Monthly Archives: May 2018

WKU Storm Chase Day 12

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Gerardo Diaz Jr

We awoke in Colby, KS this morning and had a fairly quick FD as we were looking at a “hurry up and wait” kind of day/set up. The initial target was Woodward, OK. Several models were showing storms firing up … Continue reading →

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WKU Storm Chase Day 11

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Gerardo Diaz Jr

We started our day out in North Platte, Nebraska, wondering what the game plan for the day would be; convective initiation seemed possible across several areas in the Great Plains, but because of our location, the best target appeared to … Continue reading →

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WKU Storm Chase- Day 9

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Isaac Smith

A change in the forecast for today ended up resulting in a change of plans. Yesterday we traveled north to South Dakota to get into place for today’s severe weather threat. However, later model runs yesterday evening and into this morning … Continue reading →

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WKU Storm Chase- Day 8

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Greg Docekal

Today was a day in which options had to be weighed during the morning’s forecast discussion. Storms were expected to take place across the Wyoming region and even slightly to the east and then drift to the north-northeast. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading →

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WKU Storm Chase – Day 7

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Evan Hatter

With the first week in the rear view mirror, the start of the new work week presented a dilemma for the storm chase team. The previous day, we decided to spend the night in Limon, Colorado in order to be … Continue reading →

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WKU Storm Chase Day 6 and First Week Highlights

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Carson Meredith

After the first bust of the storm chase on Saturday, Sunday would prove to be another travel day rather than a chase day. While there were marginal severe weather chances across far southern Texas as well as much of Missouri, … Continue reading →

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WKU Storm Chase Day 5

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Gerardo Diaz Jr

We woke up this morning in Garden City, Kansas to what seemed like the best chasing opportunity of the trip thus far. We had to get a move on as we had a decent distance to cover so we had … Continue reading →

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WKU Storm Chase – Day 4

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Gerardo Diaz Jr

After meeting for a FD at a local coffee shop in Ogallala, NE, the team decided to head south towards Lamar, CO given the set-up for the day. Initiation was expected to develop along the armpit of the lee-low that … Continue reading →

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WKU Storm Chase – Day 3

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Isaac Smith

After spending the previous day travelling north to get in place for the next weather set up, we woke up in Castle Rock, Colorado, which is just south of Denver. The forecast for this day would prove to be fairly … Continue reading →

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WKU Storm Chase- Day 2

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Cait French

We woke up in Amarillo, TX, to a slightly difficult decision. We could track south to Lubbock, TX, and possibly see some storms or we could track north toward Colorado to set up for the next day. After some deliberation, … Continue reading →

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