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Last Updated on Monday, 04 January 2010 22:07 Written by Roger Hill

2006

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April 23rd was a day that had plenty of dynamics, but questionable moisture, as has been the case many times this spring so far. I caught an outflow domimant severe thunderstorm complex east of Dodge City early, then caught the best supercell of the day near Salina, as strong lift occurred near the warm front. The outflow dominant storms produced lots of lightning and strong winds, as shown above when lightning sparked an intense wildfire east of Great Bend. The Salina supercell was rooted in the boundary layer and tried hard to produce a tornado. It also produced hail to golfball size.

Dirt gets kicked up by strong downburst winds.                            Outflow creates a scary scene as dirt engulfs wheat fields.

A wall cloud forms on the Salina supercell.                                   A ghostly grey funnel forms under the intensifying updraft.

Tornado? It looked like it, but we could not confirm it.                  Hail to golfball size covers I-70 west of Salina.