While the moderate risk was way out in Wyoming and Nebraska, parts of Illinois were under a slight risk for Saturday. The forecast models were predicting CAPE values between 2000 and 4000 j/kg, which is probably the highest they’ve been…
May 8, 2002 – Northeast Missouri chase
Judging from the interesting outbreak of weather in the plains on Tuesday night, I was rather excited about our chances here in Illinois on Wednesday. The Day 2 outlook still had the entire state of Illinois in a slight risk…
May 1, 2002 – Another chase in Southern Illinois
While the Day 2 outlook was very promising on Tuesday, I was still rather reluctant to make another chase attempt in southern Illinois. After looking at the models and other weather data, I figured that the SPC would move the…
April 21, 2002 – Chasing hail in Southern Illinois
The Day 2 outlook on Saturday morning indicated that part of central and southern Illinois would be in a moderate risk of severe weather. However, with the bust that occurred with the moderate risk in the plains on Saturday, I…
April 19, 2002 – Champaign county chase
At the beginning of April, it seemed like spring would never get here. Our winter seemed to start in late March with quite a helping of snow across the area. However, by the third week of the month, it really…