2006 Storm Observation Log
and other meteorological events
Last updated: June 13, 2006




March 7th:

Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
Observation Region: Southcentral Kansas
Miles Traveled: 570
Duration: 13.5 hours
Significant Events:
  • storms fired after sunset
  • lightning pictures
  • sampled some marginally severe hail

  • March 8th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie
    Location: Southcentral Oklahoma
    Miles Traveled: 173
    Duration: 5 hours
    Significant Events: none

    March 12th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Observation Region: Northeast Oklahoma
    Miles Traveled: 350
    Duration: 11.5 hours
    Significant Events:
  • tornadic supercell after sunset
  • lightning pictures

  • March 20th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Location: Central Oklahoma
    Miles Traveled: 214
    Duration: 5.75 hours
    Significant Events:
  • cold-core setup with many supercells
  • observed 2 tornados

  • March 30th:

    Crew: Eric Nguyen, Bob Fritchie and Paul Stouffer
    Observation Region: Northcentral Kansas
    Miles Traveled: 1,000
    Duration: 12.5 hours
    Significant Events:
  • 1.75-inch hail in occluded meso

  • April 1st:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Location: Northwest Texas
    Miles Traveled: 520
    Duration: 12.75 hours
    Significant Events:
  • 2.00-inch hail
  • watched several mesos form and occlude
  • HP supercell

  • April 6th:

    Crew: Eric Nguyen and Bob Fritchie
    Observation Region: Southeast Nebraska
    Miles Traveled: 1,075
    Duration: 15 hours
    Significant Events:
  • observed several wallclouds and funnels

  • April 24th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Location: North Central Oklahoma
    Miles Traveled: 430
    Duration: 10.5 hours
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  • April 28th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie
    Observation Region: North-West Texas
    Miles Traveled: 570
    Duration: 14.5 hours
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  • May 2nd:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie
    Location: North-West Texas
    Miles Traveled: 540
    Duration: 12.5 hours
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  • May 4th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie
    Observation Region: National Weather Center, Norman, OK
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  • May 8th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie
    Location: National Weather Center, Norman, OK
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  • May 9th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Observation Region: East Central Oklahoma
    Miles Traveled: 83
    Duration: 3.5 hours
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  • May 23rd:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Location: Southcentral Nebraska
    Miles Traveled: 1,030
    Duration: 3 days
    Significant Events:
  • stacked-plate structure with a discrete supercell
  • transected 2 downbursts with very high winds

  • May 29th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Observation Region: Central Oklahoma
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    Significant Events:
  • amazing CG lightning over Lake Heffner!

  • May 30th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Location: Northwest Oklahoma
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  • June 17th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Observation Region: Westcentral Oklahoma
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