June 7 TWISTEX Chase

Status: On-The-Road
Location: Sioux Falls, SD ~ Dubuque, IA

Be sure to read back on previous post, as Chase Recap of the June 6 Chase has been posted.

Chase Recap: Began in Sioux Falls, SD; ended in Dubuque, IA after being all the way to northeast Wisconsin today. Storms were able to rotate fairly well, organization was lacking some, but the worst thing of all was the speed of the storms. Storm motions were 50-70 mph for the most part, moving northeast and making them impossible to keep up with. We were in position on one tornadic storm in southwest MN, but the storm quickly went outflow dominant. Also watched the beginning of the storm of the day, that ended up traveling through Wisconsin and putting down several tornadoes. We then got on a storm that traveled through central Wisconsin, ended up with around 5 wind/hail reports from it. Also looked very good at times, but in the end, way to fast to keep up with.
Not a great day, but we were in position and did the best we could. Decision time now for TWISTEX team on where to head next. Possible weekend chasing in the high plains, or return to bases for a couple days break?

Total Miles: 644.33 Miles (1,419.33 Total)
Total Drive/Chase Time: 13 Hours, 51 Minutes