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5/31/22 Storm Chase Day: 733 Miles
I am running way behind on my posting, work and everything else that needs to be done. This was a long storm chase. We began the day in Omaha, NE, and had to get to the southern Texas Panhandle and … Continue reading
High Plains Tours Storm Chase Day #4: Marginal Risk 5/12/22
For the next six weeks, my attention is fully dedicated to severe weather and storm chasing. I am currently chasing storms with High Plains Tours. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Marginal Risk for the High Plains today. … Continue reading
Enhanced Risk: 5/4/22
For the next six weeks, my attention is fully dedicated to severe weather and storm chasing. Yesterday, the SPC showed no tornado reports. The storms that formed were largely wind events. From the tracks of the reports, it looks like … Continue reading
Willow Springs, MO, to Elk City, OK, Weather: 11/27/21
We are continuing on our new trek west! This morning, the weather has been overcast, with cold temperatures and calm winds. The NWS in Springfield, MO, forecasts (for Willow Springs, MO) a sunny morning, with a windchill that will make … Continue reading
Forrest City, AR, to Amarillo, TX, Weather: 7/28/21
I didn’t quite make it all the way to Little Rock last night. There was a bunch of traffic in Memphis and that delayed me a bit. Today, I hope to get to Amarillo, TX. This morning, the weather has … Continue reading
Seiling, OK, to Jefferson City, MO, Weather: 7/8/21
We arrived in Seiling, OK, last night and decided this was a good place to stop for the evening. Today, we will be driving from Seiling, OK, as far northeast as we can get. I put Jefferson City, MO, but … Continue reading
Amarillo, TX, to Enid, OK, Weather: 7/7/21
We made it to Amarillo, TX, under cloudy skies and beautiful weather. Today, we will be driving from Amarillo, TX, to Enid, OK along US-60. It is raining a bit this morning, and we woke up to a rainbow. The … Continue reading
Storm Chase Day #9: Predictions
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued an Enhanced Risk for the central Great Plains. Associated with this risk is a 5% Tornado Threat ring stretching from the Texas Panhandle into Illinois. The surface map shows a light southeasterly breeze, … Continue reading
Storm Chase Day #7: Hays, KS, to Liberal, KS
Yesterday, we started out the day in Hays, KS. After a late morning meeting and loading up the car, we picked up a few supplies, drove through the double roundabout (peanut shaped) and then down to Greensburg, KS. Between our … Continue reading
Oklahoma City, OK, to Rio Rancho, NM, Weather: 1/24/21
I’m still behind schedule, and I ended the night on a wild goose chase through northeastern Oklahoma. Today, I will need to drive from Oklahoma City to Rio Rancho, but that shouldn’t be too difficult. It is foggy, cool and … Continue reading