{"id":15327,"date":"2016-04-28T00:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=15327"},"modified":"2016-11-28T22:09:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T06:09:35","slug":"april-28-2016-borger-tx-supercell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2016\/04\/28\/april-28-2016-borger-tx-supercell\/","title":{"rendered":"April 28, 2016 Borger, TX, supercell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Start, Pampa, TX; end Pampa, TX; 278 miles; lunch, I forget.<\/p>\n

Low-level moisture was finally coming back northwestward onto the High Plains, and severe weather looked likely in the Texas Panhandle region by late this afternoon. \u00a0By 20Z, SPC had a slight risk for severe and a 5% tornado risk outlined from Stratford to Pampa to Post.<\/p>\n

SPC Day One Convective Outlook (20Z)<\/a><\/p>\n

spc-mesoscale-discussion-485<\/a>\u00a0(TX PH 3 p.m. CDT)<\/p>\n

spc-mesoscale-discussion-487<\/a>\u00a0(TX PH 6:30 p.m. CDT)<\/p>\n

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I targeted the area north of Amarillo, and we were in position to watch a storm with a low base strengthen west of Stinnett. \u00a0 The storm was about halfway between Stinnett and Dumas, and a variety of scuddy lowering and wall clouds teased the ground to our northwest. \u00a0We were forced east by precipitation. \u00a0 Another cell to our southwest caught our attention, and from Borger we dove south to get in front of that one. \u00a0This cell was near Lake Meredith and Fritch, and it was not moving the way that I thought it might. \u00a0By the time we were east of it, maybe 20 miles south of Borger, it was still too far away. \u00a0I thought it might move faster to the east, but it seemed to be moving slowly to the northeast. \u00a0Back to Borger we went, and then to the west side of Borger to get in front of the updraft. \u00a0Finally we got to a hilltop that was not too cluttered with signs and poles and junky buildings, and we had a great view of the northeast side of this beastly updraft! \u00a0The storm was HP, and after maybe ten minutes we had to bail back east through Borger to avoid a beating by hail. \u00a0Thereafter, the storm seemed to weaken and was not as impressive.<\/p>\n

The images below include an old house that we visited on the day prior, the lowering west of Stinnett, and the supercell on the west side of Borger.<\/p>\n

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