V2 2010 Week 5: May 28–June 3, 2010
Some down days in South Dakota, then operations in Nebraska.
5.24.10 Chase StormDawg on Tornadoes, elephants and dinosaurs?
Chase StormDawg answers these questions: Could a tornado ever pick up a grown elephant? Also, do you think a tornado ever passed over a huge dinosaur without hurting or killing it?
5.18.2010 Supercell intercept in the west Texas panhandle.
A single supercell thunderstorm developed in far western Texas panhandle and tracked east toward Oklahoma.
V2 Tornadoes
5.17.10 Weeks 1 and 2 Mission Summaries
A summary by day of VORTEX2 operations so far.
5.11.10 Taloga, Oklahoma
We gathered in Clinton, Oklahoma. A warm front was hanging over teh state with a dryline to the west. The area was boasting a CAPE of 5000 J/kg!
5.10.10 Seminole, OK
The Storm Prediction Center had issued a moderate risk on Sunday, May 9 and had upgraded it to a high risk by Monday morning.
5.6.2010 Mission summary
VORTEX2 crews collected data on an elevated supercell thunderstorm near Oberlin, Kansas on May 6, 2010. Storms formed northeast of Goodland, Kansas late in the day as expected. Hoxie, KS…
V2 2010 Week 2: May 7–13, 2010
Days 7-9 down or travel. Operations on Day 10-12 in central Oklahoma, and west-northwest Oklahoma.