{"id":18984,"date":"2017-05-16T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=18984"},"modified":"2017-11-07T19:59:51","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T03:59:51","slug":"may-16-2017-mclean-tx-and-elk-city-ok-tornadoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2017\/05\/16\/may-16-2017-mclean-tx-and-elk-city-ok-tornadoes\/","title":{"rendered":"May 16, 2017  McLean TX and Elk City OK tornadoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1392_Sayre.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-18997\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1392_Sayre.jpg\" alt=\"170516_1392_Sayre\" width=\"777\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1392_Sayre.jpg 777w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1392_Sayre-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1392_Sayre-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1392_Sayre-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start: \u00a0Woodward, OK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lunch: \u00a0Woodward\/Taco Mayo and Arbys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>End: \u00a0Sayre, OK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>391 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/outlook\/archive\/2017\/day1otlk_20170516_2000.html\">SPC Day One\/20Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-730.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 730<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-731.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 731<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-734.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 734<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-736.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 736<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-740.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 740<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/climo\/reports\/170516_rpts.html\">SPC Storm Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sfcmap-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-18990\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sfcmap-9-127x123.jpg\" alt=\"Sfcmap\" width=\"127\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sfcmap-9-127x123.jpg 127w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sfcmap-9-300x291.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sfcmap-9-768x745.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sfcmap-9-1024x994.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sfcmap-9.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_qI6rRy3dDc\">Video by Tempest guide Chris Gullikson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The severe weather gods smiled on chasers today, and SPC plastered a moderate risk with a 15 percent\/hatched tornado risk area from about Childress, TX, to Buffalo, OK. \u00a0This looked like a day with excellent high-end potential, with perhaps strong, long-lived tornadoes. \u00a0See the SPC discussions linked above for the meteorological details.<\/p>\n<p>Our group began in Woodward, and apparently I was not inclined to budge during the morning as we remained there for lunch. \u00a0Extreme northwestern Oklahoma appeared to be a good place to hang out and wait, but soon after lunch I was eyeing areas to the southwest of Woodward, down towards Pampa, TX. \u00a0Moist surface winds were backing nicely down towards I-40 in the eastern Texas Panhandle compared to those in northwestern Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>It took about 2.5 hours to reach the Pampa area, and by the time that we arrived, strong storm towers were going up. \u00a0One was nearby to our west, near Pampa, and one was to our south by maybe 40 miles, \u00a0between Clarendon and McLean. \u00a0The southern storm was already stronger, and would likely interfere with the inflow into the Pampa cell, so we continued southeast via Lefors to McLean. \u00a0From a high point south of McLean, we could watch the developing supercell to our southwest. \u00a0It was moving our way somewhat slowly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18984 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1378_Pampa.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1378_Pampa-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1378_Pampa-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1378_Pampa-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1378_Pampa-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1378_Pampa.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1380_McClean.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1380_McClean-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1380_McClean-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1380_McClean-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1380_McClean-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1380_McClean.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the storm&#8217;s updraft base approached us near McLean, anvil rain began and became light-moderate in intensity. \u00a0Most chasers were farther south on FM 273, but I was reluctant to venture farther south as that are appeared very vulnerable to large hail. \u00a0And, there were no convenient paved options eastward from 273. \u00a0Since it looked like getting trapped in large hail down to our south was somewhat likely, we stayed put near the McLean exit on I-40 as rain increased and small hail grew larger. \u00a0A funnel cloud emerged from the base to our SSW, perhaps 7 miles distant. \u00a0 As the tornado formed, we had to scoot east along the I-40 frontage road a few miles to escape the hail. \u00a0The tornado was still n progress to our WSW!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-18984 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1695_McLean.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1695_McLean-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1695_McLean-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1695_McLean-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1695_McLean-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1695_McLean.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1698_McLean.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1698_McLean-300x194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1698_McLean-300x194.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1698_McLean-190x123.jpg 190w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1698_McLean-768x496.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1698_McLean.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1700_McLean.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1700_McLean-300x191.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1700_McLean-300x191.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1700_McLean-193x123.jpg 193w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1700_McLean-768x488.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1700_McLean.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1703_McLean.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1703_McLean-300x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1703_McLean-300x167.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1703_McLean-221x123.jpg 221w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1703_McLean-768x427.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1703_McLean.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Again, large hail began to bounce around us, and we drove another mile or two to the east. \u00a0The tornado to our west was becoming weaker and wrapped in rain. \u00a0We had a good look at the storm structure to our west and then northwest from between McLean and Shamrock. \u00a0The supercell continued to move to the northeast and sported some ground-scraping lowerings, but no areas appeared to be immediately ready to become tornadic again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-18984 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1382_McClean.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1382_McClean-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1382_McClean-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1382_McClean-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1382_McClean-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1382_McClean.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1385_Sayre.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1385_Sayre-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1385_Sayre-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1385_Sayre-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1385_Sayre-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1385_Sayre.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389_McClean.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389_McClean-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389_McClean-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389_McClean-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389_McClean-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389_McClean.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389cr_McClean.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389cr_McClean-300x185.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389cr_McClean-300x185.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389cr_McClean-200x123.jpg 200w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389cr_McClean-768x472.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1389cr_McClean.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This &#8220;McLean&#8221; supercell was looking HP-ish and a bit messy (though a little later a rain-wrapped tornado was reported with it). \u00a0A newer &#8220;tail-end&#8221; supercell had gone up to our south, near Wellington, and it was moving to the northeast. \u00a0I decided to target the new storm. \u00a0In order to get into position, we needed to blast east on I-40 and find a south route in front of the base. \u00a0We headed east through Shamrock and Erick, and headed south on 283 from Sayre, OK. \u00a0During this stretch on I-40 we were in a lot of anvil rain, with little to see in the murk to our south. \u00a0The storm looked great on radar, and a tornado was reported with it 10-12 miles east of Lutie, Texas (This is near the OK\/TX state line, about 10-12 miles south of Texola.)<\/p>\n<p>We stopped in a great open area on the west side of Sayre Airport, which is 6 miles south of I-40. \u00a0This afforded a great look at the approaching tornadic supercell.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php 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We headed up to I-40 and then east on 152, and soon we were in rain and then strong north or northwest winds &#8212; something was brewing to our east or southeast it seemed, but heavy rain ruined the visibility. \u00a0We pressed on eastward carefully and finally saw something which looked like something we didn&#8217;t want to tangle with! \u00a0The enhanced images below show what appears to be the edge of a large tornado.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-18984 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400_Sayre.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400_Sayre-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400_Sayre-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400_Sayre-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400_Sayre-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400_Sayre.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400b_Sayre.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400b_Sayre-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400b_Sayre-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400b_Sayre-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400b_Sayre-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/170516_1400b_Sayre.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While viewing this in real time, we weren&#8217;t really sure what was going on, but once the tornado had passed to the north and it was clear to proceed eastward, we saw some evidence of a tornado&#8217;s recent passage through the adjacent fields. \u00a0This tornado continued to the NNE and did damage to southern portions of Elk City, OK. \u00a0We continued east and then north to Canute. \u00a0Our supercell looked wet, a bit messy, and less organized. \u00a0This trend continued as we monitored from I-40, and the chase day was done! \u00a0On the way west on I-40 to Sayre for the night, we saw plenty of emergency lights flashing south of the Interstate at Elk City. \u00a0Part of the town took a bad hit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Start: \u00a0Woodward, OK Lunch: \u00a0Woodward\/Taco Mayo and Arbys End: \u00a0Sayre, OK 391 miles SPC Day One\/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 730 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 731&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2017\/05\/16\/may-16-2017-mclean-tx-and-elk-city-ok-tornadoes\/\">[Read&nbsp;More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68,22,11,18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18984","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-68","7":"category-cumulonimbus","8":"category-supercells","9":"category-tornadoes","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18984"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19336,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18984\/revisions\/19336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}