WxWatcher007

THREE different storms with wall clouds. Driving through hail while another cell with a hook is to the NW. Absolutely nuts.

4 minutes ago, H2O said:

A dirt field is ??????  Weird

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.

3 hours ago, Quincy said:

Chased a high based supercell in far northwestern Kansas this afternoon/evening. 

Quite a bit of wind and hail with this storm. Pronounced inverted-V thermodynamic profiles (71/46 at GLD 01z).

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.

21 minutes ago, Interstate said:

I wonder if it was  WxWatcher007's trunk we saw with the gas for sale?

7 minutes ago, vastateofmind said:

Yeah, @WxWatcher007 -- go to "HAIL!"

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! 

17 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Officially fully vaccinated today (two weeks after second dose) and it is my last day of classes as a junior at UVA! Time flies...

Also super excited to let ya'll know that I'll interning with Accuweather over the summer. Getting all kinds of weather journalism experience... it really is the passion of people here that has kept me so enthused about the weather. 

That's awesome on both counts! 

You're on the come up! 

Just now, wxdude64 said:

So, just got power back here, I had a 66 mph gust on the weather station and have 4 trees down on my property. Two missed the house by 10 feet and are laying in front yard. That was most impressive. Between 2:45- 2:50 pm. 

Glad you’re ok!

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

Incredible 

11 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said:

Maybe not.

Anyone following @andyhb on Twitter knows the situation.

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

3 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Possible TDS just SE of walkersville

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

Just now, WinterWxLuvr said:

Likely a tornado lol

I know, right? 

Kansas has been struggling to produce tornadoes of that quality for years now

3 minutes ago, yoda said:

I saw the report in Northumberland County... but not the video

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

18 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

That velocity/storm presentation looks legit. Someone on a forum I follow was nerding out about this wind profile, can’t read ‘em myself but maybe others could translate.

@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. 

4 minutes ago, Wmsptwx said:

Tds is gone, looked weaker...never had PDS attached to it.

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