WxWatcher007

Kansas has the best dirt.

Nothing will ever replace tropical, but this is

Chaser Report—5/13/21 The day started off with a marginal risk due to lack of confidence in storm coverage and lack of moisture, but sufficient modification of the dry airmass on southerly flow allowed for the ingredients to be present for some high based activity in the central plains. My target was far NW Kansas and after convective initiation in Colorado I began traveling from my target (read: hurry up and wait) location to the KS/NE border. I came across the high based supercell just south of Haigler, NE where it produced a messy, but discernible structure. As the supercell progressed S-SSE, the structure became a little better, with strong inflow developing aloft. It produced hail between 1-1.75” per spotters. I stayed close, but away from hail. Goodland radar was down (LOL) so I used a combination of other radars and visual identification to stay ahead of the supercell. I stayed on it as it “pulsed” and then ended up in strong ground level inflow. Despite being high based, being unable to confirm the strength of the rotation via radar and the approaching hail core pushed me back south to get far enough ahead to feel comfortable given my limited severe chase experience. From there however, I stayed on the storm from a greater distance as daylight faded, catching some great anvil & lightning images. Overall, a great chase on a marginal day.

While I’ve been to the Midwest before to chase, this is my first time doing it with just one other person. I was on that cell today. Definitely some impressive inflow. Great pic and video as always.

I CLEANED UP today. No tornado (maybe a landspout?) but what a chase.

I LOVE hail, but a totaled car takes me out of the hunt lol.

This is WxWatcher007 reporting live from the Midwest... Gosh, it feels good to say that. I'm out in the Midwest this week for Chasecation 2021 and although severe season has been below normal and this week looks marginal at best I am making the most of the trip. Yesterday was actually pretty good as I caught the back end of two storms (road network was decent but not ideal) down in Texas. Hopefully Thursday and Friday can produce something nice in the central plains. I don't need a wedge, but a LP supercell wouldn't hurt lol. Wish me luck!

That's awesome on both counts! You're on the come up!

Glad you’re ok!

@Windspeed got me last season. I’m coming for the crown in 2021

Incredible

When you posted on Friday I said “it’s only downhill from here”

Yeah, good looking cell. Might actually have two circulations there.

I know, right? Kansas has been struggling to produce tornadoes of that quality for years now

Did y’all see the video from the Lewisetta, VA tornado? Wow.

@high risk can explain better but you see a curved hodograph on the left indicating supercell potential and very strong helicity (SRH on the right) in the lowest levels of the atmosphere. Looks like a nice tornado profile if you have the other ingredients (moisture, instability, so on). More on hodographs here: https://www.weather.gov/media/lmk/soo/Hodographs_Wind-Shear.pdf

Cell south of Comer, GA looks like it could get a tor warning if that circulation keeps up. Just a lot of rotation today generally.

Two more tor warnings up in Georgia. One reissued on the earlier cell NE of Athens and one on the previously severe warned storm south of Monticello. Active wx day and the Texas stuff hasn’t popped yet (another subforum I know).

Both warnings dropped.

Mesoscale Discussion 0491 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1203 PM CDT Mon May 03 2021 Areas affected...north central Georgia into northern and central South Carolina Concerning...Tornado Watch 127... Valid 031703Z - 031830Z The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 127 continues. SUMMARY...Threat for isolated tornadoes will persist another couple hours over north central Georgia. Severe threat is expected to develop eastward into northern and central South Carolina this afternoon where another WW will be needed soon. DISCUSSION...Storms continue developing along several east-west oriented boundaries across north central GA where the environment remains favorable for occasional supercells with low-level mesocyclones and isolated tornadoes. The atmosphere is destabilizing from the southwest across central and north central GA into central SC. Low-level hodographs will remain sufficient for supercells with isolated tornadoes as the low-level jet continues to shift northeast through northern GA and into western and central SC while the atmospheres destabilize from the south and west. ..Dial/Grams.. 05/03/2021 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...CAE...GSP...FFC...

New tornado warnings up NE of Athens, GA and SW of Charlotte. Hard to get a read on both cells via radar. GA cell looks good though with a strong couplet.

Hopefully the damage wasn’t too bad. The TDS looked pretty strong at one point before Atlanta proper.

Yeah, definitely a dangerous situation. Missed my family by like 10 miles.