{"id":26930,"date":"2020-05-14T00:09:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T08:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=26930"},"modified":"2020-10-18T20:57:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T04:57:00","slug":"may-14-2020-northwestern-oklahoma-supercell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2020\/05\/14\/may-14-2020-northwestern-oklahoma-supercell\/","title":{"rendered":"May 14, 2020 Northwestern Oklahoma Supercell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Start: \u00a0Woodward, OK<\/p>\n

Lunch: Waynoka, OK\/Miss Jamie’s Malt Shop and Pizzeria<\/p>\n

End: \u00a0Clinton, OK<\/p>\n

about 350 miles<\/p>\n

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

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 581<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0SPC Mesoscale Discussion 586<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 588<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0SPC Mesoscale Discussion 590<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 591<\/a><\/p>\n

Storm Reports<\/a><\/p>\n

Video and time-lapse<\/a> by TT guide Bob Conzemius<\/p>\n

Bob’s chase account<\/a><\/p>\n

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Surface map 23Z<\/p>\n

Video and time-lapse video<\/a> by Tempest guide Bob Conzemius<\/p>\n

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SPC favored eastern Kansas today as far as tornado threat, with a 5% area from Emporia eastward. \u00a0We were starting the day in Woodward a little earlier than normal in order to get ourselves into eastern Kansas in time. \u00a0After an hour or two of driving and looking at the weather data, I elected to blow off the Kansas play. \u00a0There was also a risk of severe back where we started the day, around Woodward. \u00a0SPC added a slight risk there with the 1630Z update. \u00a0And, I just was not seeing enough good things shaping up in eastern Kansas to warrant the much longer drive. \u00a0Since the next day was looking like a northwest Texas day, it made the decision to stay in northwest Oklahoma a lot easier. \u00a0We turned around when we got to Cherokee. \u00a0 (A relatively low-end and brief tornado did eventuate near Council Grove, KS, around sunset.).<\/p>\n

So, we had quite a bit of time to kill in northwestern Oklahoma, as the good stuff would probably not occur until close to sunset. \u00a0We first headed towards the eastern OK Panhandle, as at least one model (the NAMNEST) was showing a big supercell tracking eastward out of the western OK Panhandle by late afternoon. \u00a0That scenario looked a lot less likely by around 5-6 p.m., and I decided to drift south from about Slapout into the northeastern Texas Panhandle. \u00a0Some puny cumulus were bubbling near Higgins, but could not get strong. \u00a0Finally, a decent one developed to our ENE a ways, and we scooted eastward on Highway 60 towards Seiling, OK.<\/p>\n

This storm was rather robust and slow-moving, and we got just south of it around sunset. \u00a0 At dusk, a prominent and sculpted lowering\/storm base was not too far northeast of Seiling. \u00a0This was good stuff and it made the decision to stay in Oklahoma a good one!<\/p>\n

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