Wednesday, May 16, 2012

May 6th Supercell in NW -NC IL











Finally got out and chase this year and ended up in NW and NC IL.. Was heading south down I-39 and cells were exploding in Lasalle Co. area. They seemed to heading East initially and would have been perfect for intercept but they moved more and more ESE and SE.. so had to take a more SW turn to intercept.. I never did get into perfect position but got in the center of one near Henry IL. This cell indicated huge hail. I think the largest was just down the way from me but I got 1" hail at most.. Golf ball was reported nearby. The cell got Tornado warned but never produced. Got a few shots though of the cell. Great seeing so many other chasers nearby and on SN...next !

No comments: