{"id":32537,"date":"2021-05-02T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=32537"},"modified":"2021-11-07T11:52:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T19:52:18","slug":"may-2-2021-western-kansas-severe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2021\/05\/02\/may-2-2021-western-kansas-severe\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2, 2021 Western Kansas severe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Start: \u00a0Eads, CO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lunch: \u00a0Limon\/Subway et al.<\/strong><\/p>\n

End: \u00a0Dodge City, KS<\/strong><\/p>\n

511 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Previous day, OKC to Eads, 354 miles, start of Tour 2 with Chris G. and Bill S.)<\/p>\n

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

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

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 473<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0SPC Mesoscale Discussion 475<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 479<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0SPC Mesoscale Discussion 481<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 482<\/a><\/p>\n

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21Z Surface Map (3 p.m. MDT)<\/p>\n

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Route map above, courtesy of Chris G.<\/p>\n

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Time lapse of event courtesy of Chris Gullikson.<\/a><\/p>\n

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This day was looking pretty good for tornadoes — in and around Mississippi. \u00a0We started in eastern Colorado and were going to play the upslope game, but low-level moisture was too meager for much of a tornado threat on the High Plains. \u00a0SPC had an enhanced slight for wind and hail across much of NW and NC KS. \u00a0I think that the day under-performed a little bit with regard to the SPC forecast, while MS had a bunch of twisters.<\/p>\n

We watched some very ho-hum high-based stuff in the vicinity of Last Chance, and then scampered east into NW KS where instability was quite a bit better. \u00a0A decent severe storm developed near Colby, and quickly became outflow dominant. \u00a0(This mode was not surprising, given the 30-degree-plus temp\/dew point spreads.) \u00a0A large swath of dust came at us, and the storm (and\/or new storms) were forcing us southward from Oakley to Scott City on 83. \u00a0The dust-filled photos below show the activity while it was west of U.S. 83.<\/p>\n

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