The last official day of Vortex2 has now come and gone.
On June 13, 2010, the V2 armada put in a good effort and chased some storms around northern Texas / the Oklahoma panhandle that sadly failed to produce much of note for the V2 scientists. We (with the exception of DOW5, who acquired a blown out tire) ended the night in Amarillo, Texas at the famous Big Texan, where, despite the urging of many, I did not endeavor to consume the Big Texan's monster 72 ounce steak dinner. In fact, I did not endeavor to consume steak at all; I'm a vegetarian (just in case you wanted to know).
On June 14, 2010, the V2 armada braved the floodwaters of northern Texas and called off operations after driving conditions became too dangerous because of the water collecting on the roads. The lovely little (big) storm system we were chasing went a-training (training refers to instances where storm systems do not pass over an area, drop water, and leave; but instead trek over a location in such a fashion that they continually give and give precipitation. Just like a train running over an unfortunate penny over and over as its wheels pass down the tracks. Poor penny). We sailed away and landed in Lubbock for food, photos, and camaraderie.
On June 15, 2010, the V2 armada started operations and quickly ended them after determining that the target areas for convection would not produce the storms needed. People left. Hugs were exchanged.
CSWR continues operations today, and travels back to CSWR home base tomorrow. I will miss many of the new people I've encountered on this trek terribly. They made this trip the fabulous time that it has been. Thank you all. (photo from Karen Kosiba at tornadoscientists.blogspot.com)
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