chionomaniac

Just had a look at the video I took prior to the one above and have screenshot some lightning photos. Can anyone see the possible tornado a full five minutes before we turned the corner and saw it on our right? Photos 3,6&7 Last photo shows nado on the ground

Here is a video yesterday of the lead up and of the tornado which dropped next to us whilst we were under the meso. sorry about the upside down bit - I was holding 2 devices recording at the time whilst trying to ensure that the tornado didn’t cross our path. On another note, when we noticed that the stream had dropped out the computer needed to be reloaded and then chose to reupdate itself at that critical moment with the signal dropping out. We were in an extremely dangerous position where everyone needed all there wits about them as the radar grab shows.

Getting a bit excited now. I leave early tomorrow. I’m cautiously liking the trend in the models with a surface trough building towards the west of the central plains by the weekend. This should allow enough moisture to be sucked up from the GOM. interestingly there is a gfs tornado signature for the first three days happy with that so far

I can’t wait. Do you have a list of preferred model sites and essential chasing sites? I probably know most of them but may have lost a few - such as those giving out real time dew points Cheers.

Getting excited now. Will be great to meet all the other guests. I am looking forward to seeing some great storm structures- anything more will be a bonus. If there is a chance of a lift from DFW then that would be great! This is my second tour - yet to see a tornado - that would be the icing on the cake. Not keen on chasing in hill billies land in Misery lol

I’m hoping for a rinse and repeat a week later!

Would probably accept this as a tour starting point, good dew points, lift, instability, and a bit of shear. Could see a dry line storm on a slight risk day. All for FI fun for now of course

I’ve been keeping an eye on the charts for the start of the tour and too much inter run variability so far to take anything from it. But time to start watching a bit more eagerly

I will take a medium size case alongside a hand luggage case. I haven’t decided whether to take my tripod or buy a cheap one out there. Here is a great beginners guide to supercells and what to look out for if you are lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time!

It will be well worth getting the RadarScope app and having a little play with it. It’s not satellite linked like I think the barons is, but still gives great data about the forming storms.

No. There must be more than one of us lol. But I am the original

Hi all. I mistakenly thought that I was on tour 2, and I had a right panic when I actually read the email from Paul saying that I am on tour 1! Anyway I am all sorted flight wise now and will arrive on the 7th in the evening at 19:53 via Fort Lauderdale. I can’t wait to meet everyone and as far as I am concerned my holiday hasj ust been brought forward by 10 days.

When you think that you are on tour 2 but in reality booked tour 1. Oops what a numpty. Enjoy tour 2 guys, I am moving over to the tour 1 thread lol,

Ok well I am happy to admit I may be wrong over Lehmann if that is the case. I still believe he is brash and uncouth and should know what members of his team were plotting. He still should have faced the media I still find it difficult to believe that this was an isolated incident and that the bowlers weren’t aware that half the ball had been sandpapered. So another question - where did they get the yellow sandpaper from? Did they go to a DIY store in Cape Town after the previous days play as one would expect if they only thought of it at the time? Or did they have it before the tour started? If they did then that suggests more than an isolated incident and planning to cheat even before the tour started. Something just doesn’t feel right...

Look at all the tweets posted by the ex cricketers - those in the game know the real score. I suspect that Bancroft put sugar in his pocket during the ashes tour just in case a supporter offered him a cup of tea as well. LOL about the integrity officers - because it is not as if the team hadn't had time to get their story worked out prior to Sutherland's arrival. Warner was reported to have bragged to the English batsmen at the post ashes get together that they had tampered with the ball in the series. I guess all his Australian team mates where out of earshot when that happened too....