Heading to New Mexico instead.
I decided against chasing storms in the “cold pool” of this storm. The mid level cyclone will be weakening as well as the surface circulation. There will likely be a lot of mid level moisture wrapping around near the center of the decaying system anyway. Too many negatives. That being said, there could be an interest 2-3 hour period early in the afternoon, perhaps, across eastern Kansas near what’s left of the surface circulation, but I’m still most likely not going to pursue this. Instead, I plan to leave early in the morning tomorrow and set sail for New Mexico. The reason is simple: I love New Mexico, even if there aren’t any storms. Even mountain showers rolling off the southern end of the Sangre de Cristos early in the evening can provide artistic photography opportunities in New Mexico — and this is exactly what I’m going to attempt… some “golden hour” early-mid evening sky/landscape photography somewhere just off the Sangres along or southeast of I-25. Models have been persistent in generated convective QPF amidst admittedly paltry CAPE (200-400 J/kg), but that’s okay. It’s New Mexico, and I love this state. Beats hanging around Dodge on Annual Leave, that’s for sure 