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Storm Chase Day #11: Midland, TX, to Rio Rancho, NM
Yesterday, I learned there is almost nowhere that has a good breakfast in Childress. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) had a Slight Risk over northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado, with a 2% Tornado Threat Ring in the same area. … Continue reading
Storm Chase Day #10: Childress, TX, to Midland, TX
Yesterday, I learned there is almost nowhere that has a good breakfast in Childress. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) had a Slight Risk over southwestern Texas and southeastern New Mexico, with a 2% Tornado Threat Ring in the same area. … Continue reading
HPT Storm Chase: Day #4 Follow-Up
Yesterday, the only threat was in North Dakota, completely out of play for us. Instead, we gently drifted farther north in Texas to Dalhart. There is a good chance for some tornadoes starting tomorrow, but there are two primary threats … Continue reading
HPT Storm Chase: Day #3 Follow-Up
We stuck around Lubbock all day, under absolutely beautiful weather. The type of weather I like to see any other time of the year, except on a storm chase. I went for a run in the afternoon. We didn’t venture … Continue reading
HPT Storm Chase: Day #2 Follow-Up
We made the best of yesterday’s chase conditions. We had a Marginal Risk and virtually no tornado threat. We headed northwest into Pecos, TX, and ran through some heavy rain. North of Kermit, TX, we saw a nice shelf cloud: … Continue reading
Magdalena Storm Chase: Day #7 Follow-Up
Yesterday was supposed to be a long drive back, but there ended up being a Moderate Risk for severe storms between us and home. That might sound like a good thing to have along our trip home, but it wasn’t. … Continue reading
Magdalena Storm Chase: Day #6 Follow-Up
Yesterday, we headed north from Amarillo, TX, to Guymon, OK, to evaluate again. We had lunch, and then continued north into Kansas. The threat kept increasing throughout the day, though we were slowly running out of daylight. When we got … Continue reading
Magdalena Storm Chase: Day #5 Follow-Up
Yesterday, we began the day by hanging around the hotel for a while. We had a minor issue with the hotel and will hopefully get that resolved today. We didn’t have to go far for storms, so we had time. … Continue reading
Magdalena Storm Chase: Day #4 Follow-Up
Yesterday was a good chase day for us. We started out by visiting the Cadillac Ranch, which has become a tradition for us. We left Amarillo and headed east. We were under heavy cloud cover, and we knew our best … Continue reading
Magdalena Storm Chase: Day #3 Follow-Up
Yesterday, we left Austin, TX, in a light drizzle. We decided to skip the threat in southern Texas and head northwest. For the most part, this was a travel day. We had a late breakfast or early lunch in Lampasas, … Continue reading