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A diversion storm early in the afternoon to the NE of Clinton, OK. We wandered up to check out this weakening supercell on the way to our actual target area farther W/NW near the TX/OK border. This storm soon weakened as rear flank outflow became too st
Date/Time: 2009:04:26 14:15:02
A diversion storm early in the afternoon to the NE of Clinton, OK. We wandered up to check out this weakening supercell on the way to our actual target area farther W/NW near the TX/OK border. This storm soon weakened as rear flank outflow became too strong and it moved into a region of weaker instability.
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After repositioning to just WNW of Roll, we observed a strongly rotating cloud base to our SSW. I decided to move back to the ESE to get out of the hail and the direct path of the mesocyclone, utlimately settling on a location halfway between Roll and Cr
Date/Time: 2009:04:26 16:35:08
After repositioning to just WNW of Roll, we observed a strongly rotating cloud base to our SSW. I decided to move back to the ESE to get out of the hail and the direct path of the mesocyclone, utlimately settling on a location halfway between Roll and Crawford. Cloud base rotation soon consolidated in a small area and began to form a funnel cloud.
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The funnel cloud continued to develop into a classic tornado to our WNW where it crossed hwy 33 just S of Crawford, or about 2 miles to our WNW.
Date/Time: 2009:04:26 16:36:58
The funnel cloud continued to develop into a classic tornado to our WNW where it crossed hwy 33 just S of Crawford, or about 2 miles to our WNW.
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Wide angle view of the tornado and broader storm structure. Unfortunately for us, we quit paying attention to the faintly visible lowering to the right.
Date/Time: 2009:04:26 16:37:06
Wide angle view of the tornado and broader storm structure. Unfortunately for us, we quit paying attention to the faintly visible lowering to the right.
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The tornado continued to our NW and N as it began to rope out. The trees and poor contrast masked our view of the new mesocyclone to the N of the tornado. As we moved back E to the hwy 33 and US 83 intersection, we guessed that the viewing time on the s
Date/Time: 2009:04:26 16:39:40
The tornado continued to our NW and N as it began to rope out. The trees and poor contrast masked our view of the new mesocyclone to the N of the tornado. As we moved back E to the hwy 33 and US 83 intersection, we guessed that the viewing time on the storm would be quite limited near the Canadian River bridge on the edge of a large road hole. So, we opted to reposition to the E. It turns out the second (larger) tornado developed about the time we made this decision, about 6 miles to our N, and we missed it. I feel like it was a boneheaded mistake that followed a very good forecast.
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The original Roll supercell was eventually seeded by several other storms to its WSW, leading to the formation of a band of storms. Later, the southwestern-most storm evolved into a more discrete structure, as it passed to our NW near Camargo. This stor
Date/Time: 2009:04:26 18:41:56
The original Roll supercell was eventually seeded by several other storms to its WSW, leading to the formation of a band of storms. Later, the southwestern-most storm evolved into a more discrete structure, as it passed to our NW near Camargo. This storm did not produce any tornadoes that we could confirm, and we decided to head home by 7 pm.
