Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Post date: May 8, 2012 1:05:31 PM

0800 CDT: Yesterday's chase ended up being pretty much a bust. It reminded me, once again, why we usually try to avoid chasing through Arkansas. It's beautiful country, mind you... but the road network certainly doesn't lend itself towards getting anywhere quickly. Then there's the fact that it's almost like chasing in a tunnel, because you can't see the sky for all of the mountains and trees.

Anyway, we got some pea-sized hail, some gusty winds, a little lightning and LOTS of rain... and mostly a tour of western Arkansas. Oh well... That was more than what we are likely to chase for the next couple of days. Things are looking pretty bleak for the near future. There's a chance that we will head north, towards the Dakotas, for the slim chance of chase conditions later in the week. I'll let you know more later, after I find out what the plan is...

1100 CDT: Well, forget what I said about the Dakotas. The "slim chance" apparently decreased to "no chance," so we're going to stay south. We're headed to Dallas (Pappadeaux, here we come!!! Woooohooooo!!!), but first we'll drop by Paris, TX... for one of our "incredibly cheesy tourist stops." Photos, of course, will come later... *lol*

1530 CDT: We are now approaching the outskirts of Dallas and will likely head to the Sixth Floor Museum and the "grassy knoll," covering the JFK assassination. Then, it's PAPPADEAUX!!!

For all of today's pictures (so far), GO HERE.