SW Oklahoma Chase 10/13/2012

Jason Caster and I left Cordell shortly before noon for what at first appeared to be a promising chase day, but in the end yielded only a line of severe storms and little tornadic threat.

Whale's Mouth on advancing line of storms near Ft. Cobb:

Chase stats:
Team Chase: Eugene Thieszen and Jason Caster
Miles: ~200
Tornadoes: 0

Other Recent 2012 Chases:
Lubbock, TX Area Chase 10/12/2012
W-N Texas Chase 05/30/2012
Adrian, TX Solo Chase 05/21/2012

Lubbock, TX Area Chase 10/12/2012

Jason Caster and I left Cordell about mid-morning and met up with Walt Gish in Canyon, TX and we headed out to our initial target about 40 miles WNW of Lubbock.  Nothing developed on the dry-line but eventually some storms, initially with a multi-cellular look, developed in the I-27 corridor NNW of Lubbock.  It took a bit of doing to get into position, but having done so we were treated to an incredible mid-autumn supercell and three tornadoes.

Tornado near Underwood, TX at 7:15 CDT (HD video capture):

Chase Stats: 
Team Chase: Eugene Thieszen, Jason Caster and Walt Gish
Miles: 547
Tornadoes: 3

Other Recent 2012 Chases:
W-N Texas Chase 05/30/2012
Adrian, TX Solo Chase 05/21/2012
Much More Than Expected in South Central Kansas 05/19/2012

W-N Texas Chase 05/30/2012

Walt Gish and I headed out for the Childress, TX area on this chase.  Did not get on target early enough to get in position on the first tornadic supercell, but were treated to an incredible early evening "dust-eater" supercell which we chased from near Paducah down to E of Guthrie.  Witnessed one brief tornado E of Guthrie just after 8:00 CDT.

The "dirt-eater" along US 83 near Grow, TX at about 7:35 CDT:

Brief tornado E of Guthrie as it dissipates at 8:05 CDT.  The well-defined funnel had already disappeared by the time we stopped to take this picture, but the ground circulation remained under what looks like ragged scud:

Chase stats:
Team Chase: Eugene Thieszen and Walt Gish
Miles: 412
Tornadoes: 1 (very brief)

Other Recent 2012 Chases:
Adrian, TX Solo Chase 05/21/2012
Much More Than Expected in South Central Kansas 05/19/2012
Kansas - Oklahoma High Risk 04/14/2012

Adrian, TX Solo Chase 05/21/2012

A couple of pictures from Gene's solo chase to the western TX panhandle on May 21, 2012.  A patient wait eventually resulted in a slow-moving supercell with wonderful structure and a brief tornado near Adrian, TX to top off the day.  Not much to report since I stayed in the same area near Adrian and Vega for most of the afternoon patiently waiting for a supercell to make an appearance on a subtle N-S boundary.  Nearly gave up the wait at about 7:00 pm.  Supercell shot from about 8:32 CDT and the tornado shot from just after 8:37 CDT.

Chase Stats: 
Solo Chase: Eugene Thieszen
Miles: 434
Tornadoes: 1


Other Recent 2012 Chases:
Much More Than Expected in South Central Kansas 05/19/2012
Kansas - Oklahoma High Risk 04/14/2012
Central Oklahoma Surprise 03/21/2012