SR22
Flight Crew Glider; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45; Flight Crew Total 2196; Flight Crew Type 1829
Situational Awareness
Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Weather; Human Factors
I was trying to stay visual to avoid storms; thus low flight altitude. Knew I might have to get IFR clearance if ceilings got too low. When that did occur and I started getting in clouds; was just about to do 180 turn & get clearance when I got a terrain warning on the GNS430. That made me pause; thinking about terrain. Just as I was initiating turn; I got an obstacle alert. That stopped me from turning. Those two combined warnings made me decide to not risk turning into something; so I pitched up and called Control and got IFR clearance. I fly IFR/IMC often; first time I've gotten caught by dropping ceiling.
SR22 pilot reported flying into IMC after receiving a terrain warning.