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Iowa Bust

by Ben Holcomb on June 28, 2020 Comments are Disabled

Storms tried to fire along I-29 at sunset, but capping keeps convection from exploding. Bust.

Supercell in Illinois west of Galesburg on March 28, 2020, This would later on produce the Cambridge, Illinois Tornado

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Tornado near Cambridge, Illinois

by Ben Holcomb on March 28, 2020 Comments are Disabled

Lack of insolation leads to messy supercells in Illinois as well as a brief weak tornado near Cambridge, IL

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Iowa November Bust

by Ben Holcomb on November 11, 2015 Comments are Disabled

Late season hail mary chase is the best way to describe November 11th. A very strong system ejecting out to the mid plains above some meager moisture and marginal instability should have been my first clues to skip, but nonetheless logistics worked out and I headed out Tuesday after work […]

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Brief tornado near Eddyville, IA

by Ben Holcomb on June 20, 2015 Comments are Disabled

Straight line winds and brief EF-1 tornado

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Funnel near Iowa City

by Ben Holcomb on July 12, 2014 Comments are Disabled

Chase in Eastern Iowa results in a quick funnel

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Western Iowa Tornadoes

by Ben Holcomb on June 29, 2014 Comments are Disabled

2 brief tornadoes in Western Iowa

Mammatus at Sunset over I-35 in Iowa

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Minnesota Bust

by Ben Holcomb on May 8, 2014 Comments are Disabled

Bust in southern Minnesota

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Severe storms in Southeast Nebraska and Northeast Kansas

by Ben Holcomb on June 10, 2012 Comments are Disabled

Severe storms in Southeast Nebraska and Northeast Kansas