Report & Pictures Chase Day 29

[Paul Sherman]

Started Tuesday May 25th in Colby (Ks) With a chase target of between Liberal and Springfield. Storms fired early again around 2pm and we jaunted down the Dryline to get on the Storm of the day near Springfield (Co). Had great fun down dirt tracks fish-tailing around the western side of the Supercell. Ran into the hail on the road and Hail Fog! Then punched the core to get to the South East side. The structure we saw was incredible with the Classic Supercell lurching towards us at 3mph. Numerous areas of rotation tried to touch down from the Wall Cloud but could not get it done. Another cell then went up to the West and the cells merged. Within 5 Minutes the Storm cranked up to obscene levels and we drove under the base, just to our North West a cone funnel touched the ground, this then morphed into a Wedge Tornado then back to Large Cone and finally rope out stage! The Tornado was on the ground for 15 minutes and was moving from SE To NW Anti cyclonically. We all had our pictures taken in front of the Large Tornado which was just NE Of Walsh in Baco County.

Pat has insane Timelapse Video and I even videoed the whole event.

Fantastic Colorado Magic.

Paul S & Team

- Beautiful Structure

- Starting to Rotate!

- Anticyclonic Wedge Tornado

- Poser!

- Elephant Trunk Tornado

[UkStormChaser]

I knew it. I flipping KNEW IT!!! AAAARRRGGGHHH!!! I knew the minute i left something would happen. What a croc!. Still very nice job. And well deserved after Mondays disaster. Man i wish i had come with you guys. Im gutted.

[Nick F]

What a fantastic chase, even on a day with low probs of tornadoes you managed to bag a tornado. Certainly made up for the bust yesterday. I am seething with jealousy!

[SteveB]

Turning out to be one hell of a trip.

Looking forward to the time-lapse

[NL]

Pleased those cells produced especially after the first cell in Kansas fell apart then reinvigorated and started to become Tornado warned again after you all left it and travelled south.. Well the cone/wedge made up for no doughnuts..!!

[Harry]

Don't need to say too much more than V well done indeed chaps!

[duckeyh]

it was a truely awsome day......

[gpspete]

just waiting to get back and chase storms again next year (working on permision now) just hope it holds out for the 4th tour group and everyone gets something,

bet Pats so excited your having to chuck buckets of water over him to calm him down his camera batteries must be red hot

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

Great result for a slight risk day, well done and nice photos.

Look forward to seeing more.

[Craigers]

thats a nice tornado! good view on it too! haha got to love the "i chased that tornado pose" on that photo

[chionomaniac]

Another great day's chasing for you guys. Well done to the Shermanator for finding more tornadoes. Can't wait for the video.

[Gorky]

Saw 4 landspouts early on, followed by 2 supercellular tornadoes later. All but one of the landspouts were very brief affairs. Pictures to come tomorrow though the landspouts were shot from extreme distance and are slightly low contrast :lol: (100-400L lens comes through again though )

These are on different storms to the one the team was on by the way! I chased around the Tribune area.

[John Hanrahan]

Well done lads!

Edit: I hate you all!

[Paul Sherman]

Sorry John / James

Just one of those days when we Nailed the target and the Storm was moving at between 3 & 10mph

2 More Pics - Video's to Come as these take longer to process but they are worth the wait!

- Cg Heaven

- Woohoo

[Crimson_Sprite]

I think I just creamed myself over seeing all of those lovely pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate you guys!!!!! You are truly in heaven!!!!!!!! I'm gonna go back to my overcast 14C day now ..

Sorry John / James

Just one of those days when we Nailed the target and the Storm was moving at between 3 & 10mph

2 More Pics - Video's to Come as these take longer to process but they are worth the wait!

- Cg Heaven

- Woohoo

HURRY!!! going though tornado withdrawl!!!! need videos now!!!!

[AudMun]

Awesome day. Total antithesis of the day before. Sitting there for 30 minutes and watching the storm and it barely moves in that time. Better than chasing something doing 90mph away from you!!

Stewart

[pottyprof]

Really has been a fantastic year for the teams. Great photo's guys. Can't wait for the videos....

[IanM]

Awesome day, and nice to be able to watch the storm grind along instead of blasting past at 100mph. We mud roads provided some entertainment too.

Add to that the fact that I lost my Tornado cherry, and things don't get much better...

Ian

[Paul]

Yeh, an amazing day yesterday - we followed the storm for hours and it kept trying to produce a tornado. After slipping and sliding down miles of wet, muddy roads we were finally rewarded though!

Have just uploaded the first video, the footage is cool but the best bit about it is how excitable Paul S gets!

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=storm-chase-highlights;sess=

Also, just about to upload is some timelapse video by Pat - if you watch no other videos from the chase this year, you HAVE to watch this one - it's absolutely incredible!!

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=storm-chase-highlights;sess=

[pottyprof]

That timelapse is stunning.... Well captured Pat! Amazing!!

I hope Mr Sherman's hernia is much better now!!

[Tom Lynch]

Brilliant work Paul and the team. Smashing footage and Pat, you captured the ROTATION.

Tom

[UkStormChaser]

Great video. Love the time-lapse Pat. Awesome. Thanks for the shout out on video Paul.

[dallas]

Well done great footage, was watching last night too...................eh could of sworn I heard paul mention tornado!

[icbinb]

"This one's for James"

I love how excited you get every time you see a tornado!

[Tom Lynch]

Great video. Love the time-lapse Pat. Awesome. Thanks for the shout out on video Paul.

Hi James

sorry I never got to say good bye before I left for terminal D. Good fun chasing with you and will meet again at the BBQ.

Tom