Jackstraw

2 pages if it were 75 miles S. 1 of them all bitching and moaning. 12Z Euro spitting out 5 to 1 ratios for NE IL. Get out the pick axe's lol

Watched that storm on HiRes Sat throughout its life and that was the most impressive sustained updraft with intense rotation up through 50-60k ft I've seen in our sub. I'm also curious how that early lake breeze that moved inland and stalled right around the IKK area affected it. That storm sure looked like it got rooted into that stalled outflow boundary that collided with the warm front. Some extra enhancement there? Thats a rare updraft for even TX hail country to be juggling 5-6 inchers 5 miles in the air. Truly epic updraft.

If this long tracker keeps its legs look out. Its starting to enter areas less of farmland and more of subdivisions.

What a name for a band lol

Twin couplets now near @KeenerWx. Heads up

Yeah this one has legs for sure. Still good pressure falls out ahead. That was a MASSIVE updraft (still is) back around IKK. Like to see a Level 2/3 slice of it.

Strong couplet on tilt 4 from IWX. Massive updraft right there

Anvil on that storm is over 100 miles long. I mean divergence from hell on that thing with a 150KT+ upper level jet. You can see this updraft rotating through its overshooting top on sat. thats a trip. https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G19&sector=cgl&band=GEOCOLOR&length=12&src=nav

Full on hook now. We'll see if it chokes off. This could be a long tracker rooted. 30 miles WNW of Morocco IN wink wink

IKK storm has some 700mb help per meso analysis. Subtle shortwave pushing it along

Only game in town unless you like chasing power flashes in the dark. I'd stay on it if you're close. It'll be dark before the western stuff gets to IKK area.

Yeah, it's notched and cocked. Patient IKK chasers may be rewarded

Man, once any of these get their feet into the BL and locked it could get scary. The ventilation is crazy good. Look for one to hang a hard right. Somebody gonna get smacked. Hopefully just a cow

48 in Joliet 79 in Pontiac in IL. Where's Waldo lol

Great single source site

HRR has been sliding a solo SUP between Marion and you between 10pm and 2am across a few runs over the last 8 hours. Its a left mover out ahead of that SSE propagating MCS coming down across the state early morning. Saw some SRH values as high as 450 m2s2 with that thing. I will be up into the wee hours with my ears perked. Big potential for an after dark long tracker across N IN and then possibly some 60+ winds depending on how that MCS pans out. Keep those falling rocks in MI lol. Part of this system looks like freaking July lol.

Better pick right, you may only have an hour or 2 to see anything. Personally I'd park it in Morocco IN, eat lunch and wait lol.

Good luck to all next door. All I can hope for is a stray pre frontal cap breaker in the late afternoon through evening. Think there will be more nighttime action than anyone desires. Gonna be 12 hours or so of twilight through the dark hours for a potential long tracker to run out ahead. Keep those weather radios and radars cranking. Only good thing is storm motion doesn't look to be typical early Spring speedsters. These will be full on SUPS hard anchored into the BL if/when they blow up before getting messy as they move East.

Gimmee summa dat 7 day sucka dust lol

Gonna be Mr. Shitzcky slop storms with lots of mud generators around here. Too late in the evening, stratus deck all day capping it. I swear the timing of storm systems the past few Springs has been horrid for here. Not that I'm wishing mine or anyones house to be slabbed out here in the stix but it would be nice to chase something without spending 100 dollars lol. Have Xanax script ready for the dog, and me if his doesn't work

Man I'm glad this rain train is staying to my south. We've gotten over an inch but to be honest our soil has been quite moist coming out of the thaw last month. I won't mind inch here there through May. besides keeping the mud to a minimum it is extra good for the coming mushroom season. Heavy heavy rains will shut it down. Here's a pic if anyone wants to start training

My forecast, mud, mud, partly frozen mud, continued mud

Same here, 2in stat padder. Hope she made it safe.

Here come da mud

1/31/26 OH Valley deep freeze snowpack. We're still 10in deep of frigidity here lol. Coldest stretch since that snowless hell year 10 or so years ago. Once again, snow makes it justified. Pretty much entire forum covered so for all the the me me me mby complaining that is a plus thats gonna move this year to an B/B+ so far for me even though we're still shy of average snow wise. I'll take it following 5 D/F years in a row. Need some extra credit as we move through the next 6 weeks with a nice March "icing" to cover the mid to late Feb mud fest thats coming