{"id":26956,"date":"2020-05-16T00:40:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T08:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=26956"},"modified":"2020-10-18T20:53:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T04:53:48","slug":"may-16-2020-roy-new-mexico-supercell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2020\/05\/16\/may-16-2020-roy-new-mexico-supercell\/","title":{"rendered":"May 16, 2020 Roy, New Mexico Supercell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Start: \u00a0Wichita Falls, TX<\/p>\n

Lunch: \u00a0Childress\/Walmart<\/p>\n

End: \u00a0Raton<\/p>\n

574 miles<\/p>\n

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

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 616<\/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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23Z Surface Map<\/p>\n

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We began the day in Wichita Falls, and successfully ignored the tornado risk (5 percent) in the forests in and around extreme northeast Texas. \u00a0Numerous tornadoes were reported near the TX\/AR border area during the afternoon, so perhaps it would have been worthwhile to give that area a shot. \u00a0But, for me, heading into the trees is about as appealing as sweeping the floor and dusting the house. \u00a0Yuck.<\/p>\n

We headed west towards eastern New Mexico and its marginal risk. \u00a0Adequate instability, shear, and daytime sunshine here provided a chance for a pretty high-based supercell. \u00a0Dew points on east winds were close to 50F, which isn’t enough for a good tornado chance, but is good for severe weather. \u00a0We reached Abbott (west of Gladstone) and had to wait a little bit for development. \u00a0The first storm or two went up a bit NW and N of Abbott, and soon we had an organized and rotating storm diving south on the west side of the road from Abbott to Roy! \u00a0 The images below are in mostly chronological order on the chase from Abbott to Roy.<\/p>\n

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