Chase Log: May 12th, 2004 -- Tornadoes north of Anthony
By somewhat luck, we stopped by a KFOR satellite truck we saw parked south of Anthony to see if they would be interested in our Attica video. When we pulled over, however, we saw a very nicely back-lit tornado to the north. The lightning with this storm (which was a different supercell than the previous one which produced the other tornadoes, although it tracked a very similar path) was very intense, which made it quite easy to see the tornado. We found a good stop on the very northern fringes of Anthony to set up shop and watch this tornado. Pictures are at the bottom of the page.
There was another tornado that formed to the east of this one, although it was short-lived, and did not show up on our video. All in all, an incredible way to end an incredible chase! Eight tornadoes on what was forecast to be an "okay" day, when we thought there'd be a decent chance at seeing an isolated, brief tornado. It turns out that the ETA model completely missed or underforecast some very significant elements (e.g. low-level shear), which was the reason for the missed-forecast. The RUC, however, did pick up on the increasing severity of the situation by the late morning hours. However, by that time, we were already on our way Alva...
