Be forewarned...this log is filled with a lot of pointless stuff, since we didn't see much of anything exciting.
| Time (UTC) | Trip Mile | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1641 | Everyone piles in to Mike's car | |
| 1649 | 0.0 | And we're off on US 231 N |
| 1650 | Saw Gene Keady's combover | |
| 1652 | Turn east onto Yeager Rd | |
| 1653 | US 52 E | |
| 1654 | Mike turns radar detector off | |
| 1700 | N on Schuyler Ave to Ind 25 N | |
| 1703 | Mike turns radar detector back on | |
| 1710 | Slight buffeting from wind | |
| 1712 | exit Tippecanoe Co., enter Carrol Co. | |
| 1715 | town of Delphi | |
| 1730 | Mike gets pissed and passes slow cars | |
| 1731 | 34.3 | town of Clymers |
| 1735 | 39.1 | city of Logansport |
| 1737 | Lunch break | |
| 1745 | on the road again | |
| 1747 | US 24 E/US 35 S | |
| 1751 | dust devil spotted | |
| 1752 | US 24 E | |
| 1759 | enter Miami Co. | |
| 1811 | exit Miami Co., enter Wabash Co. | |
| 1817 | WW 80 issued | |
| 1826 | exit Miami Co., enter Huntington Co. | |
| 1842 | stop to discuss strategery | |
| 1849 | on the road again (again) | |
| 1856 | US 224 E from CR 200E | |
| 1901 | exit Huntington Co., enter Wells Co. | |
| 1906 | 114.0 | town of Uniondale |
| 1910 | stopped at Norwood H.S. to wait for the cap to break | |
| 1920 | WW 81 issued | |
| 1930 | sun comes out briefly | |
| 1937 | Ben takes picture of Mel looking like Unabomber | |
| 1938 | Mel swears at wind for not closing her door | |
| 1941 | wind closes Mel's door...we can now officially make a restroom stop | |
| 1945 | 117.8 | town of Kingsland |
| 1949 | here comes the sun | |
| 1949 | 121.1 | town of Tocsin |
| 1958 | 130.0 | town of Decatur |
| 2000 | stop at Wal*Mart for batteries and restroom | |
| 2017 | escape Mel's Mennonite stalker...US 224 E | |
| 2025 | Ind 101 N | |
| 2030 | 140.0 | exit Wells Co., enter Allen Co. |
| 2031 | 142.0 | town of East Liberty |
| 2033 | SVR Warning issued for Allen and DeKalb Counties | |
| 2040 | 148.6 | town of Townley |
| 2047 | 155.2 | town of Woodbury |
| 2053 | stop for strategery, Ind 101 and US 24 | |
| 2108 | "Oh s**t, we gotta move!" -- Mike No, its not a tornado, just someone trying to get out of their driveway. We head south on Ind 101 | |
| 2121 | new low: we take pictures of eachother taking pictures | |
| 2126 | "Please look for rotation" -- Mike | |
| 2129 | chaser convergence: Kyle Harmon | |
| 2137 | "The cows are moving inside." -- Mike | |
| 2138 | "The birds are playing leapfrog." -- Mel | |
| 2145 | blue sky spotted...we've yet to see lightning | |
| 2208 | strong cell spotted on radar...we head south on Ind 101 Mike plays "Danger Zone" | |
| 2210 | 161.1 | town of Woodburn |
| 2211 | Mike turns headlights on | |
| 2216 | stop to reassess the situation | |
| 2220 | lightning spotted for the first time | |
| 2230 | nice shelf cloud...lets get outta here | |
| 2236 | south on State Line Rd | |
| 2237 | "I'm in Indiana and Mike's in Ohio." -- Ben "My arm is in Ohio." -- Mel | |
| 2239 | Ohio 500 E | |
| 2245 | stopped on unlabeled Ohio road. Scuds moving rapidly into cloud base. Lack of organization and rotation casts serious doubt on presence of wall cloud. That's a good thing, since it's right on top of us. | |
| 2254 | on the road again: Ohio 500 E, trying to parallel storm | |
| 2303 | we call it a day...head home on Ohio 613 W :-( |
