{"id":9007,"date":"2013-08-07T21:32:21","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T05:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=9007"},"modified":"2013-08-07T21:32:21","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T05:32:21","slug":"august-monsoon-tour-pics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2013\/08\/07\/august-monsoon-tour-pics\/","title":{"rendered":"August Monsoon Tour Pics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Day Two of our &#8220;monsoon&#8221; chase tour, we went to the ends of the Earth, towards Douglas, AZ.\u00a0 We found a strong cell with a lot of lightning in the mountains some 10-20 miles northeast of Douglas.\u00a0 Here are a couple of images:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug05_6990_Douglas_NM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9008\" alt=\"13Aug05_6990_Douglas_NM\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug05_6990_Douglas_NM-184x123.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug05_6990_Douglas_NM-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug05_6990_Douglas_NM-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug05_6990_Douglas_NM.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug05_7023_Douglas_AZ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9009\" alt=\"13Aug05_7023_Douglas_AZ\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug05_7023_Douglas_AZ-192x123.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug05_7023_Douglas_AZ-192x123.jpg 192w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug05_7023_Douglas_AZ-300x191.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug05_7023_Douglas_AZ.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Day 3, we drove all of the way from Douglas to Albuquerque, then west to Grants, back to Albuquerque (it was dark by now), and then south to between Belen and Socorro.\u00a0 We were rewarded for our efforts with a fine CG lightning display to our south, over Socorro.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7052_Socorro_NM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9010\" alt=\"13Aug06_7052_Socorro_NM\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7052_Socorro_NM-184x123.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7052_Socorro_NM-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7052_Socorro_NM-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7052_Socorro_NM.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7094_Socorro_NM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9011\" alt=\"13Aug06_7094_Socorro_NM\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7094_Socorro_NM-184x123.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7094_Socorro_NM-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7094_Socorro_NM-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7094_Socorro_NM.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7101_Socorro_NM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9012\" alt=\"13Aug06_7101_Socorro_NM\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7101_Socorro_NM-206x123.jpg\" width=\"206\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7101_Socorro_NM-206x123.jpg 206w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7101_Socorro_NM-300x178.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7101_Socorro_NM.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7110_Socorro_NM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9013\" alt=\"13Aug06_7110_Socorro_NM\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7110_Socorro_NM-184x123.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7110_Socorro_NM-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7110_Socorro_NM-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug06_7110_Socorro_NM.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And on Wednesday, August 7, we headed northeast from Albuquerque to Clayton and Boise City for the slight risk area, where there was a decent chance for supercells.\u00a0 We got on one as it blew up just to our east at around 4:30 p.m.\u00a0 It moved slowly over Boise City, with wild motion on the lowerings beneath the updraft base, between the cool outflow and warm and moist inflow.\u00a0 A couple of large lowerings looked like a little tornado-like, and had decent rotation, but we did not observe any touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7152_BoiseC_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9014\" alt=\"13Aug07_7152_BoiseC_OK\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7152_BoiseC_OK-184x123.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7152_BoiseC_OK-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7152_BoiseC_OK-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7152_BoiseC_OK.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7183_Keyes_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9015\" alt=\"13Aug07_7183_Keyes_OK\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7183_Keyes_OK-223x123.jpg\" width=\"223\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7183_Keyes_OK-223x123.jpg 223w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7183_Keyes_OK-300x164.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7183_Keyes_OK.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7201_Keyes_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-9016\" alt=\"13Aug07_7201_Keyes_OK\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7201_Keyes_OK-184x123.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7201_Keyes_OK-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7201_Keyes_OK-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/13Aug07_7201_Keyes_OK.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The first image of the three above is looking NNE on the west side of Boise City.\u00a0 The rainbow was very odd &#8212; a double rainbow with a third one sticking out from the inner one.\u00a0 I have never seen that before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Day Two of our &#8220;monsoon&#8221; chase tour, we went to the ends of the Earth, towards Douglas, AZ.\u00a0 We found a strong cell with&#8230;&nbsp;<a 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