Nice pics.
I had a very disappointing day. I drove up to the eastern portion of the tornado watch with a friend of mine, after seeing on radar that a line of isolated storms was developing in upstate NY well ahead of the MCS that was rolling across southwestern portions of the state. We intercepted a line of storms in northwest CT and actually managed to find an updraft base that produced what appeared to be a small wall cloud for about 5 minutes. Very little visible rotation though, and it was quickly undercut by cool air - before we knew it we were sitting behind a typical New England gust front much like the one in Sam’s pictures. Too bad, I really had high hopes for the day, since the RUC was progging pretty good helicity in the Hudson valley area. I thought, “finally, some decent directional shear for once†but no, things lined out as usual. Still, it was good to have some severe weather to play with. The terrain up there is absolutely awful for chasing, but it’s something I’ve grown used to. These days I just accept the hills and trees as part of the deal if you want to chase in New England. The traffic is another story. I really thought it wouldn't be that bad since it's still pretty rural in that corner of CT. Wrong again! It was a looong drive home... :x