CHASE REPORTS
MAY 27th 2015
We had high hopes for today as we headed north out of Abilene to chase a 5% tornado risk in the NE Texas panhandle region.
Storms began to fire around the early afternoon and we got onto a storm with great structure around the town of CANADIAN. This storm was the only show in town and it's development was watched by a massive chaser convergence.
It was an incredibly slow moving system that just sat around for hours, constantly recycling and threatening to produce a tornado. It was just a question of patience.
We eventually saw the storm develop strong rotation and we decided to relocate slightly further east to gain greater visibility.
As we headed down the road we saw a tornado develop behind us and we jumped out to watch it intensify into a beautiful photogenic 'stove pipe' tornado. After a few minutes it began to rope out and took on a more elephant trunk appearance as we witnessed the decaying stage.
We headed to a hilltop and watch the storm sit almost stationary close to the town for a few hours. During this time the tornado sirens began to sound and two more brief tornadoes touched down just SW of Canadian.
Eventually we decided to call off the chase and head to Shamrock for the night. We had steak to celebrate and then watched the storm produce a nice lightning show well into the night.
Storms began to fire around the early afternoon and we got onto a storm with great structure around the town of CANADIAN. This storm was the only show in town and it's development was watched by a massive chaser convergence.
It was an incredibly slow moving system that just sat around for hours, constantly recycling and threatening to produce a tornado. It was just a question of patience.
We eventually saw the storm develop strong rotation and we decided to relocate slightly further east to gain greater visibility.
As we headed down the road we saw a tornado develop behind us and we jumped out to watch it intensify into a beautiful photogenic 'stove pipe' tornado. After a few minutes it began to rope out and took on a more elephant trunk appearance as we witnessed the decaying stage.
We headed to a hilltop and watch the storm sit almost stationary close to the town for a few hours. During this time the tornado sirens began to sound and two more brief tornadoes touched down just SW of Canadian.
Eventually we decided to call off the chase and head to Shamrock for the night. We had steak to celebrate and then watched the storm produce a nice lightning show well into the night.