Ian Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 We're nearing Dodge City. Prob stop around Hays--can run into northern Nebraska in 4 hours or so from there or north of that if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozart Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 can run into northern Nebraska in 4 hours or so from there or north of that if needed. Don't sleep in and get too a late a start on that theory. Classic chaser boo-boo. You'll be 10 minutes behind the tornado every time, no matter where it is. Time gives the gift of flexibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Yeah, we're going to go to Alma Nebraska instead.. knock out another hour + of driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozart Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Yeah, we're going to go to Alma Nebraska instead.. knock out another hour + of driving. Of course you realize you are dooming western Oklahoma to tornadoes tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Of course you realize you are dooming western Oklahoma to tornadoes tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettjrob Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Of course you realize you are dooming western Oklahoma to tornadoes tomorrow. He'd probably have more reason to worry about this if it weren't the case that western Oklahoma's last significant tornado outbreak was in 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettjrob Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 08/00z WRF-NNM says we all get in on the fun tomorrow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozart Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 He'd probably have more reason to worry about this if it weren't the case that western Oklahoma's last significant tornado outbreak was in 2001. He doesn't need a significant outbreak, though. Just one free-standing mothership sitting out on the plains all by itself with a tail hanging down makes the whole trip worthwhile. You've just gotta be in the right place at the right time, and dreams can come true. Been known to happen -- a lone storm can pop that, by all rights, shouldn't be there. No traffic jams, either! It takes some luck. But drive enough miles on enough days and sooner or later, well, you know... http://www.stormchaser.com/tposter.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMIweather Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Good luck tomorrow in NE guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Happy Mothers Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Moisture streaming in.. Last night felt like fall. Feels like storms now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I-29 area of Nebraska? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozart Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 If a Nebraska day it is, bear in mind the more limited road options, esp. west of hwy. 83. This can make it nearly impossible to get back into position on any storm you let slip east of you. Stay two steps ahead of the weather until you know "this is the storm" you want to close on. That stretch of Hwy. 20, stretching E/W up between Bassett and Atkinson, offers a number of N/S options. (I saw two tornadoes on that highway one day back in 1999 -- one out the right window, one out the left. Your mileage may vary.) I note from their morning AFD that North Platte seems to favor east of a Valentine to Broken Bow line for surface-based storms later today. Also, that neighborhood is an easy drive to South Dakota for getting into better position later this evening for Day 2 action. Pay close attention to how the boundaries gel this afternoon. A warm front/dryline intersection seems possible. Storms might well rake a wide area -- it's always nice to be where they initiate, and travel with/ahead of them. Last time I was in Nebraska I found the North Platte Weather Service Office open and hospitable to chasers, and easy to find (at the airport). They gave good advice. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 thx bozart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 We're going to head north on 183 for awhile until we hit our general chase location, then we'll take a peek at what the atmosphere's doing before deciding the next move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 If a Nebraska day it is, bear in mind the more limited road options, esp. west of hwy. 83. This can make it nearly impossible to get back into position on any storm you let slip east of you. Stay two steps ahead of the weather until you know "this is the storm" you want to close on. That stretch of Hwy. 20, stretching E/W up between Bassett and Atkinson, offers a number of N/S options. (I saw two tornadoes on that highway one day back in 1999 -- one out the right window, one out the left. Your mileage may vary.) I note from their morning AFD that North Platte seems to favor east of a Valentine to Broken Bow line for surface-based storms later today. Also, that neighborhood is an easy drive to South Dakota for getting into better position later this evening for Day 2 action. Pay close attention to how the boundaries gel this afternoon. A warm front/dryline intersection seems possible. Storms might well rake a wide area -- it's always nice to be where they initiate, and travel with/ahead of them. Last time I was in Nebraska I found the North Platte Weather Service Office open and hospitable to chasers, and easy to find (at the airport). They gave good advice. Good luck. We aren't technically allowed to open the office to chasers anymore--security reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozart Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 We aren't technically allowed to open the office to chasers anymore--security reasons. Dang. Other offices, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Dang. Other offices, too? I would assume so. All offices are locked down (I heard from guys here that back up what you said--they used to have the doors open 10 years ago--anyone could waltz in) and any visitors need to sign in and be escorted around the building. Plus with the huge increase in chasers over the years--it would be impossible to have open doors to chasers during an outbreak--it would turn into a mess in the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 Got a bit further east to 281... eating lunch and then heading a bit further north. As always, you can track us at www.weatherwarrior.net/TV.html GPS should always be up while on the move, and we'll get the stream going once we see storms popping up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozart Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Looks like a lone towering Cu popping near Bassett, casting a shadow on visible imagery. Don't know if it means anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Starting to get some vertical movement but not much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaser Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Starting to get some vertical movement but not much. I don't see it happening today! Major capping in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Starting to get some vertical movement but not much. Like I mentioned y'day the upper level ridging is not favorable. However, give it another hour or two. There are some echoes showing up over Cherry County. Meanwhile, the dryline is blowing! Even that stuff doesn't look very good at the moment tho and it's probably high-based as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozart Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Tornado watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 all the updrafts are skinny so far, bases getting sheared off the tops. hopefully things are about to get better. we're about in the middle of the box in n neb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Time to start thinking about tomorrow...you guys gonna travel up to I-90 in SD or something like that? I've stayed in Murdo before on chases. The best western and days inn are pretty good there actually. Would be a good spot to look at data tmrw to see where you may want to head (will probably be in SD somewhere). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFanatica Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I love chasing in SD, really like it up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I love chasing in SD, really like it up there. I don't mind it either. Almost hit a free range horse up there once...I think near Mission. Gotta watch out for that stuff up there, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaser Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I love chasing in SD, really like it up there. Agreed, awesome terrain..and chaser convergence is very minimal up in those parts compared to the southern plains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozart Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I missed the Spencer, SD tornado by 10 minutes. Saw the most amazing zits in that anvil, though. How do you guys rate our boys' chances in SD tomorrow? Better set-up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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