08/12/08 REPORTS: CO

[Mike Umscheid]

short: Intercepted fairly long-lived supercell that tracked from Eads to W of Lamar to Springfield. Overall, very nice high-based supercell structure, slightly undercut the whole time, very strong easterly inflow 35-40mph. Came to a dead-end on a ranch road and eventually got cored. Waded through water-logged grated county road ~ 25 SSW Lamar, serendipitously leading to outstanding "in the wake of" storm structure with mammatus-filled sky, golden and pink hues, etc. Very memorable late-summer chase, of course, sans tornado.

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Mike U

 

[Jonathan Merage]

Nice one Mike! Took off from Denver for a nice night chase down in Crowley County (about 50 miles east of Pueblo/I-25). Watched an incredible HP storm with all variations of lightning (intracloud & base crawlers shooting out almost non-stop), as it formed just east of the foothills near Pueblo & went off for a couple hours, reforming in the upslope flow while anchored over almost the same spot. Got hit with cold, rainy outflow about 11pm & headed back home.

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