TWISTEX has came to an end and thus the cars will be returning to the Denver area in the upcoming days. The ISU crew will be driving from Ames to Lakewood, CO during the day tomorrow, hopefully making Lakewood by supper time. Spending the night in Lakewood before returning to Ames on Monday, in which...
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Ending of TWISTEX
Well I returned from the marathon of driving late last night, about 1 am is when I pulled into my destination for the night. This after the crew began the trip home at 9:30 am in Grand Forks, ND; stopping to dismantle the mesonets in Grand Rapids, MN and then on our way down I-35 to Ames, IA. This...
Monday, June 25, 2007
June 25 TWISTEX Chase
Status: On-The-RoadLocation: Pierre, SD -- Devils Lake, ND -- Grand Forks, ND12:50 AM Update: Finally ending the night in Grand Forks after eating our 'last supper' here in town. This was the last night the crew will be together for the year... Tomorrows' plan will include the drive to Grand...
Sunday, June 24, 2007
June 24 TWISTEX Update
Status: On-The-RoadLocation: Terril, IA -- Ames, IA -- Pierre, SD12:15 AM Update: Reached our destination for the night of Pierre, SD; staying at our trusty Super 8 once again. Getting some information on the setup for tomorrow before we head to bed... Ended the day with 628 miles traveled...
Friday, June 22, 2007
June 22 Storms & TWISTEX Update
Thunderstorms began in northwest Iowa once again early this morning and continued across the state during the overnight hours. The remnants of the storms left behind plenty of cloud cover and a very soaked ground over the state. Despite all of this working against more development, thunderstorms have...
Thursday, June 21, 2007
June 21 Severe
Overview: After an early round of severe thunderstorms this morning in eastern Iowa, the skies lit up once again in the afternoon. Storms began moving into northwestern Iowa in the early afternoon hours, with new development just ahead of this line in northcentral Iowa and another newly developed...
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Severe Weather Likely in Iowa
Several rounds of severe thunderstorms may occur over the state the next 3 days. The first round will likely occur late tonight over mainly portions of western Iowa, although central Iowa is not completely excluded from this risk. Latest forecast models have a MCS (large cluster of thunderstorms)...
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Severe Weather (Wed/Thur)
TWISTEX Update: Crews have all returned home, with us once again waiting for another good severe weather threat with westerly or southwesterly flow aloft. Although severe weather is likely over the northern plains, winds aloft are from the northwest and are not usually considered as the best when...
June 18 TWISTEX Update
Status: On-The-RoadLocation: Grand Forks, ND -- Terril, IAHitting the road for home today as the severe weather threat over the northern plains is diminished considerably along the cold front. After finding a place that was open at 1 AM last night for food and getting it delivered to the hotel,...
Sunday, June 17, 2007
June 17 TWISTEX Chase
Status: On-The-RoadLocation: Pierre, SD to Grand Forks, ND10:30 PM: The team has been on the cell in Ramsey/Nelson/Walsh counties in North Dakota for nearly the past 2 hours. Quite a unique storm and very interesting situation, as we approached we had very thick fog (visib. 1/4 mile) and could not...
Saturday, June 16, 2007
June 16 TWISTEX Chase
Status: On-The-RoadLocation: Sioux Falls, SD -- Wyoming -- Pierre, SD16 Hours, 50 Minutes and just over 780 miles total traveled today.11:59 PM: Technically, it is past midnight central time, but still holding onto today as we are in the mountain zone just leaving Rapid City. Have rooms in Pierre...
Friday, June 15, 2007
June 15 TWISTEX Update
Status: Preparing for Deployment TommorrowLocation: Terril, IA11:30 am Update: Official word is out that TWISTEX will be deploying tomorrow and Sunday over areas of the Dakotas. Marginal day expected on Saturday, however with the threat being there on Sunday in the Dakotas we will string it into...
Thursday, June 14, 2007
June 14 TWISTEX Update
Status: Awaiting DeploymentLocation: Terril, IAJust a quick update this afternoon on the next deployment that may potentially come by Saturday. Winds become westerly aloft by Saturday over the northern plains, allowing for better shear profiles across the area. A trough that is also expected to...
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
June 13 TWISTEX Update
Status: Awaiting Next DeploymentLocation: Terril, IAAlthough slight chances of severe weather are in the forecast for the next couple of days, the threat is not high enough to warrant deployment by the TWISTEX team. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible throughout much of the plains states,...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
June 12 TWISTEX Update
Status: Awaiting Next DeploymentLocation: Terril, IASevere weather across the plains is in the forecast for today as well as tomorrow, with some enhanced risks possible. Downside to this is the lack of good surface parameters, creating the threat of mainly large hail and damaging winds as the storms...
Monday, June 11, 2007
June 11 TWISTEX Update
Status: Awaiting Next DeploymentLocation: Terril, IAOnce again the forecast for tomorrow does not look so good, in fact as far as the tornado threat goes it is likely minimal. The severe threat for tomorrow is good, with the large hail and damaging winds into the nighttime hours being decent. But,...
Sunday, June 10, 2007
June 10 TWISTEX Update
Status: Awaiting DeploymentLocation: Terril, IAJust a quick update as I have little time to spare currently. Arrived back at home on Friday evening, been spending time here now as we have had a couple days off. Tomorrow looks good for severe weather, with isolated tornadoes possible, however the...
Friday, June 8, 2007
June 8 TWISTEX Update
Status: On-The-RoadLocation: Dubuque, IA ~ Ames, IA ~ Terril, IASevere weather risks are in the forecast through next Wednesday for the SPC, however the next couple of days risk aren't the most conducive for tornadoes. Sunday looks to have potential across central NE especially with the latest...
Thursday, June 7, 2007
June 7 TWISTEX Chase
Status: On-The-RoadLocation: Sioux Falls, SD ~ Dubuque, IABe sure to read back on previous post, as Chase Recap of the June 6 Chase has been posted.Chase Recap: Began in Sioux Falls, SD; ended in Dubuque, IA after being all the way to northeast Wisconsin today. Storms were able to rotate fairly...
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
June 6 TWISTEX Chase
Status: On-The-RoadLocation: Ames, IA ~ Sioux Falls, SDISU Crew getting prepared to take off early this morning, yes it is now 4:45 am! Heading to central SD for the day, Moderate risk by the SPC has been issued for a large area of the northern plains. Not to much time to update, just check back...
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
TWISTEX Update #2 (June 5)
Status: Final Preparation for DeploymentLocation: Terril, IA ~ Ames, IAFinal preparations have been done to the mesonet vehicles, tested all equipment and they are gassed up ready for the trip to SD tomorrow. ISU crew is meeting in the morning and departing at 5:30 am on the road to central SD....
TWISTEX Update (June 5)
Status: Final Preparations for Wednesday DeploymentLocation: Terril, IAModels continue to show significant parameters for a severe weather outbreak on Wednesday (Tomorrow) and thus TWISTEX is a go for activities in the SD/NE area. Timing is an issue with the speed of the low pressure system along...
Monday, June 4, 2007
TWISTEX Update (June 4)
Status: Preparing for Departure Tomorrow, Deployment WednesdayLocation: Terril, IASPC has issued a MODERATE risk for Day 3 already, with the highest probabilities that are allowed. This risk area includes portions of SD/NE/MN/IA, with the mentioning of strong supercells. Not only will the large...
Sunday, June 3, 2007
June 3 TWISTEX Update
Status: Preparing for Mid-week DeploymentLocation: Terril, IABoth the NAM/WRF as well as the GFS are within range of the next system to effect the plains states mid-week this week. A strong wave expected to come onto the west coast by late Monday/early Tuesday and work across the rockies and into...
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Severe Weather in Extended... Iowa T'storms...
TWISTEX Update (June 2) Location: Terril, IowaDespite recent severe weather with some tornadic thunderstorms over the plains states, TWISTEX has remained stagnant with the northwest flow. Models are finally converging on a very nice solution for next week, with southwest flow returning. The exact...
Friday, June 1, 2007
June 1 Severe/Tornadic Thunderstorms
Tornado Watch #321 has been issued for portions of eastern Iowa and will be in effect until 7 PM this evening. There have already been several reports of a tornado traveling through Louisa, Muscatine and now Cedar counties in Iowa. The town of Muscatine has been reportedly been hit by this tornado...
