Blizzard of 2009

Our snow Report Today

0421 PM     HEAVY SNOW    GREELEY    40.42N 104.74W
03/26/2009  M 12.0 INCH   WELD   CO  TRAINED SPOTTER

Post March 23rd 2009

Saw a Blizzard on the way out, Rotating wall cloud, hail, intense rain and lightning on this chase.
The cells were moving very quickly and seemed to go HP quickly. There were some reports in the area of a very brief tornado touchdown.

Moderate Risk Chasing Today

I will be leaving Greeley at 3am to pick up Katie Crandall and then to go pick up Cameron to meet Tony Laubach and their team sometime after 5am. Were all going to caravan out to Kansas today for a Moderate Risk with a 15% hatched area for tornadoes. Theres talk of when initiation will occur sometime between 3 and 6 CDT and the moisture return. Either way I would still be chasing, so Im not going to stress out about it, but since the moderate risk is because of tornado risk then it should be an interesting day.

First Severe Thunderstorm in CO Today

GFS Showing Severe Weather Thursday!

Been waiting to see what the trough was going to do after the 180 hour model, checked it this morning and it looks like we may have our first march chase on the Plains Thursday the 5th. Possible Isolated cell, not sure about the wind shear yet but the conditions will be sufficient. Would like to see an isolated event so we can do our Aircraft Research. More to come as the days close in but here is to the season coming fast!

Tornadoes in OK

Tornado went through Edmond Ok in Oklahoma City early today and 6 homes were destroyed. Tornado Picture courtesy of Hank Baker


In Lone Grove just outside of Ardmore OK, where we waited most of the day a tornado took 3 lives this evening. I took a snap of the couplet

Moderate Risk Chasing today in OK

Skinner and I are in Waurika, OK just west of Ardmore, waiting for the initiation in our area about to happen within the hour. Moderate Risk with a 15% hatched area for tornadoes, there was no missing out on this opportunity. We will be chasing this throughout the night all the way into Arkansas. To view watches, warnings, and spc risks go to www.spc.noaa.gov Come back for pictures and video in a few days.