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Casper and Roy stormchasing USA - day 9: Sunday 25 may 2008

  1. Omaha > York (Nebraska) > Salina > Lincoln > Hays (Kansas) - nice severe weather
  2. Map: from Omaha > I-80 > York (Nebraska) > 81 > Salina > I-70 > Lincoln > Hays (Kansas)
  3. Some images of this nice chaseday...
  4. SPC Convective Outlook for 25 may 2008
  5. Location of the jet on 26 may 2008 at 00:00 UTC
  6. MSL Pressure and Surface Wind on 25 may 2008 at 22:00 UTC
  7. Surface Moisture and Mixing Ratio on 25 may 2008 at 21:00 UTC
  8. Surface Map on 25 may 2008 at 21:00 UTC
  9. GOES Visible image on 25 may 2008 at 21:32 UTC
  10. NWS Composite Reflectivity on 25 may 2008 at 21:40 UTC
  11. SPC Storm Reports of 25 may 2008
  12. Archive of the Severe Thunderstorm Event: May 25, 2008

Omaha > York (Nebraska) > Salina > Lincoln > Hays (Kansas) - nice severe weather

Roy and I did a lot of study before going to the US. Not only reading the well-known literature but we did a lot of virtual storm chasing as well! In the early morning hours in the US (that is evening hours in Europe) we looked at the maps and tried to find out where to go. Hitting the road in our virtual chase-car while listening to the best music on the planet ;-) By lunchtime in the US (late evening hours in Europe) we performed an update of the maps and find out what has changed.
The following is a virtual chasetour on 1 may 2008. We investigate the commonly used charts of SPC and NCAR and try to figure out where we have to go to look at severe weather and be on the safe side of it.

Map: from Omaha > I-80 > York (Nebraska) > 81 > Salina > I-70 > Lincoln > Hays (Kansas)

Route from Omaha > I-80 > York (Nebraska) > 81 > Salina > I-70 > Lincoln > Hays (Kansas)


Location of the jet on 26 may 2008 at 00:00 UTC

Location of the jet on 26 may 2008 at 00:00 UTC


MSL Pressure and Surface Wind on 25 may 2008 at 22:00 UTC

MSL Pressure and Surface Wind on 25 may 2008 at 22:00 UTC


Surface Moisture and Mixing Ratio on 25 may 2008 at 21:00 UTC

Surface Moisture and Mixing Ratio on 25 may 2008 at 21:00 UTC


Surface Map on 25 may 2008 at 21:00 UTC

Surface Map on 25 may 2008 at 21:00 UTC


GOES Visible image on 25 may 2008 at 21:32 UTC

GOES Visible image on 25 may 2008 at 21:32 UTC


NWS Composite Reflectivity on 25 may 2008 at 21:40 UTC

NWS Composite Reflectivity on 25 may 2008 at 21:40 UTC


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