I hear ya Andy! Good luck out there my friend! You really do remind me alot of me in years past. Storms are and will always be my passion in life, just like they are with you. Life is too dang short NOT to do what you want to as long as funding allows. And not only chasing, but providing a great community service. I too, report everything I see via ham radio or cell phone.
Farming is great. We had 1200 acres in northeast Kansas growing up and had about 400 head of Black Angus and also grew wheat and corn. Loved it!! And it sounds like you do too. Very cool!
I totally agree on your I-35 take. I'd take the flat lands and play the cold core setup where I can actually chase rather than blast off into the sticks. That corridor between Enid/Ponca City is looking sweet and then of course northeastward as the low lifts out. I remember many chases in the Kiamichi's and the Ozarks in northwest Arkansas and although you CAN get lucky and catch something, you just can't stay up with it. But you never know. Hey looking at things there is a SIGNIFICANT threat for landspout type tornadoes along the trailing boundary, especially according to the WRF.
Good luck and if you need anything give me a shout! I'll be glued to Severe Studios this afternoon
Roger
