Trained Spotter?

I couldn't resist posting this...

0610 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 WNW FOXHOME           46.30N 96.39W
06/18/2009  E60.00 MPH       WILKIN             MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GUSTNADO OBSERVED IN THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WELL AHEAD OF
            AN APPROACHING SHELF CLOUD.

I was going back through the LSR's at the Grand Forks National Weather Service from our chase on the 18th and found this piece of gold.

For a "Trained" Spotter, he/she clearly has no idea what they're talking about. Gustnadoes develop within a thunderstorm's outflow, yes, but also at the outflow/inflow interface. This means they develop within the shelf cloud, most often at the very leading edge. NOT well ahead of one!

Makes me wonder who was doing the training!

Chase Season!

Hey folks,

I realize it's been a long, long time since I updated and/or posted anything in here. I apologize for that. I didn't really have much to update you on, really until the past few weeks.

Over that time, I've been out chasing 4 times, the fourth just tonight, to the west - out near Carrington, ND. The first ended up being a trip to primarily Ern South Dakota with Ben Collin on May 31st. We ended up seeing a few nice storms that day... The second chase, several of us from work (Justin S., Dan B., Tyler C., and I) went down to chase far SErn Nebraska and NWrn Missouri on June 7th. It was a Moderate Risk day and with Vortex 2 still out then, it was quite a circus. There were tons of people out that day - and ran into two separate chaser "convergence" parties. ;) The third, turned out to be the best one yet... Collin and I once again went towards the ND/SD border on June 18th, but ended up turning around and chasing a tornadic supercell that tracked over far SErn North Dakota and into parts of W-Central Minnesota. The storm had awesome structure and later, even though it gusted out and became linear, it had one of the best looking shelf clouds I've ever seen.

I'll try to get logs written up for better details over the next week. At least, I hope. I'm running behind and I want to get these posted.

Hang in there, I'll eventually get them on here!

Take care and happy chasing!