7/19/10 Chase

Chris and I are back on the road again! It's been quite some time since we have been out together. Today's setup looks pretty decent relatively close to home. We left the St. Louis area around 11:15 with a target of Centerville, IA, just north of the MO border. There is actually a good amount of shear for late July. The magnitude of shear, both deep and low layer, coupled with expected CAPE values near 3000 j/kg makes for a favorable atmosphere for supercells. Tornados are a very distinct possibility.