Reports & Pictures/video Chase Day 35

[Paul Sherman]

Started Monday May 31st in Norman for what was to be Chase Team 4's first official Chase Day. After being kept awake all night by an incredible Storm with loud Thunderbolts that were shaking the Hotel my Initial Target was the Oklahoma Panhandle and Guymon. We left quite late but were soon into the Panhandle staring down the barrel at 1 Single Supercell that was moving through Baca County and into the Oklahoma Panhandle. I really thought we might miss the show on this as 2 Tornadoes had already been called in, but as we approached Boise City the Base was in front of us with a Ragged Wall Cloud. Yet another Classic Supercell with Rain Free Base. I positioned us North of Boise City with the Storm trundling towards us at a Snails Pace. The Structure was getting amazing by this time and at 6.09pm the first Tornado Dropped in front of us, a Slender Cone that turned into a huge Stovepipe Tornado, once again we all had our pictures taken in front of the Tornado, it was on the ground for 13 Minutes. A new Wall Cloud formed and Tornado Number 2 dropped about 25 Minutes later, yet another Cone Tornado, this was only on the ground for 2 Minutes. About 10 minutes later Tornado number 3 occured, this was slightly Rain Wrapped but we got enough through the Wrapping rain curtains for pics. After this 4 Supercells surrounded us and we carefully picked our way through the cells to end at Liberal (Ks).

Richard has some amazing Video to Upload to the player and the guys are absolutely over the Moon. I am getting to like Baca County (Colorado) and this now takes my Seasons Tally to 17 Tornadoes and 42 Career Tubes!

Kansas and Iowa Today!

Paul S & Team

- Tornado about to touch down at 6.09pm

- Another one for the Album

- Tornado Number 1

- Tornado Starting to get Big Now!

- Nice Big Stovepipe Tornado

- Tornado Number 1 Lifts

- Tornado Number 2 about to touch down!

- Touchdown!

- Nearly 2 Down at Once!

- WARNING OBSCENE STRUCTURE WITH TORNADO - LOL

- Number 3

- It does Not get any better if you like Structure

- Tornado Number 3 Ropes Out

- Oh go on then more Structure

[dogs32]

OMG!!!!lovely Stove Pipe..I nearly fell of my chair

we love Colorado

FANTASTIC.....lovely pics....

Im also nearly because I left a day early

Edited June 1, 2010 by dogs32

[NL]

Great start for tour 4 and happy for you that you were able to make it in time to see this tremendous structured tornado producing supercell, i think in total around 7 or 8 were dropped before sunset , ah you see Pat when you go chasing you have to stay for the whole duration missing this by a day would have been absolutely gut wrenching.... I think you'll need a holiday after this epic stormchase Paul, you're starting to look very tired....

[dogs32]

Great start for tour 4 and happy for you that you were able to make it in time to see this tremendous structured tornado producing supercell, i think in total around 7 or 8 were dropped before sunset , ah you see Pat when you go chasing you have to stay for the whole duration missing this by a day would have been absolutely gut wrenching.... I think you'll need a holiday after this epic stormchase Paul, you're starting to look very tired....

Edited June 1, 2010 by dogs32

[ANYWEATHER]

WOW, excellent and simply amazing.....Could not get a better start for tour 4!

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

Excellent photos and what a start for tour 4.

That first tornado is perfect, photogrenic and out of the rain, just how we like them.

Hope you see more.

[TornadoJo]

Amazing pics guys!

Pat - I figure every tour is the only way to avoid the post chase blues. If I ever win the lotto.......

I get really happy and really sad every time I see a pic of a storm I didn't see

Enjoy every minute Tour 4! It'll be over quicker than you know it.

[AudMun]

Stunning, absolutely bloody stunning!!!

Sigh.....

[gpspete]

I can only concur with Jo or get a job like James

regards to tour 4 an everyone else have a great time whatever your doing even boring all your friends workmates and relatives with all your video's an photographs best tie em to a chair so they are forced to listen as your recount the story behind every picture.

Pete

counting down the days to may10th

[pottyprof]

Great start tour 4!!

Love that stove pipe.

[Gorky]

Good job guys. Can't say I'd looked at the models or SPc since leaving on Saturday (too busy sleeping off jetlag), but am I right in thinking this was only a 2% day or so? Beautiful structure... wish I was still there....

[Craigers]

loving the storm structure!! and also the tornados!!!! good work paul!

[IanM]

Great start to Tour 4, I definitely need to drive for two tours next year, can't believe we missed this one!!

Good luck for the rest of the chase

Ian

[craig1uk]

Wow what a result for the beginning of tour 4, well done, stunning pictures, hope thats the start of a trend for ya, don't you just love Baca county !!

[duckeyh]

Wow what a result for the beginning of tour 4, well done, stunning pictures, hope thats the start of a trend for ya, don't you just love Baca county !!

[kold weather]

Some superb photos there, very interesting looking day and whilst I was busy doing my hurricane season forecas t was keeping a check on everything.

Have to be honest, I think every tour have had plenty of severe weather, we've been very lucky this year in that the season exploded just as the tours began and kept up ever since really.

[Tom Lynch]

How flippin fantastic are those photos and what a lovely tornado. Congrats to Paul and the team.

Tom

[Arron]

Nice going Paul and the team! Awesome photos

[TornadoJo]

Hey Guys,

Is this your tornado close up?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/us_and_canada/10211165.stm

Dave V found it on BBC news - I'm sharing cause I'm kind like that

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

Definitely looks like the same one, if you compare the video at around 00:25 and Pauls 5th photo it looks exactly the same but from a different angle.

Amazing footage, thanks for the link Jo!

[John Hanrahan]

Awesome!

[Dorsetbred]

OMG!!!!lovely Stove Pipe..I nearly fell of my chair

we love Colorado

FANTASTIC.....lovely pics....

Im also nearly because I left a day early

[Paul Sherman]

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=pub&storyid=53116&source=0

Brief Writeup of the Campo Tornado that Tour 4 saw on Memorial Day 31st May

Paul S