Sunday, May 8, 2011

Post date: May 8, 2011 2:04:03 PM

0815 CDT: Looks to me like conditions deteriorated somewhat overnight, but Nebraska still looks to be our best bet. Our target area now is farther south, probably somewhere along the I-80 corridor. (Kearney, perhaps? That's been a lucky location for us before!) Anyway, we've set out and are heading north. Lots of miles to put behind us today... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, EVERYBODY!!!

2300 CDT: After a long day of travel, covering a total of 578 miles, we got to see a few small clouds and about six drops of rain... oh, and a couple of puffs of mammatus. Well, that's just the way it goes sometimes. For a few of my shots from the day, just CLICK HERE.

Here's the travel map for Day 1 of the 2011 Chase:

The good part is that we're in position for whatever is going to happen tomorrow, so at least we'll get to sleep in tomorrow morning! Woohoooo!!! I'm looking forward to that!

Here's the current probabilistic outlook for tomorrow: