Chase Case #10

[Jason Branz]

Since the updates have been kinda bang-bang today, would you all still want the reveal tonight, or would you like to stew on it until morning?

 

[Mark Farnik]

Aaack! Whoa, nelly! This case was updated MUCH more frequently than the others to this point...

Jason, it would be great if you could hold off the reveal until late tonight so everyone who was otherwise occupied can get caught up (myself included, lol)

 

[Matt Gingery]

Since the updates have been kinda bang-bang today, would you all still want the reveal tonight, or would you like to stew on it until morning?

I would say tomorrow morning would be best, so everyone that hasn't been able to update has the chance.

 

[Jason Branz]

OK will do...the reveal will happen at 9:30 AM CST tomorrow. Happy chasing!

 

[Jim Tang]

I was planning on moving north today, and there is some beautiful moisture pooling in the OK panhandle, but since storms have already developed in the TX Panhandle, guess I'm not moving north.

Now question is... ctrl panhandle or srn panhandle storms? Southern storm seems more vigorous on satellite and appears to have latched on some type of boundary, but may be more high based. Since I have already twice regretted moving in prior cases, I'll stay in Pampa I guess.

 

[Jeff Duda]

Aww crap, two storms went up right over me or just to my east, so now I have to get east and northeast towards south of Amarillo to stay in front of them.

In reality, I wouldn't just sit there while storms go up over my head so I'd already be in front of them. Let's see what they do.

 

[Matt Gingery]

Thanks for the hard work on the chase case Jason! This case has been a blast.

Any ideas on Chase Case #11 anyone??? Im ready!

 

[Kurt Hulst]

I actually liked the frequency of the updates. I was hoping for the reveal tonight. I guess a lesson in patients is good. Chasing takes patients.

 

[Brian Stertz]

Have decided to head up on the WF as the bases down on these dryline supercells are pretty high...and likely less of a strong tornado threat and more of a jumbo hailbomb threat. I am northbound to Amarillo and then east on I-40 or northeast up Highway 60 to position myself ahead of a strengthening supercell that is very close to the WF boundary. Feel more secure in this decision to move north....especially with an inbound ML jet max moving towards the TX Panhandle this evening. Should be some serious shear to get an established supercell spinning hard...and serious tornado production.

 

[Mike Peregrine]

Deciding I need to follow Mr. Stertz.

 

[Brian Stertz]

Time for some vapor trailing...you take the lead Mike. Think we've got this one nailed !!

 

[Matt Gingery]

I am ahead of some insane action on HWY 70. I have arrived in Paducha Tx. after some aggressive chasing on this side of Plainview. Theoretically I have been chasing a strong tornado or tornadoes. Thats what I hope has happened, my vision will come back to me after the reports come in and I can paint a much better picture. I will stop here in Paducha and grab a high power energy drink, check radar and plan my next attack. I will be in Vernon Tx. within the hour an keep on these cells. This works out great, because I can keep up with the action through Wichita Falls, and head up I-44 through Lawton/OKC/Tulsa all the way home to SGF. The area of my intense chasing has taken place on a route starting around 20z leaving Logan, New Mexico where I managed to get some cool time lapse photography of a LP cell blow up to my immediate north and may have produced briefly, and headed down I-40 veering south on HWY 385 through Hereford around 21z where I intercepted initiating cells and chased that action down through Spring Lake and rode HWY 70 through Plainview/Paducha, and ended up in Vernon Tx at around 22-23z. So, hopefully if my memory is correct, in the morning I will be refreshed by the updates.

I want to keep these cases rolling, this is exactly the stuff we all need to stay sharp this coming season. . .

 

[Mike Peregrine]

Time for some vapor trailing...you take the lead Mike. Think we've got this one nailed !!

Yep! ... In ... the ... bag. Will buy you a big juicy steak in Amarillo when we're done ...

 

[Matt Gingery]

I am amazed that on alot of the soundings from 12z in regards to the amount of deep layer moisture . I would have thought with such a deep layer of moisture, this would have slowed the progress of the dryline during the day. That is why I originally chose to go to Logan, NM. The morning inversion in Central and Eastern New Mexico de-coupled the surface winds from the upper level flow earlier than anticipated, allowing more of an early effect from the dryline. That is one heck of a mid-level short wave trough, and it was very deceiving. No sooner than I headed to Logan, the dryline shot through and faded Td's from the 60's to the 20's and 30's in an hour. With the elimination of the surface inversion across Central NM, the winds aloft were able to penetrate earlier than I thought, and man ole man did that bulge come roaring in around 21z. Chalk that one up for a lesson learned. Not that I missed the boat, but in many cases that could have put me behind the action, and I would have been playing catch up all day.

 

[Dennis Dennison]

Well, I slept in today-I am now looking over everything--its pretty late to start out--My first thought was to head down towards Dallas, Tx. As I said its too late now to go there-so I am heading for Woodward, Ok from Kenesaw, Ne- thats 7 hrs driving, probably 3hrs to hays, Ks--so I am going to say at least there.