22 April 2023
Pearsall to San Angelo, Texas
I was up way too early but if I had known that there was a big empty field behind us, I would have went out to see if the Lyrids were visible.
I did go for a walk to the nearest gas station and then we met up at ten for our briefing which showed some good prospects in central Texas with all the conditions looking good for supercells. We expected a four hour drive to get into position and headed out at 10:30.
We drove pretty well straight through with a stop at Subway for a grab and go lunch. We got into the area of Millersview by mid-afternoon and stopped at one field where development looked encouraging.
The high inflow winds was kicking up a lot of dust and produced a few dustnados.
We watched the area for about a half hour and then followed the storm east.
For a time, it was showing a hook echo on the radar which is indicative of tight rotation.
We saw some interesting formations at one point.
And went through some more hail.
We pulled off to watch the storm as it moved off. It produced some lightning but Bill didn’t think it was worth continuing on as it was moving into more stable air.
We turned west and kept an eye on another possible system but it didn’t amount to anything. We continued to San Angelo, stopping to check out the sunset.
And the colours against the clouds behind us.
Our hotel for the night was the Rodeway Inn.
Tomorrow, we expect a repositioning day as storms in the Oklahoma panhandle appear likely and the chase terrain is so much better there.
Chris Gullikson’s video
Bill Reid’s entry for 21 April
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