Chase Log for January 22, 2012

When we woke up yesterday morning, it became very obvious that the storms would not initiate in Arkansas, Mississippi or W. Tennessee until after dark.  After a lot of back and forth trying to figure out whether we should take a chance or not, Wes and I decided to make a play on the warm front that was hanging out in South Alabama.

We ended up socked in fog pretty much all day.  So it was a big ole bustaroo!! We made it as far south as Tuscaloosa before we turned around and came back. 

Unfortunately, overnight that area we were in near Birmingham got slammed by a powerful tornado.  I managed to get a radar capture of one of the tornadic supercells that passed just south of the city.

 Another sad severe weather event.  2 people were killed and hundreds were injured.  Personally, I think it's remarkable that only two people were killed considering this tornado rolled through in the middle of the night.  My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected.

Miles traveled: 300
What did I see:  Some sad tornado damage from April 27th, tons of fog