Flight Tracks
*No seeding missions in April 2020.
May 2020
On May 24th, due to computer malfunctions, flight tracks do not exist.
June 2020
On June 3rd, due to computer malfunctions, flight tracks do not exist.
June 19, 2020 Seeding Mission:
On June 19th, seeding operations were done over Southern Armstrong County (6 BIP flares) and Donley County (4 BIP flares) on two convective clouds between 5:36 pm and 5:47 pm (Total: 10 BIP flares).
A large system ingested the two seeded clouds. Counties benefited: Armstrong and Donley
July 2020
July 2, 2020 Seeding Mission:
On July 2nd, seeding operations were done over Potter County on five convective echoes between 3:23 pm and 3:59 pm (23 BIP flares); counties benefited: Potter, Carson, Armstrong, Gray and Donley.
July 4, 2020 Seeding Mission:
Seeding operations were conducted over Carson (12 BIP), Donley (10 BIP) and Armstrong (4 BIP) Counties between 3:20 pm and 4:15 pm on five convective cores located over Carson, Donley and Armstrong Counties. Seeding operations favored the aforementioned counties and also Gray County.
July 6, 2020 Seeding Mission:
Seeding operations were done on four small convection cores over Donley County between 4:13 p.m. and 9:36 p.m. with very good results. Flare Total: 12 BIP
July 19, 2020 Seeding Mission:
Seeding operations were done over three convective cores over Potter County using a total of 20 BIP flares between 7:11 pm and 7:26 pm. The seeded units had excellent responds to the seeding and merged in one large echo which was part of a larger system that impacted the region.
July 20, 2020 Seeding Mission:
Seeding operations over 4 convective units with 36 BIP flares (Donley: 22; Wheeler: 14) with excellent results.
July 21, 2020 Seeding Mission:
Seeding operations over two convective units with 12 BIP flares (Carson:4; Donley:4)
Maintenance seeding was limited due to very strong winds
July 23, 2020 Seeding Mission:
Seeding operations over 4 convective units on the first mission over Armstrong, Carson, Gray and Potter Counties. A total of 21 BIP flares were used with excellent results (Armstrong: 6 BIP, Carson: 3 BIP, Gray: 6 BIP, Potter: 6 BIP). Aircraft: 59P (Comanche)
A second mission using aircraft 78G (Aztec) was deployed over Potter County where a large storm (# 707) was seeded using 27 flares and with excellent reaction.
July 24, 2020 Seeding Mission:
A first mission using aircraft 59P (Comanche) was deployed on 6 convective units over Armstrong and Carson Counties with excellent results. A total of 24 BIP flares were used (Armstrong: 16 BIP, Carson: 8 BIP)
A second mission with the same aircraft seeded 4 convective units over Potter, Carson and Gray Counties using 22 BIP and 1 Hygroscopic flares with excellent responses (Potter: 12 BIP, Carson: 2 BIP, Gray: 8 BIP and 1 Hygroscopic).
July 27, 2020 Seeding Mission:
Seeding operations on two convective units over Armstrong and Donley Counties were made using a total of 20 BIP flares and with excellent reactions (Armstrong: 4 BIP, Donley: 16 BIP)
July 28, 2020 Seeding Mission:
Seeding operations were made over two convective units over Gray County using 6 BIP flares and 1 Hygroscopic flare. The operation was interrupted due to problems with the radio communication.
August 2020
August 2, 2020 Seeding Mission:
One mission using 78G (Aztec) was deployed over three convective cores over Gray and Carson County will excellent responses. A total of 20 BIP flares and hygroscopic flare were used (Gray:12 BIP, 1 Hygroscopic; Carson: 8 BIP). The seeded storms drifted into Donley County about 4:30 pm and merged; later they went away into Hall County.
August 6, 2020 Seeding Mission:
Two convective cores were seeding in the afternoon over Carson and Potter Counties with excellent responses. A total of 19 BIP flares were used (Carson: 12 BIP, Potter: 7 BIP).
August 29, 2020 Seeding Mission:
A short operational flight was launched to seed three convective cores were over Potter County between 7:04 pm and 7: 13 BIP; 20 BIP flares were used with excellent reactions. At the end the seeded cores were ingested by a large storm and the whole target area was impacted by rain.
September 2020
September 1, 2020 Seeding Mission: