Monthly Archives: May 2011

By: Nathaniel Shearer With the memory of yesterday’s strong CIN preventing thunderstorms fresh on our mind, the group was getting anxious to view storms and especially tornadoes.  After a discussion on the current atmospheric setup, a low pressure system ejecting … Continue reading →

Our group woke up in Limon, CO with hopes of a chase day in southeastern Colorado. The outlook in that area was meager with a dominating cap (CIN) over the area preventing any convection from taking place. All other parameters, … Continue reading →

Mother nature was not allowing us to pursue our goal of catching stomrs.  The atmosphere was in the process of developing another system to eject out of the four corners region for this weekend. So the group decided to take … Continue reading →

Cheyenne turned out to be a good pick, yet the cap that was literally putting a lid on convection was literally to much to overcome. We ended up seeing a couple of cells that popped up on the Wyoming/Nebraska Border. … Continue reading →

After waking up in Scottsbluff, we assessed the latest weather data and today’s target looks very unique with respect to targets that we have previously picked. Today looks to be a very marginal day, as it is not a classic … Continue reading →

Wednesday the system we were tracking Tuesday had moved east through the mid south and Ohio valley. This brought cooler and more stable air to the plains which is not favorable for any thunderstorms. However that morning we identified the potential … Continue reading →

Today we left Wichita, KS towards our target a little farther west.  We traveled to Wellington, KS and waited for initiation.  The group agreed to stay around the Wichita area because we were in great position.  Many parameters were coming … Continue reading →

The group started out the day in Bartlesville,OK with everyone focusing their attention to the west. One of the main features we were looking at was a 700MB shortwave that was moving out of the four corners region. This would … Continue reading →

Posted by: Kate Wilson After yesterday’s incredibly photogenic super cell thunderstorms, expectations were high. The parameters for today were also more favorable than the previous day. One surface low sat over eastern South Dakota, another over central Kansas. Warm, moist … Continue reading →

By: Nathaniel Shearer Each day has continued to set the bar for the next as we chase storm after storm erupting within the plains. Today we got a real taste of the power associated with these storms as well as … Continue reading →