June 15, 2024
Statistics
Initial Target
Start
End
Storm Intercepts
Tornadoes
Hail
Wind
Features
Miles
Lincoln, NE
Springfield, IL 6:02 AM 6/15/2024
Tekamah, NE 11:00 PM 6/15/2024
Daykin, NE; Tekamah, NE
0
0"
0 mph
Gust Front, Lightning
776
Summary
Warm sector chase in eastern Nebraska, targeting Lincoln area for afternoon supercells. Intercepted HP supercell south of Lincoln before retargeting northeastern NE cells, noting sunset gust front and lightning.
Crew and Equipment
Solo chase. Equipment: Sony AX100, Canon 60D with EFS 10-22, Samsung S9.
Video
Details
Initial cells in southeastern Nebraska went High Precipitation quickly and presented some structure, but soon congealed. I bumped into Nick Nolte, and then while trying to meet up with the team, accidentally tailed Jim Tang thinking it was Hank.
We targeted new cells to the north, but it was pretty much just a big gnarly gust front by the time we got on it.
Atop a hill ust outside of Tekamah, we stopped to watch the advancing line, which presented some dramatic structure and color at sunset.
I wound up car camping at that spot while the rest of the team went to find rooms for the night. I kept my camera on the tripod, shooting lightning after dark until I was finally overtaken by heavy rain.
Conclusion
A borderline bust given the lack of noteworthy supercell structure or tornadoes, the photogenic colors and gust front at sunset made the chase for me.
Lessons Learned
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