SPC Risk:SLIGHT - VERIFICATION Chasers: Dean S, Stardust W Area Covered: Norman, OK Miles Logged: 24.1 Largest Hail: quarter Tornadoes: ziltcho!
Synopsis/Chase:
Surface low in NW OK with dryline extending SSW through western OK into north TX. Strong SSE surface winds in the warm sector, but
gulf moisture slow to arrive with dewpoints into the low 60s by late evening. Largely unidirectional 850-500mb shear led to
linear mode to storms, but one discrete cell managed to develop just SW of Norman by days end which slowly intensified as its
attendant wall cloud moved over OU campus. Quarter size hail fell on 12th street just north of home while golfballs fell
in and around Lake Thunderbird.
Got a nice view of the wall cloud, but a bad spot to take a picture, so all the foreground tree's blocked the goods. Not too
bad for the 1st chase of the year. Only 24.1 miles to see a little action. More chases to come!
