Karen Politte
EF5
I think Karen was only comparing EASTERN Arkansas to the Panhandle ... terrain-wise, it's similar, with flat, cleared agri land that has expansive views, but of course the chaseable area is smaller, you don't get the wide array of supercells that far east (no LPs, some Gulf-style HPs that are hard to see inside), the season is much shorter (not much after May 15 most years), and there's more haze the later in the season you get.
Those of us who have had a good catch there (Karen's was earlier this month; mine was January 1999 before I left the area) are a little partial to that little strip of plains between unchaseable terrain on either side!
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Well of course. Thanks Kevin for putting it so astutely. There is, obviously, absolutely no point in comparing the Talimena Scenic Drive to Hereford, Texas! It's all relative......just another one of those threads to help pass a boring morning at work.
I would add, however, that I don't think the dryline is an exclusive feature of the Texas Panhandle! :lol: It works its magic no matter where you are......climatological features know no physical boundaries, really - apart from extreme topographical influences on the mesoscale.
K.