Chase Log: July 28th, 2002

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MAP

Total Distance: 150 miles
Target Area: None
Chase Area: Northfield to Kenyon to Zumbrota, MN
Maximum SPC Risk category: Moderate
Watches: Tornado Watch 544, Severe Watches 542 and 549
Mesoscale Discussions (MCDs): 1503, 1505, 1508, 1513, and 1519

I had a gut feeling that something was going to happen today, but the repeated busts had eaten at me and significantly chipped away at any optimism of severe weather. When I heard that tornadic supercells had developed in southern Minnesota, I decided that I had waited long enough. I was at Kim's house, and decided to drop south on Hwy 3 and see what I could find. The convection was rather messy by the time I got to it, and there really wasn't a lot to see. There was a tornado north of Mankato, however.