TARGET: Beatrice, NE Early Show – Kearney, NE Late Show
AUCTUAL LOCATION: Aurora, NE
MILES DRIVEN: UNK GPG: $2.59
CHASE VEHICLE: DBT MPG: 17!
IN THE CAR: Scott
CHASERS WE RAN INTO: Brandon Sullivan
Started the day with the pre-game target of Beatrice after lunch. Ben Holcomb interrupted lunch with a “Get South!” phone call so I took off.
Aurora MIGHT have been Tornado #2 this day as I had a POSSIBLE intercept south of Wymore too. You be the judge the Topeka NWS called to ask, there were multiple reports but I am not convinced…
Chased this tor warned cell into Kansas and into the only complete 100% data hole I have ever seen… Verizon and Sprint datacards both offline with amp even the Blackberry would not load a webpage! Also I think I saw the TIV more than my family this week. Although originally the storm had some of the best structure I had ever seen it was ugly as hell to the eye by the time it was at Seneca, KS so I bailed and headed to Kearney.
As I got to Lincoln and got stuck by a train the storm by Gibbon was looking NICE on radar… but could I get there in time?
I intercepted it around Wood River and another beautiful storm! It lowered a few times and spun up nicely.
Last thing I wanted to do was chase thru Grand Island so I stayed behind it on 30 taking the south route to Locust street. At locust I noticed a report from Scott Weberpal and the rotation was crazy. The rain was coming down good so I decided to avoid it by going to I-80. Enjoy the video from I-80…