PWX 2006 Chase Accounts


March 11 2006

Tuscola, IL
Bow echo intercept with high winds/hail

April 2 2006

West central Illinois
MDT Risk chase nets fast moving storms that produce 20+ tornadoes in IL.

 

April 13 2006

Argenta, IL
Midnight supercell with impressive structure and possible tornado.

April 14 2006

NE IL/western Indiana
Large supercell, with intense RFD experience and one low contrast tornado.

April 16 2006

Central Illinois
Another Sunday outbreak, but I miss the best stuff by going north too early.

May 17 2006

Monticello, IL
Potent supercell brings more impressive structure and several gustnadoes.

May 27 2006

Northern Illinois
Supercell produces very large hail and lots of dust, but never comes close to tornadic.

June 19 2006

Eastern Illinois
Intercept two supercells with large hail, but both remain elevated their entire lives.

June 21 2006

Kankakee, IL
Get behind the only storms of the day, see but don't document a nice white funnel cloud.

June 22 2006

Colfax, IL
Early morning storm produces it's only tornado 45 minutes before my intercepting.

June 26 2006

Urbana, IL
Local chase nets a pair of gorgeous funnel clouds

July 3 2006

Central Illinois
Lightning storms provide a vivid nighttime display include one very close call.

September 16 2006

Eastern South Dakota/Western Minnesota
In a tornado filled afternoon we catch a nice looking supercell that fails to produce a tornado.

September 22 2006

Ashland, IL
Intercept a supercell with a violently rotating wall cloud and brief funnel cloud