Jerry Funfsinn
EF1
I was watching video from Roger Hill last night that featured a large tornado near Macksville KS on May 5th 2007. In the
video as they are approaching the large tornado someone comments that they should watch for smaller tornadoes and
should not proceed any closer. The video breaks away and I believe they film another smaller tornado nearby that formed
away from the more significant tornado. This brings me to a question that I've often wondered from my own chase
ventures. Are there certain storm environments that may favor satellite tornadoes and does anyone have indications
(radar or visible) that may keep oneself out of the path of these? Obviously keeping your distance from any storm will limit
hazards associated with a tornadic storm, but in my quest to see these storms I've encountered satellite/multiple tornadoes.
This year in Protection Kansas I found myself transfixed, observing a beautiful slender tornado until it ropes out. While
doing so I nearly get clipped by a larger tornado heading directly for me and am really bewilderd as another tornado is
behind that one. I believe those tornadoes were formed from there own meso, I am more interested in satellite tornadoes
that form near or around a larger tornado. I've included an example below from my own experience. April 20, 2004 near
Granville,Illinois from which I remember it was a low CAPE high shear environment.
Satellite Tornado VIDEO
Jerry Funfsinn
CreativeJetstream.com
video as they are approaching the large tornado someone comments that they should watch for smaller tornadoes and
should not proceed any closer. The video breaks away and I believe they film another smaller tornado nearby that formed
away from the more significant tornado. This brings me to a question that I've often wondered from my own chase
ventures. Are there certain storm environments that may favor satellite tornadoes and does anyone have indications
(radar or visible) that may keep oneself out of the path of these? Obviously keeping your distance from any storm will limit
hazards associated with a tornadic storm, but in my quest to see these storms I've encountered satellite/multiple tornadoes.
This year in Protection Kansas I found myself transfixed, observing a beautiful slender tornado until it ropes out. While
doing so I nearly get clipped by a larger tornado heading directly for me and am really bewilderd as another tornado is
behind that one. I believe those tornadoes were formed from there own meso, I am more interested in satellite tornadoes
that form near or around a larger tornado. I've included an example below from my own experience. April 20, 2004 near
Granville,Illinois from which I remember it was a low CAPE high shear environment.
Satellite Tornado VIDEO
Jerry Funfsinn
CreativeJetstream.com
