CHASE CASE #2

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Nothing's changed; getting around the SE side of the Amarillo metro area, headed to I-27, where I'll blast south to intercept the cells east of the NM border heading towards the I-27 corridor.
 
Perhaps I should've stayed in Hastings. Heading back south on 281 to hopefully intercept the developing supercell SW of Hastings. If I go fast enough, I might make it there as the storm does, so I will have to look for routes east just before I get to Hastings (maybe I-80 depending on how fast the storm moves).
 
22Z UPDATE

SATELLITE

CONUS: http://i45.tinypic.com/fcn0d3.jpg

MIDWEST: http://i49.tinypic.com/4uwf46.jpg

N PLAINS: http://i45.tinypic.com/iom26f.jpg

RADAR UPDATE

MIDWEST: http://i48.tinypic.com/r2newj.gif

N PLAINS: http://i50.tinypic.com/2agiv0w.gif

S PLAINS: http://i48.tinypic.com/25oxb11.gif

WAYFARING MAP: http://i48.tinypic.com/25oxb11.gif

**TORNADO WARNING UNTIL 2200Z FOR SMITH AND RUSSELL COUNTY, KS. LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED TO REPORT A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 2 MI WEST OF REAMSVILLE, KS AND 3 MI WEST OF WALDO KS. MOVING ENE.

TORNADO WATCH

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK


THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 530 PM UNTIL 1100
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF SALINA KANSAS TO 65
MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF MANHATTAN KANSAS.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION.

DISCUSSION...TORNADIC SUPERCELLS NOW OVER CENTRAL KS WILL CONTINUE
A GENERAL EWD MOTION INTO NORTHEAST KS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
SHEAR AND INSTABILITY REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR A TORNADO THREAT...
MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-70...WITH A GRADUAL EVOLUTION INTO AN
MCS POSSIBLE OVER NERN KS LATER THIS EVENING.
 
TORNADO WARNING

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS REPORTED A TORNADO WARNING FOR DEAF SMITH COUNTY, TX AT 2215Z. AT 2218Z HEREFORD FIRE DEPT. IN HEREFORD TX REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND MOVING TO THE E. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.


-SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED SAME TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR THE TOWN OF DAWN AT 2220Z.
 
Im gonna keep heading southwest on US-60 to intercept the 2 storms SW of AMA. Ill make a firm decision after I get closer on which exact cell I well intercept.

EDIT: I WILL be targeting the North storm with the large tornado. I'm gonna floor it and hope to get there in an hour, hopefully.
 
Im going to race North, and try to catch up near the nebraska-Iowa border if im lucky
 
Off from Pampa (ideally a few hours ago, but I missed a few updates) and toward the developing storms to the NW. I imagine had I seen the updates earlier, I would have taken off toward Dalhart based on visible satellite.
 
I am on the southern most storm in eastern Parmer, County. Looks like I missed the tornado near Hereford, but hopefully this supercell produces as well.

Edit:
WEDGE TORNADO REPORTED 7 MI SW OF HAPPY TX.

That works! Hopefully I was able to stay with the storm as it tracked across Castro County.
 
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2230Z UPDATE

VISIBLE SATELLITE

CONUS: http://i45.tinypic.com/2dairg7.jpg

MIDWEST: http://i45.tinypic.com/jjtyjb.jpg

N PLAINS: http://i49.tinypic.com/5btpux.jpg

RADAR UPDATE

MIDWEST: http://i49.tinypic.com/2w2hq39.gif

N PLAINS:http://i47.tinypic.com/35jkzdk.gif

S PLAINS: http://i49.tinypic.com/micweo.gif

WAYFARING MAP: http://www.wayfaring.com/maps/show/60497

SEVERE WEATHER​

TORNADO WARNINGS FOR HUTCHESON, RANDALL AND SWISHER COUNTIES TEXAS THROUGH 2330Z. WEDGE TORNADO REPORTED 7 MI SW OF HAPPY TX. MOVING NE. TORNADO REPORTED BY NWS IN HUTCHESON CO. NEAR PRINGLE MOVING ENE.

TORNADO WARNING FOR BLAINE COUNTY NEBRASKA. TORNADO REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT 5 MI WEST OF DUNNING NE.
 
Still following the northern panhandle storm near Stratford. The storms to the N in Kansas and now the cell to my S have produced..hoping patience with this cell will yield the same results!
 
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