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Twisted Texas: April 2011
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Chase Report: 15 April, 2011, Part 1 - De Kalb to Scooba, MS EF3 tornado. Tornado just North of De Kalb, MS, 1:22 pm CDT. There was already a tornado-warned cell in Jackson, MS (which produced EF3 damage), and north of that, a cluster of cells with embedded tornado warnings to my south. I got to Hwy 45 and decided to punch through the cluster to the more isolated cell that was now east of Jackson. I calculated I could catch it near De Kalb, MS. De Kalb, MS Tornado Video. 0:00-1...
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Twisted Texas: January 2010
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Friday, January 22, 2010. Huntsville, AL tornado- Jan 21, 2010. At around 5:30 CST on January 21, an EF2 tornado touched down in the historic Five Points district of Huntsville, AL. I was watching the cell that produced the tornado on GRLevel 3 as it approached Huntsville from the SW. It appeared to weaken while over Decatur, but ramped up again quickly once it entered Madison county. I was able to track the tornado and snap a few pics with two web-cams set up at the NSSTC. One of my former classmates fr...
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Twisted Texas: May 2014
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Sunday, May 11, 2014. 2013: The year in review. East of Lawton, OK, driving north towards wall cloud. A sign of how my season would go. In 2013 I either chased the wrong storm, the wrong day, had vehicle issues, or made tactical errors. The end result, despite seeing a few good storms, was a complete tornado shutout. The highlights and lowlights:. Best chase: April 17th, Monster supercell over Lawton, OK. This did produce at least one confirmed tornado, but we were not in the right place to see it. Actua...
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Twisted Texas: May 2010
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Chase Report: 19 May, 2010 - Hennessey to Stillwater, OK cyclic tornadic supercell. Tornado NW of Hennessey, OK:. Left Shamrock, TX eastbound on I-40 at 10:15 a.m (all times CDT). Met up with fellow Austinites Bill Tabor, Randy Denzer, and non-Austinites Verne Carlson and Stephen Locke. Check out Stephen Locke's site TempestGallery. 5/19 Tornadoes from Randy Denzer. Here was our view around the time the budding supercell was dropping its first tube. Bill and I headed towards Wato...
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Twisted Texas: March 2011
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Chase Report: 26 Mar, 2011- Crazy in Alabama. I-22/Hwy 78 Alabama Supercell. Wall Clouds, Funnels, Phantom tornadoes. Broad, low wall cloud with inflow band near Cordova, AL, 8:26CDT, 3/26/2011. Left Austin about 4:45 am (all times CDT). Initial target was Winona, MS, where parameters looked most favorable for afternoon/evening supercells. SPC upgraded a chunk of MS/AL/W GA to MDT on the 1630 Day 1 outlook:. Was showing cells popping in the 22-0Z time frame near my location.
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Twisted Texas: May 2009
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Chase Report: 29 Apr, 2009, Part 2: Things that go Bump in the Night. Two areas of rotation translate east through Guthrie just north of 82 and we move after them. I think the attached pics are from the second rotation (and possibly a third for the last couple). At just before 9:30, we spot a possible tornado coincident with rotational velocity signature on radar. Here is our GPS position:. First decent view of possible tube, 9:30 CDT:. Low-light mode finally really brings it out:.
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Twisted Texas: March 2015
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Sunday, March 1, 2015. Chase Report: 28 April, 2014 - Louisville, MS EF4. EF4 tornado, looking NNW towards Louisville, MS. After two grueling and mostly fruitless days (saw the Vilonia EF4-producing cell from 20 miles west on 4/27), I departed De Valls Bluff, AR with a general target of Clarksdale, MS. Conditions were pegged for strong tornadoes. SPC initially issued a moderate risk, but upgraded to Hi on the 20Z outlook, with 30% hatched tornado area. Ground level is still blocked, and surveys either di...
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Twisted Texas: April 2010
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Monday, April 26, 2010. 21 Apr, 2010: Oil tanker fire from 30,000 feet. Left St. Petersburg, FL on Southwest Wednesday afternoon. We flew over the gulf to Houston, and along the way, I snapped these pics of the oil tanker fire with my cellphone. We flew almost directly over it, although at the time, I had no idea what had happened. I just new it was a large fire. Arrived at Austin about 11 pm Prepared quickly for a multi-day chase and tried to get some sleep. Posted by Tony C at 9:30 PM. Shortly thereaft...
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Twisted Texas: May 2011
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Friday, May 27, 2011. Chase Report: 19 May, 2011 - Marathon Bust. Depart: Austin, TX 7:45 am. Arrive: Austin, TX 3:25 am. 2 minutes of marble-sized hail. 1 lame attempt at a wall cloud. 1 unfortunate armadillo, now deceased. Encountered another dying severe cell on the drive home in OKC. Not a blue-sky bust, but definitely a bust. ON a positive note, things would get substantially better on my next two chases, May 21 and 24. Reports to come soon. Posted by Tony C at 10:12 AM. View my complete profile.
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