April 5, 2017

Statistics

Initial Target

Start

End

Storm Intercepts

Tornadoes

Hail

Wind

Features

Miles

Terre Haute, IN

Springfield, IL 2:45 PM 4/5/2017

Springfield, IL 9:00 PM 4/5/2017

Cloverdale, IN

0 mph

None

371

Summary

Warm front setup on IL/IN border. Want up catching junky warm front convection. Called it a bust.

Crew and Equipment

Solo chase. Equipment: Sony FDR-AX100.

Video

Map

Details

Wednesday, April 5 looked like a big day for tornadoes, but way down in Dixie Alley. I didn't want to tangle with the terrain and a likely HP storm mode down there so I opted for trying to get something on the warm front on the Illinois/Indiana border.

Storm
4 miles W of Cloverdale, IN
6:53 PM

I drove east all the way into Indiana but storms failed organize nearby with only some junky warm front convection. I either wouldn't have made it in time or wasn't willing to dive into the hills and trees of southwest Indiana where some actual supercells were tracking. I called it a bust and headed for home.

Conclusion

A pretty lackluster bust. The outlook verified for tornadoes, I just wasn't willing to commit to the gnarly terrain of the Ohio River Valley or Dixie Alley.

Lessons Learned

Don't expect to see much in socked in, congealed warm frontal convection.

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