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can run into northern Nebraska in 4 hours or so from there or north of that if needed.

Don't sleep in and get too a late a start on that theory. Classic chaser boo-boo. You'll be 10 minutes behind the tornado every time, no matter where it is. Time gives the gift of flexibility.

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He'd probably have more reason to worry about this if it weren't the case that western Oklahoma's last significant tornado outbreak was in 2001. :(

He doesn't need a significant outbreak, though. Just one free-standing mothership sitting out on the plains all by itself with a tail hanging down makes the whole trip worthwhile. You've just gotta be in the right place at the right time, and dreams can come true. Been known to happen -- a lone storm can pop that, by all rights, shouldn't be there. No traffic jams, either!

It takes some luck. But drive enough miles on enough days and sooner or later, well, you know...

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If a Nebraska day it is, bear in mind the more limited road options, esp. west of hwy. 83. This can make it nearly impossible to get back into position on any storm you let slip east of you. Stay two steps ahead of the weather until you know "this is the storm" you want to close on. That stretch of Hwy. 20, stretching E/W up between Bassett and Atkinson, offers a number of N/S options. (I saw two tornadoes on that highway one day back in 1999 -- one out the right window, one out the left. Your mileage may vary.)

I note from their morning AFD that North Platte seems to favor east of a Valentine to Broken Bow line for surface-based storms later today. Also, that neighborhood is an easy drive to South Dakota for getting into better position later this evening for Day 2 action.

Pay close attention to how the boundaries gel this afternoon. A warm front/dryline intersection seems possible. Storms might well rake a wide area -- it's always nice to be where they initiate, and travel with/ahead of them.

Last time I was in Nebraska I found the North Platte Weather Service Office open and hospitable to chasers, and easy to find (at the airport). They gave good advice.

Good luck.

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If a Nebraska day it is, bear in mind the more limited road options, esp. west of hwy. 83. This can make it nearly impossible to get back into position on any storm you let slip east of you. Stay two steps ahead of the weather until you know "this is the storm" you want to close on. That stretch of Hwy. 20, stretching E/W up between Bassett and Atkinson, offers a number of N/S options. (I saw two tornadoes on that highway one day back in 1999 -- one out the right window, one out the left. Your mileage may vary.)

I note from their morning AFD that North Platte seems to favor east of a Valentine to Broken Bow line for surface-based storms later today. Also, that neighborhood is an easy drive to South Dakota for getting into better position later this evening for Day 2 action.

Pay close attention to how the boundaries gel this afternoon. A warm front/dryline intersection seems possible. Storms might well rake a wide area -- it's always nice to be where they initiate, and travel with/ahead of them.

Last time I was in Nebraska I found the North Platte Weather Service Office open and hospitable to chasers, and easy to find (at the airport). They gave good advice.

Good luck.

We aren't technically allowed to open the office to chasers anymore--security reasons.

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Dang. Other offices, too?

I would assume so. All offices are locked down (I heard from guys here that back up what you said--they used to have the doors open 10 years ago--anyone could waltz in) and any visitors need to sign in and be escorted around the building. Plus with the huge increase in chasers over the years--it would be impossible to have open doors to chasers during an outbreak--it would turn into a mess in the office.

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Got a bit further east to 281... eating lunch and then heading a bit further north.

As always, you can track us at www.weatherwarrior.net/TV.html

GPS should always be up while on the move, and we'll get the stream going once we see storms popping up.

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Starting to get some vertical movement but not much.

Like I mentioned y'day the upper level ridging is not favorable. However, give it another hour or two. There are some echoes showing up over Cherry County. Meanwhile, the dryline is blowing! :P Even that stuff doesn't look very good at the moment tho and it's probably high-based as hell.

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all the updrafts are skinny so far, bases getting sheared off the tops. hopefully things are about to get better. we're about in the middle of the box in n neb

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Time to start thinking about tomorrow...you guys gonna travel up to I-90 in SD or something like that? I've stayed in Murdo before on chases. The best western and days inn are pretty good there actually. Would be a good spot to look at data tmrw to see where you may want to head (will probably be in SD somewhere).

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