8/2/2004: NOW: Great Lakes/North Plains

[nickgrillo]

Strong to severe thunderstorms are occuring and continue to fire up in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. A bow echo was looking promising, but seemed to blow apart.

Strong storms are also firing up over Lake Michigan and moving east towards Muskegon/Grand Rapids.

The SPC has placed all of S. Wisconsin and Michigan in a slight risk for damaging winds and large hail and a blue box is in effect for central and eastern WI.

Anybody else chasing today or care to shed some more info on what you think this event will be?

Edit: BLUE BOX SOON TO BE ISSUED FOR MI LP

..Nick Grillo..

 

[Bob Hartig]

Nothing happening in the way of directional shear. I'd be very surprised if it amounts to anything more than a big old Michigan-style squall line. I'll be glad to get it because I love thunder, lightning, and wind, but at this point I doubt I'll be doing any chasing.

 

[Glen Romine]

Anybody following the supercell se of Rapid City? Very impressive appearance on radar.

Glen

 

[mikegeukes]

So far 4 tornado warnings been issued on the SD-NE cell, and a tornado was reported in Cherry County from the latest LSR out of North Platte.

AT 903 PM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF GORDON IN CHERRY COUNTY.
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KLBF/0408030323.nwus53.html

Storm has really weaken now.

Mike

 

[Michael P. Morris]

Omigawd - look at the overshoot on the cell on the SD-NE border! :shock: