Day 2 of back to back high risks from the SPC. After our bust in Oklahoma the previous day, I was solo this day. I awoke in Springfield, Missouri and my early morning forecast dictated that I needed to move east a bit. Winona, MO was my original target as it had several road options.
Storms were already firing ahead of the front as I drove east on US-60. I figured with quick storm motions I would need to get east to give any discrete cells time to develop. After sitting in Winona for a bit I decided to head north to Salem to attempt to get a look at a tornado warned cell in that vicinity. As I approached town the cells to the north had started to become less discrete. It was at this time I decided to head back south to a better environment and where cells that were firing were remaining separate.Read more