June 17, 2018
Statistics
Initial Target
Start
End
Storm Intercepts
Tornadoes
Hail
Wind
Features
Miles
Lake Wilson, MN
Willmar, MN 11:08 AM 6/17/2018
Sioux Falls, SD 8:19 PM 6/17/2018
Lake Wilson, MN
0
0"
0 mph
Gust Front
241
Summary
Chased lackluster storms in southwest MN, caught between target areas over nw WI and sw NE. Noted scuddy gust front/weak wall cloud near Lake Wilson, MN.
Crew and Equipment
Chase partners: Jennifer Brindley Ubl. Equipment: Sony AX100, Canon 60D, Samsung S7 Edge.
Video
Details
Day two on a Northern Plains run with Jennifer Brindley Ubl. June 17 is the climatological peak for tornado season in Minnesota and the Dakotas, so I always try to find myself up there if there is something to chase. This day, however, we were apparently stuck between target areas. SPC highlighted two areas: the northwoods of Wisconsin and northeast Minnesota, which we'd never both with due to the tree covers. And then far to the southwest on the CO/NE border, which was simply out of range for us. We played it locally instead as we ended the previous day's chase in Wilmar, MN. The rest is abbreviated log as this was written years after the fact and the chase was pretty much a bust.
Conclusion
We missed some dusty, brief tornadoes down in Nebraska apparently while our Minnesota storms were pretty lackluster. It was a fun day on the chase and night hanging out though.
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