We finally reached clear blue skies and warm temperatures as we continued west on I-20 into the distinctive High Plains of west Texas. The temperature here today in Midland TX was over 90 degrees, a far cry from the overcast 60's we left behind in Weatherford this morning. However the only storms that fired this afternoon / evening were another 3 hours from us and south of I-10; in fact one of them currently is tornado warned (Aaaaaaghhhh!). We had already decided we wouldn't go that far south, so we did what all good chasers do when being shut out...we went to the movies.
Tomorrow looks a bit better for chasing pending the latest model runs. Based on what I've seen to date our target for tomorrow will be Crane TX, about half way between I-10 and I-20. The main problem with that target is that we need to spend tomorrow night in Lubbock, which is 3 hours to the north. That will position us for a run up the Texas panhandle on Tuesday since I'm thinking we need to get to the Liberal KS vicinity by early afternoon...that's about a five hour drive. The reward should be storms firing near a bulge in the dryline, an experience I have yet to partake of. I am anxious to see the analysis and models tomorrow morning!
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