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High Plains Tours Storm Chase Day #4: Marginal Risk 5/12/22

Posted on May 12, 2022 by highplainschasing

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 →

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Enhanced Risk: 5/4/22

Posted on May 4, 2022 by highplainschasing

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 →

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Willow Springs, MO, to Elk City, OK, Weather: 11/27/21

Posted on November 27, 2021 by highplainschasing

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 →

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Forrest City, AR, to Amarillo, TX, Weather: 7/28/21

Posted on July 28, 2021 by highplainschasing

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 →

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Seiling, OK, to Jefferson City, MO, Weather: 7/8/21

Posted on July 8, 2021 by highplainschasing

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 →

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Amarillo, TX, to Enid, OK, Weather: 7/7/21

Posted on July 7, 2021 by highplainschasing

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 →

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Storm Chase Day #9: Predictions

Posted on May 27, 2021 by highplainschasing

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 →

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Oklahoma City, OK, to Rio Rancho, NM, Weather: 1/24/21

Posted on January 24, 2021 by highplainschasing

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 →

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