July 31, 2009 Kansas Tornadic Supercell
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 13:21 Written by Roger Hill
What a pleasant surprise this day was! I was hoping for a couple of high based supercells in western Kansas and certainly got much more than I hoped for! Several supercells developed from southwest Nebraska southward along a boundary in western Kansas. Caryn and I intercepted a tornadic storm just south of Gove that produced hail almost golfball sized as well as at least 2, possibly 3 tornadoes. Click on a photo below for a larger image. Enjoy!!!
Looking south as we headed to Gove, KS. |
Nice classic backwards "c" shaped rotating updraft, complete with a funnel cloud. |
Tornado! Brief touchdown south of Gove!! |
Goofy looking thing here but it had several needle funnels that formed and a couple briefly made contact with the ground. The lowering was spinning wildly! |
Near Pendennis, KS looking north at the pretty structured supercell. |
Wow, enough daylight to capture the gorgeous structure of this intensifying supercell! |
Getting better structured by the minute! |
Light fades, but still provides ample structure shots! |
Wall cloud and occlusion very visible. Looked like it was ready to drop another more significant tornado. |
My favorite shot as intercloud lightning provided an illuminated scene with the setting sun casting blue and green hues on the updraft. Gorgeous! |
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When I see something like this, I think TORNADO! Look at the RFD erosion and clear slot! WOW! And to think it is July 31st! |
Storm draws ever closer, loaded with large hail. Still looks potentially tornadic! |
Caryn and another spotter saw this tornado. I was able to catch the very end of it as it roped out. Another tornado occurred a few minutes later that I could not film. |
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