Cmon move east onto the plains !!! 248pm mdt
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June 23, 2009
Developing supercell over the mountains
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Hey Mike,
It looks like there is just enough cinh (100-150 j/kg) east of the mtns to prevent movement away in the next hour or so, but after that the cinh should be low enough that you’ll get ewd development towards I-25.
Casey
Comment by Casey Crosbie — June 23, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
Vedauwoo Pass (8400 ft) is 67F/51F with east winds at 17 mph. This wind direction could be off by 30-40 degrees. This yields a sfc based CAPE of 2300 j/kg. Pumpkin Vine is 67F/53F with se winds at 23 gust 32 mph. So this storm doesnt have to move too far east to be in a good environment. Take that road that goes southwest from Chugwater?
Comment by Jonathan Finch — June 23, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
Casey: I’m really disappointed in how this day turned out. There were just too many storms that formed in too close of proximity to one another, so it quickly became a big mess out there once the action shifted just east of Cheyenne. Then I saw Dean Cosgrove’s images of the Stapleton, Nebraska supercell… and I died a little. LOL. It’s been a great season for me photography wise, but also a season that could have yielded so much more, too.
Comment by Mike U — June 26, 2009 @ 4:35 am