Well, here's my plan, for what it's worth... I think I'll actually head to Duncan leaving Norman around 3"ish". Work commitments keep me here until then, otherwise I'd be bookin' it down south already, but I think that should still be more than enough time to get into place.
Depending on how things set up, either head south on 81 towards Duncan or south on 35 to Ardmore and then await initiation. I can always "bounce" a little south if need be, but I (gas limitations) cannot afford to drive to Waco.
Therefore, and in keeping my eye on those backing winds, I think I'll stick NORTH of the Red River and play the Helicity in southern Oklahoma. I just have a good feeling that we've had, and will continue, abundant sunshine and with perhaps boundaries left over from earlier stuff, plus the enhancement of the surface low approaching and winds backing out of the southeast, any storms that do go up perhaps will have the best low-level rotation potential on the boundary north of the Red River, or at least riding that boundary in close proximity to the Red River.
Good luck for those of you heading south today, but as for me, I think I'll stick to the better helicity and shear vs. marginally better instability. I still think there'll be an upgrade to MOD over SC Oklahoma when we're all said and done. With all this sun, our CAPES should be respectable, and again, I'm not going to get burned and ignore that helicity any more.
Yes, we're "storm" chasers, but I've seen plenty of storms in my day, and if I'm going out, at least I'm going to play it strategically. I'm one of those who do not feel it is improper to recoup your costs if you can sell your footage to the media, and I'll admit that (hey, at least I'm honest :wink: ) and since I work for KOCO-5 I'll need to stay in Oklahoma anyway for coverage of anything that does happen to form, unless it's just a wedgefest down south.
Anyway, long post for such a short statement. :roll:
South-Central Oklahoma it is.
Well, they're still keeping it slight, and I guess I tend to agree due to the overall coverage, but I still think there's a distinct possibility for something to happen within the area of some significant reports.
