WxWatcher007

It takes all that just for BDR to be +.3°. Weird month.

A lot of flash flood warnings up too. Rates approaching 3”/hr in spots.

In your experience, how often does a multi-day setup produce consecutive high end days?

It’s incredibly impressive on radar. Thankfully NW of the municipal center.

Backyard was finally dry enough to get the first mow in. Beautiful day outside.

High risk of excessive rainfall added by the WPC for part of OK.

Just a wild day out there

Another big day possible tomorrow.

Thanks for sharing. Glad you’re ok.

Imagine being on this flight… Really wish I could be out there but gotta remain patient for tropical season.

Big dog for sure…hope there are no fatalities

Hard to say just how loaded the potential is this season. It’s not just the thermal environment, which is off the charts. It’s the rapidly developing Nina and orientation of the SSTAs. Hard to see significant limiting factors at this time.

Parakeets in southern Connecticut thriving in January and barely hanging on in late April

First lemon

Preseason is here!

I need my backyard to dry to mow. It’s a bog.

Loved the wx today. Looking forward to next week. Can’t believe May is right around the corner.

Can you imagine how this place would be hopping with a mod risk derecho or hurricane strike? Pages and pages of unbridled excitement and extreme concern.

Just give me one enhanced day here and one lightning storm of yore. It’s hard to have expectations around here.

Definitely something to watch. We’ll see what happens. In the meantime, I wonder if we’ll pick back up in the preseason TC genesis department this year.

Hell of a lot better than talking about “latitude” events and why perfect track winter coastals are dumping 4” of rain imby.

Haha far from a pro but I’ve done it a few times! I’ve never done solo but it may be possible. I think if I were to do solo I’d only have a predetermined zone I’d be willing to drive in—say staying in the front range of Colorado through central Kansas and bouncing around the zone depending on the severe wx outlook. During my trips I had at least one other person willing to drive, and we literally traveled thousands of miles each trip over the course of 7-10 days. One time we went from San Antonio to Corpus Christi to Amarillo in one day. That’s a lot to ask of one person. Expect to spend between $100-150 each night for a decent hotel. Gas isn’t terrible if you have an efficient car. Rental car with insurance (and always get the full insurance in case of getting totaled by hail lol) isn’t awful as well but check around to get the cheapest price. Don’t forget to factor in food. Each of my trips cost at least $1k. Being in multiple cities alone is worth the cost IMO. That’s all doable. The biggest challenge with a solo trip imo is the logistics when you’re actually in chase mode. Driving and tracking a supercell that could split, spawn a tornado, or throw out big hail far from the “center” sounds dicey. If you did do it, I’d recommend keeping even greater distance and ALWAYS being prepared to move to a safer location. If you question in the slightest whether you’re safe, move immediately. Other than that, hell of a thrill and amazing to travel the country. I’d try chasing again this year, but I think the tropics will have me busy this summer/fall.