May 27th, 2001 Barber County, KS Weak Tornado & Supercell
Last Updated on Sunday, 10 January 2010 01:22 Written by Roger Hill
May 27 was a potentially violent day for the plains. A frontal boundary was draped across southern Kansas, and elevated severe storms developed north of this boundary. We decided to wait for any surface based convection to develop south of the front, and finally we were treated to a very violent, hail producing supercell that eventually went upscale into an incredible MCS that blasted Oklahoma that night. Pics of the supercell, weak tornado near Sitka, and incredible "outer space" shelf cloud are shown below.
 |
 |
|
Shelf approaches.
|
Another view looking east towards the notch.
|
 |
 |
|
What a shelf. It looks like something from outer space!!
|
Gust front moves in.
|
 |
 |
|
Shelf at dusk.
|
Forward flank meso forms and rotates rapidly.
|
 |
 |
|
Another shot of the meso.
|
Weak tornado forms. Cyclonic circulation very evident on the ground.
|
 |
 |
|
Another shot of the weak tornado.
|
Supercell moves overhead.
|
 |
 |
|
Talk about a wild shelf!! Check out this scene!!
|
Another shot of "Independence Day 2001"
|
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|
