Chase Case #1

[Randall Cooper]

After a few minutes of watching this severe storm to my SW, I've decided to make a play on it and drop a little more south on HWY 75 just to be on the southern end of it and follow it just in case something does develop.

 

[Danny Neal]

21Z-22Z coming either late tonight before I go to bed or when I get home tomorrow. I am getting antsy lol

 

[Brandon Sullivan]

Domination Time

Still sitting in Council Grove, KS... Happy as can be, No speeding tickets while trying to get in position for me

 

[James Gustina]

I'll be moving a bit east on 36 towards Hiawatha.

Edit: Just saw Danny post the radar and satellite. I'll instead be moving to Horton, KS.

 

[Andrea Griffa]

Thanks Danny for the surface maps! I'm going to Topeka,Ks.

 

[Sean Miller]

18z update....I'm happy sitting in El Dorado until the next update.

20z update.... Moving NE to Cottonwood Falls, KS. Lets do this. Decided once in Cottonwood Falls to move just a touch north through Strong City, KS and sitting in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve along 177 to watch these storms develop and move my way. Sitting here a touch after 2100.

 

[JeffGonzales]

Im am leaving Fairview, KS and driving east a bit on 36 to stay ahead of the storm and let it come to me, probley hang out in Hiawatha

 

[Marcus Diaz]

Ok, I'm getting antsy! I'm going due west on HWY 50 out of Emporia, going to get a scope on those storms just now firing in western Marion Co, KS. I'm going to jump on HWY 150 west and chill out around Marion, KS as these storms develop. This will allow me to have a southern route if something fires south and even a soutwest route. Looks like HWY 77 will be my friend today to hopefully avoid I-35 if needed.

 

[Greg McLaughlin]

I am moving south from Wichita, KS down to Wellington, KS......again. I have a feeling I am going to miss some great storms well to the north, but being realistic I know the only real option I have at this point is to chase whatever pops down along the OK/KS border. Fortunately, with recent satellite trends I expect storms to develop soon along the dryline. Low-level flow remains backed down here.

 

[Danny Neal]

21Z-22Z Update to come between 9 and 10 P.M. Central tonight before I go to bed. I want to leave a lot of you with something to look forward to for tomorrows updates!

 

[Corey Sloan]

Going to slip north of St. Joseph, MO to near Falls City, NE , most likely stay on the MO side of the river and check radar data there....not willing to bite on going into NE KS ATTM....think the storms have a better environment along the KS/NE/MO border region...can drop back south on I-29 and jog back into Holt or Andrew Co MO if need be.....

 

[Wes Carter]

Eagerly awaiting the next update, but for now I'm staying put in Medford. I just wish that when I was actually in the field I could feel so confident.

I think the dryline play in North Central Oklahoma and a Southern Kansas is going to be where its at today. I hope I'm right, because its too late to be wrong.

 

[Danny Neal]

NORTHERN TARGET:

340 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. EASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS. * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 336 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LINDSBORG...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF MCPHERSON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 358 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BROWN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS * UNTIL 445 PM CDT * AT 356 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS CENTERED 3 MILES NORTH OF POWHATTAN...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIAWATHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HIAWATHA... ROBINSON... RESERVE... IOWA SAC AND FOX RESERVATION...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 400 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS * UNTIL 445 PM CDT * AT 356 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF BLAINE...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTH OF MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BLAINE... WHEATON... LILLIS... VERMILLION...

406 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS * UNTIL 445 PM CDT * AT 405 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF CARLTON...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALINA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CARLTON... ABILENE... ENTERPRISE... A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM AT APPROXIMATELY 350 PM.

UPDATE:
AT 417 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABILENE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ABILENE AND ENTERPRISE.

AT 418 PM SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD JUST NORTH CARLTON. QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 408 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BROWN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS * UNTIL 500 PM CDT * AT 405 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR POWHATTAN...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIAWATHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HIAWATHA... ROBINSON... RESERVE...

AT 417 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTH OF HIAWATHA. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

AT 422 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF HIAWATHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

AT 426 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES EAST OF HIAWATHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... IOWA SAC AND FOX RESERVATION. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 415 PM CDT SAT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN NEMAHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS * UNTIL 445 PM CDT * AT 413 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GOFF...OR ABOUT 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIAWATHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 431 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS SOUTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 426 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF JUNCTION CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THERE WAS ALSO A STORM EAST OF MILFORD LAKE THAT COULD INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JUNCTION CITY... MILFORD LAKE... OGDEN... RILEY... KEATS...

443 PM CDT ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY... AT 440 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. ONE AREA OF STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRVIEW AROUND 10 MILES WEST OF HIAWATHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE EFFECTING HIAWATHA MORRILL AND RESERVE. THE OTHER STORM AROUND 8 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HIAWATHA HAS A LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO REPORTED NEAR ROBINSON AROUND 440 PM. BOTH STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.

Things just got a bit more interesting in Northeast Kansas!

SOUTHERN TARGET:

TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 440 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... COTTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 440 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER COTTON COUNTY 3 MILES WEST OF INTERSTATE 44 MILE MARKER 18...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN RURAL AREAS OF THE WARNED COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 26.

423 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... GRADY COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 423 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUSH SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

Things are interesting in N KS from 21-22z! Will the southern target catch up??? Stayed tuned to tomorrows 22-23z update!

 

[Randall Cooper]

SCORE!!! Just scored a large and very dangerous tornado! I love Hiawatha!!! And Im only an hour away from home! LOL Gonna continue following this storm back toward Missouri or get on another one if it starts to disorganize, most likely the one behind it.

 

[Jeff Duda]

Having been near Herington, KS via U.S. 77/56 from the previous update, likely would have jaunted west along state route 4 towards Carlton, especially after hearing reports of a funnel cloud north of town. Looks like this is my storm for today. Good catch to those of you up north near Hiawatha, KS.