Miles traveled today: 422. Miles traveled total: 11,868.
The last briefing begins with a nice slide so that 'says: "June 13th, the very last minute travel of the space ship ...", or" the last voyage of the spaceship "as the armada of VORTEX2. The set-up for tomorrow and 'good moisture' is of tropical origin and 'possession of the southern part of the Plains of Oklahoma and Texas. The trough to the west continues to provide a flow south-west at odds with medium-high 60-70 knots at 300hPa. The instability of today 'and' already 'high with CAPE over 3500 J / kg in our area. The situation
mesoscale two o'clock in the afternoon sees the presence of a boundary from the south-western Oklahoma, passing through to Plainview and New Mexico. The Dryline and 'present at northwest of Lubbock. A second area of \u200b\u200bbaroclinicita 'is associated with a field of stratocumulus present from Pampa to Tucumcari in New Mexico. In the lower layers and 'a flow of at least 20 knots from the east with a great storm and an excellent shear for helicity.
Before leaving usual photos are taken with all participants and the background of all the radar deployed, then the whole caravan heads south toward the Texas panhandle. After the last meal eaten lunches in a service area of \u200b\u200bthe northern part of the city 'of Pampa order comes to move to south-west to Amarillo and then even more 'in the west to Vega on Interstate I-40.
out at 15.15 a Tornado Watch for the area east of Lubbock as we head north to where Channing expect more 'than an hour. In this area there is' an axis of maximum moisture 'prepared from northeast to southwest and increasing baroclinicita'. At 17.00 a Tornado Watch is issued for the area where we are. Meanwhile, the convection more 'to the south gave rise to different cells, some of which take on characteristics of particular intensity supercellulari but never' to justify the Tornado Warning. Thunderstorms are very close to each other.
At 18 after a long wait are formed beautiful convective towers just south of our position and the armada finally set in motion. Through the core of the first cell that dates back to the north-east to try to bring on its southern side, but we need more rain through the core of the 'intense accompanied by some hail, when we go out there waiting for' a spectacular double rainbow colored carved so that the space between the two strings assumes a tone 'much more' dark.
try to gain ground on the storm door to the east of Amarillo, but soon the different supercells and multicell a few hours earlier had taken life more 'to south, going north begin to interfere with our supercell. The armada is still
directed to interception with the deployment of all the equipment but the main problem and 'the fact that almost all the supercells today are left movers and are very close interaction with each other deeply and very complicated things.
along Highway 60 in the direction of Pampa we find ourselves in a narrow corridor between two left movers, but we invested well prestdo powerful outflow from the southern supercell. We try to overtake the eastward movement but the rain suddenly falling hail size of golf balls causes the Doppler On Wheels to operate behind the front. At this point there is nothing left but to follow the back and run several supercells with mesonet transects to collect data in lobe of the dual-Doppler radar furniture.
The armada is repositioned for a second time until 'the cells lose intensity' melting in'unica band of thunderstorms arranged in a north-south and slow progression to Oklahoma.
At eight and a half with the sun peeping behind the clouds, the lowering of the flag white armada. Today nature has won and there were so isolated from supercells can produce tornadoes, but once again were collected valuable data in an environment of supercells in collision and interaction.
The evening ends at the Big Texan Steak Ranch, where Isaac, the driver of the Doppler On Wheels 5, unable to eat in the mythical company the super steak 72 ounces including contour in 40 minutes, ie 5 minutes before the time limit imposed by regulation. Sign in so 'in the mythical list of those who have made it ... and of course dinner and 'offered by the Big Texan!
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