{"id":26782,"date":"2020-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=26782"},"modified":"2020-09-27T16:17:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T00:17:28","slug":"may-3-2020-more-marginal-storms-in-western-nebraska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2020\/05\/03\/may-3-2020-more-marginal-storms-in-western-nebraska\/","title":{"rendered":"May 3, 2020  Marginally Severe Storms in Western Nebraska"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/200503_8091_LkMcC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26795\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/200503_8091_LkMcC.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/200503_8091_LkMcC.jpg 850w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/200503_8091_LkMcC-184x123.jpg 184w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/200503_8091_LkMcC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/200503_8091_LkMcC-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Start: \u00a0Limon, CO<\/p>\n<p>Lunch: \u00a0Sterling\/Jimmy Johns and Arbys<\/p>\n<p>End: \u00a0Wakeeney, KS<\/p>\n<p>536 miles<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/outlook\/archive\/2020\/day1otlk_20200503_2000.html\">SPC Day One\/20Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-521.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 521<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SPC-Mesoscale-Discussion-525.pdf\">SPC Mesoscale Discussion 525<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/climo\/reports\/200503_rpts.html\">Storm Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With adequate westerly flow aloft above upslope flow over northeastern Colorado and vicinity, and with dew points into the lower 50s, we had ourselves a chase day with decent supercell potential. \u00a0The relatively large temperature\/dew point spreads would mean a pretty low tornado chance, however. \u00a0We headed north and east a little into the southeastern Nebraska Panhandle, where surface winds appeared to be converging.<\/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: 33%;\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 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/200503_8087_Oshkosh-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/200503_8087_Oshkosh-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/200503_8087_Oshkosh-189x123.jpg 189w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/200503_8087_Oshkosh-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/200503_8087_Oshkosh.jpg 800w\" 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>A mediocre supercell with a high base developed near Lewellen, Nebraska, near the west end of Lake McConaughy. \u00a0This looked decent for an hour or so before sputtering (above). \u00a0We managed some pretty shots at the dam, north of Ogallala (below), and then attached ourselves to some relatively ho-hum activity near Grant, NE, where pileus clouds were photographed.<\/p>\n<p>Additional and even better supercell activity appeared likely during the mid-late evening hours in northeastern Colorado. \u00a0But, with a tornado threat around northeastern Oklahoma on the next day, I opted to head to Wakeeny for the night to keep the next-day drive reasonable.<\/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: 33%;\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-26782 gallery-columns-3 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