This was the last day of Tour 4. We had to get up a bit early in Brownfield to make it back to OKC… [Read More]
Archives for May 2021
May 28, 2021 Let’s Try Eastern New Mexico Again
This entry covers May 27 and May 28. The chase for the 27th was disappointing, as there was an enhanced slight risk and a… [Read More]
May 26, 2021 Liebenthal, Kansas Tornadic Supercell
Start: Perryton, TX/no lunch/End: Hays, KS/643 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 744 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 747 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 749 … [Read More]
May 25, 2021 Northeastern Texas Panhandle Sunset Severe Storm
Start: Lakin, KS/Lunch: Lakin Wagon Wheel Restaurant/End: Perryton, TX/274 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 736 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 739 SPC… [Read More]
May 24, 2021 Western Kansas Supercells
Start: Oakley, KS/lunch: did we have lunch?/End: Lakin, KS/344 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 721 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 723 SPC… [Read More]
May 23, 2021 Eastern Colorado strong storms
Start: Santa Rosa, NM/Quick bite in Trinidad, CO/End: Oakley, KS/653 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 708 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 711… [Read More]
May 18 to May 22 Mid-May Mediocrity
This entry covers a 5-day timeframe, during which we changed over from Tour 3 to Tour 4 in OKC. Unfortunately, none of the… [Read More]
May 17, 2021 Texas Big Country Tornado
Start: Littlefield, TX/lunch: Dickeys BBQ at Seminole/end: Colorado City, TX/254 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 651 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 653… [Read More]
May 16, 2021 Sudan, TX/Earth, TX Supercell and Tornado
Start: Guymon, OK/Braums in Canyon, TX/End: Littlefield, TX/344 miles SPC Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 636 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 638 SPC… [Read More]
May 15, 2021 Baca County Consternation
Start: Guymon, OK/lunch: Guymon Vallarta Mexican/End: Guymon/298 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 622 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 624 SPC Mesoscale Discussion… [Read More]
May 14, 2021 Hasty, Colorado, Supercell
Begin: Oakley, KS/lunch: Farmhouse at Sharon Springs/End: Guymon, OK/480 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 609 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 610 SPC… [Read More]
May 13, 2021 Wheeler to Winona, Kansas supercell
Start: Shamrock, TX/Lunch: Liberal Subway/End: Oakley, KS/556 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 605 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 606 SPC Mesoscale Discussion… [Read More]
May 10 and 11, 2021 South Texas storms
Tour 3 began on May 10th in OKC, and we made a 7-hour drive south to find a severe storm. As it turned out,… [Read More]
May 8, 2021 Red Cloud Dusty Inflow Supercell
Start: Woodward, OK/Lunch: Kinsley KS, Romano’s Pizza/End: Park City, KS/538 miles SPC Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 561 SPC Mesoscale Discussion… [Read More]
May 4 to May 7, 2021 Rather Slow Chase Period
Plains states chasers suffered through a very slow period from the 4th to the 7th of May. Upper flow wasn’t too bad, but low-level… [Read More]