 Total Miles Today: 571 Looks to be more of the same, but better! We'll have to wait until after the morning briefing to be sure. Van's are in the shop this morning being fixed....again. [ Updated @ 1030AM ] Paul says today is a really good day. The target is going to be the New Mexico border towns (Pacos River area between Hobbs and Kermit, NM) with a freaky strong dry line and probably an early show maybe 2 or 3 pm. Paul wants to be west before the storms fire so everyone is scrambling to load the vans. Van one is still crippled with top end speed of 60mph. [ Updated @ 0100PM ] Tornado Watch for Odesa, TX. Quick lunch, no really. Paul's plan is to catch a tornado and then afterwards come back to the "Barn Door" for dinner. Sounds like a plan! [ Updated @ 0150PM ] Lunch at 4 different fast food places and everyone splits up. It doesn't help. Odessa has to have the slowest fastfood on the planet. [ Updated @ 0215PM ] Jal, NM is the new target [ Updated @ 0255PM ] Entered New Mexico [ Updated @ 0300PM ] The boundaries and front convergence is pushing north so we are going to follow New Target: Eunice, NM [ Updated @ 0327PM ] In Eunice, NM [ Updated @ 0345PM ] Quick stop for snacks and bathroom. Kent, our driver, bought 2 Redbull's. That is a good sign. Paul and Jim Allsapp, NWS/Chicago meteorologist with us, are both excited. Another good sign. Heading north to Hobbs, NM. CU's are forming. [ Updated @ 0445PM ] Lost cell data service in Hobbs. Only nowcasting available. [ Updated @ 0515PM ] Monster scud bomb. Repositioning to follow [ Updated @ 0550PM ] Paul repositioning us to try and intercept the same cell when it crosses the frontal boundary further east [ Updated @ 0600PM ] Cracked windshield on both vans. Golf ball hail north of Seminole, TX [ Updated @ 0640PM ] Windshields checked. Paul's side is most damaged. Paul says we are back into intercept mode after he changes his shorts. [ Updated @ 0700PM ] Back to Seminole, TX [ Updated @ 0718PM ] Out to watch large low based meso. Dirt obscuring visibility. Almost pulls together!! [ Updated @ 0726PM ] Reposition more north [ Updated @ 0728PM ] Chaser coming toward us is waving "no". We u-turn to reposition. Roads suck. [ Updated @ 0740PM ] Tim Marshall passes us in his white pickup. [ Updated @ 0750PM ] In SW corner of Dawson County, TX [ Updated @ 0805PM ] I call gustnado at our 2clock. SW of Patricia, TX [ Updated @ 0813PM ] Tornado! Looking SSE on the backside of the meso just outside Patricia, TX (near Lamesa) [ Updated @ 0830PM ] Another gustnado [ Updated @ 0842PM ] Heading NE towards Lenora, TX [ Updated @ 0850PM ] 4miles SW of Knott Day is over. Heading to Abilene, TX Great lightning show on the road to Abilene while I'm editing movies and gathering pictures from everyone. Paul has his chase music CD on. |
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