June 8th, 2005 Oskaloosa, Kansas Tornadic Supercell
Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 January 2010 00:09 Written by Roger Hill
I must admit, this day caught me by surprise. We started in eastern South Dakota. After morning analysis and looking at model data, it appeared to be a respectable chance for large supercells in eastern Kansas with extreme instability and decent shear. As we arrived in Jefferson county, Kansas a supercell exploded from a small cumulus tower. Within 20 minutes the top was at 60,000 feet. Within another 30 minutes a tornado formed. This tornado narrowly missed the town of Oskaloosa.
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Large fat cone funnel formed within 5 minutes of wall cloud formation.
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Rapidly rising condensation would show the way for a developing tornado.
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Multiple funnels formed in this rapidly rotating wall cloud.
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Large truncated cone tornado. There was debris on the ground at this time.
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Nice white slender cone tornado.
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Wider shot of the previous picture.
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Nice rope tornado.
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Tornado has a wild rope out here, segmented and still in contact with the ground.
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WOW!! One of eight times I caught lightning going up from a radio tower into the anvil of this supercell. It was SPECTACULAR!!!!
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