Chase 2006


MESO reconvened on May 6, 2006 for its ninth annual storm chase trip in the Great Plains. We were out through May 20 with a fleet of four vehicles. A very special thanks to all the new friends we made this year across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas for making us feel right at home.


CHASE TEAM:
  • Nancy Bose (Verbank, NY)
  • Randy Denzer (Austin, TX)
  • Allan Detrich (Fremont, OH)
  • Sam Furman (Austin, TX)
  • Chris Howell (Ypsilanti, MI)
  • Josh Jans (Mankato, MN)
  • Brian McNoldy (Fort Collins, CO)
  • Mike Sutcliffe (Austin, TX)
  • Team photo w/ film crew
  • VISITING CHASERS:
  • Tony Laubach (Denver, CO)
  • Dave Patrick (Ontario, Canada)
  • Kristy Randall (Ontario, Canada)
  • Paul Stofer (Dallas, TX)
  • Chris Rozoff (Fort Collins, CO)
  • Lyle Pakula (Fort Collins, CO)
  • REMOTE DATA ASSISTANTS:
  • Matt Kassawara (Fort Collins, CO)
  • Dan Lindsey (Fort Collins, CO)
  • Chris Rozoff (Fort Collins, CO)
  • Russ Schumacher (Fort Collins, CO)
  • WALTER Weather Lab - MSU (Mankato, MN)


  • UPDATES FROM THE ROAD (join mailing list!)

    May 6
    May 7
    [Video: north of Garden City, KS on 5/7]
    May 8
    [Video: near Dighton, KS on 5/8]
    May 9-10
    [Video: near Atoka, OK on 5/9]
    May 11-12
    May 13-15
    May 16-17


    PHOTO GALLERY
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    2006 Chase Photo
    5/5: Tornado and wall cloud on the horizon near Seminole, TX. (Photo: S. Furman)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/5: Impressive wall cloud under a supercell near Seminole. (Photo: S. Furman)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/5: Craters in the soil left by large hail near Seminole. Some hailstones were up to 4" in diameter. (Photo: S. Furman)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/7: "Mothership" supercell a few miles north of Garden City, KS. It was visibly rotating rapidly, with wall clouds and funnels frequently forming. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/7: One of the wall clouds and funnels in the Garden City supercell. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/7: While being deluged by 1-2" hail for 15 minutes, we enjoyed a pleasant sunset south of Garden City. The hail reached depths of 3-5" on the grass and roads. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/8: A low wall cloud formed abruptly from a low-precip supercell near Dighton, KS. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/8: Adjacent mesocyclones, one with a wall cloud, in the Dighton storm. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/8: Funnel cloud dipping down from a severe storm north of Cimarron, KS. (Photo: N. Bose)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/8: Underside of the Cimarron storm's anvil. Some of the precip core can be seen on the left. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/9: Cumulus congestus clouds boil east of Ada, OK. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/9: A very rapidly rotating circulation in an HP supercell near Atoka, OK. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/10: An impromptu educational video presentation to 11 high school students in Norman, OK. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/10: Nancy Bose explains aspects of severe weather to high school students. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/11: The Chase 2006 team, sporting our GoldenPalace.com attire during a sunny day in Norman, OK. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/12: The MESO equestrian team is back... we enjoy a pleasant ride east of Moore, OK during a sunny afternoon. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/12: Jason Hafer from Indigo Films records Brian summarizing storm chase technology for a History Channel special on storm chasers. (Photo: A. Detrich)
    2006 Chase Photo
    5/12: The History Channel film crew documenting a midnight forecast discussion. (Photo: A. Detrich)



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