June 26, 2018
Statistics
Initial Target
Start
End
Storm Intercepts
Tornadoes
Hail
Wind
Features
Miles
Janesville, WI
Springfield, IL 11:55 AM 6/26/2018
Springfield, IL 11:06 PM 6/26/2018
Edgerton, WI
0
0"
0 mph
Gust Front
511
Summary
Northern IL/Southern WI slight risk. Targeted Sterling for afternoon supercells, but wound up catching a gusting out line near Janesville.
Crew and Equipment
Solo chase. Equipment: Sony AX100, Canon 60D, Samsung S7 Edge.
Video
Details
Small cells started to develop to my east. I headed down 88 for the intercept, tracking a couple of updraft bases near Rockford. A decent funnel cloud/brief tornado came out of one of the bases, which I managed to miss. The cells looked like they were organizing on a north to south boundary, but were quickly congealing into a solid MCS.
Lines of storms were underway in southwest Wisconsin. My last play was for a Tail-End-Charlie as it entered better terrain near Janesville. I turned north and crossed into Wisconsin for the intercept.
I called the chase. Brindley was nearby on her own solo chase, so we met up at a Japanese Steak House for some sushi.
Conclusion
Pretty solid bust for sure. There happened to be a few needle in the haystack photogenic tornadoes on this day too, including one down near Gifford, IL, Eureka, KS, and a few spin-ups in the lines across WI and northern IL.
Lessons Learned