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WKU Storm Chase Day 8
It was a long day of chasing today as our team ventured north into eastern Colorado in hopes of seeing storms with better visibility. The smoke coming from the wildfires in Mexico had been impeding our vision, and the storm … Continue reading
WKU Storm Chase- Day 9
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
Posted in Kentucky Weather
Tagged Colorado, nebraska, Storm Chase
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WKU Storm Chase- Day 8
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
Posted in U.S. Weather
Tagged Black Hills, South Dakota, Storm Chase
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WKU Storm Chase – Day 3
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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Tagged Colorado, nebraska, severe weather, Storm Chase
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WKU Storm Chase – Day 1
After a long day of travel out to Hays, Kansas, Tuesday was our first real opportunity for chasing storms. After looking a the data the night before, it was clear that the only real opportunity to see storms would be … Continue reading
Posted in U.S. Weather
Tagged new mexico, severe weather, Storm Chase, Texas
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WKU Storm Chase 2016 – Day 13
Before our morning forecast discussion, Flavia Moraes presented her thesis defense on mesoscale convective complexes in southern Brazil (Figure 1). She did a fantastic job presenting incredibly interesting research on how these complexes form and what conditions they form under; … Continue reading
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Tagged funnel, Kansas, nebraska, severe weather, Storm Chase, tornado, wall cloud
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WKU Storm Chase 2016 – Day 12
Models indicated this morning that a much deeper surface low would coalesce by the afternoon as a shortwave ejected northeastward along an upper-level trough. This low would be the deepest and most organized of the trip, and as a result … Continue reading
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Tagged Kansas, severe weather, Storm Chase, tornado
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WKU Storm Chase 2016 – Day 11
Much weaker low pressure and the presence of much weaker and more diffuse boundaries meant today would likely be a slow day for storms across our target region, although instability and mid-level shear would be enough to support supercell development … Continue reading
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Tagged Kansas, severe weather, Storm Chase, tornado
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WKU Storm Chase 2016 – Day 10
Words cannot describe the feelings I experienced today. I could say I was awe-inspired, and it would not be enough. I could say I was terrified, and it would not be enough. I could say I was exhilarated, and it … Continue reading
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Tagged dodge city, Kansas, severe weather, Storm Chase, tornado
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WKU Storm Chase 2016 – Day 9
Morning observations identified a weak surface low over the extreme western Oklahoma Panhandle as a result of a shortwave trough rotating through the region that would provide some convergence and an anchor for the dryline draped in a southwest-northeast fashion … Continue reading
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Tagged Kansas, nebraska, Oklahoma, severe weather, Storm Chase, Texas, tornado
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