Looking at the models from 06/19, the chance of severe weather in IL was evident, but it didn’t look that impressive. The SPC had put IL in a slight risk of severe weather in their Day 1 outlook on Tuesday.…
May 18, 2000 – Chase in Champaign County IL
I knew this was going to be a decent day for severe storms. Woke up around 7:30 and checked the SPC Day 1 outlook and it had Central IL in a moderate risk for severe weather. ILX had also mentioned…
May 12, 2000 – Chase in Piatt County, IL
Right before I went to bed on the 11th, I decided to check the models to see if they showed any promise for severe weather on Friday. As soon as I loaded up the ETA model and looked at the…
March 31, 2000 – Dust Devil in Urbana IL
Well, this really wasn’t a chase, but it turned out to be the best thing I’ve seen all year! 🙂 On my way home from Charleston – Champaign, I stopped off at work in Urbana, IL. Just as I was…
June 4, 1999 – Short chase in Champaign county IL
The day 1 outlook for today suggested that the area could experience a bow echo which could contain severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. After watching the line of storms form and turn into a bow echo on radar, I headed…