Virtual Chase Thread 2012

[Purplepixii]

I'm sitting at Yates Center,

I'm sitting on my sofa watching "Weather Weenies" and chuckling at the name!

[Nick F]

Always amusing listening to the audio on the feeds too, particularly the Weenies.

[matty40s]

all the chasers see to have taken the weather predictions as read, only verne Karlson seens to be looking at the flow and build up.

I think the action is going to be slightly North of the original warnings.

edit, to add, look at vernes stream now

oh yes

Edited April 27, 2012 by matty40s

[Nick F]

I think storms will build further south in next hour or so from the current warned cells north of Wichita, the latest satellite seems promising with agitated cu field down towards SE Kansas and here we have higher CAPE too, just need to break the cap:

[Cloud]

I was watching the weather weenies too. The set up never looked that convincing as the GFS and NAM were not in agreement.

Edited April 28, 2012 by nzstorm

[Nick F]

Was bit of a bustola crapola for SPC (again) - I gave up early on the virtual chase as the new storms forming were obviously struggling and the established storms morth of Witchita were drifting NE into less juicier air north of the warm sector.

5% tornado probs down Witchita Falls, TX way today - not sure if this will be worth the trip - but may turn out more productive than Friday!

http://www.spc.noaa....k/day1otlk.html

Wind shear looks fairly decent, as does CAPE (approaching 3000 j/kg)

- but initiation will likely be along the cold front, so could easily turn messy, really to do need a discrete supercell early on to take advantage of the favorable shear and backed flow.

[Dorsetbred]

Are we chasing today, I think I might begin in Omaha, with breakfast

[Paul Sherman]

Today is a very tough Forecast Quentin.

Not my favourite type of Set-Up and have chased Countless of these Wind Driven Moderate Risk Events and strangely in Eastern Nebraska as well, Pot Luck on getting an Embedded Rain Wrapped Tornado I would have thought but the gusters and shelfs should be pretty

[stevofunnelcl]

Been watching the 'weenies'-

Well for a moderate risk day, not too many chasers on ChaserTV Wall, still only 4pm

[Purplepixii]

Cool images coming from MajorLeagueStorms.com at the mo!

[Paul Sherman]

Liking SE South Dakota today for some Photogenic Tornadoes.

The only thing stopping this from being a Moderate Risk is the Upper Support is just too far North of the Action, Would still expect a few Eastwards Moving Supercells riding along the front from the Triple Point before the Cold Front catches up and sweeps everything South Eastwards into an MCS This Evening.

Paul S

[Tom Lynch]

I think that I will sit myself somewhere in or around Winner SD - I remember having one of the nicest BBQ beef 12" Subway in Valentine NE. yummy yum... Valentine is a pretty town i seem to also remember all the houses were timber and all painted in a valentine theme reds & whites if my memory serves me well on this day some years back Paul & Ian had the drive of their lives to meet up with us in Murdo SD

Tom

[Dorsetbred]

I would think IF we are going anywhere then IO & MI is the place to be

Edited May 5, 2012 by Dorsetbred

[Tom Lynch]

Whilst sat watching Diary of a Whimpy Kid, Kung Foo Panda and the last bit of BGT I decided to keep the laptop next to me and kept glancing at Vis Sat & IR - Didnt go anywhere near radar at all. I kind of enjoyed myself too.

Here are few shots from last night.

Tower going up see the shadow it created

Edited May 6, 2012 by Tom Lynch

[Dorsetbred]

Anybody chasing tonight?

I'm at yates centre about to go NE towards Kansas City for some thundery activity

[Tom Lynch]

Anybody chasing tonight?

I'm at yates centre about to go NE towards Kansas City for some thundery activity

How about PARSONS CITY Kansas

Tom

[Dorsetbred]

How about PARSONS CITY Kansas

Tom

Nice try Tom, but as I was driving up 50, I ran into the tornado that Olathe

[Dorsetbred]

I think today we begin at Abilene and wait, there's a reported cold front likely to stall in the area, so opportunity is looking good. Already severe thunderstorms reported.

[Tom Lynch]

Ok well having flown down in a copter I could be in Texas.

[Tom Lynch]

12 later , if correct

[Tom Lynch]

<p>Nice out flow heading towards Junction Texas

[Dorsetbred]

On my way to San Angelo & then a quick re-appraise to see if Sonoma is a good bet. Junction is looking a good call, as is the mexican border

Edited May 7, 2012 by Dorsetbred

[Tom Lynch]

Took my eye off the ball was looking at Junction and didnt see action developing around Midland until too late

Edited May 7, 2012 by Tom Lynch

[Tom Lynch]

On road from Junction to Fredericksburg at the moment

[Coast]

Just found this video taken on CCTV from inside the school bus that was destroyed in the Henryville, Indiana tornado back on March 2nd 2012.

http://youtu.be/Wsx-iIE5Ch4