16 May 2021: INTERIM UPDATE:

07:00: wakeup call
08:00: breakfast
10:00: briefing:

Shear: xxxx
Lift: xxxx
Instability: xxxx
Moisture: xxxx

xx:xx: Pass Happy, TX (Saw an F3 tornado here on May 5, 2002
xx:xx: East of Tulia, TX – Stop to discuss storm options
18:24: Olton, TX – model stop
19:34- Sudan, TX – funnel cloud in progress; tornado develops 2 minutes later. Tornado stays on the ground 6 minutes.

After a moderately long drive from the Guymon, OK, we caught this photogenic tornado a few miles from Sudan, TX:

TEACHING POINT:

A more complete update (with details of the forecast, chase strategy, and maps) will be posted later.

MAPS of the day’s route: