March 31, 2016

Statistics

Initial Target

Start

End

Storm Intercepts

Tornadoes

Hail

Wind

Features

Miles

Champaign, IL

Springfield, IL 11:02 AM 3/31/2016

Springfield, IL 6:11 PM 3/31/2016

Tuscola, IL

0 mph

Wall Cloud

275

Summary

Low probability "chase it home" cold front play. Intercepted ragged gust front and wall cloud near Tuscola before line congealed and moved off into Indiana.

Crew and Equipment

Solo chase. Equipment: Canon 60D, Canon t2i, Canon EFS 10-22, Canon EF 50mm, Sony HDR-xr500v.

Video

Map

Details

Day 2 of this system and I chased it home, picking a target of Champaign-Urbana.

Line
7 miles S of Champaign, IL
12:58 PM

Storms went up quickly in a line.

Gust Front
4 miles NNE of Tuscola, IL
1:47 PM

I dropped south hoping to catch a break in the line for an embedded supercell or a QLCS play.

Ragged Wall Cloud
4 miles NNE of Tuscola, IL
1:49 PM

A ragged wall cloud was about all I could squeeze out of this chase.

Conclusion

This was a low expectation, "chase it home" type deal that didn't amount to much. It was nice to be back in Illinois terrain and roads at least, being able to cherry pick a position on a storm and maintain visibility.

Lessons Learned

Chasing an Illinois bust is refreshing after busting hard in eastern Oklahoma.

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