June 3, 1995
Vortex NCAR Aircraft Mission #14
Takeoff time - 1915 UTC
Landing Time - 0207 UTC
Flight Track:
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Summary:
Target area was along a line from Childress to Lubbock. The Electra
departed at 10,000' for Hobart and Frederick before heading west in search
of the dryline. The dryline was encountered just east of Plainview at 2033
UTC. A box pattern was flown around the dryline and a cold air outflow
boundary. The boundary-layer study was terminated at 2202 UTC as an
intense storm formed northwest of Hereford. Approximately 6 passes were
flown by the storm before a deciison was reached at 2302 UTC to vector to
storms initiating along the dryline. Race track patterns were flown until
0127 UTC before operations were terminated.
Roger Wakimoto
