Storm Chase USA (19/05/06-06/06/06)

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 22/05/2006 02:28

Day 1, Drove from Dallas to Joplin on the Missouri/Kansas border. Thunderstorms developed 50km west of the town after 9pm. Observed a spectacular Lightning show between midnight and 2am. Kept a safe distance from the storm ( Cg's about 10 km away).

Manukau heads obs · Mon 22/05/2006 03:37

HI all
amazing lightning show, anvil crawlers were awesome
attached images via time delay, no tripod!

for people with broadback, download this movie clip, and move the playback slider to 90% along, great anvil crawler at the end

http://www.weather-display.com/download ... bmovie.mpg (right mouse and select save as might be best way)

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Mon 22/05/2006 11:06

spwill wrote:Day 1, Drove from Dallas to Joplin on the Missouri/Kansas border. Thunderstorms developed 50km west of the town after 9pm. Observed a spectacular Lightning show between midnight and 2am. Kept a safe distance from the storm ( Cg's about 10 km away).

Awesome pic, spwill!

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Mon 22/05/2006 14:18

nice pic oh is this new zealand weather

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Mon 22/05/2006 15:41

squid wrote:nice pic oh is this new zealand weather

No, so strictly its off-topic, but it reflects the majority interest of most of the members of the forum and comes from two key members of the forum who have earned the respect of the rest of us through their knowledge of local conditions.

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Mon 22/05/2006 16:47

it been moved to it is all good nothing against the people that started this at all

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Mon 22/05/2006 16:54

In Springfield, Missouri. Spent the day around the Kansas/Missouri border. Storms fired in Missouri about 5pm providing a great lightning show for the evening. Several flashes a second at times. Good stuff and we all got lightning snaps. Dewpoints have come up here with dps of 20C today, Max temp 32C. CAPE late afternoon was 3500. Hence the big lightning show.

Tomorrow we are heading for eastern Colorado to target possible supercells there. A big drive in store for us.

Manukau heads obs · Mon 22/05/2006 17:21

I am getting better at night time long exposure

mine attached

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 22/05/2006 17:25

Chased A Great Storm tonight.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 22/05/2006 17:29

Having trouble getting more than one pic up at once.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Mon 22/05/2006 17:38

One more pic.

Plan to chase Western Kansas, Eastern Colorado tomorrow.

compost · Unread post by **compost** » Mon 22/05/2006 21:23

Keep the photos coming - and drive safely.

Cheers
Tim :

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 22/05/2006 21:53

Good pictures there, my brother is moving to just outside Springfield in Missouri in July. Bought a dairy farm there. He knows it's in the top end of 'the Alley". Hope to stay there next year or the year after depending on our shift to West Melton.
Have to get the NZTS represented officially on a Yank storm-chase before I retire.

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Mon 22/05/2006 22:26

You can meet Mr Bush too

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Good pictures there, my brother is moving to just outside Springfield in Missouri in July. Bought a dairy farm there. He knows it's in the top end of 'the Alley". Hope to stay there next year or the year after depending on our shift to West Melton.
Have to get the NZTS represented officially on a Yank storm-chase before I retire.

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 23/05/2006 12:22

Day 3 was spent in Kansas. Decided against Colorado as we would be back tracking tomorrow. Currently in El Dorado, SE Kansas. Been watching CG lightning from storms in this area.

Tomorrow we shot north for possible supercells in Nebraska.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 23/05/2006 15:15

Liked this

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 23/05/2006 15:27

Chased some small Storms in SE Kansas today,eg (photo)
30C here this afternoon, 19C dewpoints.

Looks like there will be Severe Thunderstorms in Nebraska tomorrow so we're going to head up that way nice and early.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 24/05/2006 16:34

In Lincoln, Nebraska.

We experienced severe thunderstorm conditions this evening. Outflow gusts in excess of 50kts and intense lightning. Also had a small amount of hail (1cm) and observed gustnadoes.

Photos shortly.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Wed 24/05/2006 16:57

Best Thunderstorm I've ever seen this Eveniing.

Chased around it for about 5 hours, non stop Lightning.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Wed 24/05/2006 17:11

photo, Severe Thunderstorm, Nebraska.
The orange colour at the base of the storm is lightning.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 24/05/2006 17:17

A sample of my lightning photos tonight.

Strong wind when I was taking the photo, so some camera shake.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 24/05/2006 17:54

For day 5 we will be chasing the frontal boundary in Missouri/Illinois.

Can still see frequent lightning to east of here but this line should weaken overnight and reactivate again tomorrow afternoon over Missouri.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Wed 24/05/2006 17:55

Developing Thunderstorm area late afternoon.

Manukau heads obs · Wed 24/05/2006 18:05

amazing sudden squall with torrential rain and 50 kt winds
then lightning only a few hundred metres from us at times!
attached photo of great cloud structure, almost like a tunnel

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Wed 24/05/2006 18:24

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