Chase Log: May 24th, 2008
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Total Distance: 230 miles
Target Area: Near Pratt, KS
Chase Area: Clear sky bust
Maximum SPC Risk category: Slight
Watches:
Mesoscale Discussions (MCDs):
Frustrating day! We sat in PTT awaiting convective initiation along a dryline and near an outflow boundary from overnight convection. Well, we sat. And sat. Meanwhile, a couple of supercells anchored themselves along the southern portion of the outflow boundary between OKC and Enid. The second supercell produced numerous tornadoes, all while we sat in PTT thinking that we couldn't make it down there in time. Flow aloft was weak, but perhaps it's good that it was weak as it may have allowed the storm to anchor on the OFB without being advected further into the cold air. Regardless, we headed N through HYS in a last ditch attempt to catch TCus that were developed between I70 and the KS/NE border. In time, though, these attempts failed, and we stayed the night in GBD.
