Tour 3 - Day 6 (4th June 2023) - Northern TX Panhandle - GEN TSTM Risk

[MikeUpjohn]

Day 6 was a GEN TSTM Risk across most of the conus, with a MRGL in Deep South, TX,    that wasn't really worth the long drive down for. Targeted some good diurnal storms around the Amarillo, TX area, which looked like good for photogenic storm clouds and lightning. After an 11am get-a-way from Andrews, TX, headed North past Lubbock, TX again and upto Plainview, TX and Braums for lunch and a milkshake. Storms were ongoing around the Amarillo, TX with a cold-core type setup. One storm was bold, and went tornado-warned for quite a while, and as we neared it, it sure did have the low-level wall cloud, but no tornado this time.

Stopped in a gas station South of Amarillo, TX with booming thunder, as a storm came over releasing torrential rain and a good lightning show. Edged South back towards Plainview, TX pulling off at Tulia, TX with some other storm chasers, before heading East and South stair stepping the storms that were expanding out at us.

Headed East and then North to Vega, TX but ultimately storms were dying off, so headed East into Amarillo, TX for the night, and dinner at a steak house. Later on a late evening lightning show off to the West after sunset.

Another good chase day, given marginal conditions!