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25 May 2015: Severe Kansas storms

Storm chasing|Kansas, photography, storm chasing, supercell|May 25, 2015
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Here’s a look at Storm No. 2 near Viola, Kansas, with its hail core lit by the sun.

 
While my friends chased in Texas on May 25, I opted to see if I could find something more isolated in Kansas. Storms were just popping as I reached south-central Kansas.

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052515-01
I left Childress and headed north. I spotted this unusual swirling cloud feature in the Texas Panhandle.
The wind turbines were turning in the Texas Panhandle.
The wind turbines were turning in the Texas Panhandle.
052515-03
I targeted south-central Kansas. Southwest of Wichita, storms were forming by mid-afternoon.
052515-04
It wasn't easy to see the most vigorous storm thanks to all the cells going up around it. I tried to drive into position.
052515-05
The storm had a wall cloud near Conway Springs (quick shot through the windshield).
The wall cloud got pretty pointy as I tried to get into position.
The wall cloud got pretty pointy as I tried to get into position.
Then the wall cloud shrunk - but it was still a nice little storm.
Then the wall cloud shrunk - but it was still a nice little storm.
052515-08
I stopped at Viola to watch the cell move toward the northeast. It had some rotation.
The storm had nice inflow and attempted to form a nebulous wall cloud.
The storm had nice inflow and attempted to form a nebulous wall cloud.
The storm was especially beautiful over a wheat field.
The storm was especially beautiful over a wheat field.
There was a lot of motion in the storm.
There was a lot of motion in the storm.
052515-12
Cells continued to form, and this one, with a vigorous core, moved up from the south.
Great core, great light!
Great core, great light!
Storm No. 1 looked a little less serious as it moved away.
Storm No. 1 looked a little less serious as it moved away.
Here's another look at Storm No. 2 with its hail core lit by the sun.
Here's another look at Storm No. 2 with its hail core lit by the sun.
The vertical view.
The vertical view.
052515-17
I briefly followed the storms toward Wichita and decided not to chase the cluster into or around the city. There was at least one tornado warning on the cluster later, but I gave up the chase to get into position for the next day.
The Oklahoma sky as the storms moved east.
The Oklahoma sky as the storms moved east.
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