6/10/10

6/11/10 I didn't post yesterday so I give a brief summary. Left Denver after having lunch with Pam at around 2:30 and headed for Sterling Co.. Hindsight I should have gone there but after looking at radar in Ft Morgan I changed my direction to Kimball NE again. Took 52 to 14 east to 71 north. One thing I have noticed is when you see all the storm chasers heading in one direction there is a reason. So, up 71 I see them flying south and decide to continue with my plan. This not having radar on the fly hurts my decision making. In Kimball I see the cells from Denver have become T warned as they roll out to the east plains. Hoping they maintain strength and banking on the MDT risk area I decide to move to Sterling as these cells approach. Unfortunately, the cluster begins to disorganize as it gets to Sterling but still has some strong cells to the south. Dark arrives and without on the fly radar I have to go entirely off the lightning until I get to Ogallala NE. Checking radar I see that there was a little re-development just east which I thought might produce so I head east. I get to Paxton NE about midnight having punched the core with a little hail. I wait there as they peter out and decide my nights done. I drove back to Julesburg and slept there. Woke up to a cool blue sky morning that can make even the worse attitude better. Drove down to FT Morgan to wait it out for storms out of Denver today.