Monthly Archives: May 2013

May 29th, 2013: Day 11 Recap

We began the morning in Andover, KS.  The SPC had issued a moderate risk over much of the eastern panhandle of Texas into parts of western Oklahoma, and extended up slightly into southwestern Nebraska.  After our morning discussion we decided … Continue reading

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May 28th, 2013: Day 10 Recap

We started the day in Salina, KS after staying there overnight and catching much needed rest from the previous day’s chasing. As is usually the case we met at 9 am for a forecast discussion led by one of the … Continue reading

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May 27, 2013 Day 9 Recap

We conducted our forecast discussion in the morning and left North Platte, Nebraska. Our target area was Smiths Center, Kansas which is extremely close to the geographic center of the conterminous United States! We stopped at a park or two … Continue reading

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May 26, 2013 Day 8 Recap

We kicked the day off in Spearfish, South Dakota and headed southeast toward the Badlands for a little sight seeing on our way to our target location. We initially planned to head to extreme southwest South Dakota, but as the … Continue reading

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May 25, 2013: Day 7 Recap

We woke up in Ogallala, NE with a slight risk from the SPC covering from western Montana down into Kansas, with large hail being the main threat although tornadoes were still possible. After the usual morning discussion we decided to … Continue reading

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May 24, 2013; Day 6 Recap

We left Amarillo, TX at 9 this morning after a quick forecast discussion in the van, with a destination in Northeast Colorado to watch initiation. We ended up in Holyoke, CO and followed a storm onto the border of CO … Continue reading

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May 23, 2013: Day 5 Recap

We woke up today and had our forecast discussion in Lubbock, TX.  We all did a surface analysis   for where we thought our target was going to be.  After the discussion, we all agreed that the area from Lubbock … Continue reading

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May 22, 2013 Day 4 Recap

We started the day in Georgetown, Texas and headed toward Lubbock, Texas around 9:30. There was no severe weather around the southern plains region, so we had more of a laid back travel day in order to be in position … Continue reading

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May 21, 2013: Day 3 Recap

We started off the morning in Gainesville, TX. After a forecast disscussion the group decided to target around Hillsboro, which is just southwest of Dallas. We ended up riding with the storm to Belton. The storm was already slightly organized … Continue reading

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May 20, 2013 – Day 2 recap

We began the day in Tulsa, OK with a moderate risk from the SPC covering a large area from the OK/TX border into sections of Arkansas and Missouri.  A tornado threat was definitely noticeable as the main focus covered much … Continue reading

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