{"id":16349,"date":"2016-06-21T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=16349"},"modified":"2017-01-02T21:16:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T05:16:42","slug":"june-21-2016-amidon-nd-supercell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2016\/06\/21\/june-21-2016-amidon-nd-supercell\/","title":{"rendered":"June 21, 2016  Amidon, ND supercell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16357\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND.jpg\" alt=\"160621_3104b_amidon-nd\" width=\"777\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND.jpg 777w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Start\/Baker, MT<\/p>\n<p>End\/Lemmon, SD<\/p>\n<p>279 miles<\/p>\n<p>Lunch at the Baker Cabin Creek Cafe (Baker, MT)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/outlook\/archive\/2016\/day1otlk_20160621_2000.html\" target=\"_blank\">SPC Day One Outlook (20Z)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-1005.pdf\">spc-mesoscale-discussion-1005<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-1007.pdf\">spc-mesoscale-discussion-1007<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-1010.pdf\">spc-mesoscale-discussion-1010<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-1011.pdf\">spc-mesoscale-discussion-1011<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/climo\/reports\/160621_rpts.html\" target=\"_blank\">SPC Storm Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Decent low-level moisture was once again in place over the western Dakotas in advance of an upper-level system that was moving into Montana. \u00a0By 20Z, SPC was favoring areas generally north of I-94 in western North Dakota. \u00a0The tornado risk was pegged at 5% by SPC for northwestern ND. \u00a0My forecast target was on the southern edge of SPC&#8217;s enhanced slight risk area, somewhere east of Baker to Belfield and vicinity. \u00a0This is where storm development appeared most probable, where surface moisture convergence was good, along a surface theta-e axis, and east of a surface low in southeastern MT. \u00a0 Wind profiles looked pretty darn good for supercells, and dew points were somewhat short of levels which would cause high expectations for a tornado.<\/p>\n<p>We headed from Baker to Bowman, and then north to Belfield on U.S. 85. \u00a0Not much at all was going on during the mid-afternoon. \u00a0From Belfield we went back to the west along I-94 to hang out near the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. \u00a0Some somewhat perky cumulus were nearby, but the cap was strong and nothing came close to breaking through. \u00a0Fortunately, even though it was after 6 p.m. CDT, sunset was still more than three-and-one-half hours away!<\/p>\n<p>A cumulonimbus or two finally developed nearby along I-94, and we got into position on the western one, near Fryburg (west of Belfield).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16349 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3116_Fryburg-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3116_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3116_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3116_Fryburg-ND-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3116_Fryburg-ND.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3097_Fryburg-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3097_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3097_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3097_Fryburg-ND-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3097_Fryburg-ND.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This storm looked like it might go &#8220;great guns&#8221; for a few minutes, but then the updraft sputtered and it was toast. \u00a0The other CB not too far to our east did the same. \u00a0But, there was another cell that was just starting to strengthen, and this one was SSW of the Fryburg storm. \u00a0It was easy to scoot down U.S. 85 and to get right in front of this new one, which was about ten miles NNW of Amidon, in Slope County. \u00a0We were on the storm that we wanted to be on! \u00a0And it was looking better and better every minute. \u00a0See the nicely-sculpted look to the (mostly) rain-free updraft in the wide-angle shots below. \u00a0This is looking to the due west. \u00a0Precipitation from the forward flank (north of the base) was in close proximity to the base, and was getting sucked back towards the base. \u00a0This helped to increase relative humidity levels and to get that very low wall cloud to materialize. \u00a0It was scraping the ground, and though we were all hoping for a tornado, any rotation with it was weak to moderate at best.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-16349 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3122_Fryburg-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3122_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3122_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3122_Fryburg-ND-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3122_Fryburg-ND.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3125_Fryburg-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3125_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3125_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3125_Fryburg-ND-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3125_Fryburg-ND.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3103b_Amidon-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3103b_Amidon-ND-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3103b_Amidon-ND-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3103b_Amidon-ND-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3103b_Amidon-ND-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3103b_Amidon-ND.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3104b_Amidon-ND.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3108b_Amidon-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3108b_Amidon-ND-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3108b_Amidon-ND-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3108b_Amidon-ND-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3108b_Amidon-ND-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3108b_Amidon-ND.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3132_Fryburg-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3132_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3132_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3132_Fryburg-ND-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3132_Fryburg-ND.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3127_Fryburg-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3127_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3127_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3127_Fryburg-ND-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3127_Fryburg-ND.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3130_Fryburg-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3130_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3130_Fryburg-ND-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3130_Fryburg-ND-185x123.jpg 185w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3130_Fryburg-ND.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3133_Fryburg-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3133_Fryburg-ND-300x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3133_Fryburg-ND-300x182.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3133_Fryburg-ND-203x123.jpg 203w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3133_Fryburg-ND.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our nice supercell was moving to the ESE, and its anvil precip was beginning to impact us as the base edged not too far to our southwest. \u00a0There was an excellent east option about eight miles to our south, so we cut in front of the updraft base unscathed and \u00a0turned eastbound on Highway 21, to New England. \u00a0During this stretch, and on the south and east jog to Regent, another storm was getting strong to our south. \u00a0This new one was unkind to our &#8220;Amidon&#8221; supercell, and soon it was hurling some large hailstones upon our vicinity. \u00a0Chris caught one very large one on the GoPro camera.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gGGneIsyCDw\" target=\"_blank\">Supercell timelapse and large hailstone impact<\/a>, video courtesy of Chris Gullikson<\/p>\n<p>In the hail near Regent, it was clear that we needed to get farther south and east in order to get into position on the tail-end storm base, but the hail was too large and we had to stop and wait for perhaps 5-10 minutes. \u00a0Hail was at least two inches in diameter, and it looked like the one that smacked the windshield of the second van was at least three inches in diameter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-16349 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/160621_3140_Regent-ND.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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