I don’t necessarily believe in a “perfect” storm chase, but after
doing this for 13 years now, I think this may be as close as I’ve come
to it. An absolutely beautiful, tall long-lived tornado developed
just west of Highway 287 and matured pretty much as it crossed the
highway maybe a mile to my north. I was operating both the ultra-wide
angle (D3) and my D200 for more zoomed-in images. It kicked up some
amazing dust, and actually engulfed some chase vehicles that decided
to get up close and personal with it. I got some pretty impressive
images of car headlights in a field of dust as the large, tall tornado
crossed Hwy 287 about 6-7 miles south of Campo. I know, because in a
number of my images, I got the mileage sign (Campo 7, Springfield 29)
with the tornado. More later.
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thinking expressed are those solely of the author of this blog
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therefore read and enjoy at your own risk and edification!"
and do not necessarily represent those of official National Weather Service forecast products,
therefore read and enjoy at your own risk and edification!"
May 31, 2010
chase day 5/31 ends. Amazing.
chase update 150pm mdt
sitting on a farm road just northwest of pritchett. developing
supercell west of my location…and it’s just parked there! Finally a
storm that’s not moving hardly! This could get pretty good later on!
Already developing an RFD cut and high based wall cloud.
