October 12, 2001
Storm Chase
South-Central Oklahoma
Editor: Putnam
Reiter
The Chase -
Team 1 - Rob Ferguson and Putnam
Reiter
Miles Driven - @200
Departure Time - 15:00 CDT
Return Time - 19:00 CDT
After the 9th, there wasn't much
interest on our part to chase. However, being the junkies that we are, we
decided to go out and find some trouble today. The dryline was progged to be
close to central Oklahoma and temperatures were to warm into the 70s. Cap
strength was an issue or should I say lack of it. Additionally, storms
developed in Texas early in the day.
We left Oklahoma City and headed
south to Duncan, Oklahoma. We sat just north of Duncan and watched storms
develop. Storms ended up clustering and remaining small. While some tried to
organize, nothing major happened and severe reports were isolated at best.
Storms in Texas disrupted our moisture supply and the cap was a little too
weak. We came home as the sun started to set.
Lessons Learned -
- Watch storms to the south or
anything that might disrupt moisture advection.
Encounters -
- Engaged Storm: Yes - several
Tornado: No
Funnel: No
- Hail (larger than 0.75
inches): No
Wall Cloud: No
- Wind (above 57.4mph): No
