Based on models and SPC predictions I picked Dodge City KS as today’s target location. Radar depictions over the past few hours have indicated a number of hailstorms in that area so I feel vindicated. The next chase day out there would be Friday some…
The day started with SPC slotting our area under a Slight Risk, with a 5% chance of tornadoes. I had already decided to invest a couple of vacation hours and head out just after lunch, but my eyebrows and my interest level both rose when the SPC uppe…
Given the cold pool of air overhead the SPC has us in a 5% “See Text” severe weather area, but I’m not planning to go any further than to walk out the door and snap a photo or two. The radar is showing a line of showers approaching the vicinity, but n…
Suffice it to say that today’s chase was an interesting contrast, especially since it included a reporter and a photographer from the local paper . We were under a tornado watch but the best early afternoon storms fired south and east of Richmond, not…
It looks like tomorrow afternoon will find me out chasing…the question is exactly where to target. Without more fine-grained model analysis I am currently thinking Thornburg, which would give me several road options. However I will have to check th…
I was finally able to get to the models page I prefer and I’ve modified my target location if I was chasing in Tornado Alley today. I’ve moved it westward to Woodward OK based on the model data showing storms breaking out near the TX/OK panhandle line…
If you’ve emailed me at chris@cjwhite.us please be patient. I seem to be having challenges accessing that server. I will get to it eventually!
According to the latest SPC storm reports there haven’t been any severe reports near my target for today (Hugoton KS), but radar views earlier in the day had a number of storms passing near the town. Also, that area is now under a severe TS watch.Base…
Could you hear the whine in the title above? The weather this month has been so wet and cold that I’m not sure if pollen or mold is causing everyone’s allergies to kick up. At any rate storm chasing is off the radar screen for the immediate future as…
The forecast for Northern VA over the next few days looks very soggy with non-Springlike temperatures. This is due to a stubborn frontal boundary just south of us coupled with a high pressure ridge just off the coast providing a cold air damming setup…
