Sunday, 11 May 2008

Day 8 Malvern, AK

Good fast connection at last. What a day today - SPC had a potentially dangerous advisory out but getting good position was the key. We thought if we could be in central Arkansas we could zip south or north as the cells developed. The day was very humid and murky so it was all eyes on level3 and the models for data. We moved up to Conway north of Little rock and watched a meso move in just south of the river. These hings were moving at 50mph+ and in an attempt to get behind it at Perry we had to glance the hail core (video). By the time we found a road back south across the hills the meso and attendant tornado had passed about 12 miles away (saw debirs in the road). The main dryline storms split and passed to our north and south (Stu Robinson was on one earlier) and the meso that shaved us went on to the south of Little Rock and spun up, causing what looked like EF2 damage at Stuggart. So far over 20 fatalities from the cluster which puts everything into perspective. No activity now for a few days so back towards Dallas Sunday for the flight home.