Fun chase on the gustnado day from 2011 with Mike Bates and Eric Miller.  Saw multiple spinups, but nothing lasted long enough to connect upward and be deemed the prized landspout or tornado.  Had a nice instant chat with NWS boulder during our chase in which they were watching the live stream on chasertv and using this information while watching the storms progress on radar.  Felt like we went through the sandblaster a few times as this gust front passed us a few times, most likely different cells that were lining up.

For a day so highly debuted as an EPIC chase potential for Colorado, it was a pretty bad let down as the SPC and even the RUC/GFS models were indicating an explosive potential for storms and short lived tornadoes.  At one point in time I felt like turning off the spotter network feed on GRlevel3 as we couldn't hardly see the storms there were so many chasers on it!

I will admit though that it was a great time regardless, and covering about 300 miles to go see what could have been the best chase of 2011 was well worth it being in our backyard (per say).

Below is the excerpt of the chat with boulder:

(6/11/2011 5:16:17 PM) ham-justin.king: Large gust front moving east at 30 mph from State Route 63 and County Road 15, several gustnadoes.
(6/11/2011 5:21:28 PM) NWS BOU Long-Gimmestad: Justin, is that CR 15 in Logan county or Washington county?
(6/11/2011 5:22:16 PM) ham-justin.king: Washington County
(6/11/2011 5:22:35 PM) ham-justin.king: We are moving south to intercept the storms that were just tornado warned.
(6/11/2011 5:24:19 PM) NWS BOU Long-Gimmestad: OK thanks.  Just warned on a couplet a few miles south of the Washington/Lincoln line headed toward the Lincoln/Wash/Kit Carson corner.
(6/11/2011 5:26:36 PM) NWS BOU Long-Gimmestad: Sounds like a good place to be. Mesonet sites have 25-30 mph sustained SSE winds ahead of the line...still short on directional shear but plenty of convergence!
(6/11/2011 5:28:04 PM) ham-justin.king: Thanks.  We are still a bit north of it.  Lots of dust being raised on the gust front.
(6/11/2011 5:30:32 PM) NWS BOU Long-Gimmestad: Getting 40-55 mph wind gusts with the line but not damage or severe reports yet. Doesn't seem to be sustaining pulses long enough to get big hail for the most part. Better pulses going up just into KS so environment may be more favorable shortly.
(6/11/2011 5:31:46 PM) ham-justin.king: We are live streaming at http://www.chasertv.com/api/static_pages/lite/415_justin-king.php
(6/11/2011 5:33:13 PM) NWS BOU Long-Gimmestad: We'll take a look, thanks!
(6/11/2011 5:33:28 PM) nwsbot: BOU: Last Chance [Washington Co, CO] mesonet reports TSTM WND GST of M58.00 MPH  at 05:10 PM MDT --
(6/11/2011 5:34:10 PM) ham-dustin.r.cox: Justin, I am not getting any video on your "Live Feed" - N0DRC
(6/11/2011 5:37:44 PM) NWS BOU Long-Gimmestad: Seeing it here...
(6/11/2011 5:38:30 PM) ham-dustin.r.cox: Thats odd, all I am getting is a black screen with the GPS to the right of it.
(6/11/2011 5:40:17 PM) ham-justin.king: We are in massive dust and wind.  Winds probably at least 50 to 60 mph.
(6/11/2011 5:40:47 PM) ham-justin.king: Feed is still running
(6/11/2011 5:41:45 PM) NWS BOU Long-Gimmestad: Can you give me an intersection when you get a chance? Thanks...
(6/11/2011 5:42:22 PM) ham-justin.king: County road Nn and County Road 4.
(6/11/2011 5:43:13 PM) ham-justin.king: Stream is still up.
(6/11/2011 5:43:39 PM) NWS BOU Long-Gimmestad: Washington or Kit Carson :)
(6/11/2011 5:44:32 PM) ham-justin.king: We are just barely in Kit Carson.  Winds are still pretty strong, just starting to get pea size hail.  Winds to 50 mph or better.
(6/11/2011 5:44:59 PM) NWS BOU Long-Gimmestad: Someone from GLD in here? If not I'll pass it on.
(6/11/2011 5:46:35 PM) nwsbot: BOU: 15 Nne Arriba [Lincoln Co, CO] trained spotter reports TSTM WND GST of E60.00 MPH  at 05:41 PM MDT -- extensive blowing dust
(6/11/2011 5:52:19 PM) NWS BOU Fredin: You're a good driver, Justin. Keep it on the dirt, buddy.
(6/11/2011 6:02:21 PM) ham-justin.king: We kill the stream headed west, looks like things are settling down.
(6/11/2011 6:02:55 PM) NWS BOU Long-Gimmestad: Thanks for the help today, Justin.
(6/11/2011 6:03:41 PM) ham-justin.king: Thanks for the input.  From the Justin and Mike team.

Real fun chase with hopefully no paint lost on the truck!  Below are the two videos from the day.