March 25 Reports IA/MN/WI

Josh Richardson · #1 03-26-2007, 02:52 AM

Well, Im assuming none us of really caught anything today.* I see Dean said he would post a report and pics later but it must just be the Faribault storm which looked pretty unimpressive from my standpoint well to the south.* Anyway last time I checked in I was in Osage, the rest of the day we pretty much made a circle from Osage to Blooming Prairie MN and then to the east to Keota MN and then back through Osage to head home.* All in all nothing much going on out there besides the Faribault storm but it didnt look that great and was moving at 50 mph at one point and would have never caught it.

We met up with Jayson and the rest of his ISU crew in Blooming Prairie and they pretty much had the same problem as us.* BUSTOLA!!!* Great way to start of '07.* So now Im thinking Im taking off Wed. or Thurs. and hoping I make up for today.

#2 03-26-2007, 03:08 AM

Yea next weeks event looks a lot more portent..... I heard over at stormcenter you guys called off the chase, or at least Dustin did..last time I looked at the nws, there was only one warning in WI, another mod risk bust. What was the reason for the bust?

Josh Richardson · #3 03-26-2007, 03:11 AM

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Yea next weeks event looks a lot more portent..... I heard over at stormcenter you guys called off the chase, or at least Dustin did..last time I looked at the nws, there was only one warning in WI, another mod risk bust. What was the reason for the bust?[/b]

I havent had the time to look over everything but I know that dry push of air killed it giving us some big spreads in T/Td.

dean · #4 03-26-2007, 03:14 AM

It was really nice to get out again so early this year! we left Blaine, MN around 11, got to Owatonna (my original target) around 12:30, sat around there, got some data, had a bite to eat. Followed Eric Whitehill south to Albert Lea. Sat around the gas station down there for a while, watched a couple different areas of CU, saw the Faribault storm go up. Finally decided to chase it after realizing that the trend for the IA/MN border area wasnt good, Booked it up to Owatonna, got off 35, took some back roads. Followed Bill Doms, Peggy Willinberg, Eric Whitehill and his wife, Andy Revering, and Tony Perkins. Bill and Peggy got off the highway in a different spot than us, the rest of us booked it east and north on the pitiful road networks in Rice/Steele county (never realized how hard it is to chase a storm that is moving northeast at 50 mph :shock: ). Finally caught up to. From about 4:30-6:15 we didnt have radar because we thought we had lost our connection, turns out it was just MPX being bastards and doing radar maintenance during an event, we could've just as easily have used La Crosse radar if we had known. Got into Goodhue county, tried following it, end up calling it a day just west of Red Wing as we really didnt want to chase a weakening storm in to WI. All in all, it was cool to meet some new people, especially some of the more experienced chasers. Felt good to get out again so early as well, and atleast it wasnt a clear sky bust for us. 3 counties (Rice, Steele, Goohue), no tornadoes, no hail, howling wind (probably 25+ sustained surface winds before initiation), 1 tornado watch, 2 severe thunderstorm warnings, not sure how many miles. Pics
Cu Field to our west on our way to the Faribault storm

Rain foot as we are briefly ahead of the storm:

Precip area as the storm races past us and makes us wonder how the hell we got so far behind it so quick:

Wall cloud and maybe a funnel? i doubt a funnel, but has the look of one. before everything becomes rain-wrapped:

Rainbow in i think Goodhue county:

Precip area of a storm to our south:

Maybe a very weak wall cloud west of Wanamingo:

Back of the storms just west of Red Wing when we gave up on it:

Josh Richardson · #5 03-26-2007, 03:19 AM

By the looks of the pics you seemingly saw about the same stuff as the rest of us but you may have been a bit farther north.* I didnt even bother taking pics of this crap as it was so disappointing.* Anyway lets hope for a good threat this next week!!