06-15-2009 REPORTS: CO, KS, NE, OK

[Skip Talbot]

Here's video from the robotic camera dome at 4x speed, just west of Kinsley:
http://www.skip.cc/chase/090615/video.html

At 4x speed you can tell the rotation is quite weak for a tornadic circulation, and the initial curling outflow made me think this was just a large gustnado. However, you can clearly see a nub funnel/lowering associated with it midway through the video, which makes side with the general consensus that this was a (relatively weak) tornado.

Here's the full log for the event:
http://www.skip.cc/chase/090615/

 

[Will Wilkens]

I'm reposting my video link so it is adjacent to Skip's post for comparison. This is the exact same moment in time and place as Skip's video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJlEzInD1h4

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[Ryan Wichman]

Apparently DDC is not going to to a follow up report...at least not right now. They have taken the link for the June 15th storms off their main webpage. Hmm....

 

[Mike Hollingshead]

http://www.extremeinstability.com/09-6-15.htm

A bit slow on this one.

 

[Will Wilkens]

My videos links that were in my earlier posts have been replaced with higher resolution versions. Since it's too late to edit the previous posts, I am posting the updated links here:

Kinsley storm sequence, Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU5T8Bj5Ju0
Kinsley weak tornado spin up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft8eE1xgcVQ

 

[Steve Worthington]

Will
I remember that day well....lol...
I had the NWS calling as I`m running like a big chicken and the scuds are passing me like I`m setting still....rotflmao
200` to our east

Getting outside the cell and looking back

I remember you on Tornado Chat saying "Oh God, I`m gonna die" as you parked next to that building.
Good Times Will, Good Times!
Next season should only get better