April 25, 2016

Statistics

Initial Target

Start

End

Storm Intercepts

Tornadoes

Hail

Wind

Features

Miles

Enid, OK

Manhattan, KS 9:05 AM 4/25/2016

Kremlin, OK 11:56 PM 4/25/2016

None

0 mph

None

275

Summary

Outside chance of the cap breaking in northwestern Oklahoma, but the cap held.

Crew and Equipment

Solo chase. Equipment: Canon 60D, Canon t2i, Canon EFS 10-22, Canon EF 50mm, Sony HDR-xr500v.

Video

Map

Details

Hiking
6 miles S of Manhattan, KS
10:12 AM

I ended the previous day's chase in Manhattan, KS. High res models indicating an isolated storm going up on the dryline in northwestern Oklahoma with some moisture convergence and modest instability. I had some time to kill in the mornign, so found a scenic hiking trail at a state park nearby.

I headed down toward the Enid, OK area, but the cap held rock solid and storms failed to initiate. I found a quiet spot on a dirt farm road north of town to camp for the night.

Conclusion

Basically a down day to go hiking, but there was an outside chance of the cap breaking in Oklahoma and I had to be there for the next day's play, so I went for it. The cap held though so this was technically a cap bust.

Lessons Learned

Find a scenic hiking trail in the vicinity of your cap bust target.

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