Chrisrotary12 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 So first day is in the books. Overall it was a success. Ended up near Valentine, Nebraska. Witnessed pea size hail and got hit by the gust front. Winds pushing 50. Was just glad that we got convection today. Right now we are in North Platte. Need to decide if we stay here or drop a bit south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Awesome pics! Too bad you weren't in northern TX earlier for that monster supercell in Young County. Thing was a beat on radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Nice! Should be a fun day tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Today (especially during the late evening/overnight period could be quite big out there! Some of these forecast soundings are downright scary. Could be looking at some pretty destructive hail...maybe softballs...at least? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Great pics, I miss the supercells of the central US (Texas is where I would usualy be, but also Oklahoma). Good luck on your chase. Should be some decent chances over KS/NE the next couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 Thank guys. Today is looking awesome. Currently in McCook, Nebraska. I think we will be dropping south to Colby (we do not have a hotspot) so McDonald's with free wifi have been huge! Colby gives us access to I-70 (E-W road) Which then gives us plenty of access to N-S roads. Excited about today, looking for some dry line magic. Storm motion should be pretty slow. Which should make for some good pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 We ended up staying near the Colby area yesterday. We were afraid of getting mixed in with the crowds to our southeast and were also afraid that the tornado threat wouldn't be until after dark (oops). We did put ourselves on a supercell near Seldon, KS. At one point a wall cloud developed, but she never totally got her act together. Have driven ourselves all the way to Wichita now. Thinking of drifting a little south & east. Maybe Coffeyville area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Great pics man. SE Kansas looks pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Great pics man. SE Kansas looks pretty good. Earlier today I liked east of ICT but now I'm thinking south/southwest of Tulsa. Looks like best shear/instability will set up in OK... I'm not as sure winds will be backed enough up around ICT for a sig tornado threat there until after dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Earlier today I liked east of ICT but now I'm thinking south/southwest of Tulsa. Looks like best shear/instability will set up in OK... I'm not as sure winds will be backed enough up around ICT for a sig tornado threat there until after dark. Yeah I just took a quick look at H5 on my phone, but certainly possible. Should be a decent day for chasers either way I assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Yeah I just took a quick look at H5 on my phone, but certainly possible. Should be a decent day for chasers either way I assume. Apparently there's some really bad chase country around Tulsa so the chasers should be more spread out. I could see one or 2 monsters on the I-44 corridor later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 mlvl lapse rates near 9 C/KM right now!!!! Close to super adiabatic!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 mlvl lapse rates near 9 C/KM right now!!!! Close to super adiabatic!!!! Closer to dry adiabatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Closer to dry adiabatic That's what I meant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 We are in Wellington right now. Our surface winds are out of the southeast. More east-southeast than due south. Very intrigued by this boundary to my west and the dry line bulge pushing in from south-western Oklahoma. Chose Wellington for all of the options it gives us out of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 We are in Wellington right now. Our surface winds are out of the southeast. More east-southeast than due south. Very intrigued by this boundary to my west and the dry line bulge pushing in from south-western Oklahoma. Chose Wellington for all of the options it gives us out of town. Good choice. Easy to fly down I-35 if you have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Vortex95 is out there too. Beware of a taco bell fueled severe weenie with a strong Boston accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Vortex95 is out there too. Beware of a taco bell fueled severe weenie with a strong Boston accent. Boris FTW I'm hoping we get something in June!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Boris FTW I'm hoping we get something in June!! I almost feel like June can be better from a chasing standpoint if you don't like crowds. Not that I have any experience, but from what I hear...days like today turn into a CF. Sometimes June gives you those moist ESE flow upslope days with scattered supercells....just much less of a chaser convergence...even if you don't have tons of supercells. Of course the risk may be less convection...but given how late everything is..I don't see why you shouldn't see some fun. FWIW ensembles seem to show a trough over the west coast and Rockies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Nasty storm in IA...getting rotation too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Nasty storm in IA...getting rotation too. Don't know if we can make it in time lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Don't know if we can make it in time lol I'm sure you'll have your share of storms to chase later on! Already some pretty extreme instability in place across central OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Looking at the instability values in northern OK/southern KS is making my mouth water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Tornado Emergency for Wichita, KS area...major rotation in that cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Tornado Emergency for Wichita, KS area...major rotation in that cell Tornado on the ground in Oklahoma is insane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 That is one NASTY tornadic supercell in central OK producing damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Why does it seem twc is always where the action is? Or it just when I pay attention to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 That is one NASTY tornadic supercell in central OK producing damage. Really bad damage near Shawnee Lake. Mobile home park just hammered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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