Chase Log: June 11th, 2008
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Total Distance: 490 miles
Target Area: Condcordia, KS
Chase Area: Concordia to Salina to Carlton, KS
Maximum SPC Risk category: Moderate
Watches:
Mesoscale Discussions (MCDs):
Waited in Concordia, KS, for several hours awaiting initiation to our north through southwest. Several TCus and small Cbs developed and quickly weakened through mid-afternoon, before a relatively persistent supercell approached Concordia from the southwest (on the northeast side of a larger mass of convection that extended down towards Great Bend). We had a great view of a good rain-free base and strong RFD punch (and subsequent meso occlusion) just S of Concordia. As this cell tried to cycle back up again SE of CNK, it became apparent that it was weakening rather quickly. Seeing a very intense supercell SW of Salina at the time, we opted to ditch the weakening cell and hope to get a glimpse of the SLN supercell.
On the way towards SLN, we did notice an interesting lowering to our immediate W while we were E of Minneapolis, KS. It all looked quite cold and undercut, so we didn't give it too much attention as we continued to SLN. We later heard it become tornado-warned about 5 minutes after we left sight of it. Oh well.
We stopped SE of SLN on Kipp Rd south of Kipp. Over the next 2 hours, three supercells passed very near us to our immediate N, and we ended up seeing several good wall-clouds and some suspicious lowerings between Salina to N of Elmo/Carlton. We stayed the night in McPherson, KS.
06-11-2008 Chase Pictures
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