April 30, 2012 Texas Panhandle Storm Chase
After two weeks of relatively inactive weather across the southern and central plains, finally an opportunity for another storm chase presented itself. April 30 had some promise for severe weather and I was anxious to do some travelling and chase in my favorite part of the country, the Texas panhandle!
April 14, 2012 ‘High Risk’ Oklahoma & Kansas Storm Chase
Saturday April 14, the main event that the three of us were waiting for had finally arrived. A high risk day across the central plains, one that had already made the record books before it even began! The team was excited and we all thought and said to each other ‘if we don’t see a tornado today, we are doing something wrong!’.
April 13, 2012 Oklahoma Storm Chase
After the complete bust of a day we had chasing April 12, we were itching to get into some storm action. Fortunately we had some better luck on April 13th in what one may argue as the the very heart of tornado alley, the Oklahoma City/Norman metro area.
March 19, 2012 North Texas Storm Chase
Back to back chase days following the successful chase in southwest Oklahoma the day before didn’t leave much time to rest. But with a ‘Moderate’ risk of severe weather and the target area very close to home, how could I not chase on my own home turf? No tornadoes occurred within north Texas on March [read more...]
March 18, 2012 Southwest Oklahoma Storm Chase
With much anticipation and planning, my first storm chase of the 2012 season on March 18 was a successful one! One tornado and one funnel cloud were observed, the funnel as it was occluding and the tornado during its entire 3 minute length. The entire trip took 15 hours 35 minutes, drove 772 miles, and cost $104.44 in fuel.
Gallery: Fall colors at Joe Pool Lake
Two sets of galleries taken this autumn season at Joe Pool Lake in southwest Dallas County. Sunsets illuminating already vibrant fall colors along the hilly tree filled backdrop of Cedar Hill makes for a truly beautiful sight here in the D/FW Metroplex.
Gallery: Incredible lightning over the D/FW Metroplex
Scattered thunderstorms which developed along a southward moving cold front produced some of the most photogenic lightning I have ever captured! These storms brought some beneficial rain to the region, but I think the main headline from this event is the intense and quite impressive night time lightning show.
Galleries: Playing tourist around D/FW
I got to play tourist around D/FW for a long 3 day weekend. Here are the grand collection of geotagged photos around the metroplex.
Gallery: Stockyards Championship Rodeo
Rodeo at the Cowtown Coliseum, in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Bull Riding, Barrel Racing and more!
Gallery: Fort Worth Stockyards
The Fort Worth Stockyards, registered on the National Register of Historic Places. Cattle drives, rodeos and more western gear than ever imaginable are here.
Gallery: Joe Pool Lake & Cedar Hill State Park
Signs of the worst 1 year drought in Texas state history are apparent here at Joe Pool Lake. The lake surface has fallen several feet, and in some areas retreated down the shore by a good 40 or 50 feet from normal.
Gallery: Colorado Rockies in Summer
My four day road trip out to the central Colorado Rocky Mountains to see Pikes Peak, Cripple Creek and other area attractions. Four days just isn’t enough for all the things to see out there either! I got to visit the summit of Pikes Peak, a 14,110 foot tall mountain with a road to the [read more...]
On May 25, 2010 I performed a brief storm chase in the Texas panhandle. I was able to chase two separate supercell thunderstorms before the day ended, with one possible tornado.
Tornadoes over central Oklahoma!
Storm chase on May 19, 2010, a high risk day in central Oklahoma. At least one tornado, and several funnel clouds were observed from a long lived supercell thunderstorm.
Light rain is possible today across north Texas, however the best rain chances are just to our west and east. We will also probably stay on the cool side with today’s highs around 72, lows of 52. Rain accumulation will be very low so there is no flooding potential.
After today’s weather system moves out of the area the skies will clear and temps will warm quickly back to the 90s. This weekend looks good in terms of weather, if not warm.
The strong cold front has moved through a portion of North Texas by sunrise and brought cooler temperatures with it. Current forecasts call for lows in the mid 50s, highs in the low 70s today. Some storm damage occurred overnight as the strongest storms passed through and south of Fort Worth. There were reports of downed trees and power lines, a house that sustained significant damage from falling trees and even an 18 wheeler that was tipped on its side in Cleburne. The storms avoided the northern half of the Metroplex including Frisco, where we only received light rainfall.
30% change of rain exists for the remainder of the day today… then 30% rain chances return again for Thursday. The weekend will likely be dry and bring a return to warm temperatures with highs in the mid to upper 80s.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the entire DFW Metroplex including Frisco until 11pm. Looks like the timing on this storm system has been pushed forward a bit and I am thinking of an ETA around maybe 10pm approximately? Watch details below… URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 743 NWS [read more...]
Looks like we are still set to receive a line of strong to severe thunderstorms with the passage of the cold front around midnight in the DFW Metroplex. Rainfall is expected to be heavy… additionally there is a potential for training thunderstorms to repeatedly strike localized areas. This, combined with the saturated soil from the [read more...]
Hey everyone… First off I just wanted to say I haven’t given up on this email list, just had a hard time keeping up with it the last month or so. Looks like we’ve got our first powerful cold front of the approaching cold season coming our way so I figured now is a good [read more...]
Sorry folks but I have not been able to keep ontop of weather updates the last few weeks as normal… a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the northern half of the DFW Metroplex including Frisco. There are no storms in the area at this time but conditions are more than favorable for storm [read more...]
The thunderstorms are approaching Frisco, with a strong outflow boundary pushing ahead of the storms. ETA on this will be within the next 30 minutes. …Significant weather advisory for… northern Collin County northern Denton County At 447 PM CDT…National Weather Service meteorologists detected a thunderstorm outflow boundary moving south at 15 mph through the northern [read more...]
Looks like the SPC decided to go ahead and issue a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for our area. The primary risk will be strong to severe winds with the stronger cells as downdrafts are favorable today. Severe hail is also possible with several storms showing radar indicated 2 inch hail at this time (hail is marked [read more...]
Looks like an area of severe thunderstorms has developed in Oklahoma this afternoon, which may impact the north and northeastern parts of the metroplex later today. The storms are moving SSW at about 21mph, located about 55 miles NNE of Frisco. If the storms maintain their intensity and track, this means they will arrive around [read more...]
Looks like some strong storms have developed over Tarrant county and are pushing to the northeast twards Frisco. These storms are preceded by a strong outflow boundary that may produce some very strong winds. Below is a significant weather advisory and radar snap of the storm. These storms are not severe warned at this time. [read more...]
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