10.29.10
Posted in General News at 11:21 am by Rebekah
This is yet another plug for my new storm chasing DVD, “The Whirlwind And The Storm”. 102 minutes of tornado and storm action, filmed by myself, Dean Narramore, and Rob Warren. Also comes with a booklet with a bit of info on each day.
I shipped out several copies of the DVD this morning, and should be able to fulfill future orders within a day or two of receiving payment.
The DVD costs $20 for US shipping, $25 outside the US. At 12:01am Central Standard Time on November 8th, the price of the DVD will go up to $25 US, $30 international.
Check out the trailer and purchasing information here!
I will be at the National Weather Festival in Norman on Saturday, November 6th, with discounted DVDs, photos, T-shirts, calendars (all available on the website now), etc., as well as free pens!
The Whirlwind And The Storm Trailer
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10.22.10
Posted in Severe Weather Forecast at 11:04 am by Rebekah
The Storm Prediction Center issued a slight risk for severe weather today, with a 5% chance of tornadoes over south central Oklahoma and north central Texas.
A negatively tilted shortwave trough is located through the Texas Panhandle into central Texas, with strong upper-level winds around the base and just downstream of the trough.
An elongated surface low stretches from eastern Colorado into the Texas Panhandle, while a diffuse dryline, expected to tighten this afternoon and move eastward, is situated in the west central Texas Panhandle. There is a pretty significant wind shift along this boundary, with westerly winds in eastern New Mexico, southerly winds in the central Texas Panhandle, and southeasterly winds in the east Texas Panhandle.
Dewpoints in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle are in the mid- to upper 50s, but moisture is surging north and they could get into the lower 60s later today.
There is still an MCS in western Oklahoma, but the storm’s outflow boundary in western Oklahoma / southeast of the Texas Panhandle could aid in storm initiation.
There is quite a bit of cloud cover associated with the MCS, which could limit heating and instability, but skies are already clearing in some areas of northern Texas and far western Oklahoma.
CAPE values could reach 1000 or even 1500 this afternoon around Wichita Falls to Shamrock, Texas, and mid-level lapse rates are decent as well.
Vertical wind shear will certainly not be lacking…this morning’s sounding from Norman showed a perfectly curved hodograph. 0 to 6 km shear is at 50 to 60 knots over the Texas Panhandle and northern Texas, and will maintain values close to that into the afternoon / evening. Surface winds are backed over Oklahoma and north Texas, so the chance is decent for supercells to form, if storms initiate and can maintain a solid updraft.
And if supercells do form, there is a decent chance for tornadoes, given low-level wind shear and increasing moisture.
I’m not completely sold on this one yet…I have stick around here ’til 1pm anyway, and I’ll make a decision at that point. As of now, my target would probably be around Wichita Falls, Texas to Altus, Oklahoma.
If I go, it’ll be without streaming or being on Spotter Network, as I don’t want to upgrade my cell plan to tethering again for only one chase. However, I’ll keep you updated!
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10.18.10
Posted in General News at 1:34 am by Rebekah
The first Green Sky Chaser DVD, “The Whirlwind And The Storm“, is now available for pre-sale!
MUST-SEE trailer on YouTube: The Whirlwind And The Storm Trailer
This DVD shows some videos and photos from 2010, including the following tornadoes: April 22 (Goodnight TX), May 24 (Faith SD), May 25 (Walsh CO), May 31 (Campo CO plus a bit from Boise City OK), June 10 (2 in eastern CO), June 13 (Slapout OK), September 15 (Mulvane KS)…as well as plenty of supercell, squall line, large hail (May 10), lightning, and flooding action.
Each day begins with a bit of an overview of the weather, including SPC outlooks, weather maps, radar, and storm reports. More of an overview is given for days with more footage.
I’m still finalizing the DVD, but it will probably be available for shipping by the end of this week…October 31st at the very latest.
Price until November 8 will be $20 domestic, $25 international. I will be selling the DVD at the National Weather Festival, so I will keep the price down through that weekend, before raising the price by $5.
For more details and ordering information, see my website: http://www.greenskychaser.com/sales.htm.
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09.10.10
Posted in Severe Weather Forecast at 11:46 am by Rebekah
Off on another September chase today. Eastern Kansas looks favorable for supercells with large hail and a few tornadoes. CAPE is high, shear is decent, lift is decent, and moisture is high. The low-level winds could be better (i.e., stronger and more backed), but it could turn out to be a good day for storms.
Target is around Emporia, Kansas, with adjustments possible to the east and either north (better shear north of the warm front) or south (possibly better lift near a surface low), as necessary.
SPC has a 5% risk of tornadoes and a 30% chance for large hail in eastern Kansas.
We’re on the road now, going up I-35 in northern Oklahoma. You can follow us on Spotter Network, and we’ll be streaming with ChaserTV.
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09.09.10
Posted in Weather News at 2:47 pm by Rebekah
Jeff and I went chasing in north Texas yesterday, with limited success.
In short, we first headed down to the Red River area, with low expectations. Neither of us had chased storms associated with a tropical system before, so we were not sure just what to look for. By the time we got to the Texas border, we had heard that there was a tornado near Colbert in southern Oklahoma. The storm that produced that tornado did not look like a tornado-producing storm, so we would not have known to go after it.
We got on a disorganized storm east of Denton, but it was difficult to tell what was going on as everything looked so messy. We soon saw there was a tornado-warned storm southeast of Dallas, and dove south. By the time we got there, the storm had produced a couple of tornadoes and there was another tornado-warned storm in downtown Dallas. This latter storm went on to produce at least one tornado, which has been rated EF2.
The Dallas storms actually had hook echoes and looked more like supercells. As we approached the downtown Dallas storm, we heard the tornado sirens go off…but by the time we got close enough, the storm had started to disintegrate.
On our way back north, we heard that there was a tornado spotted near Lindsay, near Gainesville (just south of the Oklahoma border). Again, the storm that produced this tornado did not look very well-organized.
I could not be very disappointed, as it was a difficult day due to the storms not being classic Plains supercells and to not being quite sure how to target storms associated with a tropical cyclone. I did learn a bit from it, though, and it was nice to just get out on the road again.
Today there could be some severe weather up in the Northern Plains. Tomorrow also looks like it could get interesting in eastern Kansas / western Missouri. Biggest problem at present appears to be weak low-level winds, in contrast to yesterday, when the low-level winds were quite high. Might go up to eastern Kansas, if it looks favorable enough by tomorrow morning…
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