Wednesday May 12, 2025
Start Location: Dallas, Texas
End Location: Dayton, Ohio
Total Distance: 1563 kms.

Well the models indicate that not much is going to happen that I can reach the next few days and I am running a little short on money. This year was a little more expensive that previous although I don’t know why? I guess gas and hotels have gone up or last time I did not track it as much. After 2 out of 3 successful chase days, I figured it was time to head home. As I don’t want to take the same route home, it was time to see some of the country (even though I was just passing through). I got up at 6:30 am as I had a long way home and wanted to do it in 2 days. I also was hoping that I may catch the front that moved through last night and maybe get lucky (ya, I was grasping but who knows) I headed east on Interstate 30 towards Little Rock, and up to Memphis where I ate lunch and gassed up. I continued to Nashville via Interstate 40.

I continued northward on Interstate 65 to Louisville. I wanted to get through town after traffic and found I arrived to a large multi-car pileup that just happened involving 2 big rigs and 5 cars. It must have just happened as I slide by in 3 minutes and continued to Cincinnati via interstate 71. About 8 pm., I was half way to Cincinnati and the front was behind me and some convection had started to fire up. I got some beautiful sunset pictures as the cells fired up.

Although it was weak, by the time I hit Cincinnati, the skies were dark and I was treated to a nice lightning showing entering the town. I saw some nice strikes hit the skyscrapers and was looking for a place to pull over to film but I could not find a good back road.

I continued north on Interstate 75 and arrived at Dayton at the time the storms were dying lightning wise but opening up with heavy rain. At this time, I saw another multi-car pileup and decided that maybe someone was saying I better pull over for the night. I drove another 20 miles north and decided to get a room for the night. I was tired after a long day on the road and wanted to be back in Canada and at home by 2pm. the next day so I called it a night. Nothing like a 5 state day excursion.

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