CHASE CASE 14

Meade County madness...baseball sized hail and tornadoes ...not as extreme as the action up north but still a good solid chase. Funny thing was that I was doing nowcasting that day and was not chasing...so you would have thought I had latched on to that date sooner.
 
Yeah, now that the day was given away I see the Meade Co. cell would have worked out fine for me.

Of course, as I hinted at previously further south into TX ended up getting some nice action currently.
 
I think I'd be likely ending the day with some good stuff, and wrapping things up with a good steak dinner. I was able to film the SW KS storm from birth, and even have 30 minutes of tripoded video of it first starting to anvil.
 
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Even though I feel I should stay put, and the weather alerts don't bear it out, i am dropping south to Woodward, Ok
 
*Looks at the 23Z update*
Took a short little trip from Coldwater, KS to Meade, KS and currently watching very nice supercell get its act together. Clearly this storm has become surface based which looks very promising for some tornado activity.

*Looks at 00Z update*
Very happy with cell near Meade, KS and will continue the chase...
 
It seems like the Meade, KS cell has been great to observe over the last couple hours. I'm still not sure what visibility would have been like along Hwy 160/283. The satellite view makes it look like I'm about 20 miles east of the SW quadrant of the storm with no way to get there but through Hwy 160 and a possible coring of my vehicle or ending up on the wrong side of an inbound tornado (if it produces one). Another option is some potentially treacherous, westbound, mud bogged roads closer to the OK border. This is really stressing to me how tricky it could be to find a good vantage point on a cell and have the road network & storm position block my options.

I may have taken some test trips westward on Hwy 160 or along one or two of those alphabet-roads if it helped visibility. If the roads were in bad shape or precipitation too treacherous for my sensibilities, I'd remain on the N-S intersection of Hwys 160 & 283 to see what I can see from there and adjust as the storm evolves.
 
Dann Cianca said:
Missed the last update, but I probably would have stayed in Sublette, so I'm going to try and make it to Ness City, KS. Should be there in an hour and 45 minutes.

... roughly 2245Z.
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23Z update:

Moving north out of Ness City, KS. Should be in Trego county just after 23Z and will intercept the storm.

0Z update:

Staying on Trego County, KS storm, on dirt, south of WaKeeney.
 
Well am on the cell near WaKeeney and it seems like things are slowing down, but was very happy with the results as we took a gamble to leave our original target for the cu field in NW Kansas and it paid off!
 
0100z Update/Storm Reports​

After looking over the data for 0100z, I realized that there were some reports that came in after 0z. Most of the cells became linear as seen on the radar below. If you scored on this event enjoy a much deserved steak dinner! I am sure many of you have pics and videos of this event so feel free to post them. Thanks to everyone that participated. I know many of you already guessed the event after the 0Z data, and I think that it is time to unveil the reports. . .


Central Plains Radar 0100Z: http://i41.tinypic.com/2jg5lp2.gif

Southern Plains Radar 0100Z: http://i44.tinypic.com/25g5vnc.gif

Visible Midwest: http://i39.tinypic.com/2u978nr.jpg


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Note: All data are considered preliminary
Tornado Reports (in CSV format)
Time Location County State Lat Lon Comments
2105 5 NNE SAINT PETER GRAHAM KS 3926 10005 (GLD)
2125 5 WSW HILL CITY GRAHAM KS 3934 9993 (GLD)
2131 1 S OBERLIN DECATUR KS 3981 10053 (GLD)
2145 6 E OBERLIN DECATUR KS 3982 10042 (GLD)
2201 DAMAR ROOKS KS 3932 9958 MULTIPLE TORNADOES VISIBLE (GID)
2202 4 SSW VICI DEWEY OK 3610 9933 VERY BRIEF TOUCHDOWN REPORTED BY KFOR SPOTTER (OUN)
2205 2 SW DAMAR GRAHAM KS 3930 9961 (GID)
2220 2 S DAMAR ROOKS KS 3929 9958 (GID)
2230 3 S WEBSTER STATE PARK ROOKS KS 3935 9945 A FARM WAS DESTROYED...INCLUDING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FARM HOUSE. (GID)
2235 5 NW ZURICH ROOKS KS 3928 9950 DISTANCE ESTIMATED (GID)
2235 6 SE STOCKTON ROOKS KS 3937 9919 TORNADO W/DEBRIS REPORTED (GID)
2251 6 N ZURICH ROOKS KS 3932 9943 (GID)
2254 2 SW STOCKTON ROOKS KS 3942 9930 2 RAIN WRAPPED TORNADOES SPOTTED (GID)
2302 2 NW TREGO CENTER TREGO KS 3890 9993 BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AT 602 PM AND AGAIN AT 605 PM. ALSO REPORTED BY KSNW STORM SPOTTER. (DDC)
2315 1 N TREGO CENTER TREGO KS 3889 9990 LARGE CONDENSATION FUNNEL WITH DEBRIS CLOUD OBSERVED (DDC)
2333 7 ESE PLAQUEMINE IBERVILLE LA 3024 9113 TORNADO SPOTTED ON GROUND IN ST. GABRIEL BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. WOOD FRAME HOUSE MOVED A FOOT OFF BLOCKS. MINOR DAMAGE AT CORRECTIONAL FACILTIY. 1 TREE DOWN. (LIX)
2334 2 S OGALLAH TREGO KS 3895 9973 (DDC)
2339 5 N MISSLER MEADE KS 3739 10043 (DDC)
2340 5 SE OSHKOSH WINNEBAGO WI 4396 8848 WATERSPOUT OVER LAKE WINNEBAGO (GRB)
2341 4 E OGALLAH TREGO KS 3898 9966 THREE SEMI TRUCKS BLOWN OVER ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE OF I70. HIGHWAY SIGN TWISTED. (DDC)
2346 2 SW FOWLER MEADE KS 3736 10022 ALSO REPORTED BY STORM CHASER. (DDC)
2352 8 ESE OSHKOSH WINNEBAGO WI 4397 8840 BOATER SAW WATERSPOUT LIFT OFF WATER SHORTLY AFTER 652 PM. (GRB)
2357 10 SE GOVE GOVE KS 3886 10036 TWO REPORTED TORNADOES ON THE GROUND (GLD)
2358 5 WSW FOWLER MEADE KS 3736 10028 TORNADO DISSIPATED BY 701 PM. ALSO REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. (DDC)
2358 OGALLAH TREGO KS 3898 9973 RELAYED BY GOODLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (DDC)
0002 10 SW WHITE DEER CARSON TX 3533 10130 TORNADO START TIME: 702 / END TIME -? (AMA)
0012 6 N ELLIS ELLIS KS 3902 9956 REPORTED BY KSNW STORM SPOTTER. (DDC)
0014 TREGO CENTER TREGO KS 3888 9990 TORNADO NEAR TREGO CENTER. (DDC)
0014 4 NW STOCKBRIDGE CALUMET WI 4410 8836 WATERSPOUT FORMED AGAIN ON LAKE WINNEBAGO MOVING NORTHEAST. (GRB)
0022 13 W TREGO CENTER TREGO KS 3885 10013 (DDC)
0032 1 W FOWLER MEADE KS 3738 10021 (DDC)
0033 15 SE GOVE GOVE KS 3881 10029 (GLD)
0035 9 W TREGO CENTER TREGO KS 3888 10007 (DDC)
0046 4 ESE PETERSBURG FLOYD TX 3385 10153 (LUB)
0056 11 SW FLOYDADA FLOYD TX 3387 10147 MULTIPLE VORTEX TORNADO NEAR FM 54. TORNADO APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE WIDE. (LUB)
0106 5 W FLORIS BEAVER OK 3687 10079 TORNADO START TIME 8:06 PM / END TIME 8:08 PM; ACCORDING TO TOPSCAN (AMA)
0106 5 NW FORGAN BEAVER OK 3696 10060 TORNADO START TIME 6:06 PM / END TIME 6:08 PM (AMA)
0115 10 E MEADE MEADE KS 3728 10016 TORNADO UP AND DOWN BRIEFLY. RELAYED FROM NORMAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE (DDC)
0120 8 S FLOYDADA FLOYD TX 3387 10134 TORNADO REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 62 (LUB)
0134 8 SSE FLOYDADA FLOYD TX 3388 10128 (LUB)
0134 1 NNE CLARENDON DONLEY TX 3495 10089 MULTIPLE REPORTS OF ROPE TORNADO START TIME 8:30 PM / END TIME 8:34 PM ; POWER LINES DOWN (AMA)
0147 6 ENE CLARENDON DONLEY TX 3497 10079 TORNADO START TIME: 847 / END TIME: UNKN (AMA)
0150 10 S FLOYDADA FLOYD TX 3384 10134 TORNADO WAS LOCATED AT THE FLOYD/CROSBY COUNTY LINES MOVING SOUTHEAST (LUB)
0240 6 NE CROSBYTON CROSBY TX 3370 10116 (LUB)
0300 10 N DICKENS DICKENS TX 3377 10084 TORNADO/FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHING DOWN THEN LIFTING REPEATEDLY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FM 70 AND 193. (LUB)
 
Matt Gingery said:
0100z Update/Storm Reports​

After looking over the data for 0100z, I realized that there were some reports that came in after 0z. Most of the cells became linear as seen on the radar below. If you scored on this event enjoy a much deserved steak dinner! I am sure many of you have pics and videos of this event so feel free to post them. Thanks to everyone that participated. I know many of you already guessed the event after the 0Z data, and I think that it is time to unveil the reports. . .
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Thanks Matt far this another cool case! It's strange because yesterday I was thinking:"sxxt, I guessed the case: it's june 9 05" and I did go and see the archive maps link, but probably I clicked the wrong page and I wasn't able to understand the case:D
 
Ah June 9th, 2005 - a frustrating day for us Carlsons' as we left Denver an hour late because of a chase partner's flat tire. Then I made the bone-head move to think we had a clear view of the updraft on the Trego center tornado from the west side while the tornado was on the other side of the rainshaft from where we were watching. Once I figured it out we caught the tail end of it but from too far away. doh!

We did see a nice long lived landspout near Gove, KS - did anyone else witness this one?


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Report: http://www.stormchaserco.com/20050609.html
 
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