It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. A Tale of Two Cities is a great read. But not a great title for a storm chase. But this time, the two cities were Shamrock and Childress. And neither offered much to look at. Chris and I started out in Amarillo, Texas and cruised east toward Shamrock,… Read more →
A great catalogue of shots from the one storm that produced a tornado on Easter Sunday of 2014 across the low rolling plains of Texas.
We were watching this area in the morning on Sunday and highlighted this area as having the highest potential to produce a short-lived quick spin-up of a tornado. We’re glad that it verified. And even happier that it verified without causing damage – that we know of, yet.
This video from Jason Cooley’s youtube channel:
Good morning / afternoon everyone. After taking another look at the latest model runs I’ve crafted a different area for where severe weather will be likely today. Notice that the threat shifted a little farther east and has been expanded. Also the tornado threat has been expanded and shifted east. Right now, the threat for EF-2 or greater tornadoes isn’t… Read more →
Update (4/12/14 2:20): It looks like the threat for severe weather is shifting north as we move through the day.
Here is the latest look at the RAP for the composite reflectivity at 8pm.
Notice most of the convection is north across parts of Iowa.
There is still the threat for severe weather despite the smaller coverage area. Also, there is still the threat for a renegade storm across parts of Kansas.
Good afternoon, everyone. Here is a look at tomorrow’s severe weather potential. I’ll try to get another graphic posted tomorrow morning.
