Chase Case 7

Updates

I'm going to put a 0030Z intermediate update and the 01Z update together, but in order:

*The current chase time is approximately 0030Z*​

You got a radar image out of KLNX:
KLNX 0030Z

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 724 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MEADE...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MEADE...
FOWLER...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 719 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 1 MILE EAST OF JENNINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
NORCATUR

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN BEAVER COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA
NORTHERN LIPSCOMB COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 720 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ELMWOOD...OR ABOUT 21 MILES NORTH OF LIPSCOMB...MOVING
NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOWLES...
ELMWOOD...
BEAVER...
SLAPOUT...
FORGAN...

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL SHERMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTH CENTRAL WALLACE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 715 PM MDT

* AT 614 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO 20 MILES SOUTH OF GOODLAND...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF
SHARON SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GOODLAND AROUND 645 PM MDT...

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 741 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GOODWELL...
OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUYMON...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GUYMON...
GOODWELL...
OPTIMA...

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN KEITH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
SOUTHWESTERN ARTHUR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 730 PM MDT

* AT 636 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR EAGLE GULCH
CAMPGROUND...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTH OF BIG SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH
AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL NORTHWEST KEITH COUNTY...ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF LAKE
MCCONAUGHY THROUGH 715 PM MDT
RURAL SOUTHWESTERN ARTHUR COUNTY THROUGH 730 PM MDT

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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHERN LIPSCOMB AND EASTERN BEAVER COUNTIES...

AT 720 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT WERE TRACKING TWO TORNADOES. THESE TORNADOES WERE
LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF BOOKER...OR ABOUT 21 MILES NORTH OF
LIPSCOMB...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

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Warning updates/reports:
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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHERN LIPSCOMB AND EASTERN BEAVER COUNTIES...

AT 737 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5
MILES EAST OF ELMWOOD...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BEAVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED TO BE
VERY LARGE AND PRODUCING DEBRIS. RESIDENTS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM
NEED TO TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR WESTERN
CHERRY COUNTY...

AT 626 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 20 AND
IRWIN ROAD...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GORDON...MOVING NORTH AT
35 MPH.

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The summary of this time is that tornadoes are now rampant. The severe thunderstorm warnings are all being replaced with tornado warnings and multiple storms are producing tornadoes, some large and destructive, and some storms are even producing multiple tornadoes. The 01Z update now follows in the next post.
 
Final update

01Z Update​

Even though this event continued well beyond 01Z, I will make this the final update, and then reveal the day along with 02Z data together this afternoon/early evening.

Regional radar:
Southern Plains
Central Plains
Northern Plains
Mid-Mississippi valley

Surface:
Southern Plains
Central Plains
Upper Midwest
Mid-Mississippi valley

You got a GR2 image out of KGLD:
KGLD 01Z

Later, at 0130Z, you got a GR2 image out of KLNX:
KLNX 0130Z

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Warnings:
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL CHASE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
CENTRAL PERKINS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRANT...

* UNTIL 745 PM MDT

* AT 651 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES SOUTH
OF GRANT...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF IMPERIAL...MOVING NORTH
AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GRANT BY 725 PM MDT...
9 MILES WEST OF MADRID BY 730 PM MDT...
WILD HORSE SPRING BY 735 PM MDT...

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GRAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 745 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GROOM...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS I-40 NEAR MILE MARKER 110.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEFORS...

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 745 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTH
OF THE HAGGARD ELEV...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF FOWLER...MOVING NORTH
AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THE HAGGARD ELEV...
ENSIGN...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 730 PM MDT

* AT 644 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 17
MILES SOUTH OF HORACE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF COOLIDGE...
MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HORACE AND TRIBUNE AROUND 705 PM MDT...

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 123.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN DUNDY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
SOUTHWESTERN HITCHCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT (715 PM MDT)

* AT 744 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BEARDSLEY...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BENKELMAN...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MAX AROUND 705 PM MDT...
7 MILES WEST OF STRATTON NE AROUND 810 PM CDT...

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN SHERMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT (815 PM MDT)

* AT 708 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO 24 MILES SOUTH OF BIRD CITY...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF GOODLAND...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BIRD CITY AROUND 905 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 34.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GARDEN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...
WESTERN ARTHUR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 745 PM MDT

* AT 706 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF BOURQUIM HILL...OR ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ARTHUR...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BOURQUIM HILL IN RURAL WESTERN ARTHUR BY 715 PM MDT...

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 802 PM CDT...STORM CHASERS AND WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A
TORNADO 5 MILES EAST OF MONTEZUMA....MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOWELL...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF WESTERN FORD COUNTY.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN WHEELER COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 819 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES WEST OF
LELA...NEAR MCLEAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WHEELER...
KELLERVILLE...
LELA...
TWITTY...
NEW MOBEETIE...

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Warning updates/reports:
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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
SHERMAN COUNTY...

AT 649 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODLAND...MOVING NORTH AT
20 MPH.

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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
GREELEY COUNTY...

AT 703 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HORACE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TRIBUNE...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
GRAY COUNTY...

AT 819 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
MCLEAN...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. THIS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MCLEAN
PERSONS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND IN MCLEAN SHOULD SEEK IMMEDIATE
SHELTER!

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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY...

AT 749 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF THE HAGGARD ELEV...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FOWLER...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CHASE AND CENTRAL PERKINS COUNTIES...

AT 711 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED MULTIPLE
TORANADOES NEAR THE CHASE AND PERKINS COUNTY LINE. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 61 MILE MARKER 60...OR ABOUT 9
MILES SOUTH OF GRANT...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR EXTREME
EAST CENTRAL GARDEN AND WESTERN ARTHUR COUNTIES...

AT 711 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOURQUIM HILL...OR ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF
ARTHUR...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

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Probably got one tornado in Wallace/Sherman Co, KS but I'm not too happy since a few mistakes made me race with time, should have moved north earlier of stay where I was and head for DDC area storms once the fired up.
 
Sproingity-sproing-sproing, Tigger Dance! O happy day! O rapture, O jubilation! I've transitioned from banging my head on the steering wheel to chasing wedges, and my tears have turned to joy. Yeah, baby!

Now that my need for tornado gratification has been filled, I'm curious to see the stats for this event. It was obviously one hell of a day out on the Plains, and a virtual tornado chucking large virtual debris probably wasn't a good thing in real life.
 
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I watched this event from my computer and I will never forget this day. I think there was hundreds of people viewing the NOW thread when this event was ongoing. I have a summary I will post after Jeff posts the date.
 
Results

A final tornado watch was issued for portions of SW TX and SE NM, and the following warning text may further give this day away:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...
NORTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO...

* UNTIL 900 PM MDT...

* AT 757 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO 1 MILE SOUTH OF
HOLLY. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HARTMAN...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF COOLIDGE...AND WAS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA
COUNTY...AROUND HOLLY.

I am, of course, referring to March 28, 2007. Many large, damaging tornadoes this day and many people, including Mike H., who saw the Grant, NE wedge, hit it big on this day. Feel free to share stories, accounts, images etc.

I would like to thank all of those of you who participated in the first virtual chase case I directed. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did making it. I may look into doing another one soon that is less well known so there aren't so many people telling me they know what day it is before anything happens!
 
Thanks a lot for putting this together Jeff! You did an awesome job! I did recognize the date early on, but still looked at all of the data and tried to forecast as if I did not know the date (ended up in Meade, KS). Thanks once again for putting all of this together.
 
March 28, 2007. This was a historic event and one I will never forget as I watched
from my computer with many others the event unfold. North, Carolina
was the first to see severe weather as storms moved through the Rocky Mount area
producing Baseball sized hail destroying windshields on vehicles at the mall. Many storms
in NC produced hail Golf ball size. South Dakota had an impressive storm between the
black hills and the badlands that showed strong rotation and a hook on radar.
A TVS was also present and incredible G2G shear but no tornado or
funnel cloud was reported. Around 5:15 PM a tornado warning was issued
for the storm by Plainview and the storm had a DBZ of 68. Near Silverton
the storm took on a NE track and a tornado was reported on the ground 10 miles SW
of Silverton. Silverton was spared.

Many supper cells formed from TX to NE. 80 tornadoes
would be reported from Texas to Nebraska (2 near NE/SD line) with 2 brief tornadoes
reported in central IL. An EF2 tornado came within one mile of Bird City, Kansas.
Power flashes was reported and this tornado was constantly back lit by lightning.
Mark Farnick due to debree blocking the highway was forced to move north back into
the path of this tornado. He took shelter in a house as the tornado came very close to
his area if not over the house he was in. He hid under a table and made it out fine.
Benkleman, Nebraska was hit by a tornado possibly from the same storm that moved through
Bird City, Kansas. Mike Hollingshead would see a large nighttime tornado near
Grant and Oggallala, Nebraska. A large wedge tornado may have moved through Holly, Colorado.
Some of the tornadoes in Kansas were possibly on the ground for over an hour.

2.75" hail damaged many windshields in Amarillo and Softball sized
hail (4.50") was reported in Pantex. 4.25" hail was reported in Dundy County, Nebraska.
A 87 MPH wind gust was reported in Carson County, Texas
and a 127 MPH wind gust was reported 1 mile east of McLean in Gray, Texas. The gust
was possibly associated with a tornado. A 90 MPH wind gust was reported 8 miles NE of
Ogallala, Nebraska. 4 people lost their lives and 2 people were injured from the tornadoes.
There is a total of 298 severe weather reports for this day.
 
Happy to report that I got at least one tornado near Montezuma, KS, and maybe a second one, as well.

A virtual chase like this one is sure and educational experience, and I also thank you very much Jeff, for your effort in putting it all together.

Obviously, the TX panhandle was the very best place to be for this event. I chose to cruise southern KS, as I was convinced this was where the better shear and moisture was.

For those of you who chose TX as your "battle zone", congratulations to all. I would like to ask you, however, what it was that convinced you this is where the action would be. Was it the sharp dryline, tongue of steeper lapse rates over the panhandle or the jet streak exit region accompanying the trough base? Or maybe it was all the above.

More discussion and input about this event would be very welcome. While I don't expect anyone to reveal their "secrets", I always jump at the chance to learn from others.

Cheers,

John Hudson
VE4 JTH
 
This was a great day! My avatar was the tornado south of Clarendon that I got, better known as the Brice tornado.
 
Yeah I recognized this day and withdrew from the chase. The "Holly Day" as us CO chasers remember it. I am however a little discouraged with my virtual chase up to the point where I recognized the date because I was a little too far E. I'd like to think I could've made it back W in time for some action in SW Kansas but definitely would've missed Holly. Great day to pick! Congrats to all the others in the TX panhandle, that was the place to be. Thanks Jeff for putting this together!
 
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