May 15-20 Severe Weather Obs/Discussion (Part 2)

[Thundersnow12]

Finally, here are some pictures from our tornado days on the trip (5/15 in TX and 5/19 in OK)

 

5/15

 

 

 

Edmond, OK tornado

 

 

Carney, OK wedge

 

 

 

 

[brettjrob]

Fantastic catches! As you probably recall, I was very skeptical you guys would fare well chasing during that May 10-20 timeframe about a week beforehand, which was a huge mistake. Props to HM for nailing the timing of the pattern change (around 5/15) from several weeks out.

 

Here's my video from Rozel to Sanford on 5/18:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2HUL1jw2Ng&hd=1

[Thundersnow12]

Fantastic catches! As you probably recall, I was very skeptical you guys would fare well chasing during that May 10-20 timeframe about a week beforehand, which was a huge mistake. Props to HM for nailing the timing of the pattern change (around 5/15) from several weeks out.

 

Here's my video from Rozel to Sanford on 5/18:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2HUL1jw2Ng&hd=1

 

Thank you sir. Once about 5/10 came around I figured we would pretty good as it became more favorable each day. Our only mistake was picking the wrong storm on 5/18. We were in Greensburg for hours but went south to Coldwater/Protection hope a storm down there would move into the good moisture but never did and was outflow junk.

 

Awesome video! Another Campo like tornado.

[HM]

Fantastic catches! As you probably recall, I was very skeptical you guys would fare well chasing during that May 10-20 timeframe about a week beforehand, which was a huge mistake. Props to HM for nailing the timing of the pattern change (around 5/15) from several weeks out.

 

Thanks Brett! I hope quality chasing keeps going through the month of June for you guys.

 

Once we pass the jet max this week, it seems like perpetual "trough-ridge-trough" across the CONUS with occasional EML-advection into the northern-tier (GLOV-N. Plains). Most of the analogs kept delivering tornadic activity throughout the month, some of which bad news (1990/1981 e.g.) for the public. 

[Chicago Storm]

Finally got chase logs and a ton of pics/video up from the May 18-20th chases...

May 18th:
http://www.turbulent...nsas-chase.html

May 19th:
http://www.turbulent...ahomachase.html

May 20th:
http://www.turbulent...homa-chase.html

Rozel, KS Tornado Video:

[Natester]

I'd be shocked if that wan't an EF4

 

I totally agree with you, there is no way that the Carney tornado was only an EF3.  That tornado was doubtless an EF5 at some point in it's life while it was over open fields.