samuel stone
EF3
So this was actually a satisfying first chase of the year for me, I just got home and really tired so I'll just say a few things and post a couple pics. It was satisfying because my target of Medicine Lodge, KS to Alva, OK was the only spot on the whole dryline in OK or KS (and most of tx i beleive) that produced a storm, plus I only saw 2 other chasers the whole time, and I got some decent structure and scenery out of it. Also it was one of those types of things where right when I thought I was doomed, the last Cu of the evening finally burst through the cap when everything before it had failed.
Left Manhattan at 11am for Medicine Lodge with small hopes, but mostly just to get out there, I liked the dl near the KS/OK border because it looked a little better in the mid levels (cooler 700s,, and i believe stronger) and there had been more sunshine in southern KS than in OK (although that cool air did advect in eventually from SE), and it was closer to home lol. Got to Med Lodge and kept sinkin south to Alva watching shitty Cu die and then finally around 6pm one made it up SW of Med Lodge right in our beloved Red Hills (Joking). Anyways nice structure against setting sun nice scenery, Just a really satisfying LP on a day I thought was lost and everyone else seemed to be further south.
![DSCN4166.JPG DSCN4166.JPG](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/11/11884-b3d2b2b9112aa4b4d5868b46ca4004f6.jpg)
![DSCN4207.JPG DSCN4207.JPG](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/11/11890-47e2842ed76bdbaedcb65ef01169475a.jpg)
Left Manhattan at 11am for Medicine Lodge with small hopes, but mostly just to get out there, I liked the dl near the KS/OK border because it looked a little better in the mid levels (cooler 700s,, and i believe stronger) and there had been more sunshine in southern KS than in OK (although that cool air did advect in eventually from SE), and it was closer to home lol. Got to Med Lodge and kept sinkin south to Alva watching shitty Cu die and then finally around 6pm one made it up SW of Med Lodge right in our beloved Red Hills (Joking). Anyways nice structure against setting sun nice scenery, Just a really satisfying LP on a day I thought was lost and everyone else seemed to be further south.
![DSCN4166.JPG DSCN4166.JPG](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/11/11884-b3d2b2b9112aa4b4d5868b46ca4004f6.jpg)
![DSCN4168.JPG DSCN4168.JPG](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/11/11885-64d51db402c862f1b09f32a64b045433.jpg)
![DSCN4196.JPG DSCN4196.JPG](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/11/11888-12f0acc227bdddf1210f1244b093fdc3.jpg)
![DSCN4206.JPG DSCN4206.JPG](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/11/11889-b5d751abf2cef9787211128e7c1d746c.jpg)
![DSCN4207.JPG DSCN4207.JPG](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/11/11890-47e2842ed76bdbaedcb65ef01169475a.jpg)