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Last Updated on Monday, 04 January 2010 23:14 Written by Roger Hill

2006

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HP supercell with nice structure near Eads, CO.

August 30th showed some potential for initially high based convection to get better organized as it moved east off the Palmer Divide into better moisture. That is exactly what it did. Nice upslope flow underneath 30-40 kts mid level westerly flow would provide strong enough shear for storms to become supercellular and produce large hail. Several storms developed on the eastern side of Denver, then most east into a line. However the tail end storm, as is often the case, became a nicely rotating supercell that produced hail to golfball sized. The structure was very nice with HP type characteristics. As the storms approached the Kansas border the dissipated.

Storm takes on supercell features with nice vault and              Hail quarter sized covers roads and splashes in puddles.

updraft formation near Kiowa, CO.

Hail golfball sized strips trees as leaves fall to ground.           Hail quarter sized covers the roads south of Limon.