April 19, 2003 Impromptu 2,140-mile Oklahoma storm chase expedition weekend
On Friday morning, April 18, 2003, conditions began to take shape that pointed to a major tornado outbreak in the Central Plains on Saturday, April 19. Although the 'official' storm chase expedition of 2003 wouldn't begin until mid-May, this event's potential magnitude coupled with it occurring on a weekend made it too good to pass up.
I left Charleston, WV on Friday afternoon and arrived in Tulsa, Oklahoma early Saturday morning and returned home Easter Sunday. A detailed report will follow soon. In the meantime, here are photos and video from the event:
Here are some photos and some very rough video from Saturday:
A big thanks to Bill Coyle, Dave Crowley, Greg McLaughlin, Blake Naftel, Chris Sokol and all those who called/emailed and offered the very helpful advice/info/nowcasting during the long drive west.
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