April 21st, 2004

SPC Risk: MODERATE - VERIFICATION
Chasers: Dean S, Reed T, Joel T, Rick (car 2: Brian M, Ken C and "the other guy")
Area Covered: W to near Tuttle, OK / N to I40 thru OKC / S and E to W of McAlester, OK
Miles Logged: 265.5
Largest Hail: nickel
Tornadoes:


Synopsis/Chase:
Okay..really quick version this go around...

Setup was all there, aside from 850mb flow, thus the SPC made a pretty lame forecast of widespread tornadic supercells. We got on 1st cells west of OKC metro, one of which developed into a nice supercell with large tennis ball size hail and a well defined wall cloud, though not defined enough to produce a twister. We followed it east through the metro, then gave up as it weakened. Finally headed east on I40 towards, then south towards Ada where we encountered a few more cells and this amazing mexican restaurant. Not really on the mexican restaurant, but still. U gotta believe me! Ragu sauce salsa. oh god! insane! That's it for this chase. Enjoy!

1st TCU near Tuttle, OK

view to the north

OKC wall cloud

wall cloud near Ada, OK

wall cloud near Ada, OK

evening shot west of McAlester

dusk supercell SW of McAlester

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