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JeffInDFW · 03-19-2013, 04:18 AM

I'm a Camaro nut....but I'm also a storm chaser. We drive 30,000 miles a year chasing tornadoes from Texas to South Dakota. I'm going to share a secret.

Everybody uses the internet or their smart phone to get a radar picture. That is the basic, consumer radar shot whether you get it from the national weather service, or from a tv station. The view you are seeing is called "Composite Reflectivity". It is just showing all the layers of rain added together to show where the heaviest return is. BUT, the new National Weather Service Dual Polarity Doppler has SO many more "products" that are available, IF you have the correct software to accept them. When we are chasing, we get the raw Level 2 and Level 3 feeds from the NWS, and are able to look thru all that data in the truck. If you own a iPhone or Android phone, there is a product you can buy (it is $10 in the iTunes store) that will allow you to do SOME of this on your smart phone!

If you are not wanting to be a storm chaser, that is fine, but if you want to keep your car out of hail, install this program on your phone, and then look at a product called "Hi Res Verticle Integrated Liquid". THAT is what shows where the hail is. You can put it into motion to see how it is building, where it is going, and how big it is. This is how we are able to weave our way in and out of hail cores and not get hit.

The program is called "Radar Scope". It was originally done FOR storm chasers, and it has other capabilities that are unlocked if you are a member of Spotter Network, but for anyone it is a life saver.

epatrone · 03-19-2013, 04:29 AM

Hail is a fear of mine and when I know there is a storm coming I just pray! Anyway here is a sad story, I bought a 2012 LS3 SS Camaro 45 Adversary MN6 in July. Last week I was driving home went into a ditch causing $4500 IN DAMAGE. The roads are skinny and there are deep ditches for rain water on each side, but before you would hit the ditch you have about 18 inches of grass or dirt. As I was driving, and we all did this my, I skimmed the edge of the road and since we just had about 4-6 inches of rain my tire immediately sunk and it assisted in pulling me down into the ditch then came back out. I was only in it for about 20 feet and it was horrifying. I was not speeding, 45-50mph and a witness behind me in a pickup stated I have never seen anything like that. He saw it all and said the ground dragged me in and that is one hell of a car to come out drivable. Why my car cost so much to fix is parts, all OEM rims and a front lower grill. Labor is power washing the mud away, stuck everywhere. I was sick to my stomach and sometime this week it will be done. Funny thing is they gave me a ford mustang to drive, 6cyl, it is a dog. It did have nice amenities inside as in Sync, track applications, and others. Of course since it is a rental I tried the 0-60 app. many times and the best was 6.3 seconds. eighth of a mile was 9.9 seconds. Not bad for the wife to drive but not my cup of tea. Thanks Ed.

DRKS1D3 · 03-19-2013, 06:37 AM

Garage (noun): A building or shed for housing a motor vehicle or vehicles. Preferably on one's own property. Good luck with the fix, that sucks!

family man · 03-19-2013, 06:42 AM

Man, sorry to see that.

jrisebo · 03-19-2013, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeffHudgensMD

as of this morning, my 2013 did not have a single scratch on it.... as of 3-4 pm, it has at least 24 hail strikes. here are some pics.

That sucks. I hope that you didnt have to park it outside because you wanted to save your junk in the garage from getting hailed on!

velocity149 · 03-19-2013, 07:59 AM

man if i got that hail here, I would be flat out scared, and the canadian insurance companies would probably go broke, cuz they spend all out money in the bahamas :p

akCamaross · 03-19-2013, 08:02 AM

Thats some good size hail!

nyrfan · 03-19-2013, 08:08 AM

Wow, that SUCKS! Good luck with the repair OP.

Dznts · 03-19-2013, 08:18 AM

MoCamaro10 · 03-20-2013, 05:27 PM

Consider yourself lucky. 2 years ago, we had a huge hailstorm in chicago, my car looked like a golf ball. The only things that werent damaged were my wheels. It was over 11k in damages, had to wait for 4 months for my car to be repaired.

UA488Fitter · 06-05-2013, 06:34 PM

To see some of the pictures
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...64&postcount=9

Every single panel except the rear bumper cover.
Costing the insurance company close to $20,000.00
I should have my baby back by the end of the week.
130 hours of work a little over 10 weeks.

Texas_RS · 06-05-2013, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UA488Fitter

To see some of the pictures
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...64&postcount=9

Every single panel except the rear bumper cover.
Costing the insurance company close to $20,000.00
I should have my baby back by the end of the week.
130 hours of work a little over 10 weeks.

Did it have to be painted or paintless dent repair?

christianchevell · 06-05-2013, 07:40 PM

heres hoping the geico pig doesnt steal your girlfriend

meissen · 06-05-2013, 08:49 PM

Am I the only one that looks at the pictures and thinks "Woohoo! Better than factory repaint time!"

03-19-2013, 04:29 AM	#44
epatrone Drives: 2011 camaro 2SS L99 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Maryland Posts: 82 View My Garage	Hail is a fear of mine and when I know there is a storm coming I just pray! Anyway here is a sad story, I bought a 2012 LS3 SS Camaro 45 Adversary MN6 in July. Last week I was driving home went into a ditch causing $4500 IN DAMAGE. The roads are skinny and there are deep ditches for rain water on each side, but before you would hit the ditch you have about 18 inches of grass or dirt. As I was driving, and we all did this my, I skimmed the edge of the road and since we just had about 4-6 inches of rain my tire immediately sunk and it assisted in pulling me down into the ditch then came back out. I was only in it for about 20 feet and it was horrifying. I was not speeding, 45-50mph and a witness behind me in a pickup stated I have never seen anything like that. He saw it all and said the ground dragged me in and that is one hell of a car to come out drivable. Why my car cost so much to fix is parts, all OEM rims and a front lower grill. Labor is power washing the mud away, stuck everywhere. I was sick to my stomach and sometime this week it will be done. Funny thing is they gave me a ford mustang to drive, 6cyl, it is a dog. It did have nice amenities inside as in Sync, track applications, and others. Of course since it is a rental I tried the 0-60 app. many times and the best was 6.3 seconds. eighth of a mile was 9.9 seconds. Not bad for the wife to drive but not my cup of tea. Thanks Ed. Last edited by epatrone; 03-19-2013 at 04:40 AM.

03-19-2013, 06:37 AM	#45
DRKS1D3 Drives: '17 Corvette Grand Sport M7 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,748	Garage (noun): A building or shed for housing a motor vehicle or vehicles. Preferably on one's own property. Good luck with the fix, that sucks! __________________ MY RIDE: 2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT--TRIPLE BLACK, 7 SPEED MANUAL, VARARAM TCR-7 INTAKE, BORLA CATLESS X-PIPE, CARBON FIBER STAGE 2 AERO, MGW SHORT-THROW SHIFTER SOLD2011 TRIPLE BLACK SS CONVERTIBLE--6 SPEED MANUAL, MANY MODS, 455 RWHP/435 RWTQ DAD'S RIDE: 2012 ZL1 #1866--BLACK, 6 SPEED MANUAL, EXPOSED CF HOOD, POLISHED WHEELS, SUNROOF, ROTO-FAB INTAKE "Silly Americans, taking from the rich and giving to the poor only works in fairy tales. Success is earned here!".

03-19-2013, 07:59 AM	#48
velocity149 Drives: 2014 2SS RS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Oshawa, Ontario. Home of the Camaro Posts: 810	man if i got that hail here, I would be flat out scared, and the canadian insurance companies would probably go broke, cuz they spend all out money in the bahamas :p __________________ Thank our veterans for peace today, Support our troops for peace tomorrow. RIP Dad, 1962-2012 SYOTOS

03-19-2013, 08:02 AM	#49
akCamaross Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Huntingtown, Maryland Posts: 423	Thats some good size hail! __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS - SIM - M6 + Mods haha

03-19-2013, 08:08 AM	#50
nyrfan Let's go Rangers! Drives: 13' AGM 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,742 View My Garage	Wow, that SUCKS! Good luck with the repair OP. __________________ Soprano 4/1/00-6/14/11, Gone but NEVER forgotten! FSP tuned: 377/389

03-19-2013, 04:18 AM	#43
JeffInDFW Camaro owner for 29 years Drives: 96 Viper GTS/09 Sky Redline/95 Z28 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 115	I'm a Camaro nut....but I'm also a storm chaser. We drive 30,000 miles a year chasing tornadoes from Texas to South Dakota. I'm going to share a secret. Everybody uses the internet or their smart phone to get a radar picture. That is the basic, consumer radar shot whether you get it from the national weather service, or from a tv station. The view you are seeing is called "Composite Reflectivity". It is just showing all the layers of rain added together to show where the heaviest return is. BUT, the new National Weather Service Dual Polarity Doppler has SO many more "products" that are available, IF you have the correct software to accept them. When we are chasing, we get the raw Level 2 and Level 3 feeds from the NWS, and are able to look thru all that data in the truck. If you own a iPhone or Android phone, there is a product you can buy (it is $10 in the iTunes store) that will allow you to do SOME of this on your smart phone! If you are not wanting to be a storm chaser, that is fine, but if you want to keep your car out of hail, install this program on your phone, and then look at a product called "Hi Res Verticle Integrated Liquid". THAT is what shows where the hail is. You can put it into motion to see how it is building, where it is going, and how big it is. This is how we are able to weave our way in and out of hail cores and not get hit. The program is called "Radar Scope". It was originally done FOR storm chasers, and it has other capabilities that are unlocked if you are a member of Spotter Network, but for anyone it is a life saver.

03-19-2013, 06:42 AM	#46
family man Drives: . Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: . Posts: 1,085	Man, sorry to see that.

03-19-2013, 08:18 AM	#51
Dznts Anabolic Connoisseur Drives: Sold - Blown Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 22,094	__________________

03-20-2013, 05:27 PM	#52
MoCamaro10 Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange Camaro Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 88	Consider yourself lucky. 2 years ago, we had a huge hailstorm in chicago, my car looked like a golf ball. The only things that werent damaged were my wheels. It was over 11k in damages, had to wait for 4 months for my car to be repaired.

06-05-2013, 06:34 PM	#53
UA488Fitter Drives: 1981 Z28 1995 Z28 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 52 View My Garage	To see some of the pictures http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...64&postcount=9 Every single panel except the rear bumper cover. Costing the insurance company close to $20,000.00 I should have my baby back by the end of the week. 130 hours of work a little over 10 weeks.

06-05-2013, 07:40 PM	#55
christianchevell old school chevy rodder Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Manual,DM exhaust,CRT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,587 View My Garage	heres hoping the geico pig doesnt steal your girlfriend __________________ 2021 Wild Cherry ZL1 A10, Sunroof, Data, Carbon, Nav, RotoFab Dry CAI, Elite x2, Borla ATK, Driveshaft shop

06-05-2013, 08:49 PM	#56
meissen Founder - Michigan FBody Drives: 1994 Camaro LT1, 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Haven, MI Posts: 2,599	Am I the only one that looks at the pictures and thinks "Woohoo! Better than factory repaint time!" __________________ 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS L99 - *"Zooma"* 1994 Camaro LT1 A4 - *"Red Alert"* - v6-to-LT1 Swapped Cruiser; Cammed, Stalled, Enjoyed "Gone But Not Forgotten" 2016 Camaro 1LT A8 - "Elmo" 2014 Camaro 1LT M6 - "Cherry Bomb" 2012 Camaro 1LS M6 - "Clifford" Michigan FBody Association http://www.mifbody.com/