WxWatcher007

We're baaaaacckkk Another active season is expected, though there is enough uncertainty with ENSO that a hyperactive season seems unlikely at this point. We have our first orange of the season. Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 PM EDT Wed May 19 2021 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 1. A non-tropical low pressure system is forecast to develop a few hundred miles northeast of Bermuda by tomorrow afternoon and produce gale-force winds. The low is then forecast to move west-southwestward over warmer waters on Friday and could become a short-lived subtropical cyclone over the weekend to the northeast of Bermuda. The system is expected to move toward the north and northeast into a more hostile environment by Monday. For more information on this system, please see High Seas forecasts issued by the Ocean Prediction Center. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent. High Seas Forecasts for this system can be found under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1, WMO header FZNT01 KWBC, and online at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFAT1.php Forecaster Blake

Tropical?

I’m back home now.

I just saw on Twitter! Beautiful storms!

Nice view from here in East Hartford.

From yesterday in CO And Kansas No tornadoes, but fun times.

Posting here too. Excellent time on the Plains.

Chase Report—5/14/21 Even before heading to the Midwest, it looked like Friday had a pattern that would produce, with the greatest (but still modest) level of instability, moisture, and lift mechanism via a shortwave diving through the region. The SPC issued a slight risk with hatched wind & hail probabilities and my target location was Burlington, CO. It was another great call as by later in the afternoon our first supercell began to develop. I approached from the east near Seibert, CO. Unlike yesterday, this one had a more classic lower precipitation presentation and had multiple wall clouds on it. This area had a manageable road network and I was able to stay on it as it traveled S-SSE. The last attempt for the supercell to form a tornado was its best, with a horseshoe forming before a gradual collapse of the storm. Once the storm collapsed I headed back east into Kansas, where the best instability was. Boy did that pay off handsomely. There were three other supercells that blossomed in my path. Two were fairly transient in producing wall clouds and I was perfectly positioned at the edge of each hook echo. Then we had the big dog. I missed the worst of it to the south but the final supercell near WaKeeney, CO was big time with a hail core and excellent rotation per radar. It was getting dark but the radar and ground truth even away from the worst of the storm was big time. There was accumulated hail on the highway where the worst of the hail core passed. That one produced prolific lightning for a long time. There’s still a ton of other images to process but overall I made the very best of a bad severe wx pattern. No tornadoes, but a lot of great storms and each chase day had something. My forecasting of target locations was average on Tuesday in Texas but excellent on Thursday and Friday in Kansas and Colorado. God willing, I’ll be back out on the Plains next season. Heading back home today and soon I’ll be preparing for my real chase season…

Epic day. No tornadoes but I saw four supercells, three wall clouds, four instances of small hail, and incredible lighting. Made the absolute most out of a bad severe pattern. I’m so happy.

THREE different storms with wall clouds. Driving through hail while another cell with a hook is to the NW. Absolutely nuts.

Kansas has the best dirt.

Nothing will ever replace tropical, but this is

Chaser Report—5/13/21 The day started off with a marginal risk due to lack of confidence in storm coverage and lack of moisture, but sufficient modification of the dry airmass on southerly flow allowed for the ingredients to be present for some high based activity in the central plains. My target was far NW Kansas and after convective initiation in Colorado I began traveling from my target (read: hurry up and wait) location to the KS/NE border. I came across the high based supercell just south of Haigler, NE where it produced a messy, but discernible structure. As the supercell progressed S-SSE, the structure became a little better, with strong inflow developing aloft. It produced hail between 1-1.75” per spotters. I stayed close, but away from hail. Goodland radar was down (LOL) so I used a combination of other radars and visual identification to stay ahead of the supercell. I stayed on it as it “pulsed” and then ended up in strong ground level inflow. Despite being high based, being unable to confirm the strength of the rotation via radar and the approaching hail core pushed me back south to get far enough ahead to feel comfortable given my limited severe chase experience. From there however, I stayed on the storm from a greater distance as daylight faded, catching some great anvil & lightning images. Overall, a great chase on a marginal day.

While I’ve been to the Midwest before to chase, this is my first time doing it with just one other person. I was on that cell today. Definitely some impressive inflow. Great pic and video as always.

I CLEANED UP today. No tornado (maybe a landspout?) but what a chase.

I LOVE hail, but a totaled car takes me out of the hunt lol.

This is WxWatcher007 reporting live from the Midwest... Gosh, it feels good to say that. I'm out in the Midwest this week for Chasecation 2021 and although severe season has been below normal and this week looks marginal at best I am making the most of the trip. Yesterday was actually pretty good as I caught the back end of two storms (road network was decent but not ideal) down in Texas. Hopefully Thursday and Friday can produce something nice in the central plains. I don't need a wedge, but a LP supercell wouldn't hurt lol. Wish me luck!

That's awesome on both counts! You're on the come up!

Glad you’re ok!

@Windspeed got me last season. I’m coming for the crown in 2021

When you posted on Friday I said “it’s only downhill from here”

Yeah, good looking cell. Might actually have two circulations there.

I know, right? Kansas has been struggling to produce tornadoes of that quality for years now