E: 30/11 Win a 10-day Storm Chasing Tour of Tornado Alley (Texas)

One-Eye

http://www.essexweather.com/competition.html

The Prize: Flights to/from Heathrow (London) and G.Bush Intercont (Houston), 9 nights hotel accommodation, tour of a local TV newsroom with a opportunity to present a weather forecast (off-air) and all travel/equipment during the tour. You will be responsible for the purchase of your own food, drink, travel insurance and any incidentals while on the tour. Strictly one web entry per household. (One additional entry will be offered via twitter for @essexweather followers on Sunday, 28th November 2010.)

Who introduced a scale for rating tornado intensity in 1971?
Answer = Ted Fujita

Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale

bluebeary

for real ? best comp ever !

One-Eye

Just had a thought - try telling your travel insurer that you're off to chase storms in Tornado Alley :rotfl:

moneysaver311

One-Eye wrote: »

Just had a thought - try telling your travel insurer that you're off to chase storms in Tornado Alley :rotfl:

Would this need special insurance I wonder ???

I already have skiing insurance so I guess that extra cover would be ok. Not that I'm gonna win anyway

moneysaver311

I'll put a post in the other section re. insurance. More Than couldn't answer when I called them on Thursday.

laurah159

wow what a great prize!!! Thanks!

west18

This is a great prize, I am currently at university studying hazards and disasters which includes tornadoes, so this would be great to win! Thanks

winplease

Yes please, insurance or not, what a way to go!

nigel411

glad to have caught this one

Onyourcase

bluebeary wrote: »

for real ? best comp ever !

I jumped up and down nearly breaking my chair when I saw this comp:j