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5/6/10 NOW: KS

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Small supercell with pendant echo at 2347Z northwest of Atwood moving northeast.



SPC has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for northwest and north central Kansas.
 
Emporia KS

Two storms just exploded WNW of EMP.

New towers are going up on WF east of the EMP south of Ottawa KS.

Towers are rotating on WF base's of towers shows strong shear.
 
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That western storm pooped out after it started to push an anvil out. The anvil got all whispy and was orphaned as the storm fell apart. The cumulus off to the south are looking hard to me, though. Hoping another one on this one's heels will break through.
 
Bases are wayyyyy high right now. Looks like some mid-level moisture, but hopefully there's some juice closer to the ground to fuel these. Really wishing for a strong LLJ right now, but gotta say these surface winds are pretty light.
 
The storm ENE of EMP at 7:55 looks like it will hold together. The leading cell near Osage City may or may note make it.

In northwest Kansas, the original cell in my original post has produced severe hail. It has made a right turn and is moving straight east. There is a persistent pendant echo.
 
Some slight rotation in Saline Co. cell. The weak rotation is crossing I-135 at 8:44pm.
 
Radar estimate 3" hail with the Dickinson Co. cell and there is a moderate strength meso. The storm has taken a right turn in the last radar data period.
 
Why did Topeka issue a tornado warning for the cell near Council Grove? Unless I'm mistaken, LCLs are still kinda high (around 1500 m) and there's no SBCAPE there. How could that storm pose a tornado threat?
 
Why did Topeka issue a tornado warning for the cell near Council Grove? Unless I'm mistaken, LCLs are still kinda high (around 1500 m) and there's no SBCAPE there. How could that storm pose a tornado threat?

It is sitting on the northern edge of the best CAPE and has taken a right hand turn along the boundary. When it did that the heights jumped from 42k feet to 52k feet, indicating that it is ingesting quality air.

Aside from the great velocity and reflectivity couplets it is showing. 1500m LCL's can be overcome, might not be a monster. But tornadoes can form.
 
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