A
modestly successful chase for Robert Hall and I in North Central Texas this afternoon, as
we chased the long-lived tornadic supercell through Comanche, Erath, Hamilton,
Bosque, and Hood counties, battling roads and grunge much of the way. Caught
two powerful mesocylcones on tape, but somehow managed to miss the Hico tornado by no more
than a few minutes. Apparently, this supercell had split at some point, and we
picked the wrong meso, though we *thought* we were on the more powerful, northern
cell. I'm still very confused about the storm's evolution and progress. One of
those days where it's hard to get your bearings.
On a more positive note, Steve Miller and Jeff
Lawson bagged a tornado SW of Chalk Mountain from State Highway 67, and Brian Fant caught
sight of the Hico tornado earlier.
Long-lived supercells that outsmart you are
frustrating, but still a cool way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
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