chase wrap-up

Hello folks,

I'm not sure who out there has been monitoring today - my progress on "the chase." But, to send out a very much abridged version:

Departed Grand Forks at 3:05pm... Stopped in Devils Lake for a data stop... Proceeded to the target area (Leeds, ND). Ended up pulling over off of Highway 30 south of ND-2 around 5:50pm (was located about 3 miles southeast of York, ND). Found a very nice vantage point here and spent close to an hour observing and making calls back to Meridian for updates. Went after the Sheridan/Wells County storms to my south, hopping back on Hwy 30 south. Sprinkles fell on the car briefly as I drove under the anvil and low-level inflow... Ended up stopping just east of the Hwy 30/15 junction, watching the storm slowly push off to the north-northeast. After which, decidedly began my trek back eastward to Grand Forks.

Bustola! ;)

Did see "a storm," so I can't complain much, but it was a little frustrating with gas as expensive as it is to put over 300 miles into the effort. It was a fun trip, though and got me out of Grand Forks for a good portion of the day.

A much more complete chase log will be forthcoming on the web-site later this afternoon, including a few select photos.

Overall, not bad for the first chase of 2007. Could have had better results, but well, what can you do when the atmosphere just doesn't quite cooperate!?!