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| Jul Date |
Days |
Date UTC |
Operations |
Forecast |
Observed |
Notes |
| 156 |
|
5 JUNE |
Limited Tests |
YES |
750+ |
Record Number of Sprites over SD MCC;Over 80% Positive |
| 163 |
|
12 JUNE |
Limited Tests |
YES |
45 |
Sprites over small MCS at 150-200km Eastern Colorado |
| 184 |
|
3 JULY |
Limited Tests |
YES |
500+ |
Another 90% +CG storm in SD with record sprite rates |
| 198 |
|
18 JULY |
Systems Tests |
NO |
0 |
Small MCS in NE Colorado, High +CG rate, too small to sprite |
| 213 |
Sat/Sun |
1 AUGUST |
SETUP |
n/a |
n/a |
Cloudy, Cool, Upslope w/showers, no equipment ready |
| 214 |
Sun/Mon |
2 AUGUST |
SETUP |
n/a |
n/a |
Cloudy, Cool, Upslope, some equipment ready |
| 215 |
Mon/Tue |
3 AUGUST |
SETUP |
n/a |
n/a |
Cloudy, Cool, Upslope, equipment being prepared |
| 216 |
Tue/Wed |
4 AUGUST |
SETUP |
n/a |
n/a |
Cloudy, Cool, Upslope, Balloon not yet ready, GI in place |
| 217 |
Wed/Thu |
5 AUGUST |
SETUP |
n/a |
n/a |
Cloudy, Cool, Rain, Upslope, Balloon ready but stands down |
| 218 |
Thu/Fri |
6 AUGUST |
Limited Ops |
Maybe |
0 |
Watched small MCS in E Colorado thru breaks in clouds, No Balloon |
| 219 |
Fri/Sat |
7 AUGUST |
Operations |
No/YES |
0/3+ |
Small MCS in SD made no TLE's, 3 elves (+ sprites) in E NE, No Balloon |
| 220 |
Sat/Sun |
8 AUGUST |
Operations |
No |
0 |
Null case;modest MCS south of Denver, No Balloon |
| 221 |
Sun/Mon |
9 AUGUST |
Operations |
No/Y |
0/12 |
Null case; modest MCS south of YRFS, No Balloon, TLE's in ND Storm |
| 222 |
Mon/Tue |
10 AUGUST |
No Operations |
No |
n/a |
Clouds in area, no targets, Balloon scrubs due to winds |
| 223 |
Tue/Wed |
11 AUGUST |
Operations |
YES |
28++ |
Tornado! MCC, but clouds, Great Dancers in NE after 08Z, Balloon scrubs |
| 224 |
Wed/Thu |
12 AUGUST |
Operations |
YES |
35 |
Diffuse MCS in SD/ND produces occasional sprites/elves, No Balloon, Kodak |
| 225 |
Thu/Fri |
13 AUGUST |
No Operations |
No |
n/a |
No storms of interest anywhere. Balloon not launched. |
| 226 |
Fri/Sat |
14 AUGUST |
Operations |
Yes |
23 |
Small MCS in WY/SD produces large sprites. No Balloon, Kodak. |
| 227 |
Sat/Sun |
15 AUGUST |
Operations |
Yes |
n/a |
Balloon mission #1. Clouds obscure viewing. MCS in MT, Recorded VLF. |
| 228 |
Sun/Mon |
16 AUGUST |
No Operations |
No |
n/a |
No target storms. Balloon launch scrubbed by weather. |
| 229 |
Mon/Tue |
17 AUGUST |
Limited Operations |
No |
0 |
Tohoku watches small storms in NM, sees nothing. Balloon launch scrubbed. |
| 230 |
Tue/Wed |
18 AUGUST |
Full Operations |
Yes |
79+ |
MCC in NE. Super sprites! Kodak. Balloon Mission #2 fails. |
| 231 |
Wed/Thu |
19 AUGUST |
Limited Operations |
No |
6 |
Tohoku gets 6 elves from small NM storm. Weather cancels balloon. |
| 232 |
Thu/Fri |
20 AUGUST |
Limited Operations |
No |
n/a |
Kodak of -CGs. Rotation MCS in S/E Colorado! Balloon scrubbed. |
| 233 |
Fri/Sat |
21 AUGUST |
Operations |
Yes |
4+ |
Long range monitoring of storms in MN and KS. Successful Balloon mission. |
| 234 |
Sat/Sun |
22 AUGUST |
Limited Operations |
Yes? |
2 |
Tohoku monitors small storm in KS. Balloon mission scrubbed. |
| 235 |
Sun/Mon |
23 AUGUST |
Limited Operations |
Yes |
1 |
Tohoku monitors small storm in NM. Last balloon mission scrubbed. |
| 236 |
Mon/Tue |
24 AUGUST |
No Operations |
No |
n/a |
Local clouds |
| 237 |
Tue/Wed |
25 AUGUST |
No Operations |
No |
n/a |
Local Storms in WY, local clouds. |
| 238 |
Wed/Thu |
26 AUGUST |
No Operations |
No |
n/a |
No targets |
| 239 |
Thu/Fri |
27 AUGUST |
Limited Operations |
No |
n/a |
Local Storms. Tapes for GAI. |
| 240 |
Fri/Sat |
28 AUGUST |
Limited Operations |
No |
n/a |
Local Storms, Tapes for GAI, microburst. |
| 241 |
Sat/Sun |
29 AUGUST |
No Operations |
No |
n/a |
Local storms. |
| 242 |
Sun/Mon |
30 AUGUST |
No Operations |
No |
n/a |
Local storms. |
| 243 |
Mon/Tue |
31 AUGUST |
No Operations |
No |
n/a |
|
| 244 |
Tue/Wed |
1 SEPTEMBER |
No Operations |
No |
n/a |
|
| 245 |
Wed/Thu |
2 SEPTEMBER |
No Operations |
No |
n/a |
|
| 246 |
Thu/Fri |
3 SEPTEMBER |
Operations |
Yes |
5 |
Linear MCS in CO-MN. Made only a few sprites. Kodak of CG's. |
| 247 |
Fri/Sat |
4 SEPTEMBER |
Operations |
Yes |
5 |
Large diffuse MCS, few sprites. Kodak of CG's. |