3/12/06 NOW: KS/MO

[Ronnie Bradley]

Originally posted by Cstok+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Cstok)</div>

Originally posted by Alex Lamers@
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The SPC has posted a new Tor Watch (#74) for all of NE Ok, and NW Ark, as well as NC Ark. It does not have a PDS associated with it. I say give it about 30 min and we will start to see some t-storms start to fire up along the dry line around the I-35 corridor, between Ponca City, and Guthrie.

Correction...it DOES have PDS.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

Looks like it will start lighting up soon. Interesting cloud pattern per vissat in AR.

Are those cloud patterns in AR transverse roll clouds?[/b]

You mean the ESE/WNW aligned clouds over in Yell / Scott counties? It looks like T-rolls to me but we have a S/SSW SFC wind so it can be anyone's guess. Further south, there is some banding clouds around Pike / Montgomery counties that have a SSW to NNE alignment to them.

 

[Kevin Polston]

I think portions of the KC metro area might have some problems here shortly. I like the fact the warm front is passing through KC (71 at OJC and 57 at MCI) and the storm south of Lawrence is strengthening and beginning to interact with the frontal zone. 0-1KM SRH is over 500 m2/s2. I think we'll be seeing reports of tornadoes soon.

 

[Bill Tabor]

Almost every echo in eastern KS appears to be blatantly tornadic as per Weathertap SRV.

 

[Alex Lamers]

Warnings are going out way in advance of these supercells, and probably appropriately. 4 TORs within 7 minutes. Would look for the KC Metro cells to go tornadic sometime as well.

 

[Sam Shamburger]

Currently around 5 nice supercells in eastern KS, each with intensifying mesocyclones, moving rapidly northeastward at about 50 mph.

Strongest storms as of 140 pm are around Chanute, with strong mesos near Lone Elm in southern Anderson County; N of Chanute near Humboldt in SW Allen County; and S of Chanute near Earlton in western Neosho County.

 

[Jay Cazel]

Jay and I (Mike Gribble) just got off the tornado warned storm by Ottawa and we are about to drop South on 69 to intercept the other storms coming off the dryline. Ottawa storm had several lowerings but it never showed strong vertical motion or rotation.

 

[Khristian Snyder]

Looks like an area of rotation is going right for the Kansas City area. Now tornado warned. Rotation seems to be increasing. This does not look good for the area.

 

[Heath Schroeder]

Storm near KC just went TOR

 

[Matthew Havin]

Responding to Khristian..... Tor Warn issued for KC Metro.

 

[Khristian Snyder]

Webcams around the area of Kansas City: http://www.kctv.com/Global/category.asp?C=10800

 

[beaudodson]

Is there a station in KC with live streaming?

 

[matthaden]

Wall cloud reported by KSHB in Kansas City. Local TV channel is watching lowering of the storm on one of their webcams. Man, I love living in a ten story apartment building :?
~mh

 

[Lance Maxwell]

Originally posted by matthaden
Wall cloud reported by KSHB in Kansas City. Local TV channel is watching lowering of the storm on one of their webcams. Man, I love living in a ten story apartment building :?
~mh

Here ya go!

http://www.kshb.com/kshb/we_skyview_camera...HB_9434,00.html

 

[matthaden]

Thanks. The on TV meteo is getting a little nervous since the wall cloud is approaching his TV station. Sirens going off on Garfield and Independce in KC, MO.
MH

 

[Lance Maxwell]

I thought you guys might want to see the Hi res Vis Sat from CIRA. You can clearly see the overshooting top on the cell over KC.

http://www.cira.colostate.edu/Special/Curr...Wx/g12arm10.asp

EDIT: It appears that the center of circulation has now moved east of downtown.

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast...638&centery=544