My brother and I began the day in DeKalb, making the very
long drive to Wichita with great anticipation of the
day's potential. As we neared K.C., we drove through a rather
large MCS -- this MCS would throw an outflow boundary southward across our target region later that day, which would screw up our target region's tornado potential. Winds veered ahead of the outflow boundary, which meant a lack of low-level shear needed for low-level mesocyclone generation. Storms fired -- and we latched onto
one near Newkirk, OK -- but they never developed into the formidable supercells we had forecasted. All-in-all we were treated to some multicell-wanna-be-supercells across north-central Oklahoma. Despite the lack of tornadoes, Ma' Nature did please us with a few atmospheric treats, including: brief midlevel rotation in a high-based supercell, a beautiful rainbow, strong outflow near Kaw City, OK, and billowing convection at sunset off to our southeast.
Relatively high-based storm near Newkirk, OK -- mid-level rotation evident attm.
Rather dramatic rainbow and tornado siren in Kaw City, OK. [photo by my brother]
New storm fires off to our southeast, piercing the rays of the setting sun.
Zoomed in view of the billowing convection at sunset.
Time lapse of the day's activities.
Relatively high-based storm near Newkirk, OK -- mid-level rotation evident attm.
Rather dramatic rainbow and tornado siren in Kaw City, OK. [photo by my brother]
New storm fires off to our southeast, piercing the rays of the setting sun.
Zoomed in view of the billowing convection at sunset.
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