Tornado Princeton Kansas June 20, 2009

[Wayne A.]

This tornado made the National Weather Service website in Topeka KansasTornadoes in East Central Kansas June 2009 - NWS Topeka, KS. This was my first forecast after graduating and had told storm chaser Randy Cooper that a tornado would likely form that day near or south of Ottawa Kansas. I was watching the radar of the east coast that day when storm chaser Randy Cooper called me and said hey did you know there is a tornado south of Lawrence? I raced down and core busted the storm to nail this picture of the tornado near Princeton Kansas.

 

[Rick Schmidt]

I have video of that tornado, and I confirmed it with the Topeka office. I told them i couldn't see any debris, but it was so low to the ground, it had to be touching.

 

[Todd Lemery]

Wayne, do you have a date for this tornado?

 

[Wayne A.]

Wayne, do you have a date for this tornado?

June 20, 2009. The picture was not exactly how it actually looked. I had opened the light up all the way on the camera and it made the picture look different from what it was. The NWS asked a lot of questions to see if I was actually there. Finally, Scott from Topeka NWS said you bagged an EF-0.

 

[Wayne A.]

June 20, 2009. The picture was not exactly how it actually looked. I had opened the light up all the way on the camera and it made the picture look different from what it was. The NWS asked a lot of questions to see if I was actually there. Finally, Scott from Topeka NWS said you bagged an EF-0.

I was on the phone with Douglas County Emergency Management spotters just after I shot the picture.

 

[Wayne A.]

I have video of that tornado, and I confirmed it with the Topeka office. I told them i couldn't see any debris, but it was so low to the ground, it had to be touching.

Good call Rick!

 

[GPhillips]

This tornado made the National Weather Service website in Topeka KansasTornadoes in East Central Kansas June 2009 - NWS Topeka, KS. This was my first forecast after graduating and had told storm chaser Randy Cooper that a tornado would likely form that day near or south of Ottawa Kansas. I was watching the radar of the east coast that day when storm chaser Randy Cooper called me and said hey did you know there is a tornado south of Lawrence? I raced down and core busted the storm to nail this pictureView attachment 23009 of the tornado near Princeton Kansas.

@Wayne A. I couldn't get your link to work, but it looks like the page is here:

Tornadoes in East Central Kansas June 2009 - NWS Topeka, KS

www.weather.gov

 

[Wayne A.]

@Wayne A. I couldn't get your link to work, but it looks like the page is here:

Tornadoes in East Central Kansas June 2009 - NWS Topeka, KS

www.weather.gov

Thank you!