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6/2/23 Storm Chase Day
Yesterday was a tough chase. We knew it would be our last chase, and that there was an Enhanced Risk and 5% Tornado Ring in place. We started the day in Lubbock. We had a quick breakfast with another Hokie … Continue reading
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Tagged #stormchase, #txwx, #wxtwitter, Lubbock, meteorology, Seminole, weather
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6/1/23 Storm Chase Day
Yesterday was our first hard bust in a long time. I define a “bust” as when we thought there would be storms and there were no storms. The SPC has an Enhanced Risk and a 5% Tornado Threat ring in … Continue reading
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Tagged #stormchase, #txwx, #wxtwitter, Lubbock, meteorology, Seminole, weather
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Weather Data: 5/22/23 – 5/28/23
Time for my 160th week of weather station data. I am using Ambient Weather’s interface this week. The high temperature of 86.0 F occurred on Wednesday afternoon. We had a low temperature of 48.2 F on Monday morning. The dewpoints ranged … Continue reading
Posted in Local WX, Weather Station
Tagged meteorology, New Mexico, nmwx, rio rancho, weather
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5/31/23 Storm Chase Day
We started the day under rainy, cloudy, gross skies in Dumas. However, we did catch up to our old meteorology professor, Dave Carroll, who was leading a trip to the Rocky Mountains, unrelated to storms. The SPC has a Slight … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Photography, Severe Weather
Tagged #nmwx, #stormchase, #txwx, #wxtwitter, Clovis, Dumas, meteorology, New Mexico, Portales, supercell, weather
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5/30/23 Storm Chase Day
We started the day under some cloud cover in Colby, KS. I drove north slightly to play with radio in a county I missed the day before. Then, we headed south towards our target area, Spearman, TX. Yesterday was likely … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Photography, Severe Weather
Tagged #nmwx, #stormchase, #txwx, #wxtwitter, Dumas, meteorology, New Mexico, San Jon, supercell, Texas, Vega, weather
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5/29/23 Storm Chase Day
We started the day in Dalhart, TX, and headed north. We knew our chances of storms were quite low, but we tried anyhow. Looking at the surface data, the best combination of ingredients was to our north. We originally said … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Photography, Severe Weather
Tagged #newx, #stormchase, #wxtwitter, meteorology, nebraska, supercell, Wallace, weather
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Satellite Image of the Week 2023 #22
This week, I chose a visible image over the southern Great Plains. In this image, you can see several storms firing in the Texas Panhandle, with an impressive outflow boundary radiating from them. Notice the circle of clouds that is … Continue reading
5/28/23 Storm Chase Day
We started the day in Lubbock, TX, under cloudy skies. When I started loading the car, it was still drizzling. However, a few miles north, the skies cleared. We targeted Liberal, KS, initially. The day, according to the Storm Prediction … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Photography, Radar Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #okwx, #stormchase, #txwx, #wxtwitter, meteorology, oklahoma, Stratford, supercell, Texas, tornado, weather
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5/27/23 Storm Chase Day
We started the day in Amarillo, TX, and headed southwest towards Clovis, NM. For those out chasing this year, Clovis has been the hub for all storm chasing, and there are quite a few memes about it. Along the way, … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Chase Crew, Photography, Severe Weather
Tagged #stormchase, #txwx, #wxtwitter, Clovis, meteorology, New Mexico, nmwx, Plains, supercell, Tatum, weather
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High Plains Chasing 
6/3/23: Travel Day
Yesterday was our sad journeys home. I dropped Kathryn off at the Lubbock airport around 4:15 or so and then pointed the car west towards home. I am sure I will write more about it at some point, but for … Continue reading →