Today wasn't supposed to be a chase day. The upper level support via a shortwave trough was to stay far to the north, with a cap in place further south in our area. However, as witnessed by the rain and thunder outside my window right now, the models and forecasts were wrong. The above photo (looking north) was snapped just west of I-95 in Stafford county as the line's leading edge approached. I was also running video and captured this CG:
When the rain got too close I retreated south and east a few miles to a local school parking lot to continue monitoring the line which was strongly outflow dominant, having 20-25 kt winds well ahead of the rain shaft. I watched for a while longer, capturing this rain-hidden CG on video:
As the rain once again approached I didn't see the need to retreat further so I headed home with thoughts of tomorrow's possibilities.
Today wasn't supposed to be a chase day. The upper level support via a shortwave trough was to stay far to the north, with a cap in place further south in our area. However, as witnessed by the rain and thunder outside my window right now, the models and forecasts were wrong. The above photo (looking north) was snapped just west of I-95 in Stafford county as the line's leading edge approached. I was also running video and captured this CG:
When the rain got too close I retreated south and east a few miles to a local school parking lot to continue monitoring the line which was strongly outflow dominant, having 20-25 kt winds well ahead of the rain shaft. I watched for a while longer, capturing this rain-hidden CG on video:
As the rain once again approached I didn't see the need to retreat further so I headed home with thoughts of tomorrow's possibilities.
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