Chase Case #3

[Michael O'Keeffe]

Still sitting in Mankato, we are chillin at the local Pizza Ranch chowing down on pizza and wings with a nice Coke. Still thinks the front will be the place to be.

 

[Adam Lucio]

Man this is a toughy. Whatever the results will be, Im glad to say I will surely learn from this one. Sitting at Iowa 80 Im glad I didnt jut so far west. I dont like that cold front plowing through SD by 15z. Shear looks largely Unidirectional so to me im thinking linear mess. The dry punch is encouraging but will the atmosphere recover in time. ARGH.

But since the day is underway Im going to start heading west and keep a hawks eye on how things evolve. For some reason Im not sold on the north but dont know If I can make it south. Since Im closer to the northern target I will head north On I-35 and hope the morning crapvection lays down a boundary and then the dry punch can mix out the clouds and something will get going near the IA/MN border.

Ill meet Danny and Scott around ALbert Lea.

I know all about the Wisconsin speed traps too....Chased near Menomonee in late march of 07 and the state troopers were everywhere with radar guns on every bridge...squads were lined up on the ramps ready to go after people. ugh. glad Im on 80 where the speed limit is 70

 

[Charles Kuster]

This is a tough case. Based on the data up to 15Z, I will start in St. James, MN.

 

[David Wolfson]

Echoes are developing south-southwest of me ahead of the approaching line. I have a hunch I'll end up crossing the river later, but for now I'm still waiting in Dakota, MN, with the best road options on both sides of the river.

 

[Chris Allington]

Based on the 15z data I'm staying in Brookings where I moved earlier. I actually just got here a short time ago and had to check the 15z in Souix Falls. Getting ready to grab a quick lunch and fill up the gas tank for later.

 

[Josh Richardson]

Still sitting in Nicollet getting really really bored....might have to run over to Mankato just for something to do since its only a few minutes away.

 

[Andrew Revering]

I'm a bit confused because the maps go from 12z to 0z....so is the whole day in one post?

I'm jumping around here so maybe someone responded to this already... but 12z stuff is the observations, and the 00z stuff is forecast data for 00z. So I was trying to make it more realistic as if you sat down in the morning and had observations and forecast data to look at to pick your target. All further updates are observations at XXz.

 

[Andrew Revering]

By request, I have backed off the frequency of the updates. See the first post in this thread for the updated data release schedule.

Here is the 18z Update!

17z Profiler

19z Profiler

18z Infrared Satellite

18z Visible Satellite

18z Radar

18z Surface

 

[David Wolfson]

Still a murky picture for me in Dakota, MN. The blokes out west of me near Mankato are seeing something, but if that's the show then I'm screwed and might as well get a few hours in back toward the high Plains. It's still early so I'll let the dynamics come to me a little bit. Plenty of daylight left up here, so holding for 21Z.

 

[Chris Allington]

Based on the 18z data I think I'm going to head southeast into NW or NC Iowa. Possibly the Ida Grove area. It should take me atleast 2 and a half hours and I hope the show will wait for me. I like the warmer surface temps and the subtle warm front.

 

[Danny Neal]

Seems like a storm is developing out of the stratus mess. Since it is 18Z I am heading west out of Albert Lea for a possible intercept?

EDIT: Nah, I just compared to where I think the cell is to where I am and I am not doing it. I hang out in Albert Lea and wait for the border region to flare up

 

[Josh Richardson]

Well I guess I'll stay where I am near Mankato, kind of wishing I was a little further south into IA but right now Im going to stay put and see what happens.

 

[Michael O'Keeffe]

I will also stay near Mankato and watch these developing cells to see if they do anything interesting. If they don't I will likely head south to the MN/IA border.

 

[Robert Edmonds]

I think I'll be hanging around the eastern NE KS border maybe more on the KS side... This seems familiar to something I did before.

 

[Jeff Duda]

I'm now bustin' ass down highway 30 or I-80 getting as far east as I can. I'm guessing that ring/line of clouds in eastern NE is where anything is going to go up south of the triple point. I may have missed this one too far south, but I'm heading for W IA now. If I make it, I may start to head north along 71 in W IA.

EDIT: Wrong case. I'm actually driving up towards Nebraska City and then towards Omaha ready to cross the river at a moment's notice.