Saturday, consisted of a very short local chase in Henry County, IL along I-74 and I-80 to intercept a very healthy MCS as it crossed the Mississippi River. Originally, I planned on targeting an area north of Davenport, IA, but with such "marginal ingredients" i.e. shear-wise I decided to nowcast from home most of the day instead. As far as the target: Well, as initiation occurred near Anamosa, IA a supercell did develop with a brief hook, but was undercut by its very own outflow. If there was gonna be a tor report on this day that's where it would have been. Anyhow, convection continued to congeal and I followed the MCS along I-80 for the most part to keep ahead of it and I later called it a chase near Bradford, IL. It appeared the MCS was beginning to weaken especially on the northern-end at that point. Also, road options with heavy construction near I-80 kind of forced my hand to end the chase abruptly. Nice to chase something different than tornadic supercells every once and awhile though!
Shelf as it crosses I-80 in Henry County, IL
The previous nights sunset
Cirrus clouds illustrating a possible pattern-change this past Friday night?
...in this case...Yes, as another 24hrs told the story!
I added a short YouTube time-lapse as the shelf first past overhead (above)
...in this case...Yes, as another 24hrs told the story!
I added a short YouTube time-lapse as the shelf first past overhead (above)
Looks like a break from any severe weather for a good while. Check back every so often for new projects and local weather events however!
