2007 Storm Observation Log
and other meteorological events
Last updated: April 07, 2008




March 28th:

Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
Location: Southern Texas Panhandle
Miles Traveled: 576
Duration: 11 hours
Significant Events:
  • observed 5 tornados
  • baseball-sized hail

  • April 11th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie, Rachael Sigler, and Alan Raymond
    Observation Region: South-Central Oklahoma
    Miles Traveled: 144
    Duration: 3 hours
    Significant Events:
  • supercell in South-Central Oklahoma

  • April 21st:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie, Rachael Sigler, Matt Gaffner, Alan Raymond
    Location: South Texas Panhandle
    Miles Traveled: 733
    Duration: 12 hours, spent night in AMA
    Significant Events:
  • observed 4 tornados
  • first tornado lasted about 30 min.
  • second tornado was brief
  • third tornado was multi-vortex
  • fourth tornado was observed on way to AMA
  • amazing rainbow and hail fog
  • first April tornados for all in car
  • Alan's first tornado

  • May 4th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Observation Region: South-Central Kansas
    Miles Traveled: 534
    Duration: 12 hours, spent night in Wichita
    Significant Events:
  • observed 3 tornados
  • multiple mesocylones observed at same time
  • observed first ever EF-5 tornado, Greensburg, KS
  • assisted Russel Co. EM while waiting for Maxville tornado to pass
  • assisted Maxville KS victims
  • help assess damage to a residence
  • cleared debris off HWY 50 from 100+ yr old tree from family homestead

  • May 5th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Location: South-Central Kansas
    Miles Traveled: 697
    Duration: 13.5 hours
    Significant Events:
  • observed tornado damage from the night before
  • observed 1 tornado
  • sampled golf ball hail

  • May 6th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Observation Region: Southwest Oklahoma
    Miles Traveled: 416
    Duration: 5 hours
    Significant Events:
  • several brief wall clouds
  • windmill photography

  • May 23rd:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Location: Northwest OK/Northeast TX Panhandle
    Miles Traveled: 555
    Duration: 6 hours
    Significant Events:
  • observed 2 supercells
  • first supercell had persistent wall cloud and funnel
  • observed several other wall clouds
  • structure pictures

  • August 19th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie and Rachael Sigler
    Observation Region: Norman, OK
    Miles Traveled: ~20
    Duration: 2 hours
    Significant Events:
  • severe flooding from remnants of Hurricane Erin

  • October 14th:

    Crew: Bob Fritchie, Rachael Sigler, and Mary Long
    Observation Region: South Central Oklahoma
    Miles Traveled: ~300
    Duration: 8 hours
    Significant Events:
  • impressive dust-devils
  • very photogenic gustnadoes

  • December 9th:

    Crew: N/A
    Observation Region: The House, Norman, OK
    Miles Traveled: N/A
    Duration: N/A
    Significant Events:
  • severe ice storm in Oklahoma

  • December 22nd:

    Crew: N/A
    Observation Region: The House, Norman, OK
    Miles Traveled: N/A
    Duration: N/A
    Significant Events:
  • pretty light snow




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