9th June 2012 - Travel Day...

Nothing much to report weather wise today. However, I will officially say it was my 4th day in a row to see lightning, as we saw in the distance some flashing of lightning along the sea-breeze front off of the coast of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico at around 5am this morning as we drove northwards out of SE Texas. This was my mother's final bit of advice to us before we left SE Texas in her car!  (Thanks Mom, by the way)...

Today we needed to drive to Okarache, Oklahoma (central OK) to meet up with fellow chase partner Pete and get in position for some potential chasing on Sunday afternoon/evening across parts of eastern Kansas.

Okarache is a great little town - quintessential Great Plains town with oil derricks pumping around the outskirts of town and an awesome little eats/bar place called  Eischen's Bar in which the whole town seems to take pride in going to - all walks of life where in there enjoying themselves. A very good vibe - made me smile just sitting in there looking around. Definitely Americana at it's best.  (Pete on the left and Dan on the right enjoying themselves).

 

Right now it looks like the target area is somewhere just north of Wichita, Kansas. Strong instability and an approaching cold front will be the main triggers for severe thunderstorms later in the day in that area, however only marginal shear values will probably limit the risk of supercell tornadoes. Nevertheless it has the potential to be a fun chase day.  I'll update again in the morning before we leave the hotel.