I really didn’t think we’d get any winter precipitation today. Phil, the groundhog, couldn’t be right. Could he?
Category: Field Notes
The freezing rain began on Friday and the result is both beautiful and a little dangerous. It’s Mother Nature’s way of ringing in the first day of winter. She did a fine job too! The ice accumulation has taken a toll on trees, plants and power lines. PSO has been
I had been reviewing the set-up and potential areas off-and-on through the morning and it looked as though something was going to happen and, as usual, the OKC area was target area. I checked Spotter Network and storm chasers from around the country were getting into position.
I’d shown my co-workers an image with the locations of the dozens of chasers already lining up near OKC. “See this? Someone’s gonna get killed one of these days.” I’ve learned over the years to avoid the traffic jams that have become commonplace when chasing on high risk storm days – for good reason.
I’m usually driving a couple hundred miles to catch a good storm. That wasn’t the case today. Storms moved into Tulsa and I was able to view the development from the comfort of my backyard. It wasn’t like the storm that dropped an F1 on my neighborhood. This time it
I did chase. Sort of. I had looked at the OKC area yesterday and figured it was the most likely area for severe storms, but I also saw the number of chasers in that area. My second choice was to head to the west side of Lake Hudson, just southeast
A tornado watch has been issued for eastern Kansas and it looks like Oklahoma will be under a watch soon. I’m going to load the gear and head to the north. I think we’re still a few hours away, but I need to get into position. Follow me on Twitter
I woke up this morning thinking this is going to be a long day. We do have risks for severe storms today in Oklahoma. The necessary elements are coming together. Last night I spent several hours reviewing model data and finally came to the conclusion that I needed to wait until this
After several hours of watching development through the day, I finally hit the road about 1:30 pm. The target area I’d chosen at 2:20 am was still my preferred target for the chase. That meant that I was 3 1/2 hours away from where I needed to be. I’d hoped
2:20 am The chase day begins early here. I’ve just taken another look at the models for a chase today. With what I’m seeing right now, the target area is around Lindsay, OK, about 3 hours southwest of Tulsa. I’m hoping I won’t have to go that far south. I’m
On May 31, 2013, storms raged through Oklahoma. I chased in Osage County. I didn’t get the worst of the storms, but I did capture a couple great pictures.