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10% Day in early March... Another day to keen an eye out if you are in a position to arm chair chase...

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
https://livestormchasing.com/map

I'm heading back over on 19 May, return 9 June, at this stage have an empty car so get in touch if you would like to chase this season!

Dates potentially may change based on long range forecasting. Currently booked for May 17th to June 9th joining my Canadian friends again.

Another potential armchair chase tomorrow.
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

The moderate risk unfortunately verified today with a tornado outbreak occurring in Mississippi. One storm chaser’s vehicle was flipped in the tornado in Rolling Fork. Many other storm chasers are doing search and rescue in multiple towns across Mississippi. Lots of images on Facebook from the usual contributors. Also Ryan Hall on Twitter.

1:07 Twitter drone video, from Rolling Fork Mississippi, dreadful damage:

https://twitter.com/weathernation/statu ... 6n1B3sM_wQ

And another day if you are in a position to armchair chase (Sunday there so there may be a good number live streaming soon, but it's not an easy area to chase)
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

https://livestormchasing.com/map

tgsnoopy wrote: ↑Mon 27/03/2023 06:33 And another day if you are in a position to armchair chase (Sunday there so there may be a good number live streaming soon, but it's not an easy area to chase)

Day1 27Mar23.jpg

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

https://livestormchasing.com/map

More days later in the week too. Spring has arrived!

Severe weather season is well and truly alive in the US. A moderate risk for tomorrow and another system lining up for next week.

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

The long range is looking very interesting with systems rolling through every few days.

Jane & Clyve have started the Journey visiting family in the UK heading to the US. Daniel is already there doing the necessary prep for his season. I'm starting to get excited at the prospect of finally getting back (for a chasecation). Tomorrow looks ok, but Wednesday (Here, Tue in the US) looks even more interesting.

13 tornadoes so far as at 4.30pm. Shame I'm only able to glance occasionally.

Wedge near Ollie IA, Photo by Roger Hill (Silver Line Tours).

https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1 ... 57472?s=33.

Goodness me this is one hell of an outbreak. It has been a number of years since we had one like this. I’m assuming the return of El Niño is a contributing factor?

darcyplumb wrote: ↑Sat 01/04/2023 12:09 Goodness me this is one hell of an outbreak. It has been a number of years since we had one like this. I’m assuming the return of El Niño is a contributing factor?

EN isn't there yet. More like the recent SSW has something to do with it. Downstream impacts from SSWs can occur for months after.

NE of Sigourney Eastern Iowa credit Devin Pitts.
Lots of stuff showing up online

03-31-2023 Little Rock, AR - Tornado Damage via Drone [4:27]

Aerial video shows extensive damage to parts of West Little Rock. The Calais Forest Apartment Complex was heavily damaged. Many homes and businesses were heavily damaged or destroyed. People were already going through the debris trying to salvage what they could.

An active early season.

Wow, some of the stuff that's come online overnight...

I notice that Tornado Alley is firing up again. Ugly wedge tornadoes damaging towns,trailer parks etc. yet again. Sad.

Yet more great tornado footage on YouTube from Thursday in Oaklahoma , it is not even May yet.

There is model agreement for a big upper ridge to gradually move in from the west onto the Plains to annoy the early May chasers.

10 working days to go till I head to the great plains for Chasecation 2023

Certainly some big hail in Texas on Wednesday 26th April - this one is 4" across.

https://twitter.com/MatthewWatersWx/sta ... 2518386691

Simon Culling wrote: ↑Fri 28/04/2023 03:36 Certainly some big hail in Texas on Wednesday 26th April - this one is 4" across.

https://twitter.com/MatthewWatersWx/sta ... 2518386691

Nearly qualifies as a "Gorilla" hail stone. The Gorilla cluster hailstone has more jaggerty parts and can cause a lot of damage.
I would wear a hard hat if I was filming one these hailstorms with Gorillas falling.