Ellinwood Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Making this thread to provide a one-stop reference following the progress, media and thoughts of our 2011 Chasecation that will take Jason, Ian and I all over the middle of the country in pursuit of tornadoes. Day 0 is today as we pack the car (Jason's Subaru Legacy) and head out from MD to the Southeast to play the frontal boundary in the AR/MS/LA area tomorrow afternoon and evening. After that it looks like we'll have a bit of a break where we have a few plans of things to do in the Plains states. We will be out there until at least the 13th when it will be time to head back home. There is the potential to stay a bit longer, but the current plan it to be back in MD on the 15th. Some links: Webcam with audio while we're streaming live: http://www.weatherwarrior.net/TV.html Ian's blog: http://www.ianlivingston.com/ My blog, with daily updates following our Chasecation: http://madusweather.com/ Jason's blog: http://www.weatherwarrior.net/blog/ Twitter pages: Ian - http://twitter.com/islivingston Mark - http://twitter.com/maduswx Jason - http://twitter.com/WeatherWarrior1 I post some updates here as we go along... not sure what Ian and Jason plan on doing while we're out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeRedheads Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 You guys are going to be gone a long time. Can't wait for the updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Texas DPS has been notified and a BOLO issued. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I hope the 3 of them love each other, thats a long time together lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Good luck guys. Looking forward to the pics and stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Thanks Forky.. you are always a joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Ian you have got one IMPRESSIVE blog. Your cameo movie is outstanding! Really excellent blog - You should get into social media, you'd make a lot of money And Jason!!!!!!! Weather Warrior Media!!!! http://www.youtube.c...erwarriordotnet I love your snowmageddon coverage in Washington DC around the National Cathedral!!! I was blasting Chicago's I've been searching so long and watching your snowmageddon coverage at 1080 i and had a major snowgasm!!! WOW man just keep up the good work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Ian you have got one IMPRESSIVE blog. Your cameo movie is outstanding! Really excellent blog - You should get into social media, you'd make a lot of money Thanks. I just restarted it. See if I can stay interested this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 A dying MCS gave us a nice greeting in the early daylight hours heading through central Tennessee... some asperatus clouds appeared on the horizon: Hopefully we can get some good storms to fire in Arkansas today so we can get the stream up and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Here's a quick pano of the clouds http://www.ianlivingston.com/2011/05/01/asparatus-in-the-morning-in-east-central-tennessee/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Good luck on the drizzle chase guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 Good luck on the drizzle chase guys. SPC 10% TOR risk what? (yes I am aware that the 5% from yesterday only has 1 TOR report at the moment). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Free NWS radar is flaky this morning, but I think the supercell now in Tarrant County will cross the front and become surface based in a couple of hours, if it maintains. It seems to have some component of movement deviant to the right. It looked a little more like a classic supercell when it was in Parker County, and perhaps it will resume a more NE heading. Maybe somewhere near Mineola, between the interstates. If the cell maintains. If anyone is awake. But I'd be in a hotel around SHV and getting an early start on the day. WunderRadarLink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 We're still about 6 hours out on general target in Ark, so hopefully things dont move too fast. Been dodging rain in TN last hour+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Have a great time guys! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 SW of Little Rock would be my hunch. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 We're coming up on Memphis, into warm sector now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAwxman Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 SPC 10% TOR risk what? (yes I am aware that the 5% from yesterday only has 1 TOR report at the moment). Phineas is not the sharpest tool in the shed sometimes. Good luck to you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I'm excited to see the Ellinwood and Ian fight video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Good luck guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 SW of Little Rock would be my hunch. Good Luck. The relatively less forested terrain of Western Lafayette County in Arkansas would be my bet. The 17Z SHV sounding seemed to have helicity and instability. US 82 runs a long ways, but forests and restricted visibility would seem to cut down on chaseable terrain. East-West isn't too bad NE Texas/Arkansas, with 82, I-20 and I-30, but the North-South roads, not so good, at least the ones I've been on, like US 59, a lot of towns and traffic lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 We hit the Torn warned cell right before it was warned. Seemed outflow dominant.. Did tighten a bit later. Funnel reported right near us but didn't see anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 TXK is in the cool sector now. GGG and SHV are/were still in the warm sector as of an hour ago... 17Z HRRR wasn't looking good for warm sector based storms during daylight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Phineas is not the sharpest tool in the shed sometimes. Good luck to you guys! How many tornados do you think they have seen so far? Please use small words; I am dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Here's a raw clip of the catch of the day (if the morning clouds were not). This was the first cell that got torn warned near memphis after it passed by us. We saw some rotation on radar prior and there was a funnel cloud report at our location though we're not sure about that one. Sort of run of the mill perhaps, but big for guys used to Mid-Atl storms. Some focus issues.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I recommend a trip to New Orleans during the next few quiet days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Wow, lucky ducks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Driving to Kansas today... some plans in Wichita early tomorrow. Hopefully things will look a bit better for Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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