Day 3: same outflow, same story

The same outflow boundary/frontal zone was a bit farther south for day 2 but more or less in the same region.

And the same kind of things happened: we were in place for initiation near Pampa, TX (best chicken strips I've ever had at Cooder's Dixie Cafe!) and the storms looked good. On this day, they didn't form north of the boundary so much as ride along it--good for us. (The 500 mb winds were a little more westerly.)

So 3 storms initiated. Because of positioning and road options we decided to target the middle storm of the 3. Well, it briefly looked good, with tight rotation and dropping a wall cloud. (I might have pictures later.)

Then the storm got all outflow surge-y. And the north storm got tornado warned with reports. It looked really good on RADAR and it was only a half hour away so we went for it.

And of course, just as we got to it, it went all outflow-y. Actually the entire line of storms did. Poo.

So we went back southwest and caught some really beautiful storms-in-the-distance shots and went back to the hotel.

Another good day, and the future brings more hope. Today we will be in the Lubbock-Wichita Falls area chasing the same boundary before it finally goes away, and then a couple of intriguing days are on tap for the balance of the week.

Regardless, this is a great trip.