(ABOVE: I took this picture of reporter Rick Tillery on a storm chase/training mission.)
I'm planning on taking StormChaser 2 on a long storm chase on Saturday (April 25). Whatever video we get whether it's tornados, great cloud structure or huge hail, we'll show it on our Sunday morning 9-10am news.
The best storm chasing conditions (flat terrain, gridded county roads, low population, higher cloud heights) are out toward Western Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle and western Kansas, and that's where we're headed.
We're chasing a region that meteorologists nicknamed the "Triple Point" which is where the dryline, front, and Low pressure area meet. Only a few storms are expected so we might not see anything; however, if storms form we have a fair chance of seeing a tornado.
We will go out west on Saturday. We'll show the results Sunday morning...stay tuned! (If you are interested in learning about storm chasing, visit www.stormtrack.org)
(BELOW: StormChaser 2 gets a workout during the Spring.)
(BELOW: Computer model forecast of moisture. I put an "X" on the map for our chase target. Tulsa = "T".)
