June 7, 2015

Statistics

Initial Target

Start

End

Storm Intercepts

Tornadoes

Hail

Wind

Features

Miles

Cameron, MO

Council Bluffs, IA 9:00 AM 6/7/2015

Springfield, IL 9:00 PM 6/7/2015

Eagleville, MO

0 mph

Updraft Base, Wall Cloud

537

Summary

Intercepted right split along line of storms developing in northwestern MO. Noted brief supercell structure and scuddy wall cloud before storm died in capped air to the south.

Crew and Equipment

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

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Details

I chased on the way home from the previous day's bust in Nebraska. I wasn't expecting to catch a tornado due to messy storm modes caused by a lack of directional shear. Lots of storms were forecast, however, so a couple tornadoes were expected somewhere along the line.

Brief Supercell
6 miles W of Eagleville, MO
4:28 PM

I diverted from my route home along highway 36 as some discrete storms went up to my north. One of the storms split. The right split's southeast motion meant the storm relative directional shear would be much more favorable. I got on the storm's updraft base noting some brief supercell structure with a scuddy wall cloud. The southeast motion also took the storm into the capped air in the warm sector, however, where the storm quickly died. I called the chase and headed for home.

Conclusion

A bust chase, but watching the brief supercell structure evolve on the right split was neat to see.

Lessons Learned

Target right splits in weak directional shear environments, but watch out for capped, warm air aloft if the storm moves south.

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