Archive For April 2010

And so we Wait

on April 5, 2010 by sroberts in Photos, Comments (1)

Other than the vehicles in the parking lot changing, this has been our view for the best couple of hours. Those who think chasing is all excitement ought to […]

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Needle in a Haystack?

on by sroberts in Forecast, Comments Off

A challenging forecast today, but we’ve come upon a solution. Matt and I both believe there is a window of opportunity today from 4:30 or 5pm through no later than […]

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Family Day

on April 4, 2010 by sroberts in Admin, Comments Off

Seeing as how it’s Easter and the risk area is 3 hours away, Matt & I have decided to spend the afternoon with family instead of chasing. Of couse, the […]

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Risk/Reward

on by sroberts in Forecast, Comments Off

As Matt said yesterday, a high-risk, high-reward scenario is setting up for this afternoon. High risk of a bust, but if something goes, I’m pretty confident we’ll be right on […]

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Update for Today

on by sroberts in Forecast, Comments Off

I’ve not done any model analysis yet, but it appears from NWS discussions that the front is moving faster than models projected 12-18 hours ago. That would push any storm […]

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Easter Sunday Chances

on April 3, 2010 by sroberts in Forecast, Comments Off

While it certainly isn’t a classic “day-before-the-day” setup, there’s just enough things coming together to make tomorrow around sunset worth keeping an eye on. In looking at the models this […]

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Damage from Iola, KS Storm This Morning

on April 2, 2010 by sroberts in Damage, Photos, Comments Off

Severe storms with winds reported as high as 70mph rolled through Iola, KS about 8:45 this morning. The damage photos below were taken between 3 and 4 pm. The front […]

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