STEVE
MILLER'S CHASE PICS
VERNON,
TX CHASE
APRIL
6, 1998
A very nice way to
spend a day off "sick" from work. This was a really great storm in that
it was rather picturesque. easy to chase, predictable, and really performed
well. Click on the picture to get a huge version of it. Be sure to read
my detailed chase account HERE.
Many thanks
to my chase partner Glenn Dixon for scanning these.
( I know these
pictures are big....but be patient as it makes for better effect! )
The beginning of the chase.
Looking west as I am just south of Vernon. Precipitation core is intensifying
rapidly creating strong outflow. Strong SE inflow is racing into the storm
and presto...a wall cloud is born. It was beginning to exhibit some slight
rotation. A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect.
The wall cloud was rapidly
becoming a little better organized by now as the outflow that was undercutting
it became less intense the more it encountered the stout SE inflow. I had
manuevered around to stay out of the center of the bear's cage in case
it spun up. I am still just south of Vernon lookingSE. It is exhibiting
good rotation and upward vertical motion as evidenced by the scud cloud
below it...very up close and personal! It is about 1/2 mile away.
Notice the windmill indicating wind direction.
I followed the
storm across the Red River and ended up at 44 and 70 in SW Cotton county
looking NW. It was really putting on a show now! A very nice wall cloud
with some disorganized rotation and lots of upward vertical motion. Notice
the RFD notch that seems to be out of position somehow to the right. This
is important for the next picture.
The true funnnel is the
small protrusion to the right of the wall cloud. I was not seeing
rapid rotation of the obvious wall cloud but lots of vertical motion. I
think that it is an excellent look-alike and in fact just a big condensation
wall at the inflow/outflow interface.
This was about 45 minutes
later as I am plotting another intercept route trying to better position
myself. Unusual storm structure and atypical of a supercell..but still
beautiful! No words needed here.
Another shot of the
unique and beautiful storm structure. I am near 65 and 70 in Cotton county
looking NW. I caught up to it as it formed another wall cloud near Temple,
OK. I finally chased it to Comanche, OK where I called it quits after
losing the daylight.
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