{"id":771,"date":"2012-07-23T22:55:36","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T02:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaughanweather.com\/chase\/?p=771"},"modified":"2015-06-25T12:45:34","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T16:45:34","slug":"july-23rd-2012-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaughanweather.com\/chase\/july-23rd-2012-2\/","title":{"rendered":"July 23rd 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaughanweather.com\/chase\/july-23rd-2012-2\/july-23rd-2012-sfc-analysis\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-772\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-772\" src=\"http:\/\/vaughanweather.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/July-23rd-2012-sfc-analysis.gif\" alt=\"July-23rd-2012-sfc-analysis\" width=\"791\" height=\"528\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- Awesome Flickr Gallery Start --><!-- - Version - 3.5.6 - User ID - 65051383@N05 - Photoset ID - 72157630729826714 - Gallery ID -  - Group ID -  - Tags -  - Popular -  - Per Page - 18 - Sort Order - flickr - Photo Size - NULL - Custom Size - 0 - Square - false - Captions - off - Description - on - Columns - 1 - Credit Note - off - Background Color - Transparent - Width - auto - Pagination - on - Slideshow - colorbox - Disable slideshow? - --><div class='afg-gallery custom-gallery-78' id='afg-78' style='background-color:Transparent; width:100%; color:; border-color:Transparent;'><div class='afg-table' style='width:100%'><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8004\/7637427022_ace4068b89_b.jpg' title='Crazy Models'><img class='afg-img' title='Crazy Models' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8004\/7637427022_ace4068b89.jpg' alt='Crazy Models \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637427022\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>Some fo the weather models were a little crazy going all out! I was more conservative in my approach to this potential chase day... or at least I tried to be!<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8009\/7637532202_c5bf9f5a48_b.jpg' title='Surface Analysis'><img class='afg-img' title='Surface Analysis' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8009\/7637532202_c5bf9f5a48.jpg' alt='Surface Analysis \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637532202\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>This is the 1:30PM surface analysis I whipped together, at the time everything seemed to be up in the air but I was still confident storms would fire.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8156\/7637427752_4cbd8050eb_b.jpg' title='Beaverton Storm Cell'><img class='afg-img' title='Beaverton Storm Cell' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8156\/7637427752_4cbd8050eb.jpg' alt='Beaverton Storm Cell \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637427752\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>This photo was taken on Airport Rd at the 25th Side Road looking due east at a developing storm over Beaverton. Echo tops were estimated to be 45,000ft when this photo was taken.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8288\/7637505230_5358b7c722_b.jpg' title='Beaverton Storm Cell'><img class='afg-img' title='Beaverton Storm Cell' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8288\/7637505230_5358b7c722.jpg' alt='Beaverton Storm Cell \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637505230\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>Here's a photo of the Beaverton cell as seen by the KBUF radar. You'll see it had a wee little hail marker in there at the time.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7276\/7637426654_82fcf030a4_b.jpg' title='First Intercept'><img class='afg-img' title='First Intercept' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7276\/7637426654_82fcf030a4.jpg' alt='First Intercept \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637426654\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>This beautiful storm near Dundalk produced a non-rotating wall cloud and had some wonderful structure.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8155\/7637431192_720159d6a9_b.jpg' title='Structure Growing'><img class='afg-img' title='Structure Growing' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8155\/7637431192_720159d6a9.jpg' alt='Structure Growing \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637431192\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>As the storm cell tracked SE and moved farther away more of the storm as a whole became visible and it looked beautiful.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8168\/7637430990_154ddd55c7_b.jpg' title='Full Body'><img class='afg-img' title='Full Body' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8168\/7637430990_154ddd55c7.jpg' alt='Full Body \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637430990\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>This was an impressive shot I could barely fit into the wide angle. Not only can you see the wall cloud under the rain free base but you can also see the full structure of the primary updraft and its flanking line plus the rain to the left side of the image.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7246\/7637430814_4801980875_b.jpg' title='Second Storm'><img class='afg-img' title='Second Storm' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7246\/7637430814_4801980875.jpg' alt='Second Storm \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637430814\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>After following the first storm for a while it became high based and began to fall apart. Thankfully everything was firing along a boundary sinking south and these fresh storms exploded near Melancthon.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8428\/7637430576_9380d23b17_b.jpg' title='After A Core Punch'><img class='afg-img' title='After A Core Punch' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8428\/7637430576_9380d23b17.jpg' alt='After A Core Punch \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637430576\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>The storm core was less than impressive, there was plenty of heavy rain and small hail but nothing too substantial as far as wind went. The storm also had a cold, elevated look to it. Probably a result from training over the previous storms outflow.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7251\/7637429456_a1d0dee548_b.jpg' title='Western Cell'><img class='afg-img' title='Western Cell' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7251\/7637429456_a1d0dee548.jpg' alt='Western Cell \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637429456\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>This storm which was just a little to the west of the previous storm was in untouched warm air and had beautiful billowing updraft and several interesting lowerings.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8423\/7637429302_413497dd1a_b.jpg' title='Rain Foot'><img class='afg-img' title='Rain Foot' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8423\/7637429302_413497dd1a.jpg' alt='Rain Foot \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637429302\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>Most impressive was the lowering on the west side of the storm as well as the impressive rain foot closer to the northern forward flank.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7251\/7637429118_2d00002f54_b.jpg' title='Lowerings'><img class='afg-img' title='Lowerings' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7251\/7637429118_2d00002f54.jpg' alt='Lowerings \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637429118\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>Blasting south to keep pace with the storm as it headed towards Orangeville narroly missing Grandvalley and interesting outflow\/inflow feature presented itself as a hybrid shelf cloud which was fed by westerly inflow.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8168\/7637428918_c27d58c4bd_b.jpg' title='Active Bases'><img class='afg-img' title='Active Bases' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8168\/7637428918_c27d58c4bd.jpg' alt='Active Bases \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637428918\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>Near the Caledon Village the OIrangeville cell or what was left of it morphed into an interesting multicell cluster with an amazing amount of motion and scud activity but nothing that really presented itself as threatening.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8165\/7637428692_101a684f86_b.jpg' title='Rain\/Hail Shaft'><img class='afg-img' title='Rain\/Hail Shaft' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8165\/7637428692_101a684f86.jpg' alt='Rain\/Hail Shaft \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637428692\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>A small rain and hail shaft to my immediate south near the Brampton Airport<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7257\/7637428498_0d586e158c_b.jpg' title='Looking West'><img class='afg-img' title='Looking West' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7257\/7637428498_0d586e158c.jpg' alt='Looking West \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637428498\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>This was taken just a short jog down the road from the previous photo, again you can see how in some places the storm appear high based and in other they have a much lower base level all a result from transecting outflow.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8004\/7637428352_be9249ca0e_b.jpg' title='Accident'><img class='afg-img' title='Accident' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8004\/7637428352_be9249ca0e.jpg' alt='Accident \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637428352\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>This photo was an accident as I clicked the shutter while rounding a corner. What can I say? It turned out great!<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7262\/7637428204_fb2ae730b3_b.jpg' title='Evening Sky'><img class='afg-img' title='Evening Sky' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7262\/7637428204_fb2ae730b3.jpg' alt='Evening Sky \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637428204\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>Unfortunately, the problem with the while Caledon area and northern reaches of peel is that the whole area is tree laden. I was still able to get some sunset shots where the sky peaked through the tree canopy.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example478'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8281\/7637428020_d04da153f8_b.jpg' title='Over The Lake'><img class='afg-img' title='Over The Lake' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8281\/7637428020_d04da153f8.jpg' alt='Over The Lake \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7637428020\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>Here's a shot of the storm cluster as it moved over Brampton producing small hail of up to quarter size and some wonderful lightning. 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