{"id":24553,"date":"2019-05-07T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T08:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=24553"},"modified":"2019-10-01T21:11:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T05:11:39","slug":"may-7-2019-two-tornadic-supercells-in-the-texas-panhandle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2019\/05\/07\/may-7-2019-two-tornadic-supercells-in-the-texas-panhandle\/","title":{"rendered":"May 7, 2019  Two Tornadic Supercells in the Texas Panhandle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24583\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Start: \u00a0Guymon, OK<\/p>\n<p>Lunch: \u00a0Amarillo (Subway)<\/p>\n<p>End: \u00a0Sayre, OK<\/p>\n<p>447 miles<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/outlook\/archive\/2019\/day1otlk_20190507_2000.html\">SPC Day One (20Z)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-567.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 567<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-569.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 569<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-570.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 570<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-571.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 571<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-572.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 572<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-573.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 573<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-574.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 574<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-575.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 575<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-576.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 576<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-577.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 577<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-578.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 578<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-579.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 579<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/climo\/reports\/190507_rpts.html\">Storm Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19Z and 23Z surface maps:<\/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-24553 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='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-19Z.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-19Z-300x219.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-19Z-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-19Z-168x123.jpg 168w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-19Z-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-19Z-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-19Z.jpg 1120w\" 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='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-23Z.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-23Z-300x206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-23Z-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-23Z-179x123.jpg 179w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-23Z-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-23Z-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sfc-map-23Z.jpg 1100w\" 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>An upper low was over Arizona this chase day, providing very favorable SW flow aloft over the Panhandles. \u00a0Moisture was good but not spectacular. \u00a0A cold front was edging southeastward through the Amarillo area around noon as we arrived for a very quick lunch. \u00a0I was nervous about storms forming near this triple point, near Amarillo, and then riding the front to the northeast and getting undercut by the cool air behind the front. \u00a0Another play was down south on the dry line, and another might be farther northeast (in the northeastern TX PH), where the cold front might not be as strong, and where it might even start drifting back to the north as a warm front later in the day. \u00a0The bottom line forecast-wise for me: \u00a0not a whole lot of certainty as to where the best play was.<\/p>\n<p>We were right on the front at Amarillo right after lunch, and some towers were developing near town. \u00a0Southeast winds were gusting to 30 mph at Amarillo Airport. \u00a0We may as well see what happens around here! \u00a0 We went south of town a tad, and then came up to a healthy updraft that was a little southwest of Bushland (which is just west of Amarillo). \u00a0It organized quickly and was sporting a nice lowering as it neared I-40.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1724_Bushland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24584\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1724_Bushland-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1724_Bushland-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1724_Bushland-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1724_Bushland-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1724_Bushland.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The supercell was moving to the northeast, and was looking more and more tornadic north of I-40. \u00a0I elected to scoot east on I-40 and north on 335 (the northwestern loop around Amarillo) to get in front again. \u00a0The storm may have produced a brief tornado during this time of repositioning. \u00a0We wound up stopping east of the storm base at U.S. 87 and Mobley, near the northern edge of Amarillo.<\/p>\n<p>The storm base\/wall cloud showed strong rotation, and a funnel cloud teased the ground to our west. \u00a0It looked like the storm was about ready to give us a show, but the base drifted off to our north, unable to spin up a tornado. \u00a0And, the storm was getting that undesired cold and wet and ugly look. \u00a0Note the flags in the foreground below (in the view to the west). \u00a0There is a northerly component, so I figure that the storm was behind the cold front at least a little. \u00a0Its chances of producing a tornado were diminishing rapidly, and I had to consider another area.<\/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: 33%;\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-24553 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1726_Amarillo.jpg 800w\" 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='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1728_Amarillo.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1728_Amarillo-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1728_Amarillo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1728_Amarillo-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1728_Amarillo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1728_Amarillo.jpg 800w\" 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='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1730_Amarillo.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1730_Amarillo-300x158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1730_Amarillo-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1730_Amarillo-234x123.jpg 234w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1730_Amarillo-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1730_Amarillo.jpg 800w\" 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='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1732_Amarillo.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1732_Amarillo-300x186.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1732_Amarillo-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1732_Amarillo-199x123.jpg 199w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1732_Amarillo-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_1732_Amarillo.jpg 800w\" 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='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4108_Amarillo.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4108_Amarillo-300x206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4108_Amarillo-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4108_Amarillo-179x123.jpg 179w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4108_Amarillo-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4108_Amarillo.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another supercell was in the works well to our south, on the dry line, southwest of Tulia. \u00a0This was a little more than an hour away, and it would be an easy catch since the storm was moving to the northeast. \u00a0The environment in front of it looked decent for tornadoes, too! \u00a0The other chase option at this point would be to head into the northeastern Texas Panhandle, but I envisioned poor road networks and messy, outflowish HP supercells in that direction. \u00a0As it turned out, an impressive tornadic storm took shape between about Canadian and Laverne towards early evening in that area. \u00a0We headed south towards Tulia.<\/p>\n<p>As we neared Happy and started to learn of tornadoes with the storm near Tulia, it became apparent that we would eventually run into the hail core on I-27. \u00a0We could have plowed south through the rain and hail to quickly near the action area on the south side of the storm, but the radar presentation strongly suggested that that would be ill-advised. \u00a0We scooted east on 146 towards Vigo Park and were afforded a view into the notch area on the northeastern side of the storm. \u00a0The storm looked to be a vicious HP (high precipitation) supercell, and any tornado with it was heavily wrapped in rain and hail. \u00a0(The earlier tornado was reportedly wrapping in rain rather quickly.) \u00a0The views below are to the southwest, showing an impressive low-level inflow band from the north, a menacing lowering, and a heavy veil of precipitation. \u00a0Woe to he and his vehicle in close vicinity to that area&#8230;but it would be thrilling! \u00a0We were some 6-8 miles distant, approximately.<\/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: 33%;\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 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href='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4114_Wayside.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4114_Wayside-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4114_Wayside-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4114_Wayside-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4114_Wayside-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4114_Wayside.jpg 800w\" 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='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4118_Wayside.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4118_Wayside-300x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4118_Wayside-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4118_Wayside-194x123.jpg 194w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4118_Wayside-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4118_Wayside.jpg 800w\" 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='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4119_Wayside.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4119_Wayside-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4119_Wayside-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4119_Wayside-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4119_Wayside-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4119_Wayside.jpg 800w\" 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='https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4120_Wayside.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4120_Wayside-300x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4120_Wayside-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4120_Wayside-208x123.jpg 208w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4120_Wayside-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/190507_4120_Wayside.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the storm neared, the threat of large hail increased a lot, and we had to get out of the way. \u00a0The edge of the Caprock was just to our east, though. \u00a0What does that mean? \u00a0It means that the road network suddenly changes from awesome to awful. \u00a0We had to take 207 north-northeastward through part of Palo Duro Canyon. \u00a0It seemed that the storm was catching up to us during this stretch, as the steep grades and sharp curves don&#8217;t permit much more than 40 mph with the vans! \u00a0Some large stones sprinkled around us. \u00a0Some sounded like golfball-sized. \u00a0We barely got out of the canyon without a problem!<\/p>\n<p>We set up near McLean on I-40 and watched the storm approach again, but it was still a very wet and messy HP. \u00a0It was not looking as good as it was up on the Caprock. \u00a0Several tornadoes reportedly occurred with this supercell on its trek from near Tulia to Vigo Park, and to near Wayside, Hawardwick and Alanreed. \u00a0The tornadoes just were not visible, unless you were practically right next to them, I preume.<\/p>\n<p>Severe storms and tornado warnings continued into the evening towards Erick and Sayre. \u00a0We stayed in Sayre for the night, where power was out in the morning and many fields were flooded. \u00a0This had been quite the weather event!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Start: \u00a0Guymon, OK Lunch: \u00a0Amarillo (Subway) End: \u00a0Sayre, OK 447 miles SPC Day One (20Z) SPC Mesoscale Discussion 567\u00a0 \u00a0SPC Mesoscale Discussion 569 SPC&#8230;&nbsp;<a 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