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
Category: Storm Chasing
I miss Joel. He and Reed made a great team.
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
Three storm chasers lost their lives while chasing storms near Spur, Texas today. Kelley Williamson and Randall Yarnell of Cassville, Missouri and Corbin Jaeger of Peoria, Arizona were killed in the two vehicle accident. It’s being reported that Williamson ran a stop sign, causing the fatal crash. Williamson and Yarnell were
3/25/17, 7:30 am I went to bed around midnight last night to the sound of thunder. It did produce some rain here at the homestead, maybe – maybe – 1/2″, but nothing significant or severe. There are citizen reports of hail in Owasso. As expected, the severe stuff stayed in
3/24/17, 7:15 AM Update There’s not been much of a change, so far. A shift to the east puts Tulsa in the marginal area. SE Oklahoma is the likely target as of now. I’m not considering pulling out of Tulsa until the noontime models are released. There’s a potential for
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
It was a LONG day for sure. I left the house at 12 noon and arrived back home at 12 midnight after covering 554 miles. The tornado watch issued was for SE Colorado, SW Kansas and NW Oklahoma. I decided to venture towards the panhandle. The closer I got to