jamie wrote: Mon 06/05/2019 19:47
So a united sale started today and i couldn't resist buying some tickets at $1389, so I depart on the 18th and return 28th May, in and out of Dallas. The first leg is a bit nasty going AKL-SFO-DEN-DFW but return is much better with DFW-SFO-AKL.
Hopefully an active May.
An active week this week. Watched some of the live storm chasing this morning, some brief tornadoes.
I had a few friends from Kansas frustrated yesterday after they travelled to Texas for the perceived risk. It seems Kansas decided to have a "Here, hold my beer" day. I can't help but wonder if that had an effect at the dramatic increase in warning in Kansas today.
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tgsnoopy wrote: Tue 07/05/2019 19:23
I had a few friends from Kansas frustrated yesterday after they travelled to Texas for the perceived risk. It seems Kansas decided to have a "Here, hold my beer" day. I can't help but wonder if that had an effect at the dramatic increase in warning in Kansas today.
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They should be well positioned for today's set up then
Further north it looks like the lack of capping has lead to earlier and more widespread and messy storms. TX Panhandle is the place to be right now, but further down the dryline could produce the magic later in the evening
Am arriving into Denver on Friday for what's hopefully a continued good season.
Slow start for us I think, getting a national park or two out of the way first up. Activity should be a-ok again by the 18th, fingers crossed.
Current models show a big upper level feature coming into the west around the 18th suggesting a period of active weather from around the 18th. Good luck to all chasing this year.
NZstorm wrote: Thu 09/05/2019 20:33Snowing in Denver today!
It was snowing there in 2013 around 22nd April and that was considered quite late. We all know what happened in 2013, some real monsters at the end of May.
Lots of people getting excited about this coming week. I fly out tomorrow, the other Kiwi's I know fly Saturday. Here's a comment from someone (love him or hate him) I'm sure you'll all recognise...
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jamie wrote: Tue 14/05/2019 06:19
Yea looking very good at this stage. Fly into the tick of it on Saturday. Follow it east Sunday. Back west for Monday Tuesday and so on.
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Hopefully no big drives up to Montana and back down again this year. Mind you it was worth it, the high based Super up there was amazing. Let alone getting a Supercell backdrop for Devils Tower in Wyoming!
I'm hoping we will head West coming down from Detroit and use I80 to avoid Chicago, it's only 24 mins longer apparently, we lost 3 or 4 hours due to flooding and lack of signage getting through Missouri and over the Mississippi in 2017, getting in to Wichita at a little past 4am!
Didn't make my Destination. 10.02pm flight from Chicago to Dayton was delayed several times due to technical issues before being rescheduled for 6.45am. So maybe 7 hours sleep in the last 48 hours. Unable to get my checked bag... Have to continue, so hopefully will make my 6am flight from Dayton to Detroit tomorrow ok. Kind of defeats the purpose of going to Dayton, but I can't change that. Oh well, it's the first hassle in the last 7 trips so I'm not too unhappy (and better now than later on).
Finally made it to Dayton. Booked in & off to the National Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. They've opened a new 4th building since I last visited 2 years back.
OMG, the latest outlooks, I'm hoping Steve & his crew don't miss anything too big as they transit from Las Vegas. Hope to see the 2 cars of Kiwichasers soon.
Yeah still happy when I arrive. Obviously I miss Saturdays MCS setup over Texas but in the thick of it from Monday. Jamie's and Gullys flights into Dallas on Saturday may well be delayed if the severe threat forcasts coincides with there arrival!
03Stormchaser wrote: Fri 17/05/2019 10:20
Yeah still happy when I arrive. Obviously I miss Saturdays MCS setup over Texas but in the thick of it from Monday. Jamie's and Gullys flights into Dallas on Saturday may well be delayed if the severe threat forcasts coincides with there arrival!
GFS certainly showing Dallas under the gun on Saturday. Looks like a fun few days ahead for chasers.
It looks as though a fairly linear system will cross DFW in the morning, hopefully not causing any delays to our flights. The NAM has been flip-flopping but there appears potential for storms to fire in the evening in the wake of the system, maybe north from DFW into central Oklahoma. There are some impressive forecast soundings in this area but not seeing much convection forming on the latest NAM run. Hope the flight has WiFi so I can track it
