{"id":26994,"date":"2020-05-17T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=26994"},"modified":"2020-10-18T20:45:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T04:45:56","slug":"may-17-2020-raton-mesa-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2020\/05\/17\/may-17-2020-raton-mesa-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"May 17, 2020 Raton Mesa Storms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Start: \u00a0Raton, NM<\/p>\n

Brunch: \u00a0Raton\/McDonalds<\/p>\n

End: \u00a0Pueblo West, CO<\/p>\n

about 300 miles<\/p>\n

SPC Day One\/20Z<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 622<\/a><\/p>\n

Storm Reports<\/a><\/p>\n

Time lapse video by Bob Conzemius<\/a><\/p>\n

Bob’s chase account<\/a><\/p>\n

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We woke up pretty much where we needed to be on this chase day — in Raton and in the marginal risk area along I-25 near the Raton Mesa. \u00a0Shear and instability were barely enough for a supercell chance. \u00a0We had a late breakfast and then went a little north, took some group pictures in Trinidad, and then explored a little place called Gulnare, Colorado (southwest of Aguilar).<\/p>\n

A decent CB went up back towards Trinidad and hailed on us a bit. \u00a0This one fizzled, and we went for a second storm close to Raton. \u00a0We went east of Raton with the hope that the storm would move east, but it kind of sat in the same place, with some marginally interesting structure.<\/p>\n

This one also died, so we charged north on I-25 to a new storm that was crossing the Interstate near Colorado City. \u00a0We watched this one drift off to our ENE at dusk.<\/p>\n

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