North Texas Master NaturalistWednesday, April 7 at 7 pm
Chelsea Burnett, Texas Storm Chasers
Photo by Chris Emory of Sundog Art Photography: https://www.facebook.com/SundogArtPhotography
Texas Storm Chasers covers four basic weather elements that are faced in North Texas: lightning, tornadoes, hail and flooding. The interactive presentation highlights statistics and facts surrounding these elements, focuses on the safety precautions before, during and after severe weather events, and provides tips on how to become involved in the weather knowledge efforts to create a safer, more educated community. The content is illustrated through simple graphics and photos, plus fun video clips of the team’s past chase experiences. Find out more on how the team has continued to provide content and coverage in light of the ongoing global pandemic
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Chelsea Burnett is a public speaker/photographer/storm-chaser with Texas Storm Chasers. She is an Oklahoma native with lifelong severe weather experiences ranging from toddlerhood window-watching to chasing across the US every season.
Her formal education consists of several semesters in the University of Oklahoma’s School of Meteorology program, polished with a Bachelor’s in Business from the University of North Texas.
Chelsea chasing a storm while a German film crew observes.
Chelsea’s chase career began in 2011, shortly after meeting other members of Texas Storm Chasers. She has witnessed 27 tornadoes (and counting!), from 5-second EF0s to 90- minute EF4s. Chase states include TX, OK, CO, NM, KS, NE, WY, ND, SD, & MT.
On-screen appearances include “Texas Madness” episodes featured on Germany’s TAFF network, and web-based storm-chasing series “Season of the Storm”.
Published article appearances include Dallas Voyage’s “Dallas City Guide”, “Shoutout DFW”, and “Partner Spotlight”, Camel.com “The Hump” Offbeat Occupations Lifestyle, and Moods Reflective Weather Phobias.
Chelsea spends her personal time with her fellow storm-chaser boyfriend Adam Lucio of Illinois Storm Chasers, and her school-age son Marshall, traveling the US visiting state & national parks, hiking, camping, and of course storm chasing at every opportunity!
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Zoom link will be available about a week prior to meeting. You will need to sign in with both first and last names for your AT to be counted.
The Camera Roll starts at 6:30pm when the meeting room opens. Announcements begin at 7 pm, followed by an affinity group poll. Speaker begins at approximately 7:30 pm.
If you’re not familiar with Zoom, arrive 6:45 pm to set your audio levels and learn the system.
