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About highplainschasing

This blog is about my tales in storm chasing. My name is Seth Price and I am an instrumentation instructor at New Mexico Tech. My amateur radio call sign is N3MRA.

5/23/19: Storm Chase Predictions

Posted on May 23, 2019

Today will be a travel day for us. We will leave the Denver area soon and head towards Amarillo for tomorrow’s chase. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued an Enhanced Risk for parts of the Texas Panhandle and western … Continue reading →

Posted in Possible Chase Opportunity, Practicing Concepts, Predictions, Severe Weather | Tagged #txwx, 2% tornado threat ring, chase, meteorology, slight risk, storm chase, Texas, weather | Leave a comment

5/21/19: Storm Chase Follow-Up

Posted on May 23, 2019

We knew our odds weren’t good today. We had a chance at some cold-core storms in Kansas, and that was all there was to chase. We left the hotel and headed that direction. Somewhere in central Kansas, we did catch … Continue reading →

Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Photography, Practicing Concepts, Severe Weather | Tagged #kswx, cold core, hays, Kansas, meteorology, storm, storm chase, weather | Leave a comment

5/20/19: Storm Chase Follow-Up

Posted on May 21, 2019

Today was a bit of a disappointing day in terms of storm chasing. For all the hoopla, it was a hard chase day. We started out by simply trying to avoid the thick haze. There was nowhere to avoid it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Photography, Practicing Concepts, Severe Weather | Tagged #txwx, mammatus, Paducah, storm, storm chase, Texas, tornado | Leave a comment

5/20/19: Storm Chase Predictions

Posted on May 20, 2019

Hopefully, our days of positioning and playing the chess match will pay off this afternoon. Today looks to be a very bad day for the Great Plains. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a High Risk for severe weather … Continue reading →

Posted in Possible Chase Opportunity, Practicing Concepts, Predictions, Severe Weather | Tagged #ndwx, #txwx, 2% tornado threat ring, chase, meteorology, North Dakota, slight risk, storm chase, Texas, weather | Leave a comment

5/19/19: Storm Chase Follow-Up

Posted on May 20, 2019

Today was simply a travel day. We drifted south out of Aurora, CO, towards the major threat for 5/20/19. We ended the day at the Baymont Suites in Amarillo, TX. The route is shown below: Thank you for reading my … Continue reading →

Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Practicing Concepts | Tagged #kswx, #New MexicoTrue, #newx, Culbertson, hail, High Plains Tours, HPT, Kansas, McCook, nebraska, Oberlin, storm, storm chase, tornado | Leave a comment

5/19/19: Storm Chase Predictions

Posted on May 19, 2019

Today will be a travel day for us. We will leave the Denver area soon and head towards Amarillo for tomorrow’s chase. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Slight Risk for parts of the Texas Panhandle. However, that … Continue reading →

5/18/19 High Plains Tours: Day #7 Predictions/Follow Up