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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.
April 19, 2021 Chris Kridler

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