Chase Log: August 29, 2002

Storm Chase Logs2002 Storm Chase LogsChase Log: August 29, 2002
Northeast Colorado

CHASE VEHICLE:

CHASE PARTNERS:

James Carnegie

MILES DRIVEN:

58

TORNADOES SEEN:

None

MAX HAIL SEEN:

None

FLOODING SEEN:

None Observed

DAMAGE OBSERVED:

Tornado Damage
Tony Laubach
Tony Laubach
Meteorologist & Storm Chaser

For the third day in a row, I found myself again in the thick of another Metro hunt.  This time, my ventures took my to Southeast Denver. Reports of tornadoes on the ground rang over my scanners as James and I took a northern route to the storm as traffic had already began to become seriously backed up due to the flooding rains the storm was producing.  With traffic a concern, we tried to position ourselves on the northern side of the storm in hopes of intercepting it as it continued its northeastward movement.  By the time we reached our intercept point, the storm had diminished below severe limits and we were left with nothing but a close light show and rain that was falling very heavily to our west.  We jumped on the tollway to get to the sight where a confirmed touchdown had destroyed several buildings under construction.

The race to the storm, only view we could get of it being north and behind it.

City traffic and classes kept me from the best part of this storm, however, after making a run around the northern side of the weak tornadic thunderstorm in hopes of catching it on the south side of I-70, we came to hear news of it’s rapid weakening.  We elected to make a haul down E-470 to see if we could see the damage left behind by a weak tornado that touched down.  When we arrived, we saw a construction site that took the brunt of the damage.  This tornado was later rated at F-1.

Shot from James of me as we discussed the chase.
Storm Chase Logs2002 Storm Chase LogsChase Log: August 29, 2002

What I Observed/Documented

TORNADOES:

None

MAX HAIL:

None

FLOODING:

None Observed

DAMAGE:

Tornado Damage

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