{"id":16101,"date":"2016-05-30T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=16101"},"modified":"2017-01-02T21:29:02","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T05:29:02","slug":"may-30-2016-marathon-drive-to-u-s-90-for-alpine-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2016\/05\/30\/may-30-2016-marathon-drive-to-u-s-90-for-alpine-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"May 30, 2016 Marathon Drive to U.S. 90 for Alpine Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Start\/Lubbock, TX<\/p>\n

End\/Alpine<\/p>\n

449 miles<\/p>\n

Lunch at Dickey’s BBQ in Seminole<\/p>\n

SPC Day One 20Z<\/a><\/p>\n

spc-mesoscale-discussion-791<\/a>\u00a0 sw TX\/2:28p.m.<\/p>\n

SPC storm reports<\/a><\/p>\n

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This was another chase day with relatively dim hopes. \u00a0SPC had a slight risk along a cold front up in the Central Plains. \u00a0Much of the Southern Plains’ lower atmosphere had been overturned by morning convection, so severe prospects during the afternoon and evening were along and south of an outflow boundary that was approaching Mexico. \u00a0Yuck. \u00a0There was enough instability and shear to require an upgrade to slight risk in southwest TX on the SPC 20Z outlook. \u00a0That is where we were headed — to the ends of the earth south of I-10, south of Sanderson. \u00a0From Marathon we continued south to some strong storms near the river and the Big Bend mountains. \u00a0This activity was undercut and ugly when we got close. \u00a0Some good air was still around to our northwest, so we headed back up to Marathon. \u00a0We stopped just short of the town to watch a rain blob descend from a strong storm, and later were in a pretty good spot east of Alpine to watch an electric storm with some structure as it moved along to our north. \u00a0Pretty good, that is, if you enjoy utility wire photography.<\/p>\n

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