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Potential Chase Day: 6/6/20
I am watching a potential threat this weekend over the central and northern Great Plains. Perhaps I will get the chance to go out chasing, after all. Looking at the GFS, the Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) is expected to … Continue reading
Posted in Possible Chase Opportunity, Practicing Concepts, Predictions, Severe Weather
Tagged #meteorology, #stormchasing, #weather, storms
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Satellite Image of the Week 2019 #19
This week’s Satellite Image of the Week shows a few mature cells at sunset over northern Missouri These were probably the only storms to fire today at all, and they were out of reach for us. Instead, we hung out … Continue reading
Posted in Satellite Imagery
Tagged #meteorlogy, #mowx, GOES 16, missouri, overshooting top, satellite, storms, weather
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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
Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Photography, Photography, Radar Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #txwx, Lubbock, Magdalena Storm Chase, photography, slight risk, storm chase, storms, TBSS, Texas, Three Body Scatter Spike
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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
Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Photography, Photography, Radar Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #txwx, Lubbock, Magdalena Storm Chase, photography, slight risk, storm chase, storms, TBSS, Texas, Three Body Scatter Spike
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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
Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Photography, Photography, Radar Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #txwx, Lubbock, Magdalena Storm Chase, photography, slight risk, storm chase, storms, TBSS, Texas, Three Body Scatter Spike
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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
Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Photography, Photography, Radar Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #txwx, Lubbock, Magdalena Storm Chase, photography, slight risk, storm chase, storms, TBSS, Texas, Three Body Scatter Spike
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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
Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Photography, Severe Weather
Tagged #txwx, Austin, Lubbock, Magdalena Storm Chase, photography, slight risk, storm chase, storms, Texas
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Magdalena Storm Chase: Day #2 Follow-Up
Yesterday, we left Snyder, TX, in the rain, and never really left it. It rained hard, off and on, all day, all 411 miles worth of journey. There were a few storms yesterday, but they weren’t easy to see. Also, … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Radar Imagery, Satellite Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #txwx, Enhanced Risk, Magdalena Storm Chase, snyder, storm chase, storms, Texas
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Magdalena Storm Chase: Day #1 Follow-Up
Yesterday, we loaded up the Expedition and departed Magdalena schools around 10:00 AM, headed east. We briefly stopped in Magdalena to pick up the last of our crew, then continued east out US-380. From our earlier forecast, we knew we … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Photography, Severe Weather
Tagged #txwx, Enhanced Risk, Magdalena Storm Chase, photography, snyder, storm chase, storms, Texas
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Satellite Image of the Week #30
This week’s Satellite Image of the Week shows severe storms firing over Colorado and Wyoming. Notice first the finely-grained cumulus field to the southeast of the storms. This marks the humid and unstable environment that is forming these storms. Also … Continue reading
Posted in Satellite Imagery
Tagged #cowx, #meteorlogy, colorado, severe storms, storms, weather, Wyoming, WYWX
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