April 4 Moderate Risk - Wisconsin down to DFW.
Added 2023-04-04 14:33:36 +0000 UTCGood morning Patrons,
Heads or Tails? North or South? I’ve chosen the northern target for the better chasing terrain (Minus the MS River) and what appears attm to be higher chances of daytime storm initiation.
A warm front surging north across IO & IL appears to be a pretty good bet, but chasing warm fronts is not my comfort zone. Coming from the south usually aims you toward drylines and free warm sector plays.
For all those venturing out, best of luck! For those watching from home, any details posted on this thread are very helpful especially short, paraphrased data without links since I usually have white knuckles. Long detailed posts are great as well, after the chase ends when I can read about what crazy things went down… literally.
Have a safe day everyone!
Comments
Turned deadly in MO.
Alice Williams
2023-04-06 02:14:42 +0000 UTCWow! Now that would scare the cr*p out of anyone! Glad he’s okay!
Brenda
2023-04-05 18:30:51 +0000 UTCThat’s scary! Everything ok?
Brenda
2023-04-05 18:24:23 +0000 UTCJust south of my house
Brock Terry
2023-04-05 13:20:19 +0000 UTCAndy Hill says Chicago in 45 minutes.
terry thometz
2023-04-05 11:01:40 +0000 UTCConfirmed tornado Marble Hill MO today
terry thometz
2023-04-05 10:51:54 +0000 UTCMesoscale Discussion: SUMMARY...Developing thunderstorms over far eastern OK and near the DFW Metroplex will likely intensify over the next 1-2 hours and pose at least an isolated threat for large hail and severe gusts.
terry thometz
2023-04-05 10:21:40 +0000 UTCUntil 6 a.m.
terry thometz
2023-04-05 10:19:58 +0000 UTCTornado Watch 0124. West AR, NE TX, E OK to MO line. 4:55 a.m.
terry thometz
2023-04-05 10:17:06 +0000 UTCAccording to his Twitter, Chaser Chris Riske got rolled by a tornado in Illinois: https://twitter.com/RiskeChris/status/1643419478208704517
Eamon Delaney
2023-04-05 06:09:26 +0000 UTCIf it was the one we were all watching, it lifted just before it would have hit Pekin, which IIRC is a decent sized town.
Wendy Jay
2023-04-05 03:17:07 +0000 UTCDon’t think I got the tornados in Illinois. Hosed by Illinois River and too far away. But big pretty supercell. Just heard it hit a town..???
Pecos Hank
2023-04-05 03:12:09 +0000 UTCWe are learning this evening that there is a layer of "convective inhibition* in the upper atmosphere that's preventing the storms from rising and gaining strength.. they need cold air to strengthen but apparently there is warm air aloft... The experts did say that low-level sheer was going to get crazy-strong later this evening so it's a complicated setup and tornadoes are still possible
Richard C
2023-04-05 03:04:55 +0000 UTCThis outbreak's been kind of a bust so far. And that's not a bad thing.
Wendy Jay
2023-04-05 02:43:36 +0000 UTC
