July 13, 2015
Target: Davenport, Iowa < July 1 | CHASE 2016 >
July 13, 2015
Target: Davenport, Iowa
This day had higher expectations that what actually happened. With strong northwest flow aloft and a decent surface cyclone, along with a remnant outflow boundary left over from morning convection, tornadic supercells were anticipated in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. The first storm initiated just northwest of Davenport, Iowa and given the 6000+ J/kg of CAPE and 60 kts of deep shear quickly grew into a supercell. As it matured and moved southeast toward Davenport it merged with another shower that caused it to stagger a bit. So, I got through Davenport and stationed myself just SE of Davenport near Geneseo while it regathered itself. Just as it restablished itself as a strong supercell more downstream showers merged with it, eventually causing it to become too outflow dominant. Dejected, I ended the day near Kewanee, Illinois.
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