CHASE LOG

DATE: May 8, 2004���� TIME: 17:00 to 17:40�� STATE(S): Iowa

COUNTIES: Boone

CHASE CREW: Evie Stevenson, Travis Stevenson

BASE CREW: none������������������������������������������� CHASE # 2

��������� Day began with warm temps, highs in upper 70�s, and dew points in mid 60�s.�

��������� While returning to Boone from Eldora, a line of clouds was noted along the Western horizon.� At approximately 17:25, near the intersection of county road E18 and R27, two rope-like structures were noticed at the Southern end of the cloud line.� These ropes ran from the cloud base down to the horizon.� As we continued in a southwesterly direction, the ropes disappeared.� Approximately one mile South of county road E18 on county road R21, a single rope structure appeared again.� By the time we were able to get in position for a photograph, one minute later, the rope had disappeared.� The remnants of the rope structure are visible in the picture on the next page, taken at location 1.� Chase was continued towards Boone, but the rope structure(s) did not reappear.�

��������� Due to the distance and lack of any reports to the NWS, it is not definite if this was a funnel cloud or just and odd cloud structure.� Either way it was an interesting sight to see, and two other vehicles were stopped along country road R21 North of Boone watching the cloud.

Photo from May 8, 2004 Chase (#2)

The low hanging cloud to the left of the picture at once seemed to be a possible funnel cloud.� Picture taken looking Southwest from the intersection of county roads R21 and 155^th� Street, location 1 on the map.

Map showing Chase Route.