{"id":18156,"date":"2017-06-15T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=18156"},"modified":"2017-11-05T14:22:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T22:22:52","slug":"june-15-2017-central-kansas-supercell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2017\/06\/15\/june-15-2017-central-kansas-supercell\/","title":{"rendered":"June 15, 2017 Central Kansas Supercell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Begin: \u00a0Wichita, KS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lunch: \u00a0probably a quick convenience store lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n

End: \u00a0Wichita for the tour\/Flagler, CO for me<\/strong><\/p>\n

SPC Day One Outlook\/20Z<\/a><\/p>\n

1630Z SPC convective outlook<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1039<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1043<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1045<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1047<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Storm Reports<\/a><\/p>\n

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This Thursday was shaping up to be a very active severe weather day in the middle of Kansas. \u00a0Tornado prospects were not particularly good, as “coalescing outflow” and strong winds and hail would be the rule. \u00a0SPC upgraded to moderate risk for central Kansas by lunchtime, and convection began rather early in the afternoon in vicinity of the surface low, near Hays. \u00a0I bemoaned the early initiation, as that usually portends a long and difficult chase day with minimal chances for tornadoes and nice, isolated and very strong updrafts. \u00a0The tour group was out of Wichita and on the road early enough, and we had a nice CB or two in our sights between LaCrosse and Hays. \u00a0We stopped south of the development and monitored a couple of warned cells. \u00a0These showed little inclination to wrap up nicely at low levels. \u00a0They dragged us east a little, and were looking a lot like mean and green HP beasts.<\/p>\n

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