6/17/09: NOW NE/KS/IA/MO/SD/TN/KY

[Darrin Rasberry]

Chasing currently in Leavenwoth Kansas. What do you think is the better play the storms to the north and east or head back west and wait for others to develop

Looks like new development near Seneca to the NW of you; I'd catch that one. It's moving relatively slowly NE for now, and seems to be holding together. The Falls City storm looks like a nice play, as well.

 

[Chris Carter]

Falls City storm has a history of a tornado and has been re-intensifying. Doppler estimates 3.00" hail.

 

[Skip Talbot]

That cell over Seneca sure died quickly. It practically vanished in three scans. It must have hit the stable air in the wake of the earlier storms.

 

[Chris Carter]

Few storms have popped from Columbus to Tekamah NE, nothing severe about them yet. Also new convection is forming along the warm front north of Kearney and Hastings.

 

[Steve Sempeck]

CU Near Hastings

Looks like stuff starting to pop near Hastings. Interacting with the boundries, the front and energy coming in from SW NE NW KS. That was the area the OAX guys were waiting for. Minden, NE would be a great spot to start at as of now.

 

[Brian Stertz]

The 700mb hell cap is coming in super hard....looks like the focus will be along and north of I-80 by looks of this lifting warm front scenario. The parameters are off the charts around the Topeka area but hard to get much with an increasing cap of 14+ at 700mb to put a solid lid on this boiling pot here in E.Kansas. Well it is 2009 after all....so time to grab some dinner and watch radar for any surprises.

 

[Mark Blue]

I chased the cell that's south of Ft Morgan, CO all the way from Denver and you're right about it being 2009 Brian. This thing is a high based POS. I think I'm going to cut my losses and head home. As soon as I do that then it'll go tornadic!!

 

[Mark Farnik]

I'm on the Buffalo Co., Nebraska supercell north of Kearney and it's getting it's act together very quickly. The storm exploded within the last half hour and is already developing a nice lowering and rain free base. I'm viewing the storm from about 10 miles northwest of Gibbon along the Ravenna Road. I wouldn't be surprised to see this cell put down a tornado within the next half hour or so.

 

[Chris Carter]

Kearney Cell

Looks impressive on GRW3, you can see a little hook on it, and the velocity is showing some weak rotation. More backbuilding to the west of it seems to be happening.

*sidenote* finally the Columbus cell has been severe warned, its been taking its time developing.

 

[Adam Lucio]

The cell near Pleasanton looks really good on radar but now Im not getting updates out of Hastings, anyone else having this problem?

 

[Chris Carter]

im not getting updates from Hastings either, i switched to OAX for now. Columbus cell showing good mid-level rotation.

*edit* switched back to Hastings, its working fine. Pleasanton cell also showing good mid-level rotation.

 

[Adam Lucio]

Hastings is working for me now too. Cell still looking good with wall cloud reports coming in, this one could do it methinks.

 

[David Reimer]

Looks like the Kearney Cell has just begun to split. Grand Island could have a situation evolve if Im right.

 

[Mark Blue]

Exactly what I thought would happen. I turn around to go home and the cell goes severe / warned. I'm now doubling back to catch this bad boy by Brush, CO.

 

[Chris Carter]

yea, southern half is the strong one and the cell has been tornado warned, if it can get its act together, Grand Island will be seeing some action within the hour or two, moving fairly slow at 15mph to the ENE.