mrobinson
the link is dead 
Scott Blair
EF1
Jason Politte and I intercepted the fast-moving squall line along I-30 near Greenville, TX. The highlight arrived around 4pm when the sky turned ominously green while a shelf associated with a line echo wave pattern approached from the west. As the line neared, a rain-wrapped meso became noticeable to the northwest with a strong RFD punching around and quickly occluding the area of rotation.
After filming for three minutes, we blasted east on I-30 but were brutally overtaken by the squall. We tried for several miles to pull ahead but to no avail due to hydroplaning and the ~70 m.p.h. winds battering the area. Several structures were reported damaged north of Greenville where we observed the line echo wave pattern and embedded meso. Video capture courtesy of Jason Politte.
Scott Blair
http://www.targetarea.net/
After filming for three minutes, we blasted east on I-30 but were brutally overtaken by the squall. We tried for several miles to pull ahead but to no avail due to hydroplaning and the ~70 m.p.h. winds battering the area. Several structures were reported damaged north of Greenville where we observed the line echo wave pattern and embedded meso. Video capture courtesy of Jason Politte.
Scott Blair
http://www.targetarea.net/
Shane Adams
That scene looks identical to a rain-wrapped meso Matt Sellers and I witnessed NW of Walters, OK on 5-4-01. We watched a feature just like this one, then moved north to pace it. Moments later, a large tornado became visible (already mature) through the wrapping rain curtains. From this picture, the tornado (as was with our 5-4-01 event) would've been in the far left side of the picture, or just off to the left. Since damage was reported, I'm curious if there was a tornado that never revealed itself to you guys.
Jason_Politte
EF2
Yeah, at the time, we were wondering if the rain curtains might part just enough to reveal a tornado, but the mesocyclone was so heavily wrapped, it was just impossible to tell whether or not it was producing.
Jason
http://www.onthefront.ws/
David Drummond
Member
Well it took me a week (or so) but I finally managed to wrangle enough time to get an account of the tornado damage we saw and lots of pictures, and even a short video of the interview with the firefighter, all of which can now be found at:
http://wx5tvs.com/chasephotos/2004/030404p...kercountytx.htm
http://wx5tvs.com/chasephotos/2004/030404p...kercountytx.htm
Bob Schafer
EF5
Wow, excellent job, David. That must have taken quite some effort to get all those images.
Bob
Bob
David Drummond
Member
Yeah I figure we spent a good 5 hours out there looking for stuff. Had to waste a chase day. :wink:
Jeff Snyder
EF5
David,
Great work! I did find it slightly confusing how you labeled the first SPC Day1 and Torn Prob graphics on there, though. You caption them by writing that they are the 1pm outlook. True, they are the 13z Day, which is 1pm UTC/Z time, but I think almost everyone uses 24-hour time when dealing with UTC. The first time I saw it, I thought you meant the 1pm Local time update (which doesn't exist, hehe). OBviously I know what you mean, and technically it is correct, but I just feel it were help clarify things if you either wrote 13Z or 7am CST ...
Jeff
Great work! I did find it slightly confusing how you labeled the first SPC Day1 and Torn Prob graphics on there, though. You caption them by writing that they are the 1pm outlook. True, they are the 13z Day, which is 1pm UTC/Z time, but I think almost everyone uses 24-hour time when dealing with UTC. The first time I saw it, I thought you meant the 1pm Local time update (which doesn't exist, hehe). OBviously I know what you mean, and technically it is correct, but I just feel it were help clarify things if you either wrote 13Z or 7am CST ...
Jeff
David Drummond
Member
David,
Great work! I did find it slightly confusing how you labeled the first SPC Day1 and Torn Prob graphics on there, though. You caption them by writing that they are the 1pm outlook. True, they are the 13z Day, which is 1pm UTC/Z time, but I think almost everyone uses 24-hour time when dealing with UTC. The first time I saw it, I thought you meant the 1pm Local time update (which doesn't exist, hehe). OBviously I know what you mean, and technically it is correct, but I just feel it were help clarify things if you either wrote 13Z or 7am CST ...
Jeff
Thanks for noticing that... I was doing that stuff at 4 am!! :lol: I was seeing 13:00 and thinking 1pm :? I just fixed that! :roll:
Jason A.C. Brock
DEAD LINK FIXED
Sorry about that. Here it is again. If it doesnt work this time use cut and paste. http://www.texhomastormchasers.com/page10.html
I have added alot of stuff to it over the past week as well.
You can also go to http://www.texhomastormchasers.com & clcik the March 4th link on the left hand side of the screen.
Sorry about that. Here it is again. If it doesnt work this time use cut and paste. http://www.texhomastormchasers.com/page10.html
I have added alot of stuff to it over the past week as well.
You can also go to http://www.texhomastormchasers.com & clcik the March 4th link on the left hand side of the screen.
