Hail in Fort Morgan

After seeing models consistently showing an upslope regime, I would leave on Tuesday the 23rd and head to Colorado for a few days of upslope storms. Or at least, that was the intention.

Supercell near Amarillo

Just before departing on Tuesday afternoon, the Oklahoma City metro area was hit hard. We had a 64 mph wind gust reported in my neighborhood, with tree limbs down everywhere. Shortly thereafter, I’d depart for Colorado.

As I was heading out west on I-40 from OKC, the plan was to go through the Oklahoma panhandle to Boise City and up into Colorado. I had booked my hotel in Fort Morgan for 2 nights, which is kind of rare during storm chasing. On the way out, a supercell fired near Amarillo so I adjusted my route to put me within striking distance if need be. I went to Elk City then west on highway 152 to Pampa. As I neared Pampa, I needed gas and a bathroom break. The mammatus on the storm near Amarillo was nice, and other chasers were reporting that they expected tornadogenesis. It does not appear that there was a tornado, and the storm had lost a significant amount of intensity by the time I got nearby.

So I bypassed going to the storm and headed up 287 to Limon and then highway 71 to Brush. I arrived late into Fort Morgan, and had to be up at 6 for work meetings.

Leaving Fort Morgan to Chase

So by the time I loaded my vehicle and grabbed some taco bell for lunch,

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