Currently sitting in a hotel in the northern portion of OKC while the line of storms we chased all afternoon finally catches up. The outflows from this line were incredible, with reports of 70 mph winds in some of the areas we passed through. I took …
Currently near Pratt KS, almost underneath the cold front. Updrafts going up quickly, so cap must be breaking. We’re heading east and will turn south to stay ahead of the NE/SW oriented line and watch as the storms fire.UPDATETornado watch issued for…
It’s official; we’re targeting Pratt as our epicenter of convective mayhem today. The models and local forecasts are all calling for the cap to break between 1300 and 1600 local time today in southern and central KS, and the convective potential and s…
This is an enhanced version of the possible powerflash vidcap in my previous post, showing that the feature indeed is very bright. This could be video evidence of a tornado in the distance: possible, but not definite.My son and I have a standing agree…
Since the severe stuff was to be in west central TX today and central KS tomorrow we decided to not yoyo up and down I-35 and instead headquartered here in downtown Wichita for the day. The downtown area has been revitalized and is a very pleasant pla…
We didn’t quite make it to Ponca City today. After 7 hours on the road from Lubbock we pulled off I-35 north of Oklahoma City onto the exit for Stillwater at 1600 local time and never went any further north. We decided to sit there and wait for the c…
I had thought last night that we’d be heading for southwest OK today, but this morning’s models views and forecast discussions have led me back to the north central OK target of Ponca City. There is a cold front pressing southward with its attendant u…
We started out this morning in Lubbock TX and wound up back here tonight. It’s late so this is just a quick update on today’s chase. We did chase the dryline setup – something I’ve dreamed of doing – and had a good time doing it. The above photo sho…
Currently sitting here in Floydada TX watching storms go up along the dryline. The trick now is to pick the storm we want to go after, and we’re on the verge of doing that. Also under an MD now (above graphic). Wish us luck!
Forget Liberal KS as a chase target for today. Overnight model runs came in showing the cap weakening along the dryline just east of I-27 in the TX panhandle, so our new target is….Ralls TX, about 30 miles east of Lubbock. Since we are now in Lubbo…
