0 | 1.00" | 40 | 135 |
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TORNADOES | HAIL | WIND | MILES |
June 17th wasn’t really a chase day, but there was a slight risk of thunderstorms northwest of town into the Nebraska Panhandle along an inverted trough that spread back to a surface low in Colorado. Moderate shear on the order of 20-30kts meant some marginal supercellular structures were possible.
The SPC had outlined a 2% tornado risk from Northeast Colorado into Nebraska, but with it being a regular work day for me, I wasn’t going to make it to Colorado. So, after work as cells were firing near Broken Bow and Thedford I decided to head up Highway 2. I caught up with the storms around 2330z west of Loup City.
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I then found a nice minimum maintenance road with a cool barn and windmill that offered some nice scenery.
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I then drove east to the Calamus Reservoir to see if anything cool would roll over the dam.
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By this point the storms were rather mediocre and there wasn’t much in terms of structure, but it was a fun little afternoon chase.
Chase Recap
START | END | DURATION |
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Grand Island, NE @ 17/2228Z | Grand Island, NE @ 18/0126Z | 02 hours, 58 minutes |
INTERCEPTS | CHASER ENCOUNTERS |
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None | None |