After yesterday’s full day of
chasing storms outside of Decatur, Texas (and seeing our very first tornado!)
we ended up driving back to Norman, Oklahoma to put us in a better position for
chasing today. We began the day early with “wheels-up” at 7:00 am, just six
hours after we had arrived.
We spent most of the day driving,
monitoring the weather in Kansas and Nebraska, and working out logistics plans
for food, gas, and lodging. We arrived in Dodge City, Kansas around 1:00 pm and
ate at Central Station, a bar and grill recommended by the locals.
When we finished lunch, we headed
to Colby, Kansas where we officially initiated storm mode, pulled out our hail
helmets, and got our cameras ready.
The weather and logistics team
located a storm 6 miles north of Page City, Kansas. With the spectacular
visibility that only the Great Plains can provide, we were able to see
precipitation, a large shelf cloud, a few gustnados, cloud rotation, and
lightning.
Though we weren’t sure we would
actually witness a storm today, given the low CAPE and moderate shear, we
remained semper optimistic and ended up chasing a storm and doing a little
core-punching. Another success for team SWIFT
Now we are headed to North
Platte, Nebraska to put us in good storm chasing position for tomorrow. Goodbye
Kansas, hello Nebraska.
Cornhusker country,,,rest up as it looks like action is coming your way. Be prepared to help others as it may be intense. Global force for good!
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