This is a continuation of the three-day
ROTATE mission detailed in the previous
chase summary. I had driven the DOW support vehicle back
to Norman, Oklahoma on the night of the 3rd to have its windshield
replaced. Valerie (my fiancée) joined me as I drove the
vehicle back to the rest of the crew, still situated in Amarillo,
Texas.
Convection on this day lured us far
into New Mexico (never a good thing). While in Tucumcari, we
met up with Tim Samaras and his mobile mesonet crew. We eventually
found ourselves about 30 miles north of Roswell, where we finally
threw in the towel.