I'm an idiot

I managed ONCE AGAIN to successfully avoid a major tornado event. I was in perfect position to get on the raging tornadic cells in the SE PH. Instead, I got suckered by some exploding towers off to the west and followed them as they lured me further and further away to the point that it was too late to backtrack. The cells that kept trying to pop were LP storms that were strongly sheared along with being a little more moisture starved. They never got their act together and were racing off 50-60mph to the NNE. I did manage to get into a left-moving tornado-warned storm in Hutchinson county and saw a good rotating anti-cyclonic wall cloud on it's NW side which also showed up nicely on SRV scans. Other than that, I really got suckered again royally today. I was actually sitting south of Amarillo by about 10 miles and had ample time to get into the tornado melee. But, I didn't...I gambled and got burned big time.

I just talked to my friends Matt Patterson and David Drummond who were all over those tornadic cells. They lost count of how many tornadoes they caught today with every shape and size along with simultaneous satellite tornadoes to boot. So, HUGE congrats to those guys for one of those lifetime chase events. I can't wait to see their video :-)

Unfortunately, in speaking with Matt, he got caught between tornadoes with no escape route and had to endure a brutal pummeling of hail up to softballs and possibly larger. He lost a windshield and severely damaged his VX2100. Fortunately, he's ok. If you must endure that kind of punishment, what a helluva way to do it. :-)

Anyway, I hope to get out of my slump and quit making stupid decisions. Believe me, they are etched deeply in my brain now. Experience is a harsh teacher sometimes, but always makes you abit wiser in the long run....I hope! LOL!!!

On to tomorrow....and the rest of what appears to be a wild season ahead.