Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Post date: May 17, 2011 1:02:28 PM

0800 CDT: We all had a great time at the Big Texan last night. Although none of our crew attempted the 72-oz. steak, we got to see a little girl give it a go (mostly for show), and there was also a guy who was serious about it... and, for my first time, I actually witnessed someone who was able to finish it off! Wow!!! Pictures of that, and other tomfoolery, can be seen HERE.

So now we're back to chase mode (YAY!!!), with conditions looking far better over the next few days. Here are the SPC prognostications:

And for those of you who are keeping up, here's yesterday's travel map:

1120 CDT: We're heading out of Amarillo, TX now, initially targeting southeastern Colorado for the marginal (2%) tornado possibilities there.

2215 CDT: Our chase day never even came close to materializing today, so after hitting four different states (Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma), we realized the futility of the conditions --- essentially a lack of sufficient moisture to generate anything of interest --- and headed back to the east to try to position ourselves for tomorrow's chase. Days are running out for Tour 1, so we're really hoping that conditions will improve... and FAST.

Here's the link for a few random shots from the day.