12:04 pm CT A Tornado Watch has been issued for most of Oklahoma. This watch is in effect until 7:00 pm this evening. 11:52 am CT The new guidance was issued a few minutes ago. Most of Oklahoma is still in the enhanced area. And a discussion was issued a
Category: Field Notes
I’ve been watching the models for the past couple of days. Today they point to the potential of severe weather in the Tulsa area and most of Oklahoma on Thursday. The convective outlook shows an enhanced coverage area, which includes Tulsa. With a moist and unstable airmass in Oklahoma, weather
I shot this timelapse of the airport showing the fading sunlight during the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017.
I was asked several times today, “Why didn’t you go chasing?”. Well, I did. Kind of. I tracked the storms from the beginning to the end. Here’s the timeline of the two day weather event. Saturday morning I checked the forecast for the day. A slight chance of rain and
Sunday, May 28 I finally gave up around 9:30 last night. Here’s a couple photographs from Saturday. 8:50 pm Yes. Now that the sun has set, storms are beginning to pop around Tulsa. 7:05pm I went out for a little bit, but once the leading storms moved by, we returned
3/29/17 update: Here’s a couple of the photographs from the day. 8:44 pm update: Just got back home. Most of the storms moved to the south of Tulsa. I got rained on a little, but nothing significant. I did get a couple shots at sunset and I’ll post those once
I don’t always find a major storm during a chase. Yesterday was no different. While devastating storms were attacking southwest Oklahoma, I decided to chase a storm north of Tulsa. When it got to me, it was weakening. That’s not always a bad thing. I watched this storm and then had a
It had been a while since I’d been out to just shoot pictures, so I decided to catch the sunset in downtown Tulsa. I thought the sun setting over the BOK center would make a great photograph. I still think so. I consulted the “Photographer’s Ephemeris” to calculate timing of
I’m doing my “lessons learned” thing this morning and I’m okay with the outcome of yesterday’s chase. I did find the storms, even though Mother Nature didn’t fully cooperate; my vehicle did well, even after sitting idle for several months; all of my gear was tested and it all worked;
10:46 pm The warning for Tulsa has been canceled. it’s moving to the east. I think I’m going to call it a night and listen to it rain. Thanks for following me tonight. There’s another round possible this weekend. G’night. 10:28 pm The Tulsa tornado warning has been extended