May 7th, 2002 Southwest Kansas Tornadofest
Last Updated on Sunday, 10 January 2010 00:27 Written by Roger Hill
What an awesome day!!!! We started the day out in Oklahoma City and headed north towards the triple point in southwest Kansas. We intercepted an incredible supercell in eastern Ford county and it moved into Edwards county. This storm had 60 mph inflow winds and awesome structure. It produced several tornadoes, of which we saw 4 of them. The first tube formed in the inflow region in the notch of this beast. The second, third and fourth tornadoes formed in the hook area of supercell. We eventually blew the storm off as it approached Greensberg and took on drastic HP features. We dropped south for the next cell, only to find out later that our first cell later produced the Pratt wedge. Moral of the story: Never blow off your storm!!!!
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Awesome storm with inflow band.
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Horseshoe shaped updraft with two mesos.
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Horseshoe vortice.
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Tornado #1!!!
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Wizard of Oz type tornado. Look at the large rear meso.
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Tornado #2 forms to our southwest.
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A small satellite tornado, #3, forms southwest of the second.
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Tornado #4 emerges 15 minutes later. What a beast!!!!
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Tornado strengthens.
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What a monster!!!
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What a gorgeous tube!!
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Wide angle shot showing the complete structure of the storm.
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Tornado gets closer and is very intense.
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Tornado wraps in rain as we loose visibility of it for good.
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