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Moore, OK
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Floyd, NM tornado sequence. Estimated start time was 5:18 p.m. and rope out at 5:40 p.m. Photos captured at 5:21, 5:25, 5:31 and 5:38 p.m. this evening. @NWSAlbuquerque
Storm mode in northern Oklahoma later today may get messy, but a few supercells and possibly a tornado or two could occur. This threat may be maximized early in the convective cycle, but also with any storms that favorably interact with an outflow boundary in NE Oklahoma #okwx
I want to apologize for any links/DMs you were sent over the past month. I was hacked after I foolishly clicked on a link in a DM from a broadcast meteorologist.
If we lose touch again, I am active on Instagram @stormchaserq and my backup on here is @danburyweather Sorry again.
Low contrast view of a probable tornado near Hubbell, NE at 7:09 p.m. @NWSHastings
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This is probably the biggest Pacific Jet extension I’ve ever seen in June & it isn’t surprising to see as we discussed several days ago.
Buckle up…
Can’t pinpoint one.
1. Early season was very active, not everyone could get out.
2. Underperforming setups with mass chaser convergence
3. Historically bad blocking pattern during peak season.
4. Lack of supercell structure.
Thru May 31st, my worst season since 2014. 1/2
Today is one of those odd setups where some quirky things could happen. I fully expect a mixture of over performing and under performing storm chase targets, perhaps where many don’t expect it.
May the odds be ever in your favor!
Storms have developed ahead of a pseudo-dryline in northwestern Oklahoma. The downstream environment is moderately unstable, along with backed low-level flow.
A mixture of storm clusters and both right and left moving supercells can be expected, with a non-zero tornado risk.
For tomorrow: You’d typically get excited about strong instability ahead of a surging dryline in Kansas in late May.
However, a disjointed synoptic pattern, seasonably lackluster winds and only 20-25kts of shear suggest storm clusters and perhaps a few transient supercells. 1/2
Seven years ago today, I had a close call with a tornado in northeastern Kansas. A tour group had their vehicles flipped and one group member had serious injuries. I discussed the incident on YouTube and was threatened with legal action a short time later. youtu.be/EN7J6vpd40I
Two target areas I’d look at if I was chasing the NW today. (Couldn’t quite commit to it)
1. Burns, OR. Afternoon CI seems likely, but within an environment of 40s dews. Storm motion W to NW, so unless a storm threads the needle along US-20, storms surge into poor terrain.
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Tonight’s secondary target brought me into eastern Oklahoma. I intercepted this storm on the nose of a remnant MCV near Talihina, OK. Visibility was low through most of the chase due to terrain obstacles.
Now that I’m back home, I finally had some time to edit pics from the past couple of secondary target chases:
Yesterday I opted to chase warm sector supercells. Although I arrived a bit late in the cycle, I chased this high precipitation supercell southwest of San Antonio:
