Day 41 Discussion - Too Many States To List

[Paul Sherman]

Cant really list all the states in Slight Risk zones so will keep it short.

 

Starting today in Burlington and we are going to have a crack at the DCVZ (Denver Cyclone Convergence Zone)

 

Storms and Supercells should form by early afternoon across the Big Horn and Laramie Ranges of Wyoming, the Front Range of the Rockies and the Santa Rosa Mountains of New Mexico.

 

We will be going for the Denver Cyclone today, a unique set up which brings the Palmer Divide into play which extends eastwards from the Front Range.

 

South Easterly surface upslope winds convergeing against westerly or North westerly flow creates this unique set-up a few times per year and today looks like it could yield something east and south east of the Denver Metroplex.

 

So will be heading west towards Limon and Bennett for todays chase.

 

Regards

 

Paul S

[D-J-V]

and were off......half an hour later than intended thanks to a flat battery but after a quick walk over to the gas station and asking the local cops very nicely they drove over and gave us a jump! Off to Limon to wait for the party to get started!

 

Will fire up the stream for those who are about in a couple of mins!

[D-J-V]

first storm of the day is up and west of Denver....directly ahead on the stream. Kicking out a fair amount of lightning and some hail.

[D-J-V]

Stopping in Limon so guests can get a feed and we can keep an eye on the DCCZ....just a case of watching and waiting now.

[IanM]

Cool, did you work out what drained the battery?

[D-J-V]

Not sure.....think the alternator might be on the blink as it does not seem to be charging up all that quickly. Paul also noted that the battery was not holding a full charge. The copper had a battery pack and got us going no problems. Guests were charging their gadgets in the back yday so have put a stop to that. Will keep an eye on it, PMSL Paul did not know which one was the battery under the hood!

[D-J-V]

Here we go......Denver Cyclone has kicked off and we are off to intercept the cell to the NE of Denver. We have 2 severe markers on this storm and it is rapidly intensifying...chase is on! 

[D-J-V]

Storms now East of Denver both have gone Tornado warned very quickly................its great how chasing can go from sitting down waiting to being on a Tornado warned cell!

[Gorky]

Cool radar scan from Denver International Airport. Looks like there's a tornado over Runway 35R right now! Not gonna be a great sight to people waiting to take off!

 

 

[robt]

Cool radar scan from Denver International Airport. Looks like there's a tornado over Runway 35R right now! Not gonna be a great sight to people waiting to take off!

 

 

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According to Reed Timmer on Twitter, there is one...

[Gorky]

New radar scan.. Still looking good.

 

 

 

[Gorky]

Dissipated looking at radar I think.

[sastrugi]

heres a pic of the denver airport tornado.......just a wee baby https://twitter.com/jmilazz/status/347090343302418432/photo/1

[D-J-V]

Taking some hail, heavy rain and wind at the moment....deciding if we should drop south behind or get in front of the next cell to the south!

[John Hanrahan]

Cool, did you work out what drained the battery?

Someone is using an inverter. I'd put money on it.

[D-J-V]

Great chase day.....reports and pictures to come from Paul...did we get a nado, didnt we? Will there be steaks before we fly home all will be revealed!