05:30 - 11:00
Loaded Van 2. Streamed to the website. It is raining and lightening. We went to Lowes in Lee's Summit. We waited to do lives due to lightening. We set up but couldn't get a signal. We did a look live and had to rush it back as no one was at the station to take a feed. I unloaded Van 2, Kim edited. We headed to the scene of a suspicious death. It turned out to not be a homicide. We went back to Lowes and shot our package. We headed back. I got gas and we got vittles at QT. I went to the station to pick up Al.
Created: 2009-04-20 13:10:40

11:00 - 13:45
I went with AWA to Arrowhead for a presser with the coach and to get locker room interviews with the players. He laughed at my set up.
Created: 2009-04-20 13:13:39

13:45 - 16:00
I headed homo. Suyen and I got ready to go out. We headed out and met Ken at YJ's. We drove to Lawrence.

Saturday 18 April 2009

2009:04:18 20:30:18

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2009:04:18 20:30:18

Suyen and Ken watching the "Wild Women of Kansas City" at the Redemptorist church in Kansas City Missouri.



2009:04:18 20:29:05

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2009:04:18 20:29:05

The Wild Women of Kansas City at Redemptorist church in Kansas City Missouri


Friday 17 April 2009

23:07
Homo

10:37stevosvoboda:leaving woik
11:02stevosvoboda:homo
2:42stevosvoboda:Worst Buy
3:08stevosvoboda:Leaving worst buy
I went to Penguin Park with Tima. We walked the trails. TIma tried her new back pack.
5:28stevosvoboda:IPAS
I met Suyen at Yeejis
We went to Spin Pizza
We went to Wife's Enemy #3, then to Marhalls where we got shoes and a blouse
We headed back to Yeejis. Suyen headed out and I took Tima for a walk.
11:05stevosvoboda:homo

Friday 17 April 2009

23:07
Homo

10:37stevosvoboda:leaving woik
11:02stevosvoboda:homo
2:42stevosvoboda:Worst Buy
3:08stevosvoboda:Leaving worst buy
I went to Penguin Park with Tima. We walked the trails. TIma tried her new back pack.
5:28stevosvoboda:IPAS
I met Suyen at Yeejis
We went to Spin Pizza
We went to Wife's Enemy #3, then to Marhalls where we got shoes and a blouse
We headed back to Yeejis. Suyen headed out and I took Tima for a walk.
11:05stevosvoboda:homo

Tuesday 16 April 2009

2009:04:16 16:13:13

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2009:04:16 16:13:13

took the burgandy bomb to Jiffy Lube. I bought Tima a doggie back pack. We went to Wife's Enemy #2. I took the car to woik. Tima and I went from my woik to Suyen's woik on foot.
We headed to Nebraska Furriture Mart
I took Suyen back to her woik. I went to Yeejis and woiked on my project. I picked Suyen up and we went homo. We watched a moovie.

Wednesday 15 April 2009

MCL -- Soldiers Memorial



http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-iraq-missouri-kia-041509,0,7588338.story

http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3657794





00:00 - 00:30
Hyvee
Created: 2009-04-15 12:06:35

00:30 - 02:30
Homo -- watched the boob tube
Created: 2009-04-15 12:07:34

02:30 - 10:30
Zzzz

Tuesday 14 April 2009

2009:04:14 21:48:38

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2009:04:14 21:48:38

We were live at the newly remodeled Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City Missouri for opening day.



00:00 - 03:40
Woiked on the puters with little progress. I tried to get software loaded onto the emac.
Created: 2009-04-14 12:38:47

03:40 - 11:30
Zzzz
Created: 2009-04-14 12:39:27

11:30
Up. Suyen has a sore throat. We had honey tea. We et brunch.
Woik. I'm with LCA.



http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-story-insurance-041409,0,2331460.story

http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3653498






14:30 - 16:00
We went north to interview an insurance broker. After shooting the a-roll, I got an RF warning on my camera and it would not shoot any more tape. To save our story, I grabbed my Sony HDV camera.
Created: 2009-04-15 12:52:04

16:00 - 18:00
We went to Parkville to personalize the story. Again, I was using my HDV camera.

Monday 13 April 2009

SHO -- JoCo Twittering



http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-joco-sheriff-041309,0,5877099.story

http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3649191





JLA -- KU Basketball Banquet

http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-aldrich-collins-stay-041309,0,2884576.story

http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3649335




Sunday 12 April 2009

This easter was a repeat of last year. There was no reporter. I started out by doing lives from the sunrise service in Volker Park. I ended up by doing the easter egg hunt at 36th and Gilham. It was cold out today, but not as cold as last year. Also, last year we had blustery winds and flurries.

Saturday 11 April 2009

2009:04:11 22:05:55

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2009:04:11 22:05:55

I snapped this pic after the Easter vigil mass at Redemptorist Church in Kansas City

5:46gruzcheg:а че нет ничего?
5:53stevosvoboda:van 1 loaded
5:58stevosvoboda:QT
1:48stevosvoboda:leaving woik
2:13stevosvoboda:homo
7:22stevosvoboda:rsearch
11:07stevosvoboda:leaving choich

Friday 10 March 2009

2009:04:10 18:38:55

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2009:04:10 18:38:55

Tima and I went for a little walk through the Kansas City Crossroads arts district to the Power and Light District.



19:56
YJ's Third World Snack Cafe 128 West 18th Kansas City Missouri

2:43stevosvoboda:Surplus Exchange -- We bought an eMac for $50.00
3:49stevosvoboda:choich
4:27stevosvoboda:homo
6:09stevosvoboda:homo
6:27stevosvoboda:YJ's
8:19stevosvoboda:Ken showed up

Tuesday 9 April 2009

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1:59mia7853:hi
4:20stevosvoboda:Storm chasing
4:23stevosvoboda:Ottaaw
4:23stevosvoboda:ks 59 s
4:30stevosvoboda:princeton ks
4:38stevosvoboda:richmond ks
7:02stevosvoboda:ks 39 w
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8:28stevosvoboda:yates center ks
8:31stevosvoboda:75 n
8:52stevosvoboda:burlington kansas
9:33stevosvoboda:i-35
9:33stevosvoboda:ottawa ks
9:54stevosvoboda:garner ks
10:01stevosvoboda:oooolathe
10:05stevosvoboda:119th
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10:12stevosvoboda:75th
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10:14stevosvoboda:johnsn
10:20stevosvoboda:kcmo
10:24stevosvoboda:broadway
10:25stevosvoboda:mo river
10:30stevosvoboda:169
10:33stevosvoboda:nw 68th
10:35stevosvoboda:homo
10:37stevosvoboda:garage

Stormchase Thu 9 Apr 2009

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Stormchase Thu 9 Apr 2009

I started out after having to buy some Mini DV tapes for my Sony HDV cam and after having to get a DVD from Christo Rey at the church. I headed south down I-35. I thought it would be a marginal chase at best. I had Tima with me in the back seat. My streaming and radar worked well until I got north of Chanute. I was going to head for Springfield or Joplin, but after consulting with Mike, he told me the pickins were more ripe at Chanute. I headed down that way, and got some gas and some vittles at Caseys. I waited a bit as what had been looking promising to the west was petering out. However, a lot of cells were popping up all around me. I headed to the Chanute airport and saw a good storm rolling in. It had penny sized hail in it. I got to the airport, and saw what looked like a funnel to the east of me. I heard on the scanner that someone in town called it in and said it was above the family dollar at 16th and Santa Fe. Law enforcement called back and said they didn't see any rotation, but by the time they were looking it was gone. I called Mike and told him what I saw. I got the stream working again. He told me to head west where a cell was getting into some good moisture and heat. I headed out west at about 400 and Barber rd. I saw a good bit of scud which looked like it had tried to form up into a wall cloud. It was rain wrapped. I stopped at that intersection and shot some video and observed. It looked like it was trying to rotate but couldn't quite get it's act together. I followed that north then headed for home as it got dark. I found myself on some dirt and gravel roads and into some pea sized hail. After dusk, everything turned to regular ol' rain with some lightening and thunder. I saw a gorgeous sunset. I must note that Burlington Kansas seems to have a nice downtown with a great art deco theater. I'll have to visit someday.


Monday 6 March 2009

23:00
Woik

Vo Patrol Today

00:00 to 02:00 -- worked on the Dances with the Stars project -- rebatching my video
02:00 to 11:00 -- Zzzz 11:00 to 14:30 -- Home -- et, batched video, Suyen dropped me off at woik
14:30 to 22:30 -- vo patrol -- I tried to do LCA's live, but our signal was bad due to something that happened at Master control. Mike ENG'd out of van 2. I did EBU's lives at 9 & 10 -- I eng'd out of van 2. I found out today that van 4 is damaged due to an accident. I was sent to breaking news that turned out to be nothing at 20:00.

Saturday 4 April 2009

2009:04:04 11:55:34

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2009:04:04 11:55:34

I got to say Hi to Liz and have a "truckstop" at Town Topic on Baltimore in Kansas City Missouri



KBY -- Pets Helping People



http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-story-grandview-pets-040409,0,6572036.story

http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3620441





After woik we went to Penguin Park.

Thursday 2 April 2009

2009:04:02 18:59:39

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2009:04:02 18:59:39

The "Queen of the front stoop" at YJ's Snack Cafe in Kansas City Missouri is warming her toes on her royal cushion

2009:04:02 17:21:54

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2009:04:02 17:21:54

How em-bare-assing to make me wear this get up -- and to make me carry my own leash too??? What is this?

Day off. Took the Superbooboo to Goodyear to have the shroud put on.

Wednesday 1 April 2009

MCL -- Amber Alert Search



http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-corrales-car-san-antonio-040109,0,5787821.story

http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3609630




Tuesday 31 March 2009

SHO -- Plattsburg School Violence



http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-plattsburg-fighting-story-33109,0,1745416.story

http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3606256




Monday 30 March 2009

2009:03:30 16:51:01

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2009:03:30 16:51:01

MCL and I were doing a story on GM trying to get more govt. loans.

2009:03:30 16:52:01

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2009:03:30 16:52:01

March certainly went out like a lamb, despite the fact that two days before this picture was taken by the GM Fairfax plant, it had snow the heaviest snow of the year.



Tonight I streamed from west downtown as a storm rolled in. I used the fox 4 live chat to give weather reports and to chat with people on there and to let them see the live stream.
Created: 2009-03-31 01:42:41

VO Patrol

Sunday 29 March 2009

2009:03:29 22:51:54

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2009:03:29 22:51:54

Micah Herman at the Jazz jam at YJ's

2009:03:29 22:50:44

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2009:03:29 22:50:44

Jazz jam at YJ's

2009:03:29 22:54:52

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2009:03:29 22:54:52

YJ's Third World Snack Cafe at 128 West Wyandotte Street in Kansas City Missouri 64108 (816) 472-5533



Woiked 14:30 to 22:30
MCL -- GM additional bailout

Saturday 28 March 2009

KBY -- Lenexa Robbery and Shooting



http://www.fox4kc.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3596193





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