First day of vacation appears to be a chase day… in Iowa of all places… followed by a few down days.
I am considering chasing the “cold core” setup in western Iowa on Saturday, April 24th for the first day of my early chase vacation. I will likely leave Dodge City after work this evening and stay along I-80 somewhere (Lincoln, York, etc.). Mid 50s dewpoints are expected to hang back near occluded surface low beneath mid level cold pocket aloft, and forecast CAPE of 1500+ J/kg is expected. It will likely be an early show, which is why it will be imperative for me to depart early Saturday morning from where I stage overnight. Sunday I will likely drive back to Dodge City, the way it appears now… do some last-minute chores around the house and finish full packing for a potential long period away from the house. It all depends on the weather/chasing pattern though. There will likely be at least a couple decent chase days mid to late next week as another significant storm system comes out onto the western Plains (Apr 28-29th or so).