MatthewCarman
I was actually thinking of this event. I remembered a big day in Eastern NM for 2006 or 2007. There is a reports thread here at storm track with photographs of this day if my memory serves me right.
Following the Cell north on 206. Caught two tornadoes so far!!!! Bob You disappeared on me this time.
I'm not sure what happened. All I know is, I was headed for the cell moving out of Artesia--could see the dang wall cloud and everything--then suddenly, I saw a radar update that I either missed or else that arrived while I was in the act of hitting the "post reply" button, along with a slew of storm reports I never saw until after the fact, and I looked up, and Shazzam! the storm I was approaching had somehow jumped half a county and was moving off to the north.
Well, of course I barreled after it and caught some action, but I'm tellin' ya, these virtual chases are messing with my head. It didn't help when you got out of the car and started walking south toward Lovington earlier, Kurt. I never saw a man walk so fast--you had to be doing 70. I blinked twice and did a double-take, and by then you had already disappeared over the horizon. I'm thinking I need to find me some really good tranquilizers, because I can feel my sanity slipping.
WELL. . .I DIDN'T STATE RULES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CHASE CASE LIKE I DID WITH THE PRIOR CASES. MAYBE KURT FIGURED IT WAS OK TO USE THE "STAR TREK TELETRANSPORTER" IN THIS CASE. MAYBE HE HAD A FAST BIKE HIDDEN BEHIND A PILE OF TUMBLEWEED IN THE PRAIRIE.
GOOD JOB EVERYONE! THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS. THIS CHASE WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP GOING WITHOUT EVERYONE FIGURING OUT THE DATE. IT WAS ISOLATED TO A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA OF THE S PLAINS. IF YOU WERE WITHIN RANGE, I WILL GIVE YOU THE BENIFIT OF THE DOUBT AND HEREBY AWARD STEAK DINNER. . .
Nah, Kurt distinctly said he was walking. That's what amazed me. A car at that speed, no sweat, but walking? Right where he got out, though, it appears that the storm would probably have come to him, so I think he just wanted to experience it in a more direct way. Actually, I think he was just kidding, and took his own car, so never mind my babbling.
Bob I am leaning more to the south towards Lovington. I guess I am walking
Edit: I can see, from Tatum, the cells to my WSW coming at me. In reality! I am thankful I had my car here. Like I would walk. I think I may move SW a few miles on some back roads out of Tatum.
Okay, wait looking at the map there aren't really any back roads that move SW out of Tatum so I Am going to drift south on 206 toward Lovington. I am watching the tail end charlie get it act together: 22z