June 27, 2021
Statistics
Initial Target
Start
End
Storm Intercepts
Tornadoes
Hail
Wind
Features
Miles
Decatur, IL
Springfield, IL 2:54 PM 6/27/2021
Springfield, IL 9:45 PM 6/27/2021
Illiopolis, IL; Bearsdale, IL
0
0"
0 mph
Updraft Base
110
Summary
Short distance cold front chase in central Illinois. Noted several small thunderstorms with updraft bases and flanking lines, but observed no notable supercellular structure.
Crew and Equipment
Solo chase. Equipment: Sony AX100, Samsung S9.
Video
Details
This was the third day in a row of backyard storm chasing. It looked like there would be one last day of chaseable storms before the upper level flow departed and the cold front kicked through. Instability was meager, but steep lapse rates and 0-3km CAPE had me hoping for me a low topped storm with a spin-up. I went east down I-72 toward Decatur chasing some small cells with solid convection and pretty flanking lines. Bases dwindled on the tiny “schnibs”, however, and I never saw anything supercellular let alone tornadic.
Conclusion
It was probably desperation at this point, but at least I wasn’t missing more close to home tornadoes.
Lessons Learned
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