Unbelievable...

Well, I haven't blogged about it, but I think Ken commented, and I have been intrigued about TWC's Vortex 2 project, where Mike Bettis, a Weather Channel meteorologist joins forces with 100 scientists to carry out in the field weather studies of severe weather. "VORTEX2 is the largest field experiment in history to explore the origins, structure and evolution of tornadoes. The VORTEX2 teams will be looking to understand how, when and why tornadoes form. Answers to these questions will give researchers a better understanding of tornadoes and should help increase warning time for those in the path of these deadly storms." Apparently, it's a 5 week storm chase, which began Sunday to a busted start... they've got... rain. They didn't even bring me with them, and they've got Dewvoid. All is not lost though, assuming they don't mind chasing in Illinois and Missouri... not exactly ideal for Doppler on Wheels type chasing, where things aren't nearly as wide-open as a storm chaser might like. A moderate risk for severe weather on Day 3 is a pretty big deal though.

A WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

GOOD CERTAINTY CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS STORMS IN A STRONGLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTS THE ISSUANCE OF A MODERATE RISK IN IL AND MO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PARAMETERS ON FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT WITH A STRONGLY FORCED LINE OF INTENSE STORMS.

I had a wonderful weekend, starting Friday with a wonderful concert on a downtown lawn, where one of my favorite bands performed. When the leader of the band saw my wonderful groom and I, he came over for a quick hug. We was a fierce competitor during trivia this summer, but we took him most times. It was a great turn out for the event, which I try to attend each year.

I hope everyone had a terrific Mothers' Day! Mine was SUPERB! My wonderful groom surprised me before church with a sweet kiss before going in (he had to work), and we hooked up afterward to catch a movie that Mini-Dew had been wanting to see. She blessed me with a sweet frame, a wonderful card and a sweet letter adorned with a tornado jpg. Does the girl know me, or what?! After our regular grocery outing, my wonderful groom prepared a scrumptuous meal for me, Mini-Dew, my dear son and his sweet girlfriend who I adore. My dear son brought me a bouquet that only a mother could love... broken, wilted flowers that made my heart swell nonetheless and a yummy cheesecake, as well as a voice recorded card that told me what a terrific mom and I and then jammed with "You're UNBELIEVABLE!" Awesome Mothers' Day!

Have a wonderful week!
~Dewdrop