Summary: Chased marginal setup again only encountering sub severe storms with sub severe hail and mediocre structure. Stats: Tornadoes: 0 Hail: .75″ (penny) Wind: < 40mph Detailed Account: Not entirely sold on the setup, I bit on it only because it was a weekend and I was desperate to get something great out of [...]
It has been awhile since some chase worth setups presented themselves. After missing an event in Kansas yesterday night, I am currently gearing up to head out for a chase in Nebraska Sunday. Currently there are some issues with the setup, and my confidence in a big tornado is somewhat low. The first problem I [...]
Summary: Blue Sky Busted in Nebraska, but spent the day hanging with lots of friends from the chase community. Stats: Tornadoes: 0 Hail: 0.00″ Wind: <58mph Chasers encountered: > 60-70 Detailed Account: Saturday May 5th held some potential. I had been watching the setup evolve over the weak. Everything looked [...]
On the 5 year anniversary of my first tornado, a chase setup along the NE/SD border will present itself. The setup holds some tornado potential, but it is not the best there can be. Directional shear looks great, but speed shear and upper support are lacking. In addition to this, some model runs have been [...]
Summary: Stuck to target ignoring what became the storm of the day further north. Called chase near sunset as storms quickly developed. Core punched developing storm with onslaught of quarter size hail before continuing home. Stats: Tornadoes: 0 Hail: 1.00″ (Quarter) Wind: < 58mph Detailed Account: Today was supposed to be [...]
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