After perusing some short range models it now seems that the chances for chasing in northern VA tomorrow afternoon have improved considerably. Even tho’ the cold front won’t make it past the I-95 corridor until after dark there should be at least…
Here’s the Day 3 SPC convective outlook for Monday, showing us in a slight risk area. This comes after tomorrow’s SPC prediction of another Moderate Risk for the Mid-South, with possibly another tornado outbreak like Thursday’s. The only st…
I did pay attention to the radar earlier this afternoon in case something blossomed that was worth venturing out to “chase”. (I use “chase” loosely as any attempt would have been a lucky intercept, watching the storm scream by at the speeds they …
The models have been showing the wind shear from the approaching system along with a wee bit of CAPE for instability, but this is the first SPC convective graphic that integrates the two. I’ll be watching the radar tomorrow but doubt I’ll head ou…
I knew that late Wednesday into Thursday this week could provide a chance for severe weather in the Plains, but I wasn’t expecting that same chance to hold for us as well. Altho’ I haven’t been rigorously checking the CAPE forecast this winter I …
Wild spring weather ahead? Of course this is just a guess…but if they’re right the Tornado Drill Day next month is even more important.And just think of the storm chase possibilities!!
I’ll be banging the drum for this event over the next 4 weeks so prepare yourself. We have more tornadoes occurring in Virginia than most people realize, and some of them have them pretty powerful. I witnessed the beginnings of the 17 Sept …
In honor of the continuing cold weather I have been playing with some older chase photos and remembered the fateful evening of 23 July 2008 as my son and I were heading from a Culpeper area chase near dusk when a surprise funnel popped out underneath a…
This is an overview shot of a “mothership” meso and wall cloud looking southwestward in Louisa County VA, not far from Wares Crossroad at the intersection of Routes 208 and 522. I found this open vantage point from which to watch this system appr…
This is one of my two favorite photos from our 2004 excursion to the plains. This was taken in southeastern Colorado. I love the fact that the train and track bisects the photo, providing a dividing line between the storm and the grassy pla…
