I didn't see any severe weather, but was treated to a magnificent lightning display over the skies of northern Oklahoma on Friday on the first chase of the 2008 season! I knew it was a gamble on the setup, and it was evident as I viewed the very high bases on the storms that struggled to develop from NW of Enid to near Perry. I was banking on the hope of a storm becoming surface based but that hope never sufficed.
There was an abundant amount of cloud to ground lightning bolts along with cloud to cloud lightning that lit up the evening sky, and unfortunately I do not have any video or pictures to show (but will next time I am in that situation!). All in all, a good way to start out the 2008 chase season, as April, May, and June are just around the corner.
I did run the updated pictures (VORTEXpursuit.com Live) every minute or so for a short period of time while testing out most of the new equipment. Most went flawless though I did have a few problems with the Sprint internet connection; a few times it would lock up on me to the point that I needed to reboot the computer. I also did learn not to run the GPS that comes with the wireless card and instead use a USB GPS (maybe this might have been causing problems with my internet connection?). I still have a lot to learn about the new equipment.
Monday's setup looks very intriguing and I wish I could chase it but no way I can take off of work as people want their Saint Patrick's Day off, oh well, the setup looks very good and good luck to those who chase it!
Miles traveled today: 640
New counties visited for the first time (yes, I county collect): Garfield (OK), Grant (OK)
# posted by VORTEXpursuit.com Storm Chasing @ 3/15/2008 12:58:00 AM
