Storm Chase of April 17, 2013

Storm Chase of April 17, 2013

April 17, 2013 Off By Brian
Storm Prediction Center’s 2000z Convective Outlook.

This was my first storm chase of 2013. While it was a Moderate Risk for parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and Missouri, it was only a Slight Risk for northern Illinois. I honestly was not expecting much on this chase, I mostly just wanted to see some weather. I started off heading west, towards Dekalb. I eventually settled on getting in position of a severe warned storm just west of Elgin, IL.

It was there that the heavens opened up and dumped a lot of hail. It was smaller hail, dime and nickle sized at the most. But it was still impressive to watch, and I got what I set out for.

I did continue to go chasing afterwards, but saw little more than some lightning and a lot of heavy rain.