05/05/09 Now:Tx

[Zac Goode]

Setting in Throckmorton watching an area to my ssw about 30 miles try and go up and getting stopped buy the strong cap . Betting on a watch soon.

 

[Bill Tabor]

Yep...been sitting in Cisco at the Alsups for some time now. Waiting, watching, monitoring and eating corn nuts. I doubt SPC will pull the trigger on a watch until convection actually breaks out. Right now it is taking their sweet time. Hopefully this lull will end and we'll have a storm soon.

 

[Greg McLaughlin]

I'm on 222 headed to Throckmorton. SPC mesoanalysis page shows LFC continuing to go down around Abeline. I expect a storm to fire somewhere just north and east of there in the next 1-2 hours. With this area being under the exit region of a strong upper jet by 00Z I feel pretty good about storm initiation. The atmosphere down here looks and feels primed for tornadic supercells.

 

[Paul Redmond]

I am in stephenville still heading north debating whether to head west on I20 or wait north of I20 on 281.

 

[Paul Redmond]

have noted that spc has dropped the mod risk due to the strong cap.

 

[Chris Lott]

Moderate risk was dropped but MD is out for that area. Initiation expected in 1-2 hrs. If a storm can fire in that environment and stay on the warm side of the front, look out.

 

[Greg Johnson]

Making our way to Mineral Wells... At last, the sun is visible and we can actually see a bit of convective cloud now just south of Jacksboro. It's only a matter of time. I just hope we get enough daylight, both for development and for viewing!

 

[Andrew Stoller]

A more organized cu field has formed around Albany and towers look to finally be getting through the cap. Looks like a loaded gun that's about to fire!

 

[Jeff Piotrowski]

Now Breckenridge TX

Storm has exploded North side of town inflow tail cloud looks great.

 

[Paul Redmond]

looking west from palopinto the amazing technacolor scud looks pretty pathetic. i guess the cap is still too strong.

 

[Brandon Goforth]

A more organized cu field has formed around Albany and towers look to finally be getting through the cap. Looks like a loaded gun that's about to fire!

Heh! Or maybe not...that cell looks to be weakening just as fast as it developed!!

 

[CZandbergen]

Can someone explain the ground clutter 12mi west of KDYX? It has been there all afternoon. Are there hills of something out there?

 

[Brandon Goforth]

Looks like a new cell trying to go about a county to the west now...we'll see how it compares to the first one...

 

[John Cameron]

Can someone explain the ground clutter 12mi west of KDYX? It has been there all afternoon. Are there hills of something out there?

wind farm? lots of 'em round there

 

[Paul Redmond]

well its beginning too look like i just drove 5 hours for the most pathetic scud i have seen all season. ugh