2025-04-28 Reports IA/MN

[Pravin Gupta]

Despite a stout cap decided to drive to NW Iowa to hopefully catch a rogue cell. Planned to chase the tail end of the linear storms in Minnesota. Landed in Bancroft Iowa and witnessed a slowly rotating wall cloud about a mile west of town. It spun up rapidly but lasted for less than five minutes. I don't think that it was even reported. Was quite photogenic even though brief. Not bad for the first chase of the season.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Targeted notheastern Kansas, favoring the southern cells near I-70 as they tapped into the more volatile parameters toward late evening. The cells lined out early and became outflow-dominant before the better environment could be realized. The best I saw was this RFD cycle at Abilene, but it was already undercut by outflow from the forward flank/developing squall line.



Called the chase pretty early and headed home.

Full chase log here:

Great Plains 2025 Storm Chasing Expedition Logs

 

[Todd Lemery]

I was on the same storm(s) as Dan. It could never get organized and outside of a little hail fun it wasn’t worth the drive. Structure was really blah. The NWS did briefly put a tornado warning on it towards the tail end after I had already called it quits. I could only see a sign of rotation in one radar scan before it dissipated.

 

[William Monfredo]

Isolated cell at Worthington, MN near Lake Okabena about 7:45 p.m. My heart is full from this exhilarating thunderstorm behind the main line.