"The 2017 chase season was not good especially compared to recent years.  Things started off extremely slow.

"The 2017 chase season was not good especially compared to recent years. Things started off extremely slow.

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Think To Change
Feb 26, 2026

"The 2017 chase season was not good especially compared to recent years. Things started off extremely slow. There were little to no significant events to chase in March through mid April.
On Good Friday (April 14th) the SPC issued a slight risk with a 2% tornado risk for portions of the Texas panhandle. The Spring had been dominated by a dry atmosphere with little moisture to work with, and things were no different on this day. There had been a series of Slight Risks with 2% tornado risk days in the week or two leading up to this day that hadn't produced, but I decided to keep the grind going and headed out.
A massive supercell formed west of Dimmitt, TX and went on to produce a bunch of tornadoes and that supercell was captured by the newly utilized GOES-16 satellite resulting in some impressive satellite imagery. Ẩn bớt"