On Friday (Aug 25), we had some fairly rambunxious supercell storms over Southwest Kansas. I had the distinct priveledge to work the event behind the radar desk… problem was, we had no radar. I had to issue warnings/statements using Goodland, Wichita, and Vance AFB’s radar. Vance AFB is near Enid, OK. I had to issue two tornado warnings, but neither verified as the low level wind profile just wasn’t quite supportive of tornadoes… but deep layer shear, moisture, and instability sure were. Our evening sounding here at Dodge City had about 3,400 J/kg of CAPE… which is a lot… especially for August, thanks to near 70°F dewpoint temperatures. Two supercells formed during the early evening hours, one of which rolling right along Highway 50 in northern Gray County causing vehicle damage with broken out windows from baseball size hail. As the northern supercell approached Dodge City, I went outside to take a few photos of the approaching storm structure… and also a very impressive rainfoot denoting severe winds. Anyway, it was good to photograph a decent looking storm after well over a month of not seeing anything really exciting at all weather-related. I have posted about 6 photos in the "Other Storm Photos" album on my webpage.
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August 26, 2006
Finally some supercells in Southwest Kansas!
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Mike, I saw some of your warnings issued on the DDC site that afternoon while checking the radars. We had excitement up here also,(see my account on website). I have a question about the roar several people heard with this storm. Can a meso make a wind roar aloft? There was no straight line wind damage that I know of and I saw winds of 35-40 mph with sporatic quarter to golf ball hail. I didn’t hear it since I was inside my diesel moter pickup most all the time. People thought it was “THE” real roar of a tornado and was heard at different parts of the storm”s path. Can you shed some insite from your chaseing experiences about this? Henry Diehl
Comment by Henry Diehl — September 5, 2006 @ 8:35 am