Reports & Pictures Chase Day 17

[Paul Sherman]

Started the Day in Cloudy Drizzly Amarillo with 14c and had a Chase Target of Plainview down the I27 - After Grabbing Lunch the Dryline was once again Setting up about 25 Miles West of Plainview, watched Towers Turkey Up and Down

- Dryline Initiation

After that the 1st Supercell Took off North and we got involved in a Huge DustStorm which we rode out just South of Tulia

- DustStorm

We then ditched the Northern Storm and headed East to a more Favourable Area for Storms towards Turkey (Tx)

- Our Position

After then deciding to Ditch the Northern Storm and with only 40 Minutes of Light left we targeted the Childress Storm to See if one of these High Based Cells could finally Deliver

- Leaving the Northern Storm

We then got involved with the Vortex2 Armada as we went into Childress, just the 20 or so vehicles and what we then saw at Childress was the best Structure of the Day.

- Structure Heaven

After this I took the photo I have been trying to get for 6 years (Namely a Daytime Lightning Shot) And I am Very Happy

We ended the Day with the Customary CG Lightning Shots - But if you like these you aint seen nothing yet! Some of the guys absolutely Nailed their Lightning Shots Tonight!!

- Cg

- Mamma & Cg

- Pouches!!

- Spider Lightning

- Cg Heaven!

A great Day and the Guys are more than Happy!

Paul Sherman

[dogs32]

This was our AWESOME SUPER CELL NO.11 ...so far

there will be a video uploaded shortly of a awesome strike

Im in heaven

[Ross B]

Great pictures guys, an absolutely amazing day

I took 754 shots... lol. Most of them are of nothing attempting to take lightning pics tho

Anyway, here are a few...

Gustnado-

And the lightning (+mammatus in a few)

I have loads more, especially of the dust storm but i'll let the others post some up.

(Didn't mean for the lightning ones to be so small)

[MAF]

thanks Paul, Pat and Ross. some very very good pictures there

[SteveB]

Great shots guys

[AudMun]

What a fantastic day! Never seen anything like it...... To have been able to watch the storm develop from the initiation point to finishing in Childress was like nothing I have seen before. Got some good shots but nothing compared to some of the other ones the guys have been posting.

What an experience!

[Ross B]

Very nice mate, i wish i had that filter!

[Nick F]

Incredible photos guys, some fine photographers amongst you!

Childress is becoming your second home now!

[Aunt Sally]

Wow - beautiful photographs - well done everyone - it looks like you had an amazing day

Tammy

[John Hanrahan]

Great photos. Looks like Netweather is becoming the home of stunning Lightning photos

[wallopweather]

Great stuff guys, excellent lightning shots! I cant wait to hit the forums first thing in the morning to see whats gone on overnight.

Edited May 13, 2009 by wallopweather

[nsrobins]

Some of that mammatus structure is awesome. I'm so glad your team managed to latch onto some action yesterday as it was touch and go for a while! Personally quite pleased with my morning target of Turkey, TX though I was a bit surprised to see initiation start so far west.

Now, on to today . . . . :o

[Sloopy]

Great shots as ever, all of them - wish I was there!

[chionomaniac]

Some more awesome lightning shots especially the daytime shot from Paul. Worth the 6 year wait for that one.

[Louise]

Absolutely amazing, all of them... that daytime lightning shot of Pauls just gives me the shivers!! Well done!! :o

[NL]

Cloud structure on that cell is amazing and to grab CG's with it is just absolutely

marvelous (did you use Pats camera lightning detector?).

Had just about everything thrown at you yesterday apart from the elusive tornado, loved the

'anvil crawlers' and some of those CG's at the Days Inn car park were seriously close, looking

forward to hearing those bolts on the video. Well done all of you...!

[Hansona]

Fantastic pictures guys, keep them coming....... :o

[Koppite]

Great shots as ever everyone, well done. :o

[pottyprof]

Fantastic photos guys!!! Keep em coming.. :o

[Paul Sherman]

NL

I just lucked out and as it was throwing out some pretty rapid Cg's got my Tripod out and Set the Camera to F22 With an ISO Of 200. Then got the shot on a 1 Second Exposure.

In A Word LUCKY!! :o

Thanks for all your comments guys - Now where are those Tornadoes This Year!! :o :o

[Andy Bown]

Paul, maybe you're going to live out that old tv programme chestnut of getting the tornado on the last day :o .

That photo of the 3 CGs behind the pylons and building is stunning :o (can't recall whose it is) .

[sunny scunny]

Some spectacular photos guys well done :o

[stevestorms]

Hi cant find me last post?? just wanted to let you Bloke know we are in Lawton Ok heading North somewhere today havnt really looked at everything yet but rough idear is to intercet front asap :-) great day yesterday but very hard chase difficult roads and many many miles ugggg

[dogs32]

some of the CGs were very severe....

Unforunately uploading causes the resolution to diminsh....

[Mammatus]

some of the CGs were very severe....

Unforunately uploading causes the resolution to diminsh....

Awesome Dogs (9 - 12 seconds) never seen lightning like it.

I'd like to add that after following the live streaming from lastnight which was incredible guys, all of your photography is tops too. Especially liked Paul's last one with the multipule CG strikes, but all of them are great guys. Spectacular as TRL says!

Thoroughly enjoyable and really really look forward to being out there 2010. :huh:

Seasons